Garment Bag 2.0

Business travellers looking to streamline their luggage will love the SkyHanger, a newly envisioned take on the classic suit bag business travel staple.

We all like to travel with as little luggage as possible – it’s the sign of a savvy traveller – but sometimes that means compromising when it comes to how we pack our suits and shirts, and there’s nothing that will have you judged faster than a wrinkly bespoke.

The garment bag died an ugly death at the end of the 1980s; it was the kind of thing you saw businessmen in rom-coms lugging through airports as they attempted to beat the odds and get home for Christmas. Seinfeld had one, which should tell you all you need to know.

But he didn’t have the SkyHanger, an ingenious new incarnation of the classic suit bag. Ideally suited for the short and snappy regional trips we all take, the SkyHanger by family-owned German company Degeler comes in velocity nylon or, if you’re prepared to fork out a few more bills, calfskin, and features a single hanger made of 100 percent titanium that can hold three jackets and a couple of shirts with ease. There are clamps for dress trousers and an optional clear bag for toiletries. There’s also inner pockets for shoes and ties, and a large external pocket for a 15-inch laptop or tablet, meaning you just might be able to get away without a carry-on roller at all.

Light-weight yet durable, the 21x21x1-inch garment bag is slim, elegant, and yet superbly practical and is the perfect excuse to curb your travel hoarding and streamline your packing in time for your next dash through an airport.

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