| Bag to woman is like automobile to man, heroin to drug | | | | at the time. |
| addict, right to politician, acting as a magnetite with | | | | The backside - there’s a back outside flap on the |
| huge magic. While many bags which made a furor for | | | | handbag – that’s where Ms Chanel stashed |
| a time in the fashion tide have become dot-gone, only | | | | extra money. |
| the classic is everlasting. The classic bags show the | | | | The shoulder strap – as I said before, Coco Chanel |
| great fashion fascinations and are the unflagging | | | | grew up in a convent, at the orphanage. The |
| pursuit for every woman. | | | | caretakers hold the keys at their waist dangling from |
| Chanel 2.55 | | | | the same type of chains as the 2.55 shoulder strap |
| It does not get any more classic than this. Launched in | | | | chains. |
| February 1955, the Chanel 2.55 is as stylish today as it | | | | The front lock – the 2.55 front lock is different from |
| was more than 50 years ago. The 2.55 handbag | | | | the classic double CC logo. Its logo is called “the |
| bears that particular name simply because it was | | | | Mademoiselle Lock” (because Ms Chanel was |
| originally issued in February 1955. Her features have all | | | | never married) |
| a piece of tale to tell. From the inside out: | | | | To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, the Chanel 2.55 |
| The lining - The lining’s brown color represents the | | | | was re-released in fall 2005 by Karl Lagerfeld. The |
| color of the uniforms from the convent where she | | | | new version has a turn clasp instead of the CC clasp, |
| grew up. | | | | which makes it more discrete and perhaps even more |
| The inside compartment - there’s a zippered | | | | appealing. |
| compartment at the inside of the front flap. That’s | | | | Chanel 2.55 tells us that a true classic design, will never |
| where Coco Chanel hid her love letters from her lover | | | | withdraw from the trend. |