Louis Vuitton · Tier 2

Speedy

Name: Louis Vuitton Speedy 40
Brand: Louis Vuitton

By Arielle · Catalogued July 2026

The Louis Vuitton Speedy is a soft, rounded duffle-shaped handbag with a zip-top closure, rolled leather handles, and a hanging padlock, first created in the 1930s as a scaled-down city version of the Keepall travel bag. Originally called the Express, it was renamed Speedy to reflect the era's fascination with speed and modern travel. It is most recognized in Monogram and Damier coated canvas, with the compact Speedy 25 among the best-known sizes. It remains one of Louis Vuitton's most enduring and recognizable everyday bags.

Choose your Speedy

Tap to switch. The heart saves the combination you’re viewing.

Size

20 25 28 30 354050 Nano Mini HL

Material

MonogramEpi Empreinte Damier Ebene Damier Azur

Construction

BandoulièreStandard

Made in

What the house has produced this bag in, from our sourced records.

Material

MonogramdefaultDamier EbeneDamier AzurEmpreinteseasonalEpiVernisDenim

Construction

StandarddefaultBandoulière

Permanent finishes are offered year-round; seasonal ones rotate and retire. A finish being listed here doesn’t mean we have one for sale right now.

The Louis Vuitton Speedy 40 is a coated canvas (Monogram) bag.

What it's worth

DiscontinuedAll 40 colours and leathers · 222 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $473 on The RealReal, well below the typical price (median $1,230).

Prices have been trending up over the tracked window.

Discontinued: no longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

3 prices

very good

35 prices

good

2 prices

fair

2 prices

$695$1,675

Estimated from recorded resale prices (built from 217 asking + 5 sold prices · 180 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-12.

Compare where to buy →

Make it yours, or move it on

Save it to your closet, and we’ll alert you when it dips below the typical resale price.

Create account

Want:

Bag DNA

What this bag is made of. Tap any part to explore the rest of the catalog.

LBrandLouis Vuitton2 Leathercoated canvas (Monogram)

The Story

A 1930s travel bag, shrunk to Audrey Hepburn's specifications.

Origin

The Express, scaled down

The Speedy arrived in 1930 as a smaller take on the popular Keepall travel bag. In an era of faster travel by car, train and plane, it was first called the Express.

SourcesWWD l'Étoile

Culture

Audrey's 25

In 1959 Audrey Hepburn asked Louis Vuitton to miniaturize the bag into something she could carry every day. The resulting Speedy 25, just 25 centimeters wide, turned the style into an icon and is still a favorite size.

Guides for this bag

Articles on the Speedy and Louis Vuitton from our verified experts.

Photos

This bag is a rare find.

The Luxury Catalog is built by the people who carry these bags. If you own this one, add a photo and tell us what it shows. Yours could become the photo everyone sees here.

Specifications

Size40

Exterior materialcoated canvas (Monogram)

ConstructionStandard

StatusDiscontinued

Marketresale

Get it authenticated by a pro

Coming soon

We’re lining up verified authenticators to inspect bags in hand. Want first access when it launches?

About coated canvas (Monogram)

Typecoated canvas

Resale price history

+290%

$520 → $2,027 across 222 recorded sales

2026-05 – 2026-07

Estimated from recorded resale prices · not an appraisal or investment forecast. Values can go down as well as up.

Research depth

We haven’t researched the authentication details for this variant yet. Search by style to find other bags. What people look for tells us what to dig into next.