RIMOWA & Maison Margiela Unveil a Limited-Edition Classic Cabin and 5AC XL

RIMOWA and Maison Margiela have joined forces on a limited-edition travel set — the RIMOWA x Maison Margiela Classic Cabin suitcase and 5AC XL bag. It goes on sale on November 19, 2026, at select stores and on both houses’ websites. The Classic Cabin is priced at $4,300, and the 5AC XL bag at $4,900.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of RIMOWA x Maison Margiela / Dexter Lander

The two houses share a taste for objects that gain meaning through time and use. RIMOWA’s grooves now run from the cabin onto the bag, and Maison Margiela’s Bianchetto overpainting is hand-painted on every piece. The finish is meant to crack and flake, so the set keeps changing with the person who carries it.

RIMOWA’s grooves first appeared in 1950 on an aluminum suitcase inspired by the aviation industry, and they remain a signature of the Cologne house. Bianchetto dates to 1988, when Martin Margiela painted the furniture of the first design studio white. The release treats aging as a source of beauty, not a flaw.

The Classic Cabin is crafted from anodized aluminum at RIMOWA’s historic factory in Cologne. Its interior — a white lining with leather details, visible stitching and overlocked edges — reads as inside-out, echoing how the 5AC lets its lining extend beyond the leather body. The aluminum logo badge is finished with four slanted white-thread stitches. A stage-free telescopic handle, the Multiwheel system and TSA-approved locks complete the case.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of RIMOWA x Maison Margiela / Dexter Lander

On the 5AC XL, the grooves are sculpted directly into the leather with a high-frequency technique, without a needle or thread. A cross-body leather strap makes the bag usable day to day, and removable leather loops secure it on top of the Classic Cabin so the grooves line up as one set. Both pieces come with a bespoke leather tag that combines RIMOWA’s address tag with Maison Margiela’s key bell.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of RIMOWA x Maison Margiela / Dexter Lander

Photo Credit: Courtesy of RIMOWA x Maison Margiela / Dexter Lander

The campaign, directed and photographed by Dexter Lander, stages Bianchetto as a paint-sprinkler spectacle. In a Haussmannian apartment, the Classic Cabin, the 5AC and the room around them disappear under white paint, leaving the silhouettes of both pieces stamped on the wall. It is a neat visual for a collaboration that is, at heart, about what gets left behind with use.

The RIMOWA x Maison Margiela Classic Cabin ($4,300) and 5AC XL bag ($4,900) go on sale on November 19, 2026, in limited quantities at select RIMOWA and Maison Margiela stores and at RIMOWA.com and MaisonMargiela.com.

Shop the RIMOWA x Maison Margiela travel set, on sale November 19:

RIMOWA x Maison Margiela Classic Cabin, $4,300

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Anodized aluminum, hand-painted in Bianchetto, with an inside-out white lining, Multiwheel system and TSA-approved locks.

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RIMOWA x Maison Margiela 5AC XL Bag, $4,900

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Leather 5AC XL with high-frequency grooves, a cross-body strap and removable loops that secure it on the Classic Cabin.

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