10 Facts You Should Know About Chanel Flap Bags - PurseBlog

The history of – l'Étoile de Saint Honoré

Visual History: 50 Years of the Chanel Bag on the Street — Vogue

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

History and Facts About Classic Chanel 2.55 Bag

A brief history of how the popular Chanel 2.55 Reissue bag was designed by Coco Chanel.

A Brief History of Chanel Handbags

10 Facts You Should Know About Chanel Flap Bags - PurseBlog

Interested in learning more about vintage Chanel pieces? We sit down with Boutique Patina to talk all things classic Chanel.

Everything You Should Know About Vintage Chanel Handbags: Q & A

If a handbag could be worn over the shoulder, it would free up women's hands, thought Coco Chanel. And thus the Chanel Flap Bag was born.

The History of the Chanel Classic Flap Bag - Invaluable

Chanel 2.55 - Wikipedia

Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly established her character immediately by stepping out carrying a Prada handbag in The Devil Wears Prada – so which other pieces have achieved pop culture status?

8 luxury bags made famous in films and TV shows, from Chanel 2.55

How To Navigate the World of Vintage Chanel - PurseBop

Vintage Chanel Bag Collection

The Chanel Flap Bag – A Brief History and Guide - The Lux Portal