Which luxury fashion brand created the Le Pliage handbag in 1993?

Longchamp created the Le Pliage handbag in 1993.

The French brand developed Le Pliage as a lightweight, foldable shopping and travel bag. Its name comes from the French word “pliage,” meaning folding. The design combines a coated canvas body with leather handles and a flap secured by a snap closure.

Le Pliage became closely associated with practical everyday luxury because it could be folded into a compact shape when not in use. Its relatively simple construction and broad range of colors helped make it one of Longchamp’s best-known products.

The bag is often described as nylon, although Longchamp has used different materials and finishes across versions and collections. Le Pliage also exists in multiple sizes and special editions, so the classic model should not be confused with every later variation bearing the same name.