I once experienced the (very humbling) moment of watching my suitcase break wide open, smack in the middle of the Casablanca airport as I was rushing to catch a flight home to the United States. It all worked out—thanks to a heroic amount of duct tape—but don’t be like me. Invest in the right travel gear that can endure the journey. Here are a few hard-working favorites worth packing.
I love the luggage company July in general, but particularly its smart carry-ons, available in a range of colors, with a built-in phone charger and a very cool monogram option ($455–$505; july.com).
Yes, luggage covers—such as this one, also by July—are a thing. And they make so much sense. If you invest in luggage that you want to last, why let TSA bang it around? ($65; july.com).
This two-in-one bag in waterproof cotton canvas by the British brand Bennett Winch is the sort of quick-trip-to-a-glamorous-place or day-of-meetings piece that works equally well for men and for women who want to travel light and look sharp doing it ($1,650; bennettwinch.com).
The Little Things
The Georgia company Weezie just launched a handsome new collection of travel accessories, including packing cubes ($34–$54 each) and Dopp kits ($48 each) that are family-friendly and monogram-able (weezietowels.com).
I consider car travel to be tote-bag travel—way more laid-back than the airport rigamarole. Just throw it all in and go. And this design by Holderness & Bourne looks polished enough for even the finest hotel lobby ($195; holdernessandbourne.com).
May you be headed somewhere lovely that requires travel documents very soon, and may you keep them in something as classic and beautiful as this envelope design by Moore & Giles ($100; ggfieldshop.com).
Haskell Harris is the founding style director at Garden & Gun. She joined the title in 2008 and covers all things design-focused for the magazine. The House Romantic: Curating Memorable Interiors for a Meaningful Life is her first book. Follow @haskellharris on Instagram.
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