My Dream Bag that I Finally Splurged On!, M Loves M

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, a feminist fashion designer also known as the iconic Coco Chanel, was a French fashion designer, who founded the fashion house called after her on 1909. She was active until she passed away on 1971. Chanel was considered a pioneer in the fashion industry, and contributed to the feministic movement through her designs. She is known as the one who led to the concession of the corset as an essential fashion item, since she designed simple and comfortable clothes for the mo

How the Chanel 2.55 Bag, became the most stylish and famous bag in the world.

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

Chanel’s new handbag campaign, entitled “The Chanel Iconic”, shines the spotlight on one of the Chanel’s forever classics: the 11.12 bag. Commonly referred to as the Chanel Flap bag, the quilted shoulder style takes the blueprint of the 2.55 bag and gives it a twist. Here is why the Chanel 11.12 bag is still the ultimate French-girl chic fashion investment.

Chanel's “Iconic” Campaign Shows Why Its Flap Bag Is The Ultimate Modern Investment

Learn the story behind Chanel’s most famous handbag designs, from the original 2.55 through to the Classic and Oh My Boy.

Chanel Handbags, The Most Iconic Of All Time, British Vogue

Handbag - Wikipedia

The Most Iconic Chanel Bags and their History

Vogue and Cigarettes: History of the “it” bags

Short History of The Famous Chanel 2.55 Bag - StyleFrizz

Fuzzy sweater, Metallic jacquard midi skirt, Fashion and Cookies

The backlash around Telfar

How much should an It Bag cost?

A LIMITED EDITION 50TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK AGED CALFSKIN LEATHER 2.55 REISSUE 226 DOUBLE FLAP BAG WITH ANTIQUED GOLD HARDWARE CHANEL, 2005 With one slip pocket on back. Interior is Bordeaux lambskin Leather with inner flap and one zip pocket. 28 w x 17 h x 6.75 d cm.. A LIMITED EDITION 50TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK AGED CALFSKIN LEATHER 2.55 REISSUE 226 DOUBLE FLAP BAG WITH ANTIQUED GOLD HARDWARE<br>CHANEL, 2005<br>With one slip pocket on back. Interior is Bordeaux lambskin Leather with inner flap and one zip pocket.<br>28 w x 17 h x 6.75 d cm.<br>

A LIMITED EDITION 50TH ANNIVERSARY BLACK AGED CALFSKIN LEATHER 2.55 REISSUE 226 DOUBLE FLAP BAG, CHANEL, 2005

Faire helps local stores discover and try thousands of unique items risk-free.

Apparel Candy wholesale products