Louis Vuitton Zippy Wallet — Damier Ebène, 2016
The wallet everyone has seen. Full set, box included.
Damier is older than the Monogram. In 1888, Georges Vuitton designed the checkerboard canvas to make his father’s trunks harder to copy. It’s still printed the same way: two shades of brown, laid out like a chessboard, with “Marque L. Vuitton déposée” hidden in one of the squares.
The Zippy puts that canvas on Louis Vuitton’s best-selling long wallet. A zip runs around three sides, so nothing falls out. Inside are 12 card slots, compartments for notes and receipts, and a zipped coin pocket down the middle, all in brown cross-grain leather that doesn’t show scratches. Ebène is the darkest Damier colourway and the one that hides wear best, which is why it’s the one people carry for years.
This one was made in France in September 2016. It comes as a full set with its orange LV box and dust bag, which makes it ready to give as a gift.
| Condition: Excellent | |
|---|---|
| Canvas | Clean, corners intact |
| Interior | Clean cross-grain leather, card slots not stretched |
| Zip | Runs smoothly |
| Hardware | Gold-tone, light marks on the zip pull |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Size | approx. 19.5 × 10.5 × 2.5 cm |
| Inside | 12 card slots, note compartments, zipped coin pocket |
| Year | September 2016 (date code MI3176) |
| Made in | France |
| Comes with | Box, dust bag |
| Authenticity | Date code shown in photos. Bought from a Japanese pre-owned luxury dealer |
| Shipping | Insured and tracked from the Netherlands |