Balenciaga · Tier 3
City
Catalogued June 2026
The Classic City, Balenciaga's motorcycle bag, is the slouchy lightweight shoulder bag that defined mid-2000s It-bag culture. Designed under Nicolas Ghesquière, it grew out of his earlier First and Lariat prototypes and is recognizable by its buttery distressed lambskin, front zip pocket, whipstitched handles, and buckle-and-stud hardware with a mirror and leather tassels on the zip pulls. It carries with both handles or a detachable shoulder strap. The motorcycle line launched in the early 2000s, with the City version dated variously between 2001 and 2003.
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Material
Lambskindefault, Goatskin / Chevre
Seasonal: Grained Calf
Hardware
Silverdefault, Gold
Seasonal: Rose Gold, Giant
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The Balenciaga City Medium is a Suede bag.
What it's worth
Balenciaga · City · Medium
Best listed right now: $1,393 on The Luxury Closet, well below the typical price (median $2,453).
No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.
By condition · compared like-for-like
Estimated from recorded resale prices (built from 56 asking + 4 sold prices · 47 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-08-12.
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of 521 styles in the LC Index
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By priceof 521 styles
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About Suede
Resale price history
-2%
$1,425 → $1,395 across 60 recorded sales
2026-04 – 2026-08
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Care for it
Suede: Suede lives and dies by the nap. A brush revives it; oils and conditioners ruin it.
Suede & nubuck brush
A brush and eraser set that lifts scuffs and revives the nap on suede and nubuck.
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An invisible barrier that helps the bag shrug off water and light stains.
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A felt liner with pockets that organizes the inside and lifts out to swap bags in seconds.
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