Which lightweight leather bag, under 600 g?

The lightest day bag is the Origami S hobo, 0.44 kg of registered net weight, zipped, with a removable strap and a handle. Then come the Origami mini crossbody (0.4 kg) and the Origami baby hobo (0.475 kg) in smaller formats, the BCBG mini vanity (0.47 kg), the Premier Flirt S bucket (0.5 kg), the Charlie camera bag for men (0.525 kg), the Ninon S black or camel (0.55 kg) and the Elles S bucket (0.56 kg). The weights are those registered by the Maison, bag empty, with no detail on the accessories included; we did not weigh them.

For you who carry your bag all day and count every gram: sensitive shoulder, long walks, travel. We kept a selection of leather bags, excluding small leather goods, exotic materials and canvas, published on lancel.com and in stock at the verification date, whose net weight registered by the Maison is strictly under 0.6 kg. The weight is the one on the sheet, bag empty; the Maison does not state whether the strap or the removable charms are counted.

• The registered net weight, in kilograms, read on the sheet of each variant; it can differ from one colour to another of the same model, for instance the Ninon S fig is registered at 0.6 kg and therefore does not appear here.
• The volume for that weight. A 0.44 kg bag with stated dimensions of 27 x 22 x 9 cm (Origami S hobo) is not the same proposal as a 0.4 kg mini at 23 x 11 x 10.5 cm.
• Carry. A removable strap allows further lightening; a non-removable chain does not.
• Closure. Zip, flap, drawstring: at equal weight, the zip protects the contents better.

Origami S hobo, 0.44 kg, smooth leather, 27 x 22 x 9 cm: zip and two-way zipped gusset, removable adjustable strap for crossbody carry, handle, flat pocket on the back, made in Italy. The best volume to weight ratio of the selection.

Origami mini crossbody, 0.4 kg, smooth leather, 23 x 11 x 10.5 cm: zipped compartment on the back, zipped gusset at the front, removable chain, leather handle. The lightest in absolute terms, in a mini format.

Origami zipped baby hobo, 0.475 kg, smooth leather, 22 x 15 x 5 cm: zip, removable chain worn crossbody or on the shoulder, removable leather handle, made in Italy.

BCBG mini vanity, 0.47 kg, vintage leather and studs, 19 x 22 x 7 cm: double zip, chain handle, fold-down leather handle, removable leather strap, made in Italy.

Premier Flirt S bucket, 0.5 kg, grained leather, 21.5 x 20.5 x 13.5 cm: adjustable removable leather strap, inside zipped pocket, outside pocket, removable L charm, made in Italy.

Charlie camera bag, for men, 0.525 kg, smooth and embossed leathers, 23 x 15 x 5.5 cm: zip, adjustable non-removable textile and leather strap, inside flat pocket, outside zipped pocket, made in Italy.

Ninon S black or camel, 0.55 kg, grained leather, 17.5 x 15.5 x 9.5 cm: flap, chain and leather strap, zipped pocket under the flap, made in Italy.

Elles S bucket, 0.56 kg, suede and smooth leathers, 21 x 23 x 10 cm: drawstrings, leather strap with seven positions, flat pocket on the back.

• The weights are those registered by the Maison; they are not weighed by us and do not state the accessories included. The same model can show a different weight depending on the colour: check the sheet of the chosen colour.
• Light often means small: only the Origami S hobo, the Premier Flirt S bucket and the Elles S bucket offer a day volume under 600 g.
• The smooth leather of the Origami line marks faster than the grained leather of the Ninon or the Premier Flirt.
• Other leather bags pass under the threshold without appearing in the table: the Origami mini vertical zipped bag (0.4 kg), the Angèle mini flap bag (0.45 kg), the Origami S crossbody (0.5 kg), the Jour S zipped tote (0.57 kg) and the Charlie mini bag (0.58 kg); their sheets can be consulted.

If you need a computer or an A4 format, no bag on this list declares it: see our work and computer guide, accepting 1 kg and more. If you want a flap with a handle and more volume, the Ninon M is registered at 0.7 kg. The Maison's python pieces show very low weights on the sheet, but belong to exotic materials and are not compared here.

The net weight appears on the sheet of each variant, with the dimensions stated by the Maison, the strap and the pockets. The prices in force on the site at the verification date are those shown on the page. Facts verified on 22 October 2026 on the published catalogue of lancel.com.