Louis Vuitton · Tier 2

Neverfull

Name: Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM
Brand: Louis Vuitton

Catalogued July 2026

The Neverfull is Louis Vuitton's signature unstructured shopper tote, introduced in 2007. It features side laces/drawstrings that cinch to adjust width, a roomy open top with an interior hook closure, and is offered in three sizes (PM, MM, GM) and the house's coated-canvas lines (Monogram, Damier Ebene, Damier Azur) as well as leather and seasonal versions. A 2013 update ('New Model'/NM) introduced a detachable zipped pochette and expanded interior lining colors.

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Size

BB PMMMGM Unknown

Colour

BlackWhite Brown Pink Multicolor Unknown

Material

Monogram Damier EbeneEmpreinteDamier Azur Epi Unknown

Hardware

gold-tone / brassgoldsilver Unknown

Strap

dual flat top handles (shoulder tote)8.5Unknown

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Made in

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

Material

Monogramdefault, Damier Ebene, Damier Azur, Empreinte

Seasonal: Vernis

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 black shades we’ve recorded (9)

Rose62Beige39Red15Orange8Turquoise7Bordeaux6Tan5Metallic2Black, Pattern Prints1

Shades recorded from resale listings, in the sellers’ own words. Chanel doesn’t publish official seasonal colour names, so treat these as descriptions, not house names.

The Louis Vuitton Neverfull MM in Black is a Empreinte tote bag.

What it's worth

Louis Vuitton · Neverfull · MM · Black

This exact variant · 1000 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $450 on Rebag, well below the typical price (median $2,350).

No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

62 prices

very good

46 prices

good

4 prices

$518$3,295

Estimated from recorded resale prices (888 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-08-26.

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Where it stands

#112

of 535 styles in the LC Index

✦One number for where a bag stands in the whole market.
⚖Blended from price, trade volume, and scarcity.
◷Recomputed monthly from recorded market prices.

Our index, not a verdict. How we rank

The three measures behind #112

By priceof 535 styles

#232Sunshine Shopper · Fendi
#233Neverfull · Louis Vuitton
#234Easy Pouch On Strap · Louis Vuitton

By trade volumeof 535 styles

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Bag DNA

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LHouseLouis Vuittonest. 1854 · France LeatherEmpreinte Hardwaregold Shapetote ColourBlack

The Story

Built in 2007 to beat Goyard's tote, it became Louis Vuitton's best seller and turns fully inside out.

Origin

The answer to Goyard

Louis Vuitton introduced the Neverfull in 2007 to compete with Goyard's popular Saint-Louis tote. The house wanted one bag that could do everything, and it went on to outsell its rival and become LV's best-selling tote.

SourcesSotheby's Rebag

Design

A tote you can flip inside out

The design drew on Louis Vuitton's 19th-century Navy and Laundry bags. Thanks to its seam construction, the Neverfull can be turned completely inside out for a different look.

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Specifications

SizeMM

Exterior materialEmpreinte

ColorwayBlack

Hardware colorgold

Silhouettetote

Closureopen top with side drawstring cinch and interior hook clasp

StatusDiscontinued

Marketresale

About Empreinte

Typeleather

Resale price history

-1%

$2,450 → $2,417 across 1000 recorded sales

2026-06 – 2026-08

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

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Where to sell

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Care for it

Empreinte: Grained leather is forgiving, but it still likes a gentle clean and the odd condition.

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The case for

It swallows a work laptop, a lunch and a gym kit and still weighs close to nothing empty. Owners reach for it on flights, on school runs and on errand days for exactly that reason.
4 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
The coated canvas takes real abuse. Owners six and ten years in still have theirs in weekly rotation, and the wear they report is scuffed corners rather than anything structural.
3 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
Two details owners rate more than they expected: The side laces change the silhouette in seconds, and the clip-in zip pouch works as a small bag on its own.
4 sources · r/Louisvuitton: why does the Neverfull have so many haters

The gripes

The straps are thin, flat and unpadded. Add a laptop and owners describe them cutting into the shoulder, which is the most repeated complaint about this bag by a wide margin.
6 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
The weak points are specific. Corners scuff, Damier Ebene strap leather is the one owners flag for cracking and peeling, and monogram vachetta darkens and water-spots if it is left untreated.
3 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
One flat pocket and nothing else. Owners call it a bottomless pit and most end up buying an insert to make it usable, so budget the organizer as part of the purchase.
3 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
Saturation is the live anxiety here, not craftsmanship. Owners describe airports where it feels like one in five women has one, and being quietly assumed to be carrying a fake.
5 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull
Value is the sorest subject. Owners compare what they paid years ago with current retail, work out that the increases outran inflation, and say they would not buy it new again at today's number.
4 sources · r/handbags: talk me in or out of buying the Neverfull

We write these in our own words from reviews published elsewhere, then let owners here vote them up or down. Read as of July 2026. Reputation shifts, so if one of these has stopped being true, mark it out of date.