It does not get any more classic than this. Launched in February 1955, the Chanel 2.55 (Get it?) is as stylish today as it was 50 years ago. The bag features a double chain shoulder strap that allows a woman’s hands to be free, something common in downmarket products, but rare in luxury circles at the time. Chanel saw nothing unfeminine about keeping her hands busy, and she created clothes and accessories that matched her vanguard lifestyle. To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, the Chanel 2.55 was re-released in Fall 2005. The new version has a turn clasp instead of the CC clasp, which makes it more discrete and perhaps even more appealing.
The Original
The 2005 Re-Release
These bags are pretty hard to find for sale online, but if you hurry you can buy this one on eBay. Click here for the auction:
Marc O'Polo
Erickson Beamon
Flexfit
I don't like the original or the new one. Not my style.
1I love Chanel perfume, jewelry, and some clothes, but not the bags. Women now carry huge purses and these are simply too small.
2Love the perfume too, but #5 totally reminds me of my mom LOL
3Yayita, hey chica. Yeah everytime I smell no. 5, I think of Mommy, LOL. I do like the Vera Wang perfume alot though.
4I prefer the original, not so much the current one.
5I havent tried the Vera, will have a sniff next time Im at macys
6Yayita, it's heavenly and as much as I hate Paris-ite her first perfume smelled pretty good.
7Thanks for the tip FABCaliGirl
8i would love the old one in a more updated color, like a metallic gold.
9I really like the old one, and I actually love that color. I'm so old school, I'm retro.
I wish they had come out with an exact replica. I don't like the new design at all. Why mess with perfection?
10I don't like chain straps.
11Shiloh - I couldn't agree more. I had these when they first came out and hated the chain then. I hate some of this stuff that's coming back.
12oooh *drools* i love the original, i dont know why, but that yellow colour is gorgeous.
13I love the old, I have one like it in white, its from the 80's . I HATE the new one. Looks like something an old lady would carry
14I love the shoes on the second pic!
15aren't the ebay ones fakes?
16I checked this at 7am while I was really *really* tired, and I tought the shoe on the second bag was a bow LOL And I tought "ah that's kinda cute"
But Now that I'm totally wake up, I don't like it. + I agree with caligirl these are way too small for our everyday life. However the vintage classic ones are a good piece of collection I would like to have
17ann_fancy, I thought the same thing too! I never would have realized it was a shoe if you didn't say anything. SAD!!
18haha. it's confusing indeed!
19I love. Love.
20fabulous bag!
"It's very inspiring for a designer to see his designs interpreted by the right girl."-Karl Lagerfeld.
21I just got the original one in black today... sooooo excited !!!!!!
22I wish to own one someday...
23Yeah, I've never been a fan of the bags. Too much like a bed quilt or something.
24beautiful
25The initiative taken for the concern is very serious and need an attention of every one. This is the concern which exists in the society and needs to be eliminated from the society as soon as possible.
26Sean Cruz
Vanguard Gold
Yes but when you really look at what is out there or is it their you will find that it is the only thing that can be said or done about the whole thing.
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