Chanel · Tier 1
Boy
By Arielle · Catalogued July 2026
The Chanel Boy is a structured shoulder flap bag introduced by Karl Lagerfeld for the Fall/Winter 2011 collection, named after Coco Chanel's love Boy Capel. It trades the house's soft curves for a boxier, more androgynous silhouette, with a wide quilted or embossed body and a heavy chain-and-leather strap. Its signature is the boy-style push-lock clasp on the front, a chunky rectangular latch that replaced the classic CC turn-lock. It quickly became one of Chanel's core permanent lines alongside the Classic Flap.
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The four Chanel flap lines
You're on the Boy 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 $6,174 (399 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 $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.
- Boyyou’re here(Le Boy)Single flapsince 2011
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Hardware
The Chanel Boy Medium in Brown is a designer bag.
What it's worth
Best listed right now: $2,260 on The RealReal, well below the typical price (median $4,151).
Demand is light and prices are soft, so there's little pressure to move fast.
Discontinued: no longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.
Estimated from recorded resale prices · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-13.
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The Story
Karl Lagerfeld named Chanel's edgiest bag after the great love of Coco's life.
Design
Built like a hunter's bag
Lagerfeld drew on a cartridge bag, the kind hunters use to carry ammunition, for a boxier, more masculine shape with bold hardware, a deliberate contrast to the soft Classic Flap.
Sources
Guides for this bag
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Chanel flap names, decoded: Classic vs Mini vs the discontinued ones
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By Arielle · July 12, 2026 · Classic Flap
The Chanel date-code decoder: How to read any Chanel's age and season
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By Arielle · July 8, 2026 · Classic Flap
Chanel in 2026, explained
The 25, the 22, the maxi flap, and why the numbers are birth years, not sizes. Every current Chanel line decoded, with the preloved asking median for each.
By Arielle · July 2, 2026 · Chanel 25
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Resale price history
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$4,815 → $4,477 across 70 recorded sales
2026-06 – 2026-07
Estimated from recorded resale prices · not an appraisal or investment forecast. Values can go down as well as up.
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Care for it
Grained leather is forgiving, but it still likes a gentle clean and the odd condition.
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A mild cleaner that lifts everyday grime before it sets into the grain.
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Puts moisture back so the leather stays supple instead of drying and cracking.
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