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FILE GROUP BF-BA · 7 MODEL FILES

BALENCIAGA HANDBAGS, 2001 ONWARD

The motorcycle line, from the runway prototype management tried to kill to the 2024 revival: the First, the City that defined a decade, the family it spawned, Demna's Le Cagole ode, and Le City back in Kate Moss's hands. Anchored on the season-letter system that dates every bag from Fall 2003 onward.

The model files

MODELINTRODUCEDMATERIALSCLOSURE
Balenciaga FirstICONc. 2001Distressed lambskin and goatskin (chevre), thin and intentionally broken-inZip top
Balenciaga CityICONc. 2002Distressed lambskin and goatskin, dozens of seasonal colorsZip top
Balenciaga Twiggyc. 2004Distressed lambskin and goatskinZip top
Balenciaga Workc. 2004Distressed lambskin and goatskinZip top
Balenciaga Townc. 2010Distressed lambskin and goatskinZip top
Balenciaga Le Cagole2021Arena lambskin, plus denim and seasonal materialsZip top
Balenciaga Le CityICON2024Calfskin and lambskin, less distressed than the originalsZip top

"c." marks an introduction documented only approximately — the file records the evidence, not a guess.

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Every Balenciaga from Fall 2003 carries a letter that dates it to a half-year. Run the season letter decoder before you study a listing — the era verdict tells you what every other detail must agree with.

The listing expires. The file does not.