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Price history
United States
2016–2026

RIMOWA Inflation

How the U.S. list price of RIMOWA's aluminum cabin icon moved from $980 to $1,550 over ten years — with every major price step and the exact LVMH acquisition date shown on one timeline.

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Total nominal increase

+58.2%

$980 to $1,550

Dollar increase

+$570

U.S. MSRP before sales tax

Annualized change

4.7%

Nominal CAGR over ten years

Original Cabin U.S. MSRP

Price changes are plotted on their dated observations. The 2017 vertical line marks the legal closing of LVMH's 80% acquisition.
Updated July 10, 2026
RIMOWA Original Cabin U.S. price history from 2016 to 2026A step chart showing the comparable U.S. list price rising from $980 in 2016 to $1,550 in July 2026. A vertical line marks January 23, 2017, when LVMH acquired 80 percent of RIMOWA.U.S. MSRP · nominal USD · before sales tax$1,000$1,200$1,400$1,600201620182020202220242026LVMH buys 80%23 Jan 2017Jun 1, 2016 · $980 · Topas Cabin Multiwheel 34L predecessorNov 13, 2018 · $1,150 · Original Cabin redesignDec 10, 2019 · $1,050 · Price reductionFeb 21, 2021 · $1,080 · First archived $1,080 observationSep 19, 2021 · $1,150 · First archived $1,150 observation after the 2020 priceFeb 11, 2022 · $1,200 · First archived $1,200 observationAug 12, 2022 · $1,400 · Largest single observed increase: +$200Jul 28, 2023 · $1,430 · First archived $1,430 observationJun 20, 2025 · $1,500 · First archived $1,500 observationMar 14, 2026 · $1,525 · First official archived $1,525 observationJul 10, 2026 · $1,550 · Current U.S. MSRP$980$1,150$1,050$1,400$1,500$1,550

The vertical marker uses the legal acquisition date. LVMH announced the deal on October 4, 2016, acquired an 80% stake on January 23, 2017, and reported an economic effective date of January 2, 2017.

Reading the chart

The largest jump came in 2022

The year-end MSRP rose 21.7%, from $1,150 to $1,400. The largest single observed step was a $200 increase between archived July and August prices.

2019 was the exception

It is the only observed nominal reduction in the series: the standard silver Cabin moved from $1,150 to $1,050 by December 2019.

The marker is context, not causation

LVMH completed its acquisition on January 23, 2017. The chart makes the timing visible, but price changes alone do not prove that ownership was their sole cause.

Year-by-year price record

The annual figure is the last verified price in each calendar year. Years with more than one verified price show the full observed path.

2016$980$980— YoY2017$980$9800.0% YoY2018$1,150$1,150+17.3% YoY2019$1,150 → $1,050$1,050−8.7% YoY2020$1,050$1,0500.0% YoY2021$1,050 → $1,080 → $1,150$1,150+9.5% YoY2022$1,150 → $1,200 → $1,400$1,400+21.7% YoY2023$1,400 → $1,430$1,430+2.1% YoY2024$1,430$1,4300.0% YoY2025$1,430 → $1,500$1,500+4.9% YoY2026$1,500 → $1,525 → $1,550$1,550+3.3% YoY

Scope and methodology

This is a consistent U.S. list-price series for the standard silver Cabin, before state and local sales tax. It excludes Cabin S, Cabin Plus, Twist editions, collaborations, sales, resale prices, and currency conversion.

The Original name did not exist in 2016–2017. Those two years use its direct same-size predecessor, the Topas Cabin Multiwheel 34L: approximately 55 × 40 × 23 cm. The commonly cited 32L Topas aligns more closely with today's Cabin S and is not used here.

Wayback captures establish a last old-price and first new-price observation, not necessarily the exact effective day inside every capture gap. “Inflation” here means nominal RIMOWA price inflation; the series is not adjusted for the U.S. Consumer Price Index.

See today's global Original Cabin prices

Research sources

LVMH transaction filing — acquisition completed January 23, 2017 opens in a new tabLVMH announcement — October 4, 2016 opens in a new tabOfficial 2016 Topas Cabin Multiwheel 34L product archive opens in a new tabObserver, June 2016 — $980 opens in a new tabForbes, November 2018 — $1,150 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, December 2019 — $1,050 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, February 2021 — $1,080 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, September 2021 — $1,150 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, February 2022 — $1,200 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, August 2022 — $1,400 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, July 2023 — $1,430 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, June 2025 — $1,500 opens in a new tabRIMOWA archive, March 2026 — $1,525 opens in a new tabRIMOWA U.S., July 2026 — $1,550 opens in a new tab