Chanel · Tier 1
By Arielle · Catalogued July 2026
Chanel's signature quilted flap bag, distinguished from the 2.55 reissue by its CC turn-lock closure (vs. the 2.55's mademoiselle rectangular lock).
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Coco Chanel named it after its own birthday, and gave women back their hands.
Origin
Chanel released the bag in February 1955 and called it the 2.55 after that date. Its real innovation was the shoulder strap. In her words, she was tired of carrying bags by hand and losing them, so she slipped a strap over her shoulder and freed her hands.
Design
The burgundy lining echoes the uniforms of the Aubazine convent where Chanel was raised. The diamond quilting borrows from the jackets worn by racetrack jockeys. The rectangular clasp, known as the Mademoiselle lock, nods to the fact that she never married.
Good to know
When Karl Lagerfeld took over Chanel in 1983 he reworked the bag with the now-famous interlocking double-C turn-lock and a chain laced with leather. That version is the Classic Flap. The original clasp lives on in the bag Chanel still sells as the 2.55 Reissue.
Designers and muses.
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
Designer
Created the 2.55 in February 1955 and added the strap so women could stop carrying bags by hand.
Karl Lagerfeld
Creative director who reshaped it
His 1983 update added the interlocking CC turn-lock and the leather-laced chain of today's Classic Flap.
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