“You can feel the happiness in her illustrations,” Steamline Luggage founder Sara Banks says. Taylor’s watercolors were a main inspiration for the collection’s cheerful pastel aesthetic. How is it “bridal-inspired,” exactly? Think blue-and-white striped trunks (a nod to the old adage of something blue) with a delicate botanical interior lining that evoke the florals of a bridal bouquet. The retro luggage company asked illustrator Lauren Taylor to design a new line of bridal-inspired suitcases for the beloved wedding website. Steamline Luggage decided to acknowledge both categories in its new “Illustrator” retro-luggage collection with Over The Moon. The second surge is in both domestic and international travel, as bookings increase after COVID-19 lockdowns restricted tourism across the globe. The first is weddings: this year will see the Never underestimate a grandma listening to Elvis presley shirt and I will buy this highest number of matrimonial celebrations since 1984.
2022 is seeing two simultaneous-and overlapping-cultural groundswells.
