CC could refer to the email platform Contact Contact but if your a luxury buyer or seller, you know it stands for Coco Chanel. Same for CW which is a television station but for us, it means Colorway.
We’ve compiled a list of the most often used abbreviations for luxury terms so keep reading below to learn what they mean.
A/W: Autumn/Winter Release
B: Bumping your post to gain attention
BN: Brand New
BNWT: Brand New With tags
BIN: Buy It Now
BNIB: Brand New In Box
BOTD: Bag Of The Day
BST: Buy, Sell, Trade
FB: Facebook
F: Follow but can also be used to say an item is fake
F&F: Friends and Family. Paying via Paypal without having the protection of a credit card, also no fees.
FULL SET: This refers to everything that comes with the item, like box, dust bag, receipt, tags, booklets, ribbons and anything else that was included in the original purchase.
FW: Fall/Winter Release
GHW: Gold Hardware
H/O: Highest Offer
HG: Holy Grail. The one item you would do almost anything for!
HMU: Hit Me Up
HTF: Hard To Find
IRL: In Real Life
ISO: In Search Of
IVDSO: In Very Desperate Search Of
L: Lose but can also be for Legit
LF: Looking For
LC: Legit Check
LE: Limited Edition
ML: Referring to a size Medium/Large
MV: Market Value
NFS: Not For Sale
NIB: New In Box
NWT: New With Tags
NWOT: New Without Tags
OBO: Or Best Offer
ONO: Or Near Offer, closest to the sellers Buy It Now price
OOAK: One of a Kind
OOTD: Outfit of the day
PC: Price Check
PF: Pre-Fall Release
PFA: Picture For Attention
PIF: Pay it Forward
PM: Private Message
PP: Paypal
PPU: Pending Pick Up
PSA: Public Service Announcement
PHW: Palladium Hardware
REP: Replacement. Can also mean Replica
RHW: Ruthenium Hardware
RTW: Ready To Wear
RV: Retail Value
SA: Sales Associate
SS: Spring/Summer Release
SHW: Silver Hardware
SLG: Small Leather Goods, usually wallets, key or card holders
SM: Sales Manager
S/O: Starting Offer
TIA: Thanks In Advance
TPF: The Purse Forum (online forum for bag lovers)
TTS: True to Size
Unicorn: The same as holy grail, but sometimes referring to a harder to find, limited edition bag.
WIMB: What’s In My Bag
WOC: Wallet On Chain
WTB: Want To Buy
WTS: Want To Sell
WTT: Want To Trade
W: Win
Common Louis Vuitton Abbreviations
BB: Baby Bandouliere (mini size)
PM: Petit Modele (small size)
MM: Moyen Modele (medium size)
GM: Grande Modele (the biggest size)
NM: New Model
DE: Damier Ebene Canvas
DA: Damier Azur Canvas
NM: New model
Vachetta: Untreated cowhide leather found usually on monogram canvas bags.
Patina: When vachetta leather ages, it gets darker over time which is referred to as a patina
Clochette: French for “little bell”. A bell-shaped leather holder on a leather strap which holds a padlock key at the end.
Chanel Terms and Abbreviations
WOC: Wallet On Chain
GST: Grand Shopping Tote
PST: Petite Shopping Tote
Hermes Terms and Abbreviations
Bag Stamps: Blind and Foil stamps to denote the year of manufacture, the craftsperson who made the item, and hallmarks
B/K/C: Birkin, a Kelly or a Constance Bag. B30 is a 30cm Birkin, a C24 is a 24cm Constance
BBB or BBK: Box refers to the leather for a Black Box Birkin or a Black Box Kelly
Casaque: New color block design with two exterior colors and a different one for the interior
CITES: The CITES document is included with an exotic leather purchase and is needed for transport out of the country
CW: Colorway
Doblis: What Hermes calls Suede
Exotic: Alligator, Crocodile, Lizard and Ostrich
GP: Garden Party
GHW/RGHW/PHW/BGHW/BPHW: Hardware abbreviations for Gold Hardware (GHW), Rose Gold Hardware (RGHW), Palladium Hardware (PHW). Brushed Gold Hardware (BGHW) and Brushed Palladium Hardware (BPHW).
Heritage Leather: The heritage leathers are Barenia; Barenia Faubourg; Boxcalf; Vache Naturel; Veau Butler; and Veau Volupto.
Himalaya(n): Exotic Crocodile
Horizon: One of a kind, made to order items
HSS (Horseshoe Stamp): Made to order stamp
MKII: The current version of the mini Kelly which is 20cm
PM/TPM/GM: Hermes bag sizing: Petit Modèle (Small), Très Petit Modèle (Very Small) and Grand Modèle (Large)
Sellier/Retourne: The two structures of the Kelly bag. Sellier which has the stitching on the edges of the exterior and has a firm structured shape; Retourne which has the stitching on the interior of the bag is more supple and has a less structured shape.
TGM: Tres Grande (Large size)
TPM: Tres Petite
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