Louis Vuitton Alma BB

Published specification

Published size

23.5 x 17.5 x 11.5 cm

Category

bag

Materials

Monogram canvas, Epi leather

Hardware

gold

Season

permanent collection

Official style codes

not published yet

Published size references (checked against the pages listed below)

• eu.louisvuitton.com
• goodorbag.com

Values here are published references for the model. Anything we could not verify on an open page is left as “not published yet” on purpose — we do not fill gaps with guesses.

Specifications in cm and inches

Every figure below has a record behind it on this site. Where the record has no value (interior and opening measurements are rarely published), the row says so instead of carrying a guess.

The dimensions row is the figure printed in lv-bag-catalog-2024 (this site), which also carries the source line for the model record.

How this size sits in the range

The rows below are the nearest published sizes on this site to the Alma BB, measured the same way (width, height, depth). They are here so a 25 cm body can be judged against a 24 cm and a 28 cm one instead of against a number alone.

Comparisons use published outside measurements. Two bags of the same width can hold different amounts, because depth and body rigidity decide more than width does.

Dimensions in cm and inches

Three published tiers, one measurement convention: width, height, depth, outside the body.

The Alma BB is published at 23.5 x 17.5 x 11.5 cm, which is 9.3 x 6.9 x 4.5 inches. The figure that surprises buyers is the depth: 11.5 cm is deeper than most LV flaps of the same width, because an Alma is a domed body rather than a flat bag. Anything measured from a photograph will under-read that depth, since a three-quarter view hides the gusset.

The line continues upward to the PM at 32 x 25 x 16 cm and the MM at 36 x 28 x 17 cm, both published in this site catalogue guide. That is a large jump — nearly 9 cm of width between BB and PM — so the three tiers are not close substitutes for each other, and a listing that just says "Alma" needs a number before anything else can be compared.

Inch values are the published centimetres converted at 2.54 cm per inch and rounded to one decimal, the same rule the guides use. Rows with no published figure say so.

How to recognise it in a photo

Dome or shell-shaped structured body with a double zip opening, two short handles and a padlock.

Not this style when: A box-shaped body is not an Alma.

What to look for in a photo before accepting an Alma BB as the tier named in the listing.

1. Shape and closure: Dome or shell-shaped structured body with a double zip opening, two short handles and a padlock.
2. Not this model when: A box-shaped body is not an Alma.
3. Hardware: the record lists gold; the clasp or turn-lock should match that finish in the photos.
4. Materials: Monogram canvas, Epi leather on the record — grain and sheen in the photo should look consistent with those.
5. Size in frame: the model record publishes 23.5 x 17.5 x 11.5 cm, so a photograph with a phone or a tape beside the bag is the only way to check the tier.
6. Strap and hardware: ask for the strap or handle laid straight, so the drop can be read rather than estimated from a worn photograph.
7. Check the strap: the BB is the tier that is normally shown with a removable shoulder strap in addition to the two handles, and photographs usually show it clipped on.

What fits inside

Reading a 23.5 cm domed body honestly: what it takes comfortably, and what it takes with effort.

A phone, a wallet, keys, a compact and a lipstick all fit, and the 11.5 cm depth means the wallet and compact can sit side by side instead of stacking. A water bottle fitted upright is the item that stops fitting first, because the dome narrows as it rises; small foldable umbrellas and hard sunglasses cases are similar cases.

The BB is carried three ways: on the two short handles, on the removable shoulder strap, and crossbody when the strap is extended. That matters for capacity in a practical sense — a bag carried crossbody all day rarely gets loaded to its physical ceiling.

• Crossbody or hand-carried: phone, wallet, keys, a compact and a lipstick.
• A wallet and a compact sit side by side rather than stacked — the 11.5 cm depth buys that.
• A small folding umbrella or a hard sunglasses case goes in, but it will press against the dome.
• An A5 notebook does not lie flat under the zip line at this tier.

These capacity notes are read off the published outside dimensions and the tier ladder, not from a measured interior: the site has no published interior figure for this model, so treat them as a size guide rather than a packing list.

The capacity note above is read off the published outside dimensions; the site has no published interior measurement for the Alma.

How it compares with the next size up

The three Alma tiers are published on this site, plus two neighbouring LV bodies in the same width band.

Inside the line, the step from BB to PM is 8.5 cm of width, 7.5 cm of height and 4.5 cm of depth. In use that is the difference between a crossbody and a hand-carried day bag: a PM takes an A4 folder flat, which the BB cannot, and the PM stops being comfortable on a long crossbody strap for most carriers.

Outside the line, the nearest published figures are the Speedy 25 at 25 x 19 x 15 cm and the Pochette Métis at 25 x 19 x 9 cm. Against the Speedy, the Alma BB gives up 1.5 cm of width and 3.5 cm of depth but keeps its shape; against the Métis it gains 2.5 cm of depth, which is the difference between a wallet-and-compact carry and one that has to be layered.

Compared values are the published outside measurements listed in the ladder table above.

Materials, colours and hardware

The record lists the materials and hardware finishes below; rows with no published value stay blank rather than being filled in.

Leather and body

Monogram canvas, Epi leather

Hardware

gold

Season

permanent collection

What the photos show

The domed silhouette is carried by the panels meeting along the base, so photographs taken straight on should show a smooth, continuous curve without a crease line at the corners.

Current catalog photos for this style

10 album photos in this batch, each labelled with the album reference (mark_code) you can quote in a message.

Each caption is the album reference for that piece, so a photo here can be matched back to the listing it came from. Nothing on these photos has been covered or altered.

Questions buyers ask about the Louis Vuitton Alma BB

Model references that sit next to this one

These pages use the same published-specification format, so a size, a strap drop or a depth can be compared without leaving the site.

• Louis Vuitton Speedy 25 1.5 cm wider and 3.5 cm deeper, but soft-sided rather than domed.
• Louis Vuitton Pochette Métis Same width band, 2.5 cm shallower, flap closure.
• Louis Vuitton Capucines BB 3.5 cm wider and 2.5 cm shallower — the structured alternative at this size.

Sources and cross-checks

Every figure above comes from one of the records below. Each row states where the value is published on this site and the date it was last checked against that record.

External pages are read-only references for published measurements; they are not partners of this site and their figures are quoted, not endorsed. Where two records disagree, both numbers are printed above instead of one being averaged away.

Why this page is here

Album listings that match this model

14

Published references checked

2

Album photos on this page

10

The album count comes from titles in the current catalog batch that name this model (14 in the archive record, 6 in the latest recount). Photos are the record for each piece.