Happy birthday to the It bag! Balenciaga’s Le City turns 25 this week, and it’s celebrating in style. Nicolas Ghesquière designed it back in 2001, based on a motorcycle jacket, and it only went into production after Kate Moss fell for the prototype. From there it was on the arm of every early-noughties It-girl, from Paris Hilton to the Olsens to Nicole Richie.

To mark the anniversary, Le City House opens at Balenciaga’s Paris flagship on Avenue George V, running November 10 to 19 before heading to New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. Expect archive bags, paparazzi shots, collectors’ closets opened up and a limited-edition collection with Damien Hirst. Balenciaga devotees can also book in for re-lacing, mirror etching and hand-painted monogramming, or take a quiz straight out of a 2004 glossy to find the perfect City.

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