The second grid is for longer trips, when a carry-on is not enough. Béis luggage comes in two check-in sizes here, the Medium and the Large, and I picked them in the same colour family as the carry-ons so a set looks like it belongs together. The Medium Check-In comes in beige, olive, Atlas Pink and black. The Large Check-In comes in beige, maple, black and olive.

The way I think about it is simple. A Medium is the one for a week away, or for a long weekend if you pack shoes and a coat. A Large is for two weeks, for winter trips, or for anyone who likes to bring home more than they took. If you only buy one check-in, I would go Medium, because it is easier to lift and less likely to go over an airline's weight limit when it is full.

A pairing tip: match the colour of your check-in to your carry-on, or choose one shade deeper, so you can spot both on the carousel at a glance. Olive with olive or beige with maple both work. What I would skip is buying the Large for a trip that only needs the Medium. A big case tempts you to fill it, and you will feel every extra kilo on the stairs.

The last grid goes back to where Béis started. The Weekender was the first design Shay Mitchell sketched, and it is still the bag I think of first when I picture the brand. I picked it in maple, beige, olive and Atlas Pink, plus the Mini Weekender in Atlas Pink for a lighter overnight bag. Next to those are the Ultimate Travel Duffle in maple, the biggest soft bag in this edit, and the Travel Backpack in beige and black, for anyone who likes both hands free.

These are the pieces of Béis luggage that ride on top of the roller or sit under the seat in front of you. On a short trip a Weekender can be the only bag, and on a long one it holds everything you want close during the flight: a jumper, a water bottle, a book, chargers and a change of clothes in case a checked bag goes missing.

A practical test: pack it once at home with what you actually carry on a plane, then walk around with it on your shoulder for ten minutes. If it already feels heavy, choose the backpack. What I would skip is the full-size Weekender as a personal item on a no-frills airline. It is generous, and some carriers measure the under-seat bag strictly, so the Mini or the backpack is safer.

If I were building a first set of Béis luggage, I would start with the carry-on roller in black or maple and a Weekender in the same colour. That pair covers most trips under a week, and it is the combination the brand itself grew from: the Weekender first, the roller after. A Medium check-in is the third piece I would add, only once I knew I needed it. A Travel Backpack is the fourth, for trips where I want both hands free for coffee and a boarding pass.

Care is mostly about habits. Wipe the shell with a damp cloth after a trip, empty the bag fully so nothing leaks inside, store the rollers upright with the handle down, and keep soft bags stuffed with tissue so they hold their shape between trips.

What I find interesting about Béis is how far a napkin sketch can travel. Shay Mitchell drew one bag on a flight, launched in 2018, and eight years later Samsonite has agreed to buy the brand and keep it as its own label. That is a quick journey for a luggage line, and the reason, I think, is that it was designed by a traveller first.