CHANEL 2.55 ICONIC MODEL

June 25, 2023

CHANEL 2.55 ICONIC MODEL

The abbreviation 2.55 indicates a date: February 1955.
A decidedly synthetic and essential name, as was the custom in all things for Coco Chanel.
chanel-bag-2.55-lechic But the inspiring idea behind the concept of this bag was born much earlier, in the 1930s.

The 2.55 was born on the principle of a functional bag model, beautiful but above all comfortable, which leaves the hands free, a bag dedicated to an active, free, independent woman.

A bag idea in line with the concept of fashion with which Coco Chanel founded an empire.
Let's not forget that we are talking about the woman who eliminated the constraints of the bodice, and was the first to propose a garment like the tailleur: an elegant, but sober and above all comfortable garment, tailored for a free and independent woman.
And the solution to this dilemma was simpler than you might imagine: all you needed was a shoulder strap.
The first Chanel 2.55 appeared in February 1955. The first models were in jersey, then in soft lambskin.
The surface is made of leather turned inside out and stitched in a diamond pattern.
The shoulder strap is made of chain, and is inspired by the key ring of the caretakers of the orphanage where Mademoiselle Chanel grew up.
Memories of the orphanage are even reflected in the inside of the bag, which is burgundy, like the uniforms of the children in the orphanage.
Inside there is a small pocket closed by a zip, while on the back there is a pocket designed to store coins.
The closure is also simple, rectangular and made of metal.
An essential model, but of great elegance.
A model that has not for nothing arrived almost intact to the present day. Of course, to slightly modernize its forms, Monsieur Karl Lagerfeld arrived in the 80s.
It was him who added the two legendary intertwined Cs on the clasp and the woven leather strip to the shoulder strap chain: here is the Chanel Classic Flap.
chanel-flap-bag-and-the-chanel-reissue-255-differences-lechic In 2005, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 2.55, Karl Lagerfeld re-proposed the 2.55 identical to the original one designed by Coco Chanel in 1955, giving it the name 2.55 Reissue.

The Chanel Classic Flap bag was originally created by Coco Chanel in the 1920s and was redesigned in the 1980s by Karl Lagerfeld to include the now iconic CC turnlock.

These bags are part of the “Timeless Classic” collection. This bag is available in six sizes: Mini, New Mini, Small, Medium, Jumbo and Maxi.

The Jumbo and Maxi sizes were briefly available in Single Flap style, but are now only available in Double Flap style.

All Chanel Flap Bag Sizes Chanel Classic Flap Size Chart Chanel Reissue Size Chart Chanel Reissue Flap.

The Chanel flap bag was updated and released in February 1955, hence the name “2.55”. Chanel released an exact replica of the original 2.55 in February 2005 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the original's creation.

Sizes: 224, 225, 226, 227 228 (now discontinued) Chanel Reissue Flap Bag