{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-speedy-25-monogram-2000","title":"Louis Vuitton Speedy 25 — Monogram, 2000","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe size Audrey Hepburn asked for. 26 years of honey patina included.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Speedy began in 1930 as the Express, a soft travel bag for the new age of fast trains and weekend trips. In 1965 Audrey Hepburn asked Louis Vuitton for a smaller version she could carry every day. The result was the Speedy 25, and it has been the house’s most recognisable handbag ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis one was made in October 2000 in Louis Vuitton’s own workshop in San Dimas, California, which is what the “SD” in its date code stands for. The Monogram canvas is the same coated cotton LV has used for decades, built to take rain, scuffs and years of use. The vachetta leather on the handles, tabs and trim is untreated cowhide. It starts out pale and darkens with every year of handling, and on this bag it has turned an even, warm honey. That colour can’t be bought new; it only comes with time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 25 is the size that works for everyday life: phone, wallet, keys, sunglasses and a paperback fit without the bag losing its shape. It zips shut, and the brass padlock and both keys are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHonest note: the leather piping along the seams has cracks and darker spots in places. It’s normal on a Speedy this age and doesn’t affect how the bag carries, but look at the close-up photos so you know exactly what you’re getting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003eCondition: Very good\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003eCanvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003eStrong, no cracking, holds its shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003eHandles \u0026amp; tabs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003eEven honey patina, light marks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003ePiping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003eCracks and darker spots in places (see photos)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003eInterior\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003eClean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 32.3364%;\"\u003eHardware\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 67.2897%;\"\u003eBrass, light tarnish in keeping with its age\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 × 19 × 15 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosure\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZip with brass padlock\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOctober 2000 (date code SD1000)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSA (Louis Vuitton workshop, San Dimas)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComes with\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePadlock + 2 keys\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDate code SD1000 and heat stamp shown in photos. Bought from a Japanese pre-owned luxury dealer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInsured and tracked from the Netherlands\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SAIKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55771130790231,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/9124\/3863\/files\/IMG_3266.heic?v=1794150163","url":"https:\/\/www.saikacollective.com\/products\/louis-vuitton-speedy-25-monogram-2000","provider":"SAIKA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}