Chanel · Tier 1

2.55 Reissue

Name: Chanel 2.55 Reissue
Brand: Chanel

By Arielle · Catalogued July 2026

The Chanel 2.55 Reissue is Karl Lagerfeld's faithful re-edition, launched in 2005 for the fiftieth anniversary of the original 2.55, which Gabrielle Chanel created in February 1955 and which gave the line its name. It restores the bag's earliest details: the rectangular Mademoiselle turn-lock rather than the CC clasp, the all-metal woven chain without leather laced through it, and the diamond-quilted flap. The burgundy interior and back slip pocket nod to Coco's own history. It is prized by collectors as the closest thing to the 1955 original.

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Size

55 224 225 226 227 Mini Jumbo (Large) · 30 cm Large

The four Chanel flap lines

You're on the 2.55 Reissue line. Chanel makes four flap lines that look alike but close differently, and the closure moves the price more than the color.

Classic Flap(the 11.12)Double flapsince 1983median $6,512 (1018 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 Reissueyou’re here(the 2.55)Single flapsince 2005median $3,345 (523 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

The Chanel 2.55 Reissue is a designer bag.

What it's worth

DiscontinuedAll catalogued specs of this style · 523 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $718 on The RealReal, well below the typical price (median $3,345).

Prices have been trending up over the tracked window.

Discontinued: no longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

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$2,345$5,595

Estimated from recorded resale prices (built from 521 asking + 2 sold prices · 521 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-10.

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The Story

Coco Chanel named it after its own birthday, and gave women back their hands.

Origin

Named for the month it was born

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.

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Design

Every detail is a memory

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.

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