Carry it off
Carry it off
Beautiful luggage says as much about a person’s style as their clothes do, writes Juliet Nicolson
The most beautiful piece of luggage I have ever owned remains my least favourite. The navy-blue school trunk with its shiny golden clasps and my name painted on the top in white letters stayed in the attic out of sight during the holidays. But the time inevitably came when it was hauled down, the open lid releasing the unmistakeable tear-prompting smell of a new term.
That trunk nearly turned me off an interest in luggage for life, even though I have often prayed that the zip and handle on my old Kipling bag will not collapse with exhaustion before arrival. Suitcases have an annoying habit of giving way mid-journey, and never while stored beneath one’s bed.
But a visit to the brand-new, dazzling chrome-and-black baggage hall on the second floor of Harrods has transformed my thinking. Here nostalgia for the heady glamour days of travel merges with 21st-century technology and packaging. A mocked-up carousel induces the itch to leave for the airport at once while 18 plasma screens display the enticing destinations to which these suitcases beg to be transported.
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