My take on this is that luggage is referring to a color (i.e. tan) rather than a suitcase. Eileen J.A. Florian wrote: >O--kay... I'm stumped. I need a 1940s fashion guru. > >WHAT in ladies fashion is "a [specify color] suit with luggage accessories" > >[a blue suit.... a brown suit... etc.] -- what are luggage accessories? > >Does it just mean her whatever-color suit had accessories that matched her >traveling luggage? > >What kind of "accessories" would they be? A wide leather strap for a waist >belt? lol A metallic bow?? lol A "hinged veil"? lolol A "shiny" halo >to match the new shiny luggage? lol Or, dried wrinkled make-up to match an >old dried-leather suitcase? haha! One or two big "handles" attached to her >sides? LOLOL > >I searched the 'Net but all I found were similar 1940s wedding announcements >using the same phrase, that the bride wore a colored suit with luggage >accessories. Anyone know of an Internet picture? > >Judy > > > > > > > >