When the Speedy handbag was introduced by Louis Vuitton in 1930, it was designed to meet the demands of a new age of accelerating travel.
Thus, it was called the Express, quickly earning the name Speedy when its shape had been further streamlined.
For this time of year, "Neo-Speedy" comes in waxed calf leather, in gray or taupe, with a single top handle and a neat flap held in place by the gold S-lock, a hint of suggestion to Louis Vuitton trunks, which, for the first time, is in part covered in leather.
At its most lavish form, it comes in alligator skin with a hand-worked vintage finish in the collection's subdued color palette of off-white, taupe, khaki, or anise.
The "Neo-Speedy", made mainly from alligator skin, belongs to the season's capsule collection of Extraordinaire bags, each a product of out of the ordinary craftsmanship utilizing the finest and rarest of materials.
Other Extraordinaire bags consist of a dainty handbag in duchesse satin overlaid with guipure lace, woven from LV initials and monogram flowers, and trimmed with a flap and handle that is made out of alligator skin.
A still more extravagant variation from the collection recreates Louis Vuitton's historic Damier motif - the body of the bag in glittering sequins and a flap made out of alligator skin, with each scale painted by hand to reproduce the overly familiar checkerboard pattern.
The Damier happens again in what is the season's most huggable rendition-a mélange of fluffy fox fur, in black and gray or beige and brown combinations.
Other key themes tap the monogram.
The emblematic pattern featured in burgundy or gray coated jacquard on two flap bags, one with a removable shoulder strap, the other stretched from East to West, and both with tonal patent leather trim.
A metallic monogram jacquard theme in silvery gray draws attention to a handbag and a clutch with flaps made out of ostrich skin, handles made out of mink fur and trimming made out of alligator skin.
When the archetypal Monogram Speedy puts in an appearance, its iconic canvas is flocked and sequined, mirroring the richly worked spirit of the collection.
A much more simple yet no less distinctive alternative is a doctor's bag in grained calf leather, in black, powder pink or blue gray, with two handles, a frame and the distinctive LV initials stitched in one corner of the bag.
Thus, it was called the Express, quickly earning the name Speedy when its shape had been further streamlined.
For this time of year, "Neo-Speedy" comes in waxed calf leather, in gray or taupe, with a single top handle and a neat flap held in place by the gold S-lock, a hint of suggestion to Louis Vuitton trunks, which, for the first time, is in part covered in leather.
At its most lavish form, it comes in alligator skin with a hand-worked vintage finish in the collection's subdued color palette of off-white, taupe, khaki, or anise.
The "Neo-Speedy", made mainly from alligator skin, belongs to the season's capsule collection of Extraordinaire bags, each a product of out of the ordinary craftsmanship utilizing the finest and rarest of materials.
Other Extraordinaire bags consist of a dainty handbag in duchesse satin overlaid with guipure lace, woven from LV initials and monogram flowers, and trimmed with a flap and handle that is made out of alligator skin.
A still more extravagant variation from the collection recreates Louis Vuitton's historic Damier motif - the body of the bag in glittering sequins and a flap made out of alligator skin, with each scale painted by hand to reproduce the overly familiar checkerboard pattern.
The Damier happens again in what is the season's most huggable rendition-a mélange of fluffy fox fur, in black and gray or beige and brown combinations.
Other key themes tap the monogram.
The emblematic pattern featured in burgundy or gray coated jacquard on two flap bags, one with a removable shoulder strap, the other stretched from East to West, and both with tonal patent leather trim.
A metallic monogram jacquard theme in silvery gray draws attention to a handbag and a clutch with flaps made out of ostrich skin, handles made out of mink fur and trimming made out of alligator skin.
When the archetypal Monogram Speedy puts in an appearance, its iconic canvas is flocked and sequined, mirroring the richly worked spirit of the collection.
A much more simple yet no less distinctive alternative is a doctor's bag in grained calf leather, in black, powder pink or blue gray, with two handles, a frame and the distinctive LV initials stitched in one corner of the bag.
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