Handbag
ca. 1965 (made)
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Quilted black leather handbag with a gold chain handle.
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| Materials and techniques | Quilted leather with gilt |
| Brief description | Quilted leather handbag, designed by Chanel, Paris, ca. 1965 |
| Physical description | Quilted black leather handbag with a gold chain handle. |
| Gallery label | Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel first designed the ‘2.55’ bag in February 1955, hence its name which represents the second month and year. It quickly became a highly recognisable classic featuring its distinctive quilted leather, rectangular lock and chain shoulder strap. It remained unchanged until the 1980s, when Karl Lagerfeld reinterpreted the bag by adding the CC logo to the clasp.
V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out. (12/2020) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Vera French |
| Bibliographic reference | Bags V&A Exhibition (Project)
Bags: Inside Out (2020) Lucia Savi, V&A Publishing, pg 95
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| Accession number | T.37-1983 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2009 |
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