Launching November 19, the limited-edition Rimowa x Maison Margiela collection brings together the Classic Cabin and 5AC XL with signature grooves and hand-painted Bianchetto, making every piece unique.

The grooves on the 5AC XL bag are not stitched: they are sculpted into the leather using a high-frequency technique, without a needle or thread. It is a know-how that perfectly expresses the limited-edition collection born from the meeting of Rimowa and Maison Margiela, in which the Classic Cabin suitcase and the bag become a single travel set.
The grooves, first introduced in 1950 on an aluminum suitcase and inspired by aviation, thus move from a rigid object to a soft one. Removable leather rings secure the bag on top of the suitcase and align the grooves, while a shoulder strap makes it wearable every day.
Over the grooves comes white. Bianchetto, the overpainting technique that has accompanied Margiela since its beginnings, is hand-painted onto every piece. It dates back to 1988, when Martin Margiela painted all the furniture in his first studio white: over time, the paint cracks and flakes, and the patina that develops is in constant transformation. Aging ceases to be damage and becomes a source of beauty and meaning.

It is common ground between two cultures of wear. The dents, scratches, and patina of a well-traveled Rimowa become personal travel notes. Margiela, for its part, recovers, preserves, or deliberately ages garments so that the passage of time can be seen in them. Two rigorous houses, one deeply studying the construction of a suitcase, the other the construction of a garment.
Inside, the Classic Cabin appears turned inside out. The lining is white, with leather details, visible stitching, and overlocked edges: it is the deconstruction through which Margiela, since its beginnings, has exposed the linings and inner parts of garments, applied to a suitcase.
The same principle underpins the 5AC bag, whose inner lining extends beyond the leather body. The anodized aluminum badge features four diagonal stitches in white thread, echoing the white label with which Margiela, having removed its own name, signed garments using four stitches.
The rest remains Rimowa: aluminum worked at its historic factory in Cologne, a stage-free telescopic handle, the Multiwheel system, and TSA-approved locks.

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It is not the first time recently that the Maison has taken its vocabulary beyond the wardrobe: on October 29, it debuted its fourth collection with Gentle Monster, comprising 68 sunglasses and optical frames built around deconstruction, with familiar shapes flattened or altered and the four white stitches appearing on the temples.
The campaign, directed and photographed by Dexter Lander, stages the same principle. In a Haussmann-style apartment, the suitcase, the bag, and the entire room are covered in Bianchetto by a sprinkler, while the silhouettes of the two objects remain on the wall as though stamped onto it.
Completing the collection is a leather tag that combines Rimowa’s address label with Margiela’s bell.

From November 19, 2026, the Classic Cabin and 5AC XL will be available at selected stores from both maisons and on their official websites.

Rimowa x Maison Margiela. Courtesy of Rimowa.

Rimowa x Maison Margiela Brings Bianchetto to the Classic Cabin and 5AC XL

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Rimowa x Maison Margiela Brings Bianchetto to the Classic Cabin and 5AC XL

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