| Ooh la la... The Chanel classic quilted handbag is true | | | | Chanel's signature quilted fabric has a "secret" quilting |
| Parisian chic, it just oozes class and sophistication and | | | | pattern sewn at the back to keep the material strong. |
| no matter what the current trends are, has a classic | | | | This material is used for clothing and accessories alike. |
| timeless design that has lived through many a fashion | | | | Throughout the key fashion decades, the Chanel 2.55 |
| era. There's something about that soft stitched leather | | | | handbag miraculously hasn't changed much. Unlike |
| and gold metal chain that has created a signature style | | | | other fashion design houses who have altered their |
| icon for women all over the world. | | | | bag styles to appeal to the temporary whimsical |
| So let's go back in time to when it first began... | | | | demands of fashion trends, the Classic Chanel 2.55 |
| In 1955, Chanel introduced the Classic Quilted bag with | | | | has stood it's ground. In fact, in 2005, the fashion house |
| the shoulder strap, THE bag that shook the fashion | | | | celebrated by re-releasing the classic just as it was. |
| world. It became so popular the first year she had to | | | | The classic Chanel bag will never die. The latest |
| decline numerous requests due to the lack of time to | | | | versions out this year of this classic bag are awe |
| painstakingly manufacture each one by her skilled | | | | striking in lambskin and ostrich leather. |
| artisans. The bag is known in industry shorthand as the | | | | Can you believe that this bag is over 50 years old? |
| 2.55, after the month and year it was introduced. | | | | |