[This blog will always be free to read, but it’s also how I pay my bills. So, if you like what you read, please consider a paid subscription.] Today, I purchased a rose gold, carry-on luggage piece at Target, with smooth-gliding wheels that display tasteful, faux-chrome mini-hubcaps and a sensible yet alluring plastic handle deployment apparatus. When extended with intention, the apparatus creates a succession of pleasing "clicks" that are sufficiently muffled by the substance of the polypropylene handle, so as to provide the welcome auditory stimulant one has been conditioned to associate with adventure in air travel but without the sometimes obnoxious metallic resonance produced by traditional shafts and handgrips. The sides of the case feature a mould of uniformly-spaced, abbreviated ribbing that enable more effective traction during handling without compromising the stylistic continuity of the overall design. The mobility of the wheeling component feels not unlike a pad of butter being dragged across warm toast when maneuvered in its rolling disposition, the slightest of touches on a forgiving hard surface producing movement that seems instinctual. The color layout incorporates just enough metallic trimming to accentuate its feminine expression whilst avoiding a garishness that is not uncommon in the production of mass market, high-femme luggage. The frame is exceptionally light and bound with a reinforced expansion zipper that can maintain a slim profile but permit up to two inches of additional space for one's packing list.
I am now looking at this suitcase online, thinking it is everything I need! Love the writing! Also did yours come with the little hand bag? If so, what do you see as its best use?
I purchased a very similar model of carry-on last fall, for my first "post" pandemic trip, right down to the rose gold and ribbing. I hope your flight is as uneventful and your trip is as enjoyable as mine was. 🧳✈️
I am now looking at this suitcase online, thinking it is everything I need! Love the writing! Also did yours come with the little hand bag? If so, what do you see as its best use?
I purchased a very similar model of carry-on last fall, for my first "post" pandemic trip, right down to the rose gold and ribbing. I hope your flight is as uneventful and your trip is as enjoyable as mine was. 🧳✈️
FYI I made sure to give you a shout out to. Posted at the Washington Blade website shortly.
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2023/02/15/new-york-times-called-out-for-its-biased-coverage-of-trans-people/
Oh, I soooooo need a purchase experience (event) like this…
Love it! Safe (and beautiful!) travels!
Brilliant!
“A succession of pleasing clicks.” Love it.
I love your writing. ❤️
This description is perfect. PERFECT!
Can I have one too? Only it would need to be purple.