Chanel Handbag: A Brief History of a Classic Icon.

• The original lock is called the Mademoiselle Lock. Coco Chanel never linked the ‘CC’ lock. The ‘CC’ lock was only linked by Karl Lagerfeld in the 1980s.

• The ‘2.55’ Chanel is a reissue of the classic Chanel 1.55 first released in February of 1955.

• Coco Chanel grew up in an orphanage/convent and the double chain shoulder strap we have come to know as the classic Chanel strap actually comes from when the convents caretakers would dangle keys from their waists with the same design.

• The brownish red color of the inside represents the color of Coco and the children’s uniforms in her convent.

• The nuns in Coco’s convent wore black habits with white trims, which we have come to recognize as classic Chanel packaging design.

• The back flap on the outside of the bag is where Coco Chanel would collect her extra cash and change.

• The zipped compartment on the inside of the front flap is where Coco kept her love letters.

Found lots of fun facts and information on purseblogs.

New Year, New Face...For Chanel!

Blake Lively has gone from Gossip girl to Chanel Girl. Lively has just swapped BFF bracelets with Karl and only gone and got herself the number one job on the planet....face of Chanel...ring any bells? 

Blake will be displayed over billboards and across our magazine pages and blogs showcasing the Chanel Mademoiselle handbag in April. The Gossip Girl has already been snapped on the iconic staircase at Coco Chanel's Rue De Cambon studio and gushed to WWD that the gig was a dream come true and that she felt like the happiest girl in the world. 

I wonder what Karl and Blake talk about? What do you think of Blake's face being the front for Chanel? It just goes to show its not what you do its who you know...