Gucci · Tier 3

Ophidia

Name: Gucci Ophidia Small
Brand: Gucci

Catalogued June 2026

The Gucci Ophidia is a line introduced by Alessandro Michele for the Cruise 2018 collection, drawing on the house's 1970s archive. It is defined by the green-red-green Web stripe running across a soft, often domed body in GG Supreme canvas, paired with an antiqued round Double G logo. The line spans shoulder bags, camera bags, totes, and backpacks, all carrying a retro travel-luggage feel. It became one of Michele's signature everyday Gucci families.

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Colour

Black White Beige Brown Red Blue MulticolorUnknown

Material

Calfskin Coated Canvas,GG Supreme SuedeUnknown

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Material

GG Supreme Canvasdefault, Leather

Seasonal: Suede, Exotic / Print

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What it's worth

Gucci · Ophidia · Small

All Small colours and leathers · 392 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $221 on The RealReal, well below the typical price (median $1,186).

Demand is light and prices are soft, so there's little pressure to move fast.

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

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

73 prices

very good

53 prices

good

1 price

$845$1,905

Estimated from recorded resale prices (265 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-26.

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Where it stands

#304

of 512 styles in the LC Index

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◷Recomputed monthly from recorded market prices.

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The three measures behind #304

By priceof 512 styles

#302VSling · Valentino
#303Ophidia · Gucci
#304Miss Dior · Dior

By trade volumeof 512 styles

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Specifications

SizeSmall

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Hardware colorgold

StatusDiscontinued

Resale price history

-21%

$1,495 → $1,186 across 392 recorded sales

2026-06 – 2026-07

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

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Care for it

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

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A mild cleaner that lifts everyday grime before it sets into the grain.

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Leather conditioner

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The case for

GG Supreme is coated canvas, not leather, and for a lot of owners that is the appeal. It wipes clean, handles rain, and a five-year owner reports no real wear to the canvas itself.
3 sources · r/handbags: is the Ophidia shoulder bag worth it? (coating fault out of the box)
It reads vintage Gucci rather than new Gucci. The web stripe and the small oval logo carry it, and owners say it makes jeans and a shirt look considered without shouting a label.
2 sources · r/handbags: thoughts on Gucci Ophidia?
Three ways to carry it. Shoulder on the chain, crossbody on the adjustable web strap, or tuck the chain inside and it works as a clutch.
3 sources · YouTube owner review, french manila, small shoulder bag after five years
It is light for the size. Owners who say they cannot carry a heavy bag single this one out, loaded and worn crossbody all day without their shoulder complaining.
2 sources · YouTube owner review, Real Boring Housewife, small GG Supreme tote

The gripes

Corners are the weak point. Owners report the coating lifting at an edge after two or three wears, and the dome shape gets singled out because its folded corners take the friction.
2 sources · PurseForum: anyone have Gucci Ophidia quality issues?
The coating fails by chemistry as well as by knocks. A repair house that restores these says heat and humidity break the polymer down, and that sunscreen and hand sanitiser dissolve it on contact.
2 sources · PurseForum: anyone have Gucci Ophidia quality issues?
The QC lottery is real on this line. One buyer went through four pieces for glued lining, crooked panels and unstitched web, and others rejected a lopsided logo or a lumpy patch in the coating on arrival.
2 sources · PurseForum: anyone have Gucci Ophidia quality issues?
The leather trim gives out before the canvas does. Owners report the brown trim rubbing off a tote's bottom corners within a few months, and discolouring on the trim over longer ownership.
2 sources · PurseForum: I want an Ophidia, help me choose (dome versus camera)
The chain has no leather pad. On the shoulder it starts to dig in over a long day, so owners treat it as a going-out strap and use the web strap for anything that involves walking.
2 sources · YouTube owner review, french manila, small shoulder bag after five years
The ceiling is daytime. Even fans call it a casual bag, and one long-time owner says neither the dome nor the camera shape really goes day to night.
2 sources · PurseForum: I want an Ophidia, help me choose (dome versus camera)

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.