FLOAT 100 · Handbags · No. 65
Bottega Veneta Jodie Mini
Named for an actress who once hid her face from photographers behind a Bottega Veneta hobo, the knotted Mini Jodie turned an old house shape into the bag everyone seemed to be photographing.
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- Maker
- Bottega Veneta
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- Bottega Veneta, Vicenza, Italy, founded 1966
- Designer
- Daniel Lee, creative director 2018 to 2021
- Jodie debut
- Spring/Summer 2020 runway; in stores early 2020
- Named for
- Actress Jodie Foster, photographed in 2006 with a Bottega Veneta hobo
- This entry
- Mini Jodie in woven nappa intrecciato, Raintree green
- Official size
- 13 cm high, 26 cm wide, 8.5 cm deep, 10 cm handle drop
- Signature
- A knot where the top handle meets the body
- Retail, October 2026
- $3,100 for the lambskin Mini Jodie
An old hobo, renamed
Bottega Veneta, founded in Vicenza in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro, had sold woven intrecciato hobo bags for years before Daniel Lee arrived. The Jodie grew out of that classic hobo. Lee made it more rigid than the original and gave it one defining feature: a knotted top handle.
The name comes from a photograph. In 2006 Jodie Foster raised her Bottega Veneta hobo to shield herself from paparazzi, and when Lee modernized the shape for Spring/Summer 2020 the bag was officially named the Jodie in her honor. Some assumed the knot echoed the way Foster gripped the bunched leather; one account says it instead honors former creative director Tomas Maier's love of the knot motif.
The Jodie made its runway debut for Spring 2020 in a maxi intrecciato version and reached stores in early 2020, when a frenzy began, especially for the Mini, released in a wide range of colors including the brand's own Bottega Green.
Lee's third hit
Lee, born in Bradford, England, in 1986 and a Central Saint Martins graduate, came to Bottega Veneta from Celine in June 2018. His first bags, the Pouch and the padded Cassette, had already made the house one of the most talked-about labels in fashion; in 2019 he won four Fashion Awards in London, including Designer of the Year and Accessories Designer of the Year.
The Jodie was a different kind of hit: a wearable everyday bag with no hardware on its face, built from the woven leather that had always defined the house. Lee left Bottega Veneta in November 2021, and his successor Matthieu Blazy kept the Jodie in the line.
Sizes and how to recognize one
The Jodie launched in Mini, Small, Medium and Maxi sizes, the Maxi since discontinued; a Teen size between the Medium and Maxi and a tiny Candy size came later, along with a padded version. Bottega Veneta's current product page lists the Mini Jodie at 13 cm high, 26 cm wide and 8.5 cm deep with a 10 cm handle drop, in lambskin intrecciato, with a single compartment, zip closure, calfskin lining, and fitting a large phone, a card case, earbuds and keys.
Early Minis look more rectangular, with less rounded corners, than later ones. Pre-owned listings describe the Raintree example as dark green woven lambskin with an incorporated knotted top handle and a gold top zipper, measuring about 9.75 inches long and 5.5 inches high. A black example is listed with gold-tone hardware at about 10 by 6 by 2.5 inches.
Colors have ranged from neutrals such as Nero, Bianco and Almond to pastels like Lilac and Tapioca and brights like Parakeet and Tangerine. In 2022 the Mini Jodie came in calfskin or lambskin, suede, metallic crinkled leather and shearling.
Prices then and now
In April 2022 the Mini Jodie retailed for $2,250 in calfskin or lambskin, $2,100 in suede or metallic crinkled leather and $2,500 in shearling. By October 2026 the house listed the lambskin Mini Jodie at $3,100.
One account dates the Mini's meteoric rise to its 2021 release, when it appeared all over social media; another says the Mini was already in demand when the Jodie reached stores in early 2020. On the pre-owned market in October 2026 a U.S. reseller listed a black nappa Mini Jodie in very good condition at $1,350; the Raintree example this entry is based on had already sold.
A modern classic built from an old one
The Jodie shows how Lee's reboot worked: take a shape the house had made for years, sharpen it and give it a single memorable detail. Four years after Lee's arrival, one handbag guide called Bottega Veneta 'at the top of the handbag game,' with the Jodie among his most-loved designs.
With its knot and its tight weave, the Mini Jodie needs no logo to be identified, the same principle behind the house's old slogan, 'When your own initials are enough.'
The numbers
- Dimensions (official)
- 13 x 26 x 8.5 cm (H x W x D); 10 cm handle drop
- Material
- Lambskin intrecciato; calfskin lining
- Closure
- Zipper
- Hardware
- Zipper only; gold or silver finish depending on version
- Made in
- Italy
- Production quantity
- Not published
Timeline
Bottega Veneta is founded in Vicenza.
Gucci acquires Bottega Veneta; Tomas Maier becomes creative director.
Jodie Foster is photographed shielding herself from paparazzi with a Bottega Veneta hobo.
Daniel Lee is appointed creative director.
The Jodie debuts on the Spring/Summer 2020 runway in maxi intrecciato.
The Jodie is reported available in two sizes and three colors.
The Jodie reaches stores in early 2020; the Mini drives demand.
By one account, the Mini Jodie's release this year sparks its social media fame.
Lee leaves Bottega Veneta; Matthieu Blazy becomes creative director.
The Mini Jodie retails at $2,250 in calfskin or lambskin.
The lambskin Mini Jodie retails at $3,100; a pre-owned black one is listed at $1,350.
The world in 2019
Bottega Veneta wins Brand of the Year at the Fashion Awards in London.
Kering's revenue rises to EUR 15.88 billion.
Kering's revenue falls to EUR 13.10 billion.
Bottega Veneta shuts down its social media accounts.
Daniel Lee is named chief creative officer of Burberry.
Bottega Veneta reports EUR 1.645 billion in revenue.
Price record
| Date | Price | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | $2,250 | Asking price, not a saleRetail price for the Mini Jodie in calfskin or lambskin, as listed in an April 2022 guide. |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $3,100 | Asking price, not a saleRetail price for the lambskin intrecciato Mini Jodie on Bottega Veneta's U.S. site. |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $1,350 | Asking price, not a salePre-owned nappa intrecciato Mini Jodie, Black, very good condition, listed by a U.S. reseller. |
This is an asking price, not a sale. It is what a seller wanted on the date shown. Asking prices often sit above what buyers pay, but an ask is not a ceiling: a sale can land on either side of it. It is not a value.
By reference price, Bottega Veneta Jodie Mini is number 91 of 100 in the handbags entries of the FLOAT 100. 19 of those 100 rest on a realized sale; the rest carry an asking price or a guide value, and each page says which. Rank within the FLOAT 100 itself (65 here) is editorial: how much an object defines its field, not price alone.
Did you know
- The Jodie is named for Jodie Foster, who hid from photographers behind a Bottega Veneta hobo in 2006.
- The knot is said to honor Tomas Maier's love of the knot motif, not Foster's grip.
- Early Mini Jodies are more rectangular than later ones.
- The bag has no hardware on its face; the only metal is the zipper.
- A tiny Candy Jodie and a Teen size were added after launch.
How this page is made
- The figure
- One reference price, shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. An asking price, an estimate and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- The story
- Researched from published records and checked fact by fact. Updated Oct 3, 2026.
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