{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-les-extraordinaires-city-steamer-moka-embossed","title":"Louis Vuitton Les Extraordinaires City Steamer, Moka Embossed Monogram Calfskin with Black Alligator, 2006","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eNot the later City Steamer of the modern line but its rare forebear: a 2006 Les Extraordinaires bag in which deep moka calfskin, embossed with the Monogram, gathers into sculptural folds beneath a rigid frame and rolled handles of glossy black alligator. It originally retailed at around $14,000, the top of that collection, and this example is rank A.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the Marc Jacobs years Louis Vuitton repeatedly pulled the Monogram away from brown coated canvas, into denim, patent leather, metallic finishes, embroidery, fur and multicolor printing. The Les Extraordinaires \/ Embossed Leather pieces of the mid-2000s pushed it into exceptionally luxurious materials and unusual construction, and period references place the brown City Steamer with crocodilian trim at the very top of the 2006 embossed-leather offerings, alongside the Alizee, Polly and Stephen. Its extravagance comes entirely from material and construction: no cartoons, no pop graphics, no neon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lower body is supple moka calfskin with the LV initials and flowers pressed into the leather rather than printed, so the Monogram behaves like texture, sharp in one fold and lost in the next. Above it, the upper panels, rolled handles and trim are glossy black alligator, identified in archival references for surviving examples as Alligator mississippiensis. Soft matte calfskin against structured, reflective exotic leather gives the bag an almost couture tension between softness and control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep pleating gathers the lower body into volume at the sides and a narrower center, so its width and depth change with how it rests; that variability is the architecture, not an error. The rigid circular handles lend a valise-like posture, a horizontal strap arrangement with gold-tone hardware crosses the front, and a classic brass padlock hangs at the center, an almost equestrian composition of belts, buckles, leather and brass. The interior is restrained, with one internal pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Louis Vuitton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel:\u003c\/strong\u003e City Steamer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLine:\u003c\/strong\u003e Les Extraordinaires \/ Embossed Leather, Marc Jacobs era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2006–2007\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Made in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embossed Monogram calfskin; black alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) upper panels, handles and trim; dark textile \/ microfiber-type lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moka brown \/ black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 26 cm (10.2 in) · Width 29–40 cm (11.4–15.7 in) · Depth 12–25 cm (4.7–9.8 in), varying with the pleated body · Handle approx. 36 cm; a documented European example measured approx. 36 × 29.5 × 12.5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 1,330 g (2.93 lb)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardware:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gold-tone brass; central padlock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Zip and strap with lock system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal retail:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. US$14,000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-grade\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJaponista grade A\u003c\/strong\u003e · Excellent, with minimal signs of handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRank A: a strong overall presentation, with the principal leather panels, embossed Monogram, handles, exotic trim and central hardware visually intact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe moka body keeps excellent depth in the embossing, and the black alligator retains its high-contrast scale pattern and structured appearance.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a mid-2000s collector bag, minor handling traces and hardware wear may be present; please review the photographs for the exotic leather, folds, corners and hardware. Natural scale variation is part of the material, not damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAttribution rests on the embossed moka Monogram calfskin, black alligator upper panels, rolled handles, sculptural lower pleating, brass hardware, central lock system and period construction; the exotic trim is integral, and originality is preferred over refinishing. Every piece is examined and documented in Japan before dispatch and is offered with the Japonista authenticity guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. 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