Dagne Dover New Baggage Edit Launch Options Wheeled Suitcases and Garment Luggage

Dagne Dover’s Baggage Edit has formally landed and we’re rolling out the jet bridge to share all the knowledge on the novelty. Unveiling the model’s first-ever wheeled suitcases, garment luggage, and packing cubes, Journey + Leisure editors examined the gathering in our New York Metropolis lab earlier than the official launch on June 21. 

We dropped all the pieces to get a sneak peek and check out these items out on the airplane and lodge room units we created in our lab. I additionally bought the chance to speak with the co-founders of the model to study much more in regards to the softside baggage and journey equipment on this assortment. Right here’s all the pieces it’s essential to know.

At a Look 

• The Baggage Edit contains 4 softside suitcases, two garment luggage, and 4 packing cubes. 
• Suitcase sizes vary from 20.5 inches (for a small carry-on) as much as 28.5 inches (for the big checked).
• The entire luggage are made with recycled 900D polyester and Repreve cloth they usually are available black, inexperienced, pink, and grey shades.
• The packing cubes are made with a recycled efficiency air mesh materials and are available black, inexperienced, pink, and yellow shades.
• Every merchandise is thoughtfully named after the vacation spot it may very well be used for — just like the Sydney checked bag for lengthy journeys or the Capri garment bag for vacation spot weddings.

The Assortment

Greatest for: Two-week-long journeys, worldwide journeys, households

The most important bag of the brand new assortment, the Sydney checked suitcase is designed for journeys of two weeks or extra, or households packing collectively. The 2 clamshell compartments on this spacious bag make organizing a breeze. And if you happen to want a little bit extra space, there are adjustable zippers so as to add an additional 2.25 inches in depth. 

One other standout function we seen was the U-shape entrance zipper that enables vacationers to seize an merchandise rapidly with out having to unzip the whole suitcase. Plus, regardless of its massive stature, we discovered that it was easy to roll round because of the 360-degree spinner wheels and durable adjustable deal with, even after we packed it full. 

The Particulars: 28.5 x 18.25 x 11.75 inches | 13.5 kilos | 95 liters | Expandable

Greatest For: Multi-leg journeys, 10-day journeys 

With all the identical options as its bigger counterpart above, this 25-inch Sydney checked bag is the proper medium-sized suitcase. Whereas we love the spacious inside of the bigger model, this barely smaller checked bag may very well be higher for journeys with a number of locations because it’s simpler to maneuver and retailer in a lodge because of the smaller stature. With 66 liters of cupboard space, this bag additionally has adjustable zippers for an extra 2.25 inches whereas nonetheless being throughout the typical checked bag measurement restriction of 62 linear inches. Just like the bigger model (and the carry-ons under), the 360-degree spinner wheels rolled easily, and the retractable and adjustable deal with felt completely sturdy. 

The Particulars: 25 x 17.5 x 11 inches | 11.14 kilos | 66 liters | Expandable

Greatest For: Home flights, weeklong journeys

Irrespective of the place your travels take you, the 23.5-inch Seattle Carry-on is up for the journey. The most important of the 2 new carry-on luggage, this one boasts a beneficiant 41-liter capability which we discovered simply match sufficient garments for a weeklong journey. It has two spacious clamshell compartments for packing varied objects whereas nonetheless becoming into our overhead bin. The U-shape entrance zipper additionally makes it potential to pack the bag from the entrance as one massive compartment — the divider could be eliminated — which is a singular and welcomed function for varied packing preferences.

Different notable options we had been drawn to incorporate the 16-inch laptop computer pocket, the spacious entrance zippered compartment, and the ultra-padded handles that made it simple to hoist the bag on and off our lodge room mattress and into the overhead as effectively.  

The Particulars: 23.5 x 13.5 x 8.75 inches | 10 kilos | 41 liters | 16-inch laptop computer sleeve

Greatest For: Brief journeys, airways with strict measurement necessities

It’s no secret that airways are cracking down on baggage measurement restrictions, so we love that Dagne Dover created a 20.5-inch carry-on to keep away from pesky baggage charges. Don’t be fooled by the smaller measurement; this bag can nonetheless match loads of objects for a trip because of the pure give of the softside materials. There aren’t expandable zippers, however there are many inside and exterior pockets for equipment, undergarments, or a laptop computer as much as 13 inches huge. The suitcase additionally options the U-shape zipper within the entrance to open up and top-load the suitcase with garments, sneakers, and extra. Since this bag is designed for touring in-cabin, the smaller measurement and cushioned handles made it simple to carry into an overhead compartment and it might be our alternative for smaller regional plane. 

The Particulars: 20.5 x 13 x 8.75 inches | 9.2 kilos | 33 liters | 13-inch laptop computer sleeve

Greatest For: Enterprise vacationers, a number of clothes or fits

This explicit piece of baggage from the brand new assortment is a game-changer for touring with dressier clothes because of the nifty duffel-meets-garment bag design. It unfolds like a typical garment bag to pack and retailer a number of fits or longer clothes, however it additionally has spots to position different objects it’s essential to convey whereas touring like common clothes, sneakers, a toiletry bag, and a laptop computer. The quite a few pockets make it simple to prepare garments and equipment, and we love that there’s a padded laptop computer pocket — a function we frequently don’t see in garment luggage. 

“It took a very long time to get it proper,” co-founder and COO Deepa Gandhi stated whereas discussing the design parts of the brand new garment duffel bag that she and her husband examined themselves earlier than it hit the market. “However with the mix of the appropriate zippers and curves and magnets, you’ll be able to zip it up now with one hand, which is large.”

Moreover, the highest handles, removable shoulder strap, and baggage sleeve implies that the bag could be carried in a number of other ways relying in your preferences. Made with the identical 900D poly cloth because the suitcases, you’ll be able to journey stress-free understanding that your objects are protected by sturdy and weather-resistant materials. 

The Particulars: 21 x 13 x 10 inches | 4.2 kilos | 46 liters

Greatest For: Marriage ceremony friends, mild packers

The Capri Garment Bag has a easy, but efficient design that makes it very best for friends touring to a vacation spot wedding ceremony. “It is so irritating if you use a garment bag, however it’s a half or a trifold. Then if you get to your vacation spot, you continue to must steam all the pieces out. We made [this one] lengthy sufficient so it retains the form, and it is a quad-fold because of this,” Gandhi stated. 

This garment bag has greater than sufficient room to maintain a number of floor-length clothes or fits wrinkle-free en path to your vacation spot. And with varied pockets for equipment and sneakers, you’ll be able to retailer all your dressier objects in a single place. Just like the Monaco garment bag above, it has a hook to hold the bag in a closet and it’s made with the identical ultradurable 900D polyester. We additionally cherished the outside pockets which are completely sized for a cellphone, journey paperwork, and different easy-access necessities.

The Particulars: 67 x 22.5 x 1 inches | 3.2 kilos | 25 liters

Greatest For: Anybody who likes to remain organized 

These mesh packing cubes had been an enormous hit amongst T+L editors throughout our sneak peek of the brand new assortment. The colour choices are vivid and daring, and we cherished the 4 measurement choices for stashing all the pieces from cumbersome pants to undergarments that may be misplaced in a suitcase simply. Whether or not packing the checked or carry-ons suitcases, the sq. and rectangular shapes match completely collectively like profitable a recreation of Tetris on the primary attempt. In relation to equipment, Dagne Dover simply is aware of what they’re doing, so we’re not stunned at how purposeful and sturdy they really feel. As a result of they’re bought individually, we additionally like the flexibility to combine and match our sizes and colours to swimsuit our personal preferences.

The Particulars: 16.5 x 13.4 x 5.5 inches (extra-large), 13.2 x 11.4 x 4.5 inches (massive), 13 x 7.9 x 3.7 inches (medium), 5.9 x 5.9 x 3.5 inches (small) | 19 liters (extra-large), 11 liters (massive), 6 liters (medium), 2 liters (small) 

Noteworthy Options

One of many first questions I requested the co-founders of Dagne Dover was why they selected softsided baggage. It is fairly the controversy right here at T+L and past, so I used to be notably to know. 

“Delicate baggage is simply extra sturdy, but in addition there wasn’t actually an possibility that felt actually glossy and funky to me that I needed to hold, to be trustworthy. We took these issues that really feel aesthetically pleasing to us about exhausting case baggage and simply infused them within the design of the mushy baggage,” Dover explains.

For the wheeled baggage, there have been a number of design options that we discovered notably distinctive throughout our sneak peek. Relying on the way in which you wish to pack suitcases, the suitcase inside could be accessed and packed from the entrance U-shaped zippers or it may be unzipped from the center to pack the 2 compartments clamshell type. This provides selection for vacationers so as to add and take away objects in a method that works finest for them — nobody is certain by a particular method of packing. 

Each piece of baggage within the assortment had an abundance of pockets to pack intuitively. It’s uncommon to seek out baggage that gives a particular laptop computer sleeve or pocket, so it was a welcome shock to see that each bag however the Capri garment bag had a spot to position at the least one 13-inch laptop computer or bigger. 

We additionally cherished the little particulars like cushioned handles for added consolation. “If you seize the or if you’re attempting to place it up, it feels actually good in your hand,” co-founder and CEO Melissa Shin Mash says. “It is actually ergonomic versus a flat deal with, which simply does not roll in your hand then. It is a very nice consolation and it’s going to make you might have a greater grip as effectively. That is one of many parts that we have actually loved out of the product.”

Lastly, the development and supplies appear and feel extraordinarily sturdy. The recycled 900D polyester feels prefer it may endure the roughest dealing with and bounce again trying nearly as good as new. The adjustable handles and 360-degree spinner wheels on the suitcases felt sturdy and the corners have bumpers to soak up the shock influence. 

Our Conclusion

We’ve examined Dagne Dover fanny packs, backpacks, duffels, equipment, and now after seeing the rolling baggage and garment luggage, the brand new assortment completes the model as a one-stop store for touring in type. Though the 900D polyester materials differs in look from the everyday neoprene-style cloth the model is thought for, it’s clear that the considerate designs and colours complement each other in a method that enables present clients to seamlessly combine the rolling baggage into their assortment.

Our staff has tried lots of of items of baggage and it’s at all times been a problem to seek out softside baggage that’s as fashionable as it’s purposeful. Dagne Dover has at all times been an industry-leader for having a slew of thoughtfully designed luggage which are aesthetically pleasing, so we’re not stunned to see their new assortment match that expectation. 

The luggage are glossy, protecting, simple to roll and pack, and are made with environmentally-friendly supplies — what’s to not love? As we proceed to check the bags, we’ll be updating our articles with in-depth insights to see how the baggage maintain up over time, so keep tuned. 

Why Belief Journey + Leisure

Anna Popp is an affiliate commerce editor at Journey + Leisure, the place she covers all the most effective journey merchandise from carry-ons to cozy sneakers. Anna moved to New York Metropolis in spring 2022 particularly to check merchandise for T+L. Since then, she has examined over 500 merchandise herself, together with 13 Dagne Dover items. Anna examined the Journey 2.0 Baggage Edit assortment within the lab together with her fellow journey editors and she or he chatted with co-founders Jessy Dover, Deepa Gandhi, and Melissa Mash to assemble further insights in regards to the new assortment. 

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