It’s inevitable — and perhaps imperative — that the harried deal maven attempt to mix a bit of pleasure with his business travel.

From a baggage perspective, however, this presents occasional problems — namely, the need to place both business and personal effects in the same case, and thereby open yourself to the possibility of your M&A briefs getting tangled up with your swim trunks.

Awkward fumbling, of course, would surely ensue — unless the frequent traveler found himself traveling with the No Carry Fjord by Loro Piana. This model of road-warrior efficiency is a mash-up briefcase (for the big ­quarterly meeting) and hand baggage (for your Learjet-powered escape to Anguilla afterward).

Its hard-sided body, covered in Fjord leather (widely touted as one of the most scratch-resistant bovine hides, because you never know when you’ll need to roll your case past a pack of rabid wolverines), has one ­pocket for clothes and personal gear and ­another for your office effects.

A removable divider separates the two; the exterior ­features yet another large pouch honeycombed with compartments for your glasses, iPod and other knickknacks, along with a zippered space for your laptop.

Of course, when you’re shelling out the equivalent of nearly three MacBooks for a piece of luggage, you expect a certain amount of style to go with all those smarts — and the No Carry has that to burn. Everything from ­polished-brass detailing and lp-initialed rivets to an interior lined with Cavallery fabric, a cotton/linen weave as elegant as it is durable and easy to clean.

This briefage (or would that be “bagcase”?) is stylish enough, in other words, to impress those at that 9 a.m. meeting, while also wowing everyone in the cabin on the way down to Anguilla in the afternoon. 

The File
Loro Piana
No Carry Fjord
Cost $3,840
Back Story The Loro Piana family got its start as wool- fabric merchants in northern Italy around 1800; these days, the company has 106 stores worldwide.
Contact  loropiana.com

Drivers Welcome Ah, go ahead and bring the clubs with you. The Autolinx travel case ($325) is an ingenious waterproof contraption that protects your golf bag and hitches right to the back of your rental car, saving you from having to sit on the trunk to get it to close. Bonus: It’s airline-compliant, too. drivelikeapro.com

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