Highsnobiety Tyler, the Creator says luggage is a hot accessory

Tyler, the Creator dropped his seventh album last week, and while a new era of Felicia fits had us talking, it was the repeated appearance of the luggage trunk in the album’s rollout that stood out for me. First, he stood atop a pile of mammoth trunks and carried a cute LV option in the video for its first single Lumberjack. Then, he dropped videos for WUSYANAME and the Brown Sugar Salmon skit — the luggage trunk playing a supporting cast role in both. Serving up a real-world extension to the Wes Anderson-style videos, Tyler turned up at the BET Awards with two trunks in tow.

Tyler’s not the only one, either. Harry Styles had envy levels raging yet again after being spotted holidaying in Venice, Italy, with a Bode-centered fit and some fire luggage in tow. The Gucci holdall bag accompanied the British artist on a trip to film the final scenes for the upcoming My Policeman.

Gucci isn’t the only house to have tapped travel to connect with our sun-starved brains recently. For Louis Vuitton’s show in January this year, Virgil Abloh centered much of the collection on jet-setting. Along with plane-shaped fasteners fixed to coats and blazers, luggage was a huge part of the collection — a nod to LV’s rich heritage in this accessory.

While Tyler, Harry, and Virgil all making big cases for luggage having a moment right now, the numbers back it up, too. Data king Lyst tells us that searches for the category are up 120% this quarter. Hop on the bandwagon with us.