Seventy years ago, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel introduced what would become one of her brand’s quintessential products: the 2.55 bag. Named after its birth month and year — February 1955 — the style is ...

Chanel’s 2.55 ankle bag is the “antidote to all those gigantically oversized bags from seasons past.” The patent-calfskin pouch clasps loosely and is just big enough for “lip gloss and a platinum card ...

The French couturier Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel had a long-held belief in numerology. In particular, the power of five: it was the number of her Zodiac house (Leo), the only date in a given month she ...

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Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was one of the 20th century’s most influential couturiers. A milliner by training, she moved beyond hats to become a rebel and a trailblazer of the fashion world, creating a ...

‘This is not a bag, it’s a Baguette!’ Sarah Jessica Parker shouted in her role as Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City, elevating the Fendi Baguette handbag to a pop culture icon Reese Witherspoon’s ...

For The Love of Bags is part love letter to the accessory, part historical tome about how the handbag rose from its humble beginnings in medieval times to becoming the force that propelled brands to ...