Lieber’s Luggage in Albuquerque The Magazine: Then, Now, and What’s Next
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Our hometown story has a new page.
Lieber’s Luggage appears in the October 2026 “Then & Now” feature in Albuquerque The Magazine. It shares a look at our longtime local shop, owners Dustin and Felicia Boyd, and the next chapter we’re building with our own Legacy Collection.
Albuquerque since 1978
The feature opens with a familiar idea: helping New Mexicans find “everything but the trip.” We’ve served Albuquerque since 1978, with a history that reaches back to Cleveland in 1906.
Today, that means a family-owned shop where you can open a suitcase, check the weight, give it a test roll, and get practical advice from people who know travel gear.
Our own line, assembled right here
The magazine page tells the story of turning our luggage experience into the Lieber’s Legacy Collection. We select every component and hand-assemble the bags at our Albuquerque Luggage Lab.
We source parts from the USA when we can, alongside components from elsewhere. The hand assembly happens here in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
It’s a personal step for our business: not just choosing the luggage we sell, but putting together bags that carry our own name.
The details behind the story
Our assembly work includes treating every screw with an anti-vibration thread-locking compound, applying foam tape to help keep screws secure until service, and reinforcing natural stress points such as pull-handle areas with extra padding.
Those details reflect the way we think about luggage. Keep it simple. Does it help the customer? Do we need it? And remember Max’s lesson: “The sign of a luxury good is its repairability.”
Our five-year no-holds-barred warranty is part of that commitment. Beyond the warranty period, we keep Legacy repair parts available, and customers can purchase replacement wheels or have our Luggage Lab handle repairs for a reasonable fee.
A local business looking ahead
The feature also shares our move toward growing wholesale relationships, including taking the Legacy line to a Travel Goods Association show. It’s an opportunity to bring our Albuquerque-assembled luggage to more travelers while keeping the work connected to this shop.
We’re proud to share this chapter with the community that has supported Lieber’s for so many years. Thank you to the customers who stop in, ask questions, recommend us, and keep a local specialty store part of their travel plans.
Look for our “Then & Now” page in the October 2026 issue of Albuquerque The Magazine, and visit us at 6515 Menaul Blvd NE to see the Legacy Collection in person.
New Mexico heart. Hands-on work. A story still moving forward.