Travel Gear: TUMI 19 DEGREE

Bored to tears by your trusty black bags? Metallic may be the new black. Try TUMI’s sleek new range of aluminium luggage, 19 Degree—they’re striking and modern and stylish, and available in silver and matte black with an embossed diamond pattern. But these are more than just pretty young things. The collection also has a reinforced frame-case design, multiple snap closures for carry-on and check-in bags, die-cast corner caps for protection—all of which makes them sturdy and reliable too. Four dual-spinning recessed wheels, a leather-wrapped carry handle and bodies of lightweight aluminium take the lugging out of the luggage. From $575. See tumi.com