The Margiela x Rimowa Cash Grab, NVIDIA & Fake Hedi Slimane Jacket + More

Margiela and Rimowa want $4,300 for a white painted suitcase. Here's why it's a cash grab. Maison Margiela x Rimowa is one of the most talked about luxury collaborations of 2026, but is the Bianchetto travel set genius or a cash grab? In this Fashion Roadman stream, I break down the history of Margiela's Bianchetto technique, which began in 1989 when Martin Margiela painted second hand furniture white because the studio had no money. We look at the price of the Rimowa Classic Cabin and the Margiela 5AC XL bag, the premium you pay over the standard versions, the house philosophy of anonymity, and why I think this Rimowa collab sells the opposite of what Bianchetto meant. We also cover the NVIDIA controversy and Jensen Huang's resignation as CEO. From the stock price crash to the famous Tom Ford leather jacket that sold at Sotheby's for $960,000, I explain why NVIDIA just learned fashion's oldest lesson about founder brands, key person risk and what happens when one person becomes the whole company. We compare it to Maison Margiela, Dior and Chanel, houses that survived losing their founders. Then we get into luxury business. Burberry's latest results show the brand growing in China while Louis Vuitton and Gucci struggle, thanks to Joshua Schulman's Burberry Forward strategy, a good, better and best pricing ladder, scarf bars and localised campaigns for Chinese Gen Z shoppers. We also look at the Fashion Awards 2026 nominations at the Royal Albert Hall and why quiet luxury a