In an increasingly casual era, it seems almost old-fashioned to need, let alone recommend, a garment bag. A bag dedicated to protecting a suit or beautiful dress? There’s something vaguely ridiculous about it.That is until you suddenly find yourself with a single garment that demands special treatment. And that’s how, in an instant, the ridiculous somehow transforms into the necessary. In other words: wedding season.Our top pick is a sturdy garment bag that you can travel with as well as store your clothing in at home. We’ve also selected a simple garment bag just for travel and an inexpensive convertible duffel.Sometimes a garment bag needs to make a statement, almost as much as the dress or suit inside of it. For those occasions, we have two picks: a leather garment duffel and an impressively heavy and well-made leather and canvas garment bag.However, there’s a good chance you may not need a garment bag at all, so we also have some advice on how to make that decision.Everything we recommendBest for travel and storage: Briggs & Riley Classic Garment Bag. Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterMade for travel and only travel: Nomatic Garment Bag. Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterInexpensive and compact: Halfday The Garment Duffel 40L. Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterA dressy hybrid garment-duffel: Mark & Graham Carson Leather 2-in-1 Garment Bag. Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterA heavy-duty classic garment bag: Satchel & Page Garment Bag. Michael Hession/NYT WirecutterBest for travel and storage: Briggs & Riley Classic Garment Bag. Michael Hession/NYT Wirecutter