Travel favourites by Rimowa, Tumi and more

New year, new luggage? Whatever 2020 will bring, there's no doubt it'll bring plenty of work trips. We've rounded up some of the best new luggage collections—from Rimowa's highly anticipated collaboration with Dior to celebrity favourite Paravel's first suitcase—that will even add a touch of glamour to that red-eye flight across Southeast Asia. (Well, almost.)

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1. Rimowa x Supreme

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Collaborating with Rimowa once again for fall/winter 2019 is cult streetwear label Supreme. Steering away from logo-heavy suitcases that were instantly sold out when they debuted their first collaboration in 2018, this season’s collection is comparably understated.

Rimowa’s Check-in L and Cabin Plus aluminium suitcases in cool, matte black are emblazoned with spider web motifs, with a single Supreme logo in white at the bottom. The luggage comes with co-branded leather tags, a logo-jacquard fabric lining, and of course, Rimowa’s Flex Divider system.

2. Away’s The Expandables

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Best known for its hard-shell polycarbonate cases, Away has launched a new collection of soft-sided woven nylon luggage that are expandable to add an extra 1.75 inches of space—great news for over-packers.

Staying consistent with its trademark aesthetic, the suitcases feature horizontal ridges in the same four sizes as its hardshell counterparts, with four fall/winter-ready colours—black, navy, green, and asphalt.

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3. Tumi x Chris Pratt

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In a surprising collaboration between Tumi creative director Victor Sanz and Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, the two have created a nine-piece capsule collection exclusively for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, inspired by the actor’s jet-set lifestyle.

Tumi’s Alpha Bravo is the muse of the collection’s Short Trip Front Lid Expandable Packing Case and International Front Lid Expandable Carry On, which offer convenient access to the main compartment from both a split case opening and a front lid opening. Inside, pop-up flaps help to organise and compartmentalise belongings, with a zipper expansion for an extra two inches of space. Other accessories include a two-in-one backpack duffel and packing cubes.

4. Paravel’s Aviator Carry-Ons

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The brand behind the cult-favourite fold-up travel bag—which counts Oprah and Kourtney Kardashian among its fans—has finally launched a collection of carry-on luggage. Available in two cabin-friendly sizes, the sustainable hard-sided cases are created with recycled polycarbonate shells, zippers, and lining made from recycled plastic bottles. The Aviator collection comes in six colourways: Safari Green, Scuba Navy, Scout Tan, Domino Black, Derby Black, and Boxcar Red.

5. Rimowa x Dior

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Since joining the LVMH stable in 2016, luxury suitcase brand Rimowa has come to be known for its various collaborations, from American streetwear label Off-White to Italian fashion house Fendi. Recently, Rimowa debuted yet another luxury collaboration, this time with French maison Dior. With Dior Men artistic director Kim Jones at the creative helm of the project, the capsule collection introduces Rimowa’s signature cabin, trunk and hand case designs, reimagined in Dior’s oblique motif, created for the label by Marc Bohan in 1967. The aluminium suitcases come in silver, matte black and gradient blue.

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