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Chanel 'Timeless Classic Bag'

Handbag
2015
Artist/Maker
Chanel
Lagerfeld, Karl (designer)
Place of origin
France (made)
Paris (made)

Limited edition newsprint lambskin leather medium double flap handbag with gold hardware, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, 2015.

Object details

Category
Bags
Object type
Handbag
TitleChanel 'Timeless Classic Bag'
Materials and techniques
Leather
Leather
Brief description
Handbag, leather, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, 2015
Physical description
Limited edition newsprint lambskin leather medium double flap handbag with gold hardware, designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, 2015.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
  • Depth: 7.5cm
Gallery label
(12/2020)
This limited edition, double-flap handbag is made from printed leather featuring a variety of symbols and text. These include the words 'COCO' and 'tweed', the Chanel No.5 perfume bottle, and a number '5'. Additional text links the bag to the message of Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2015 collection: 'Feminist mais feminine’ (Feminist but feminine) and ‘Ladies first'.

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.266-2019

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Record createdJune 21, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1500007/chanel-timeless-classic-bag-handbag-lagerfeld-karl/
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