What Do the Goyard Bag Sizes PM, MM, GM Mean?

These are French abbreviations. PM stands for Petit Modèle, which means small. MM is Moyen Modèle, medium. GM is Grand Modèle, large. Goyard uses them across most of their bags. So when you see Saint Louis PM, that is the smaller tote. The Saint Louis GM is the big one. Same idea with the Artois PM and MM, or the Belvedère PM and MM. The actual dimensions change depending on the bag style, so a PM in one model is not the same size as a PM in another. Always check the specific measurements before you buy. The staff at Mount Street will let you try them on and compare if you are not sure which size works for your build and what you plan to carry.

Can I Get My Goyard Bag Personalized?

Yes, and honestly the personalisation is half the reason people buy Goyard at all. They hand paint almost everything they sell. You pick the colours, choose where you want your initials or stripes, and a painter at the atelier does it by hand, layer by layer. It is not a machine stamp or a laser engraving. An actual person paints it. You can keep it simple with initials or go bigger with full colour stripes across the bag. Lots of colour options now. But you can only get this done when you buy in store. If you pick up a Goyard bag secondhand you cannot send it in to get painted afterwards. That is something worth knowing before you go the resale route.

What Is Special About a Goyard Bag?

The short version is the canvas. Goyardine canvas has been around since 1892 when Edmond Goyard developed it. It is made from hemp, linen, and cotton with a protective coating on top. It ends up being very light, hard to scratch, and it ages well without looking beat up. The chevron dot pattern printed on it is not random either. The dots form a repeating Y shape, which comes from the Goyard family's roots as river log drivers in France. On top of that, Goyard will not advertise, will not sell online, and keeps the store count at about 35 worldwide. They are not trying to reach everyone. They would rather have fewer buyers who found them through word of mouth than millions who clicked on a sponsored post.

Can a Goyard Bag Get Wet?

It can handle rain, yes. The Goyardine canvas has a coating that keeps water out. Get caught in a shower with your Saint Louis and it will be fine. Wipe it off, let it air dry. Just do not soak it or leave it sitting in a puddle. The leather parts, the handles and the trim, are more sensitive to water than the canvas. Try to keep those dry. Goyard does not call their bags waterproof but the canvas was originally built for travel trunks that had to deal with all sorts of weather. British rain is not going to be a problem.