Someone we know once packed a subwoofer into a Bold, standing upright with clothes stuffed around it, and checked it like ordinary luggage. It turned up intact. We wouldn't recommend it, but it makes the point that the Bold is deep. Deeper than any case we make.

You notice it the first time you pack. With the inner lining unzipped, the whole shell opens into one space. It's deep enough that a racing helmet stands upright inside. So do ski boots, or a case of wine, the sort of thing that usually ends up in a second bag. It holds eighty-seven liters, and most of that is depth.

It's also easier to move than it looks. The trouble with most suitcases is width, which catches on doorframes and drags sideways when you're in a hurry. The Bold puts its size in depth instead, so it rolls straight, turns easily, and barely takes up any floor in a hotel room.

The shape is old. It's basically a wardrobe trunk, the tall upright kind people traveled with a century ago, before luggage went flat and wide. The originals opened like a cabinet, hanging space on one side, drawers on the other. The Bold is simpler than that, but the proportions are the same.

Until recently it came in five colors. Now it comes in all of them. Order the full range in the US today, with European preorders open.