Five things you may not know about
CHANEL 2.55
Each boutique brand has its classic best-selling style that
has been selling for many years, and Chanel 2.55, the first bag of Chanel
CHANEL has not been replaced. If Chanel 2.55 is a bag full of stories, it is
not an exaggeration, because the next step is to introduce you to the knowledge
that this bag can not be ignored, after reading it will agree that its
best-selling for many years is not without cause.
▲ Channel 2.55 can be said to be a classic bag that can not be replaced.
1.Story of 1.2.55
Channel 2.55 was developed from Coco Chanel's handbag design,
which was created in the 1930s. It was officially named 2.55 in February 1955.
Channel 2.55 was originally designed with square buckles and leather-wrapped
metal. Strictly speaking, Chanel 2.55 refers to this flip bag designed by CoCo
Chanel in February 1955.
▲ Strictly speaking, Chanel 2.55 refers to this flip bag
designed by CoCo Chanel in February 1955.
At the time, women generally used handbags, but in fact, it
was very inconvenient to use. Only the male military bag has a shoulder design,
which gives new enlightenment to Ms. Chanel's design bag. She breaks the
traditional design of the first shoulder bag to liberate women's hands. She
chooses the chain as a shoulder strap because When Ms. Chanel, who was studying
at the Nursing School as a child, saw that the guards would use the chain to
hang the keys and get inspired, so put this element into the package. The name
of this classic "small sachet" is simply a representation of
"February 1955" is the day of Ms. Chanel's first design package 2.55.
To this day, Chanel 2.55 has been broadly referred to as the
original section of Miss Coco in 1955. In February 2005, on the occasion of the
50th anniversary of 2.55, Lafayette Karl Lagerfeld redesigned the handbag, so
the 2.55 re-issued was called The Reissue.
▲ On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of 2.55, Lafayette Karl
Lagerfeld redesigned the handbag.
2. Inside and chain
Coco Chanel's creation of 2.55 was inspired by her own life
and experience. Coco Chanel grew up in an orphanage at an early age. The reddish
leather in 2.55 represents Coco's childhood because the uniform worn by the
orphans in the orphanage is this color. The 2.55 double-cover design also has
its own thoughts. The first cover has a zippered clip inside, which is where
Coco collects love letters. The small clip on the back of the 2.55 is used by
Coco to store change. The design of the shoulder chain was also inspired by the
orphanage. At that time, the guards of the orphanage tied the keys to their
waists with a similar chain. It was also a very impressive picture of Coco.
▲The leather in the original Chanel 2.55 is all reddish.
3. The long square buckle will not be
new
The 2.55 long buckle is named "Mademoiselle Lock",
which translates to "Miss Lock", which means that Coco is not married
for life, so he will be called Miss Coco Chanel for a lifetime. Also,
there should be a lot of friends who bought 2.55 and found that the "Men's
Lock" looks rusty. Don't think that it is fake. This is a deliberate
attempt to make a distressed look.
▲ Chanel 2.55 rectangular buckle deliberately want to make a distressed
look, so that the package presents a classic look.
4. The originator of the lattice
The plaid on the Chanel bag has long been one of the
classics of the brand, but the origin of the plaid is related to equestrian,
which is fun! Originally, Ms. Chanel visited the stables run by Etienne Balsan.
She wore a complete set of equestrian costumes. When she was riding, the saddle
pads, horse blankets, and jockey jackets had cross-woven plaids that could be
fixed. The shape of the fabric and the weight of the fabric. This just happened
to make up for the shortcomings of the lambskin that were easily deformed and
damaged, so she combined the two so that a new classic was born.
▲ Chanel can be said to be the first ancestor of the application
of the lattice pattern to the bag.
5. Pay tribute to the classics
Most people should know what the small pockets in 2.55 are
all about! But you may not know that the small pocket on the back of the bag is
actually hidden. This slightly raised small pocket is to pay tribute to the
world-famous painting "Mona Lisa's Smile".
▲2.55 inner small pocket
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