I can't find a nice notebook carry case
 

I spend all day going from shop to shop looking to buy a decent looking leather carry case for my 12.1" laptop that is only 1" thick without any success. Every store had those big ass mother fucker cases that computer geeks carry with them, you can't really style and profile with these cases. Are there any slim notebook cases that looks like executive briefcase/portfolio and not like a fucking briefcase?

Try www.ebags.com. They have a special laptop section and I believe you can search by size.