THINK PINK

Summer travel often means a return to the baggage carousel; after all, not everyone wants to cram an extended vacation into a carry-on. Rimowa’s latest colour release is called Petal and this delicate shade of pink may be just what you need to help your luggage stand out amongst the sea of black roller bags. It’s part of Rimowa’s Essential line, which ensures the entire piece is a monochromatic celebration of pastel pink – from handles to zippers to locks – in a rugged polycarbonate shell. The pricey bags do come with a lifetime guarantee, but since not every customer wants to keep the same bag for a lifetime, Rimowa has come up with ReCrafted, a recycling program of sorts. ReCrafted promotes a more sustainable approach to those who covet the brand by celebrating the dings and scrapes luggage picks up on its travels. Owners of Rimowa’s classic aluminum-sided pieces who still decide to trade in their luggage for a store credit might see them in the airport again one day. Those old cases (which retail for between €1,000 to €2,000 when new) are now being refurbished and resold at “a significant discount,” according to a company spokesperson, to those who don’t mind carrying a scraped-up statement bag. ReCrafted is currently available in Britain, and a North American launch date has not yet been announced.

Rimowa’s Essential Check-In, $1,375