The popularity of hard-shell luggage has grown in recent years, thanks in part to marketing by premium brands such as Away ...

from stretchy nylon cases with warranties that last a lifetime to bash-resistant plastic luggage. We tended to prefer hard-side cases over a soft-side, and especially those with the aforementioned ...

You see all kinds of variations on the “suitcase,” from hard shell to soft shell ... odd suitcases that appear to be shrink ...