Louis Vuitton Capucines BB

Published specification

Published size

27 x 17.3 x 9 cm

Category

bag

Materials

Taurillon leather

Hardware

gold, silver

Season

permanent collection

Official style codes

not published yet

Published size references (checked against the pages listed below)

• www.bragmybag.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 come from the model record, which cites the published pages listed under Published specification.

How this size sits in the range

The rows below are the nearest published sizes on this site to the Capucines 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

One published figure, one measurement convention: width across the base, then height without the handle, then depth front to back.

The Capucines BB is published at 27 x 17.3 x 9 cm, which is 10.6 x 6.8 x 3.5 inches. The BB is not the smallest tier of the line — the Capucines Mini sits below it — so a listing that says "small Capucines" is not automatically a BB. What makes the BB recognisable in a size question is the 27 cm width: it is wide enough to read as a structured day bag and shallow enough at 9 cm to stay flat against the body when it is carried on the arm.

Because there is no second published measurement set for this tier, the 27 x 17.3 x 9 cm figure is the only one used here. Where a listing quotes a different width for a BB, the gap is usually the measurement point rather than the tier: a tape run across the flap is longer than one run across the base seam, and the flap overhangs on this model.

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

Structured trapezoid with a single thick top handle; the front flap folds in or out and carries the LV initial emblem in the centre.

Not this style when: A GG or CC closure is not a Capucines.

The checks below are the ones that separate a Capucines BB from the line around it in a photograph.

1. Shape and closure: Structured trapezoid with a single thick top handle.
2. Shape and closure: the front flap folds in or out and carries the LV initial emblem in the centre.
3. Not this model when: A GG or CC closure is not a Capucines.
4. Hardware: the record lists gold and silver; the clasp or turn-lock should match that finish in the photos.
5. Materials: Taurillon leather on the record — grain and sheen in the photo should look consistent with those.
6. Size in frame: the model record publishes 27 x 17.3 x 9 cm, so a photograph with a phone or a tape beside the bag is the only way to check the tier.
7. Strap and hardware: ask for the strap or handle laid straight, so the drop can be read rather than estimated from a worn photograph.
8. Measure the flap: on this model the flap is deep enough that a tape across it reads longer than the 27 cm base width, so ask for the tape across the base seam if the width matters.

What fits inside

What a 27 cm structured body carries in practice, read off the published dimensions and the tier ladder.

A 9 cm gusset is the binding constraint on the BB. A phone, a cardholder, keys, a lipstick and a compact mirror sit comfortably; a long wallet and a compact together start to stack, and a water bottle or a slim tablet does not belong in it. The 17.3 cm height keeps documents out — an A5 notebook stands proud of the rim, which is why this tier reads as an everyday city bag rather than a working one.

Weight matters more here than on a soft bag. A structured body carried on one rolled handle does not redistribute load, so the useful ceiling is what a hand can hold comfortably for an hour, not what the inside will physically accept.

• A structured daily bag: phone, wallet, keys, sunglasses and a compact, kept to 9 cm of depth.
• A phone, a cardholder, keys and a lipstick are the everyday load; a compact mirror fits if the wallet stays flat.
• A long wallet plus a compact will stack rather than sit side by side — the 9 cm depth is the reason.
• An A5 notebook does not close under the flap, so this tier is not a document bag.

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.

Capacity here is read off the published outside dimensions, because no interior measurement is published for this model.

How it compares with the next size up

The nearest published sizes on this site are two other Louis Vuitton bodies and the larger tiers of the same line.

Measured against the Alma BB at 23.5 x 17.5 x 11.5 cm, the Capucines BB is 3.5 cm wider and 2.5 cm shallower, at almost the same height. That combination is the whole difference in use: the Alma takes a thicker wallet and a compact more easily, while the Capucines sits flatter and reads as the dressier of the two. Measured against the Pochette Métis at 25 x 19 x 9 cm, the two share the same 9 cm depth and differ by 2 cm of width and 1.7 cm of height in opposite directions.

Going the other way, the OnTheGo MM at 35 x 27 x 15 cm is 8 cm wider, nearly 10 cm taller and 6 cm deeper. That is the jump from a hand-carried structured bag to a tote that swallows a 13-inch laptop, and it is the size decision buyers most often get wrong when they compare photographs rather than centimetres.

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

Materials, colours and hardware

Materials, hardware and season come straight from the model record; anything the record does not list is left blank rather than guessed.

Leather and body

Taurillon leather

Hardware

gold, silver

Season

permanent collection

What the photos show

In photographs the calfskin should show a fine, even grain with a slight sheen, and the metal should match the two finishes the record lists rather than a third colour.

Current catalog photos for this style

12 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 Capucines 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 Alma BB 3.5 cm narrower and 2.5 cm deeper — the nearest LV crossbody in this size band.
• Louis Vuitton Pochette Métis Same 9 cm depth, 2 cm narrower, with a flap instead of a rolled handle.
• Louis Vuitton OnTheGo MM The tote end of the LV ladder: 8 cm wider, 6 cm deeper, laptop-capable.

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

29

Published references checked

1

Album photos on this page

12

The album count comes from titles in the current catalog batch that name this model (29 in the archive record, 29 in the latest recount). Photos are the record for each piece.