House by house 14 design houses
The houses behind the icons
Explore how distinct histories, craft traditions and design codes shape the handbags people recognise—and how to tell one model family from another.
Hermès3 profiles CHANEL3 profiles Louis Vuitton4 profiles Dior2 profiles Gucci2 profiles Fendi2 profiles LOEWE1 profile Prada1 profile Bottega Veneta2 profiles CELINE1 profile Goyard1 profile Saint Laurent1 profile Mulberry1 profile Balenciaga1 profile
Names are not specifications
A single model family may span decades of changes in size, leather, construction and hardware. Use the exact reference when comparing a current piece with a vintage or pre-owned example.