Mini Rectangular Flap

How the Chanel flaps relate

This is a single-flap mini, a permanent shape remade every season. The double-flap Classic is the icon of the line.

• Classic Flap(the 11.12)Double flapPermanentmedian $5,800 (5040 recorded)

  Pick this if: You want the icon: the structured double flap with the CC turnlock, in the classic sizes.

• Mini Rectangular Flapyou’re here(Chanel's bare “Mini Flap”)Single flapPermanentmedian $5,495 (831 recorded)

  Pick this if: You want a small single-flap crossbody with a longer strap.

• Mini Square FlapSingle flapPermanentmedian $4,595 (346 recorded)

  Pick this if: You want the boxier mini that sits a little higher.

• Micro Mini FlapSingle flapPermanentmedian $1,938 (21 recorded)

  Pick this if: You want the smallest, going-out size.

• East-West FlapSingle flapRetired 2010median $2,495 (19 recorded)

  Pick this if: You love the elongated shape and don't mind that it's discontinued.

Medians are our read of recorded resale, not an appraisal. Structure and status move the price more than the look. The full flap decoder →

The four Chanel flap lines

You're on the Classic Flap line. Chanel makes four flap lines that look alike but close differently, and the closure moves the price more than the color.

• Classic Flapyou’re here(the 11.12)Double flapsince 1983median $5,800 (5040 recorded)

  The tell: The CC turnlock on a structured double flap (a second flap tucked under the outer one), on a woven leather-and-chain strap.

  Pick this if: You want the definitive icon: the CC turnlock and the most structured shape.

• 2.55 Reissue(the 2.55)Single flapsince 2005median $4,890 (786 recorded)

  The tell: The rectangular Mademoiselle lock (no CC) and an aged all-metal chain, over a single flap.

  Pick this if: You want the purist 1955 original, with no CC on the front.

• Boy(Le Boy)Single flapsince 2011