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%) |             
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|SAM Worldwide Financing BVBA                      |                                                                                                 | Belgium     
|Samsonite Japan Co., Ltd                          |                                                                                                 | Japan       
|Samsonite (Thailand) Co., Ltd.                    |                                                                                                 | Thailand    
|Samsonite Latinoamerica, S.A. de C.V.             |                                                                                                 | Mexico      
|                                                  | Samsonite Mexico, S.A. de C.V.                                                                  |             
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|                                                  | 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    
|Astrum R.E. Corp.                                 |                                                                                                 | Delaware    
|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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Ownership Interests of 50% or Less

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



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