The legendary 2.55 Chanel bag - symbol of elegance and good taste, but also one of the most iconic female accessories of all times. It is also an object of desire of millions of women around the world. What makes this bag so constantly desired by so many women? Let us take a closer look…
2.55 Chanel bag – quilted classic – Want it! Have it!
My far-from-scientific gut feeling is that 99 percent of all girls polled will say they would love to own a classic quilted Chanel bag. It's the sort of simple chic that lands on the wish lists of prim preppy and downtown types alike, and it's never going out of style (or, sadly, on sale, with most classic styles retailing a little over $3,000). To celebrate what would've been Coco Chanel's birthday today, we're focusing on the quilted 2.55 bag and the stories and history behind its creation. —The name 2.55 is the bag's own birthday: It was created in February 1955. —It wasn't the first Chanel-designed bag. That honor belongs to a piece created in 1929, but the 2.55 was modified for practical reasons. "I got fed up with holding my purses in my hands and losing them, so I added a strap and carried them over my shoulder," Chanel was reported as saying in Coco Chanel by Justine Picardie. —Those chain straps might've been influenced by a few different things: the bridles and harnesses of horses or the type of belts worn by the nuns who presided over Coco's early education. —The quilted leather, now so synonymous with the
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Exceptional Chanel Timeless Classic bag worn on the shoulder or carried in the hand in beige and white quilted tweed, hardware in silver metal, one convertible chain strap in silver metal interwoven with beige leather allowing the bag to be worn in the hand or on the shoulder. Flap fastener. One patch pocket at the back of the bag. Lining in beige leather, one zip pocket, one double patch pocket, a lipstick pocket. Signature: Chanel® Made in France. Model with hologram. Year : 2004. Very good condition: very nice item, very good condition inside, very small stain on the flap, a few patina of wear on the corners of the bag. Collector Square Ref: 363053
Chanel Timeless Handbag 363053
Chanel’s Timeless CC shoulder bag is steeped in history spanning back to 1955. The diamond quilting inspired by the jackets worn by stable boys, and brought to the 2.55 bag. Why rent a Louis Vuitton bag for a day when you can access via subscription, COCOON, the UK's best handbag service
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