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Savvy Travel Tip: Skip Fees With an Adaptable Carry-On

Emily Co — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 12:20:29 PST

If you don't want to bother with the hassle of checking in your luggage, being charged baggage fees, and potentially losing your bags, consider an adaptable carry-on. If you're wondering what that is, it's a flexible luggage that has bags attached to it so it'll still be counted as one piece since they are all stuck together. These adaptable bags are measured to easily fit into the cabin storage space. If you're keen on getting one, check out the Balanzza Truco ($199). Remember, you can always make the most of your carry-on by using vacuum bags!

Do You Have a Luggage Rack?

CasaSugar — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:00:55 PDT

If you're Blair Waldorf, it's only natural that you have a luggage rack to prop up and display your luxe Louis Vuitton suitcase. But for the rest of us who own less glamorous nylon Samsonite-style rolling bags, a luggage rack isn't exactly a decorative item, but merely a functional one! After a trip, I'm definitely guilty of the drag and drop in my house. In any case, do you own one?

Pointless or Point Taken: Drop Off Luggage Locked and Loaded?

SavvySugar — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:00:09 PDT

While most luggage comes with locks and keys, admittedly they look like something a five year old could pry open with little more than a bobby pin. The locks aren't meant to keep everyone out - they need to be TSA approved regardless - but seeing this clasp can cause criminals to pass on the bag because of the sheer hassle and opt for an unlocked case instead.

For this reason, I could see the point that any sort of lock acts as a deterrent anyway while others could argue that the flimsy lock is pointless based on its security (or lack there of). Are you nitpicking at my logic that the ease to pick out and pick these locks doesn't matter or will you be picking them up only to toss them away in the future?

Steal of the Day: Pottery Barn Rattan Luggage Rack

CasaSugar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:30:00 PDT

Still reeling from the parade of friends and family in your home this Summer? Prepare your house for the next busy season by outfitting guest rooms with the Pottery Barn Rattan Luggage Rack ($59.99, reduced from $89). The durable rack, made of thick rattan poles and wrapped with rattan strips, will host a revolving door of suitcases and seasonal gear.
Don't get many visitors? I'd transform it into a chic side table by having a glass top cut to fit, or even just setting a leather, rattan, or metal tray on top it. A portable tray top would be great for cocktail parties. Or you can buy two, and use them as bedside tables. What do you think?

How-To: Find Lost Luggage

CasaSugar — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:00:09 PDT

Hopefully, you've learned to pack by now. But once you've rolled up your socks perfectly and handed your suitcase off to an airport employee, you don't have much control over where it goes. Sometimes luggage disappears, and when that happens, Is This Your Luggage is there to save the day. The mysterious person behind this website collects lost luggage, photographs it, and then tries to find its owners.

Where does the luggage come from, you ask? Well, apparently, after a bag sits at an airport for a certain amount of time unclaimed, and its owner can't be identified, the airline will auction it off and send the profit to a charity. Then this odd, voyeuristic, web-savvy person, goes to these auctions and buys those suitcases in hopes of returning them to owners through the site. So, if you've lost luggage and the airline has had no luck in tracking it down, check out Is This Your Luggage.

Do You Own Pretty Luggage?

FabSugar — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:02:22 PDT

Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen does.

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If Money Weren't an Issue . . .

CasaSugar — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:00:49 PDT

Luxury publisher Assouline has teamed up with French trunkmaker Goyard to release a trunk custom-made to store 100 of Assouline's chic photo-biographies on art, fashion, design, and architecture. You can get your Goyard Trunk for the measly price of $20,000. Gotham magazine says, "You're guaranteed a great read as well as a chic tote." Well . . . I'd hope so for 20k. Tell me, if you had the dough, would you like one for yourself?

Have You Ever Lost Your Luggage While Traveling?

FabSugar — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:13:22 PDT

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Midday Muse: Luggage Furniture

CasaSugar — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:46 PDT

We've all heard the expression, "living out of a suitcase." And, until now, it's been associated with temporary, not ideal living situations — "slumming it." But, Marie Claire Maison has envisioned tes valises in a whole new form. Here, inspired by traditional hard-case trunks (think Joe Versus the Volcano), two wooden shelves painted fluorescent yellow were installed in a metal suitcase to store Summer attire, like a mini closet. Need seating, not storage? A wheeled nylon bag makes a pouf when placed around a coffee table, if you fill it with clothes or packaging bubbles to keep it soft. Got a basic military trunk? Drill holes into its base, and add casters: an instant coffee table that you can easily move about on your terrace! A carry-on bag makes a giant vanity box when you add mirrors to its top with velcro, and hang jewelry from a kilt safety pin. Or, canvas sailor duffel bags make back pillows for your a low-lying sofa when stuffed. Think outside of the suitcase!
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On Our Radar: Karl Lagerfeld Handbag and Luggage Collection

FabSugar — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:00:22 PDT

Given Karl Lagerfeld's famously pompous demeanor, it's not surprising that he served as his own inspiration for his latest holiday/resort handbag and luggage collection. The designer wanted items that are obviously identifiable with his style and those items include zippers shaped like cravats (cute!), handles inspired by sunglasses, and woven Ks on leather clutches.

The color palette is mostly black, white, and beige, with some pops of bright orange and midnight blue. Wholesale prices range from $250 to $1,150. Quite a lot to fork over but not if you want a piece of the true Karl!
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