Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF SAMSONITE CORPORATION (Delaware)  (Ownership Interest of 100% Unless Otherwise Indicated)

|C.V. Holdings, Inc.                            |                                                                                                 | Colorado                      
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|                                               | SC International Holdings C.V. (95% limited partnership, with Samsonite Corporation holding 5%) |                               
|                                               |                                                                                                 | SC Denmark ApS                
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|Samsonite Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V.          |                                                                                                 | Mexico                        
|                                               | Samsonite Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                                                                  |                               
|                                               |                                                                                                 | Samsonite Peru, S.A.C.        
|                                               | Samsonite Colombia Limitada                                                                     |                               
|Samsonite Comercio E Participacoes Ltda.       |                                                                                                 | Brazil                        
|                                               | Samsonite Industrial E Comercial Ltda.                                                          |                               
|Samsonite Canada Inc.                          |                                                                                                 | Canada                        
|Samson, S.A. de C.V.                           |                                                                                                 | Mexico                        
|Samsonite Mercosur Limited (51% joint venture) |                                                                                                 | Bahamas                       
|                                               | Samsonite Brasil Ltda.                                                                          |                               
|                                               | Samsonite Argentina S.A.                                                                        |                               
|                                               |                                                                                                 | Arife S.A. (70% joint venture)
|                                               | Lonberg Express S.A.                                                                            |                               
|Samsonite Company Stores, Inc.                 |                                                                                                 | Indiana                       
|Samsonite Pacific Ltd.                         |                                                                                                 | Colorado                      
|Direct Marketing Ventures, Inc.                |                                                                                                 | Colorado                      
|Samsonite Holdings Inc.                        |                                                                                                 | Delaware                      
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|Astrum R.E. Corp.                                 |                     | Delaware    
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|The Samsonite Foundation, Inc. (Non-profit corp.) |                     | Rhode Island
|McGregor II, LLC                                  |                     | Delaware    
|                                                  | Hortex Incorporated |             
|Jody Apparel II, LLC                              |                     | Delaware    
|WMI II, LLC                                       |                     | Delaware    

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Samsonite
S.p.A. participates in a joint venture in which it holds 30% of the shares of:



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