Chanel · Tier 1

2.55 Reissue

Name: Chanel 2.55 Reissue 225
Brand: Chanel

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 224225226 227 Mini Jumbo (Large) · 30 cm Large Maxi · 33 cm Unknown

Colour

Black White Beige Brown Grey Navy Red Blue Green Pink PurpleMetallicUnknown

Hardware

gold silver gunmetalUnknown

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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 $5,875 (6934 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 $4,890 (836 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

Made in

What the house has produced this bag in, from our sourced records.

Material

Aged Calfskindefault, Caviar, Lambskin

Seasonal: Patent, Metallic, Exotic

Construction

Diamonddefault

Hardware

Aged golddefault, Aged ruthenium, Gold

Permanent finishes are offered year-round; seasonal ones rotate and retire. A finish being listed here doesn’t mean we have one for sale right now.

The metallic shades we’ve recorded (9)

Multicolor54Blue28Light Pink27Grey21Ivory12Pink3Gold2Green1Purple1

Shades recorded from resale listings, in the sellers’ own words. Chanel doesn’t publish official seasonal colour names, so treat these as descriptions, not house names.

The Chanel 2.55 Reissue 225 in Metallic is a Leather bag.

What it's worth

Chanel · 2.55 Reissue · 225 · Metallic

This exact variant · 308 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $1,950 on Fashionphile, well below the typical price (median $5,495).

Prices have been trending up over the tracked window.

No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

By condition · compared like-for-like

excellent

19 prices

very good

24 prices

$1,950$6,780

By production era · decade

2000s

1 price

2010s

1 price

$2,700$3,945

Resale by production era: 2 listings, estimated from recorded prices.

Estimated from recorded resale prices (265 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-08-27.

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Where it stands

#16

of 536 styles in the LC Index

✦One number for where a bag stands in the whole market.
⚖Blended from price, trade volume, and scarcity.
◷Recomputed monthly from recorded market prices.

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The three measures behind #16

By priceof 536 styles

#66Capucines · Louis Vuitton
#672.55 Reissue · Chanel
#68Reissue · Chanel

By trade volumeof 536 styles

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CHouseChanelest. 1910 · France LeatherLeather ColourMetallic

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.

SourcesSotheby's WWD

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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