THE HANDBAG ADDICTS GUIDE

Ever wondered what SA means on handbag forums? Unsure of what BNIB means?  Check out our handy guide to handbag jargon and abbreviations! 

Handbag Jargon 101

SA: Sales Associate

LE: Limited Edition

SLG: Small Leather Goods, usually wallets, card or key holders

Unicorn: This refers to a 'hard to find  limited edition bag' such as an elusive Chanel mini flap or Birkin bag.

HTF: Hard To Find

Full Set: A term that refers to a bag that comes with everything it came with when purchased new in store (box, dust bag, receipt, tags, booklets, ribbons).

BN: Brand New

NWT: New with tags

B/NIB: Brand New in Box

B/NWT: Brand New With Tags

NWOT: New Without Tags

ISO: In search of

NFS: Not for Sale

OBO: Or best offer

SHW: Silver Hardware

GHW: Gold Hardware

RHW: Ruthenium Hardware

WOC: Wallet on Chain

ML: Referring to a size Medium/Large

BOTD: Bag of the day

OOTD: Outfit of the day

WIMB: What’s in my bag

Louis Vuitton Terms & Abbreviations

BB: Baby Bandouliere (mini size)

PM: Petit (small size)

MM: Moyen  (medium size)

GM: Grande(the biggest size)

NM: New/Nouveau Model

DE: Damier Ebene Canvas

DA: Damier Azur Canvas

Vachetta:  Natural, vegetable-tanned vachetta cowhide leather: usually on Monogram Canvas bags. The leather starts out with a white tone and gradually darkens over time, leaving a rich caramel or honey colour. 

Patina: When vachetta leather ages, it develops a "tan,"  which is referred to as a patina or sometimes you will hear people say it has "honeyed nicely"

Clochette:  French for "little bell".  A bell-shaped leather holder on a leather strap which holds a padlock key at the end.

Chanel Terms & Abbreviations

WOC: Wallet On Chain

GST: Grand Shopping Tote

PST: Petite Shopping Tote