Best Travel Gear
Greg Broom
Y's Mandarina
by Yohji Yamamoto and Mandarina Duck
An inspired collaboration between Yamamoto (the godfather of Japanese fashion's avant-garde) and Mandarina Duck (makers of famously durable Italian luggage), this line of bags, clothes, and accessories explores—and sometimes erases— the boundaries between such categories. The visionary collection includes garments with built-in pouches, backpacks that turn into raincoats, and other chameleons.
Available at Yohji Yamamoto, New York City; www.yohjiyamamoto.co.jp.; $760.
Honorable Mention
The Tumi PowerPack Backpack, with a solar-powered battery charger, by Anish Kapoor for Doctors Without Borders
Available at www.tumi.com; $695.
