I’ve always been extremely fond of the Louis Vuitton SC Bag. Designed by filmmaker Sofia Coppola in collaboration with Marc Jacobs during his tenure at Vuitton, the bag is rendered in soft calfskin, generally in a solid, neutral shade, and finished with little in the way of hardware, beyond a metal padlock. It surfaced in 2012 when the brand was still in the throes of Jacobs’ exuberant, pop-art heyday and provided a relaxed, functional, extremely subtle counterpoint to all the Stephen Sprouse graffiti and Yayoi Kusama polka dots. It’s a Louis Vuitton bag for the people who have never quite granted the brand’s handbag premise.
The SC Bag never went away, but Coppola was a close friends of Jacobs’s and designed it with him, so naturally the design shifted to the back burner when he left the label. Coppola has remained involved with the brand during current creative director Nicolas Ghesequiere’s tenure, though, and now the bag has been reissued in three shades of perforated leather, which lightens and modernizes the traditional look.
I first noticed the new version of the SC on the arm of Selena Gomez, the face of the brand’s Fall 2016 campaign. This new version is the 13-inch-wide PM size, which makes it a perfect day bag that avoids bulk or heft. At $4,400, no one would call the bag affordable, but it does clock in at slightly less than its non-perforated sibling in the same size. Check out all three colors below and shop via Louis Vuitton.
Upon first glance, I thought this was Coach.
Then that just means you weren’t familiar with the SC bag. Love the original and love the revamp.
Yes! The people that makes those comments are not familiar with the bag. I own the SC. I have owned Coach and Target bags too. It does not look like a Coach or Target bag. That’s laughable. They can share a similar shape but that does not mean they are the same. The SC is a luxurious bag that combines the details from the LV Speedy and Keepal. I think some people want to downplay the bag.
That shape and silhouette mimics a doctor bag which is very familiar and done by luxury design houses all the way to Tagret. I also have a couple of Coach bags with that exact strap. I don’t need to be familiar with SC bag in order to see similarities. And, for the record, I’m familiar with the original.
We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
I must say it’s a great response to the “think they know all” ?
For me, similar shapes does not mean the same bag. It is like cars. They have the same shape, but they are made differently due to the quality of materials and difference in brand’s design (details) which makes them not the same bag. I love the SC for the luxurious leather inside and interior, elegant details to the bag, and understated look that makes it the best doctors bag or as I see it Speedy for me. Bags have similar shapes because people can only make them in so many ways. The way this bag is put together makes it a special bag in my eyes and others that love this bag. Not all bags are viewed the same. It is in the eye of the beholder.
These comments reveal how different people see bags differently. For me, similar shapes does not mean the same bag. It like cars. They have the same shape but are made differently due to the quality and difference in brand’s design which makes them not the same. I love the SC bag for it’s luxurious leather, elegant design, and understated look that makes it the best doctors bag or Speedy as I see it for me. Different strokes for different folks.
These comments only reveal how one sees different bags. Similar shape does not mean the same bag. It is like saying the LV Cluny is a Hermes Kelly. There are differences in details and quality of material just like cars in the different markets
Ha, ha funny! Many bags have similarities. It is like saying the LV Cluny is a Hermes Kelly due to similarities. Her response shows she can’t see the difference in design and quality, but only shape. Some people like to bring down a high quality bag to a lower quality one to downplay the bag to make the bag not seem special.
It’s not. I own the bag, so I do know.
These bags look like a LV bag in shape and details.
There’s nothing distinctive about this bag’s shape. It’s a doctor’s bag. There’s nothing distinctive about the details either.
The SC does not look like a Coach bag. It is a luxurious Speedy. Coach doctors bags look different in design and quality. They are not the same. I get why you want to downplay the bag.
You exposed your ignorance when you wrote that comment. Coach bags don’t look like the SC bag. You don’t notice the differences between the bags. Yes, it is a doctor bag, but the details are not Coach. You don’t know what you are talking about in your attempt to downplay the bag. I see you!
YES! And for $4400…? I thought it was $2600.
The soft leather line is a pricer line. I never heard them sold that price in the store. They are expensive! I think SCs are the prettiest doctors bag and one of the best made in this style.
Like the baby blue bag
I usually can’t do perforated bags, but the black one is kind of cool.
Love LV, but don’t care for this perforated material at all, reminds me of naughahyde from the ’50s.
It looks plastic, and the black and red contrast piping is really tacky. Nope
The bag is very luxurious if you get the chance to see it in person. I find it a cute bag, not tacky.
i was kinda thinking the same thing LOL
The black & red was my favorite. Different strokes, I guess.
It is nice to revamp the SC bags but ive never seen anyone carry this bag in NYC other than the occasional celebrity who has received it for free!
This revamp is a meh for me
The SC is an understated bag. It has a following of people that love the bag. Many LV buyers gravitate towards the canvas bags.
I have a friend who has one of these (not the perforated) and it’s a pretty gorgeous bag. Such a classic and does not look like a Coach bag in person. Definitely looks like an LV. I am not sure about the perforations at that price point. I think I would go with the classic and use it for years.
I REALLY fancy the black color with red detailing in combination with the perforated leather. It’s would look utterly fetching in a men’s bag – maybe a tote like the Cabas Voyage, Newport or Explorer. It would also look great in a clutch like the Neo Belaia. It would an edgier look than LV ever dares to experiment with in the men’s collection. Make it happen, LVMH!
Yuck. Double thumbs down to the price!
so overpriced…
Just like any LV bags 🙂
I’m not a bag person, really, but I think this bag is really beautiful. It’s classy, understated and seems to be pretty practical. I love the one with the red details. But the price… Too high!
Nope
I think it is a cute, fun, and luxurious bag.
I love the blue one, but I think it’s overpriced.
Can someone explain to me how the design details of this bag are distinct from a similar coach bag? Not being snarky – I’m not familiar with the differences and truly want to know.
very nice, well balanced practical bag. classic SC is a bit boring. perforation, embossing or contrast details will add a nice vibe. I hope LV keeps experimenting with it.