That Warwick Knomo looks nice. I was about to recommend that Longchamps do some nice, workable-yet-feminine briefcases in some years, but I think that Knomo is nicer. There are always the old not particularly feminine standbys like one or two of the Briggs & Riley models, too.

One thing I would say is that depending on what her job is - is she in a corporate hierarchy? does she visit client sites e.g. as a consultant? If she is not an independent professional or an academic etc., i.e. if she is in a corporate structure or part of a large firm delivering services to clients, this is also a "corporate political" question.

If she is one among many or if there is a very defined (however covert) corporate hierarchy, she might want to take a look at what people at her level and a level or two above are using. Whatever that level is, she might not want to exceed that level too much or be too different. At lower and mid levels, fitting in might be more important than carrying something of much higher quality. Just a note of caution if she is in that type of structure.