At full read, the Backup is exactly what the line has always promised: the slim backpack silhouette sized to wear as a second skin rather than a piece of luggage. Built from Monogram Empreinte - Vuitton's supple calfskin embossed with the LV monogram, the material does the quiet work the silhouette finishes off. At 9 by 6 by 4.5 inch, the silhouette reads as miniature without ever crossing into oversized. It carries the way a poem reads on the second pass: closer attention, more pleasure. The right buyer will already know what this means to a working wardrobe. From the Maison de Beaubigonne specialist desk to a collector who already understands the reference.

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