a bag of sunshine: Did my research, i did:: The Classic Chanel Bag

Designed by the famous Coco Chanel in 1955, the Chanel 2.55 is a must have classic staple item of any century for those who can afford it :’)

This timeless staple is clearly the essence of class and sophistication and that too, in 1983 it was reissued by Karl Lagerfeld (love that genius) which is the exact replica of the original! You can tell this guy knows his bags! And what’s more is that the copies were created in commemoration to the 50^th anniversary of the original 2.55?!

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According to StyleFrizz (this was something I found interesting…) there’s a bit of history behind the bag, waaaaay before Lagerfeld re-established it;

The lining – The lining’s brown colour represents the colour of the uniforms from the convent where she grew up.

The inside compartment – there’s a zippered compartment at the inside of the front flap. That’s where Coco Chanel hid her love letters (from her lover at the time).

The backside – there’s a back outside flap on the handbag – that’s where Ms Chanel stashed extra money.

The shoulder strap – as I said before, Coco Chanel grew up in an convent, at the orphanage. The caretakers hold the keys at their waist dangling from the same type of chains as the 2.55 shoulder strap chains.

The front lock – the 2.55 front lock is different from the classic double CC logo. It’s logo is called “the Mademoiselle Lock” (because Ms Chanel was never married)

So this bag practically has its own personality :O

Since then, celebrities like Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Sienna Miller , Alexa Chung and Lily Allen (there are so many more!) each have their classic 2.55!

http://www.womenhandbags101.com/alexa-chung-shows-classic-elegance-with-chanel-bag-255/

http://instantbeauty.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/vanessa-hudgens-02.jpg

http://www.thecheapbags.com/news/sienna-miller-carries-chanel-handbag-255-and-wear-leopard-skirt-a-3013.html

lily allen chanel purse Lily Allen Shoots the Breeze with Her Chanel 2.55 Purse

http://www.pursepage.com/chanel-handbags/lily-allen-shoots-the-breeze-with-her-chanel-255-purse.html

Just to add, HOW CUTE DOES THE GIRL LOOK WITH THE BAG?!

http://www.tonguechic.com/articles/1027-Icon-of-the-Week-Chanel-255%20%3C%20the%20little%20girl-%20HOW

What it is about this bag that everyone seems to love is that it is so refined and feminine and just goes to show that Chanel Bags are forever-a-must and express anyone’s elegance <3

You can tell I love this bag a lot! But the downside of Chanel’s 2.55 is that they ARE made of actual animal skin- which is a major bummer :/ ….completely broke my heart.

On the other hand, there are loads of substitutions! (random big gap...)