Every SNCF user has had the painful experience of walking on crowded station platforms, tripping over passengers’ wheeled suitcases. How far are the days of Robert Louis Stevenson’s formula? “The important thing is not the destination, but the journey.” However, there are still aesthetes who prefer an elegant weekend bag worn over the years to luggage that is as functional as it is impersonal. Melissa Morris, the Londoner behind the Métier brand, is one of them; “Honestly, I feel a lot more stylish with a weekend bag at the airport than carrying a suitcase around. It’s just a more beautiful and pleasant way to travel.”
The first 48-hour bag in history is none other than the Duffle Bag, this cylindrical luggage that was invented in the 17th century.e century by the wool craftsmen of Duffel (which also gave its name to the jacket) to transport goods and weapons in Belgium. In 1938 Louis…
Source: Le Figaro
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