Petite Malle — Monogram

Prices

Retail: ≈ CA$7,500 boutique

Resale: CA$3,500 – 5,000

Prices as of November 2026

Story

The Petite Malle is the house's founding product — the flat trunk — rebuilt as a clutch-sized minaudière: S-lock, metal corners, rivets, and the quilted malletage lining copied from the inside of 19th-century trunk lids. It carries a phone and almost nothing else, and remains one of Ghesquière's defining LV pieces.

Specifications

Authentication checklist

1. Trunk hardware is real metal with weight — corners, rivets, and the S-lock should all feel cast and finished, not plated plastic
2. Interior lining is the quilted malletage pattern, padded and stitched in diamonds

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Care notes

Coated or woven canvas wipes clean with a soft damp cloth, but the leather trim is the vulnerable part: keep trim away from prolonged moisture, and never use solvents or alcohol wipes on either surface. Store the bag stuffed with acid-free paper, upright in its dust bag (not its box — leather needs airflow), away from direct sun and heat. Rest chains and hardware against a soft cloth so metal never presses into light leather for a season. Carry it in rotation rather than entombing it: leather that is aired, carried occasionally, and re-stuffed ages far better than leather stored untouched for years.