CHANEL Authentic Vintage Red Matelassé Jersey Leather Flap Chain Shoulder Bag

Name: CHANEL Authentic Vintage Red Matelassé Jersey Leather Flap Chain Shoulder Bag
Price: 2400 USD
Availability: InStock

Used👜 Designer Bags · 1990s–2000s

The edit · Designer Bags

A used bag in red leather. The originals are still out there, and they hold up better than anything new. A bag from this era was designed to be carried, not photographed, and it shows in the hardware and the stitching.

The woman who changed how women dress.

Founded by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in Paris in 1910. She gave women the little black dress, the tweed suit and, in 1955, the first shoulder bag with a chain strap, the 2.55.

Chanel is collected across everything from the 2.55 and Classic Flap to costume jewellery and silk scarves. The interlocking CC and the chain strap are among the most recognised marks in fashion.

What to look for

On bags, check the stitch count per diamond, the hardware weight and the hologram or serial. Gold-tone hardware and lambskin age fastest, so condition drives price hard.

Look at the corners, hardware and lining. Real bags age at the stress points first, so a worn corner is often a good sign, not a flaw.