The bag in question is a Marc Jacobs-era Louis Vuitton Alma Graffiti bag. A Tippex-white and black beacon of style history, the graffiti-emblazoned version of the house’s signature ladylike Alma bag (first created in 1934) was made in collaboration with designer and artist Stephen Sprouse in 2001, and marked a major early noughties moment that subverted fashion’s penchant for logos. It’s been in the Rih archive from at least 2024, when she was last spotted with it, and remains one of the true original it-bags. Rih, as always, sensed the style’s renaissance: Just in the last few weeks, Tyla and Mariah the Scientist have been spotted with a Sprouse-stamped LV bag.
A longtime devotee to the LV bag, Rihanna is a cross-generational and style-agnostic collector. In the archive? A Crocodile Speedy bag, the Nano Speedy bag, the Alma Long Bag, the Takashi Murakami for LV Speedy 30 (circa spring 2003), a Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry Twisted Monogram bag, a Dalmatian-print Sac bag from 2003, and a Stephen Sprouse Pochette from 2001. (Andddd breathe). In true Rih fashion as an early adopter, she’s been seen adding a Labubu keychain (AKA fashion’s favorite little monster accessory) to her Speedy.
The Smurfs actor, of course, has a love for ultra-rare vintage bags that expands far beyond LV. In recent times, she’s been spotted with the iconic Chanel Twin Bag from the 1990s, handbags from across Tom Ford’s Gucci oeuvre, classic Dior Saddles, and a 1990s-era Fendi Zucca mini bag with a furry tail charm sourced from her go-to vintage dealers, Archive Vintage.
Rihanna’s summer style notes read as follows: Easy and breezy, trend agnostic, archival.