Sunday Times

13k FOR A SEE-THROUGH SUITCASE

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Hot on the heels of last year’s naked pop-up restaurant craze, a luxury travel brand has released a quirky new carry-on suitcase that is entirely transparen­t.

The limited-edition case is the result of a collaborat­ion between German luggage maker Rimowa and the Italian streetwear label Off-White.

It may seem an odd choice in which to stow some underwear and toiletries, but its makers describe it as a “brazen, yet playful response to today’s obsessive talk of the privacy culture of surveillan­ce and anonymity.”

Called the Rimowa x Off-White Cabin Multiwheel, the case, made of polycarbon­ate with a see-through trunk and black-accented handle and wheels, costs €850 (R13 500).

For the sake of aesthetici­sm, it has no interior lining, but does come with black, removable bags for more modest packing

— so you can still keep your undies out of view.

Its designer, Virgil Abloh, says it came out of “an experiment­ation where we studied travelling and one’s emotional connection to one’s personal belongings”.

It was set to roll down the runway this week at Off-White’s show in Paris and can be ordered from tomorrow at

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