Name: CHANEL Vintage 2.55 BLACK Double Flap Small Classic Handbag Lambskin Circa 1994
SKU: CVC18040938-CUK0924

CHANEL Vintage 2.55 BLACK Double Flap Small Classic Handbag Lambskin Circa 1994

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Condition A: Vintage-Preowned, Circa 1994-1996, 24k gold plated hardware. In very good condition with light normal signs of use. Signed CHANEL® CC, made in France, with the interior hologram 7 digit serial numbers beginning with 3, printed on a white sticker. Delivered with the Authenticity Card and with a Chanel box and dust-bag.

RETAIL PRICE NEW AT CHANEL: £8,510

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Brand: CHANEL
Chanel Retail Price New £8,510
Type of Product: Vintage classic handbag
Model-Collection: 2.55 (2 February 1955)
Size: 23 cm x 14.5 × 6 cm
Material: Leather Lambskin – 24 K Gold Tone Metal hardware
Serial Number: Hologram 7-digit serial numbers beginning with 3XXXXXX
Place of Origin: Made in France
Date of manufacture: Circa 1994-1996
Colour: Black
Packaging: A Chanel Box, a Chanel dust-bag

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A timeless, 1994 outstanding Chanel collector small classic handbag 23cm in black. This classic double flap bag is handcrafted with amazing flat vintage leather lambskin, classic diamond quilted, the iconic CC turn-lock and hardware in rich 24k gold plated, a double strap leather interlaced chain. A rear half moon backside exterior pocket, the interior have two compartments, one interior flap, one zippered compartment at the inside of the front flap, one slit pocket and one zippered pocket with the Chanel logo gold tone tag. The interior is lined with red lambskin leather. A “Must-Have” rare vintage investment piece in very good condition for a collector or to be used daily. Styled in the photos with a CHANEL Coat Iridescent Tweed Brown, Black, Gold & Silver Autumn 2003, a Chanel Couture vintage pencil skirt, a Chanel CC Logo vintage necklace for sale separately under COAT, SKIRTS and NECKLACES.

The Story Behind: Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel 1883-1971
In the 1920s, Coco Chanel became tired of having to carry her handbags in her arms and decided to design a handbag that freed up her hands. Inspired by the straps found on soldiers’ bags she added thin straps and introduced the resulting design to the market in 1929. After her successful comeback to the fashion industry in 1954, Chanel decided to update her handbag. The resulting design was called 2.55 after the date of creation, February 1955. The bag has a number of features: The lining’s burgundy colour represents the colour of the uniforms at the convent where she grew up.
There is a zippered compartment at the inside of the front flap. That is where Chanel is rumoured to have stored her love letters in her original bag.The backside has a back outside flap for storage of money. Chanel, recognising that modern women needed to have their hands free while attending social functions, designed a double-chain shoulder strap. The caretakers of the convent where she grew up held the keys at their waist dangling from the same type of chains as the 2.55 shoulder strap chains. The bag originally came with a front lock called “the Mademoiselle Lock” (in reference to Coco Chanel never marrying). The bag has a quilted diamond or herringbone pattern on the exterior. Using a running stitch, this gives the bag shape and volume. The pattern is believed to have been inspired by several sources: by jockeys’ riding coats, by the stained-glass windows of the abbey at Aubazine, as well as by the cushions in Chanel’s Paris apartment.

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