CHANEL HANDBAGS & PURSES

How adorable is this Chanel bag? It’s very rare that I like a classic quilted Chanel handbags beyond the timeless 2.55–so you can imagine my delight when I spied this jewel in the Chanel preview.

It reminds me of that trend back in the late Nineties when women, particularly in Washington D.C. for some reason, would buy a smaller chanel 2.55 and piggy back it on top of a larger quilted tote I distinctly remember seeing this in an old issue of Harper’s Bazaar. Anyhow, this bag is like the best of both worlds!

The double flap top on either side guarantees this chanel bags is roomy while the center top handle and reinforced chain shoulder strap ensure options, options, options! I love it in this red! And let’s face it: the price is reasonable for Chanel. Simply put, it’s a lot of bag for the money. $3,325

Now that Chanel has permanently added the Cocoon collection to its lineup of bags, they’re finally experimenting with some unique fabrications and color combinations for fall. First up is this Chanel handbags bowling bag: it’s based on the premise of the classic bowler’s shape but fashioned in waxed soft alligator with leather trim and white metal accents.

Yes, it’s beyond expensive ($52,260) but oh-so worth it if you have the funds. The second chanel bags I love from the fall collection is the Chanel Coco Cocoon bag in a petrol blue orylag fur with lambskin and white metal accents ($7,295). It’s clearly more fashion-forward than the first bag I highlighted, but I love it for its unique combination and color.

These chanel purses  have plenty of room for everything, but what I love most are their big, thick handles that give the bags a casual feel to them–perfect for weekends or as, dare I say, the ultimate gym bag.

I always appreciate an interesting design concept when it comes to handbags. And that is precisely what you get from the Chanel Take Away Box Bag, a mixture of culture and whimsical fun with one of the bags from the Chanel Shanghai accessories collection.

Clearly inspired by Chinese take-away boxes, this handbag is made with metallic fabric and finished off with a classic leather and metal chain strap. For Chanel bags, this is a very different look.

I picture it perfectly on Carrie Bradshaw. While this isn’t the exact bag I would purchase, I completely appreciate the design and idea behind it. But after inquiring I found out the chanel handbags is sold out. Price was $7,500

I’m guessing it is a bad sign if the first thought I had when I saw this Chanel bags was “this reminds me of the Louis Vuitton Tribute Patchwork Bag…“. While I know the amount of work that went into that LV bag was immense, it simply was a bag that made no sense to me.

And clearly Marc Jacobs was loving the idea of bags attached to bags, because he implemented it on a namesake bag as well. And now Chanel handbags is kind of doing it, obviously much less than the Louis Vuitton bags, but there is an exterior pocket that looks like an additional bag attached to the front.

I must give the Chanel Lambskin Tote Bag with its exterior pocket credit, it is leaps and bounds more subdued and gorgeous than the Louis Vuitton bag I mentioned above. But I simply can not find myself wanting a bag that looks like it has scrap parts of an additional bag glued on the front.

This Chanel bag is however created with luscious black lambskin and has an odd way of flowing together and making the outside flap pocket be usable. While it is not for me, I almost feel this one little part of me thinking it might work.

I wish with every fiber of my being that more online stores stocked vintage luxury bags. There’s something that I find so alluring about vintage – much of it, particularly those items made by luxury houses, has the feel of true exclusivity that even most high-end bags are missing these days.

Most of us know that almost everything we buy is made in factories, not by a talented artisan that cares about his work, and that makes luxury goods a bit less fun. With vintage, at least we can pretend that it was made by a guy named Francois in a picturesque workshop, diligently sewing bags while wearing a beret and smoking a hand-rolled cigarette. Or at least that’s what happens in my head. Perhaps Francois had a hand in the lovely Chanel Vintage Speedy Bag? I bet no one can prove to me that he didn’t – it’s vintage, after all.

This is not your average vintage Chanel bags – classic flaps are fairly easy to find at high-end vintage shops and, if you have nerves of steel, on eBay, but styles that were only made for a short period of time and don’t have the “iconic” status of a flap bag are what really intrigue me.

I particularly like the large metal pieces on the ends and that this bag uses a specially woven leather to mimic the brand’s trademark quilts – the details go a long way in a vintage piece. I don’t know if I’d pay the premium for it, but if you want  Chanel bags that you’ll probably never see on anyone else, something like this is right up your alley. Buy through ShopBop for $4180.