Saint Laurent Niki

Published specification

Published size

28 x 20 x 8.5 cm

Category

bag

Materials

crinkled lambskin

Hardware

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 Niki, 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 for the Niki Medium, with the two YSL lines either side of it quoted for scale.

The Niki Medium is published at 28 x 20 x 8.5 cm, which is 11 x 7.9 x 3.3 inches. The Niki sits between two Saint Laurent ideas: flatter than the LouLou, which is published at 32 x 22 x 12 cm at its Medium tier, and much roomier than the Envelope at 24 x 18 x 6 cm. The 28 cm width is the figure that makes it a shoulder bag rather than a crossbody — it reads as a full-size bag on most frames.

The leather is crushed rather than smooth, so the published figures describe the body at rest. A Niki loaded for a working day spreads by a centimetre or so at the base, which is normal for a soft body and is exactly why photograph-based sizing is unreliable for 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

Crinkled, lived-in leather with large diamond quilting, a leather-interwoven chain and a metal YSL on the front.

Not this style when: A crisp body with an all-metal chain is not a Niki.

The Niki is identified by its surface and its strap rather than by hard hardware.

1. Shape and closure: Crinkled, lived-in leather with large diamond quilting, a leather-interwoven chain and a metal YSL on the front.
2. Not this model when: A crisp body with an all-metal chain is not a Niki.
3. Hardware: the record lists silver; the clasp or turn-lock should match that finish in the photos.
4. Materials: crinkled lambskin on the record — grain and sheen in the photo should look consistent with those.
5. Size in frame: the model record publishes 28 x 20 x 8.5 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. Look at the strap: the chain runs through leather rather than bare, and the leather itself should show the crushed, irregular grain the Niki is published with.

What fits inside

A full personal-items load at 28 x 20 x 8.5 cm, and where the soft body starts to sag.

A full wallet, a phone, keys, sunglasses in a soft pouch and a compact fit together with the bag still sitting flat against the body. A slim tablet fits in the 28 cm width, and a folded scarf or light jumper is realistic in the 8.5 cm gusset if the hard items stay minimal.

What it will not do cleanly is documents. An A4 folder has to bend, and a laptop stands above the rim, so the Niki is a day bag for personal items rather than a work bag — the OnTheGo or a tote is the answer for a folder.

• Phone, wallet, keys, sunglasses and a pouch in a slouchy body.
• A full wallet, a phone, keys, sunglasses and a compact fit without the bag being full.
• A slim tablet fits at the 28 cm width; a hard case alongside it begins to pull the base.
• An A4 folder or a laptop does not belong in this body — a tote is the correct answer.

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.

No interior figure is published for the Niki, so these notes are read from the 28 x 20 x 8.5 cm outside dimensions.

How it compares with the next size up

Three published Saint Laurent sizes sit within 4 cm of the Niki Medium in width.

Against the Envelope Medium at 24 x 18 x 6 cm, the Niki Medium is 4 cm wider, 2 cm taller and 2.5 cm deeper — enough to move from cards-and-phone to a full wallet and a compact. Against the LouLou Small at 25 x 17 x 9 cm, the Niki is 3 cm wider and half a centimetre shallower, so the two carry similar loads in different bodies, padded against crushed.

One tier up within the wider Saint Laurent range is the LouLou Classic Medium at 32 x 22 x 12 cm, which adds 4 cm of width and 3.5 cm of depth. That is the step where a slim laptop starts to be arguable. Below the Niki, the Jamie Small at 25 x 15 x 7.5 cm is the compact tier of the same flat-quilted family.

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

Materials, colours and hardware

Materials, hardware and season come from the model record; empty rows stay empty.

Leather and body

crinkled lambskin

Hardware

silver

Season

permanent collection

What the photos show

The crushed leather grain is the identifying feature in photographs, and the quilted Y-chevron stitching should follow the curve of the flap rather than run straight.

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 Saint Laurent Niki

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.

• Saint Laurent Envelope 4 cm narrower and 2.5 cm shallower — the flat flap of the same house.
• Saint Laurent LouLou 3 cm narrower and half a centimetre deeper, padded body.
• Saint Laurent Jamie The compact quilted tier below it at 25 x 15 x 7.5 cm.

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

24

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 (19 in the archive record, 24 in the latest recount). Photos are the record for each piece.