Rimowa Has Made a $1,000 See-Through Suitcase
On the heels of a major brand revamp, Virgil Abloh of Off-White transforms the iconic Cabin Multiwheel carry-on.
Rimowa x Off-White.
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“Transparency” has been a go-to buzzword in the business and tech industries over the past few years, but German luggage maker Rimowa has taken the concept to the extreme. Its new collaboration with Virgil Abloh, artistic director of menswear for Louis Vuitton and designer of the cult streetwear label Off-White, has rendered the brand’s iconic carry-on style in clear polycarbonate for a completely see-through piece of luggage. Pack accordingly.
Abloh, known as a close collaborator of Kanye West, became menswear chief for the French luxury label, owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH, in March. He has worked closely with Rimowa, the 120-year-old German brand in which LVMH holds an 80 percent stake, on a product that would reflect both its dedication to quality craftsmanship and his own postmodern, internet-influenced sensibility—one that has made him and his work deeply popular with the Instagram generation of tastemakers.