Chanel · Tier 1
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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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.
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.
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.
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The Chanel 2.55 Reissue Mini in Metallic is a designer bag.
Best listed right now: $1,437 on The Luxury Closet, well below the typical price (median $4,080).
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.
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Estimated from recorded resale prices (17 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-12.
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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.
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$2,495 → $1,437 across 30 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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Grained leather is forgiving, but it still likes a gentle clean and the odd condition.
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See the full care shelf →The tell: A rectangular push-button lock and a heavy chain on a boxy, structured shape.
Pick this if: You want the edgier, harder-structured Chanel with modern hardware.
Medians are our read of recorded resale, not an appraisal. The closure and structure move the price more than the look. The full flap decoder →
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.
By the numbers
Across 30 recorded resale listings, the 2.55 Reissue sits around $4,080. This is our estimate from current data, not an appraisal, as of 2026-07-12.
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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Live listings for this bag across the marketplaces we track, each rated against the fair value for its spec. We don’t sell these, we link you to the seller. Prices change and sell.
The Luxury Closet · listed yesterday
$1,437
Fashionphile · listed 5 days ago
$2,495
Fair value is the median of recorded resale prices for that spec, broadened and labeled when a spec is thin. Landed estimates add each platform's typical buyer fees and shipping, before sales tax. An estimate, not an appraisal. Affiliate links may earn us a commission.
