The Gospel According to Coco Chanel

Yesterday I bought The Gospel According to Coco Chanel and I love it! It's a fun, quick read that gives you some insight on who Coco really was and her monumental influence on every aspect of fashion. Not an in-depth analysis or anything, but entertaining none-the-less. So, in something not.so.fashionable, I'm going to be a hideous blogger and re-post an old entry about one of my favorite Chanel pieces (although I did update it a little!). I have yet to add this beauty to my collection, but I can never get enough of looking at it!

The Chanel 2.55
Original Post Date: June 9, 2009

Out of all the gorgeous handbags, I feel as if there is one that truly stays simple, timeless, and classic: the Chanel 2.55. The bag has had few modifications since its debut in February 1955 (hence the name 2.55), yet it still looks great with everything from a pair of jeans to a cocktail dress.

Each bag contains a mystique, partly because of Chanel’s history and iconography. The quilting, for example, is suggestive of her love of riding as a young woman (quilted material was originally worn only by stable-boys).

The trademark chain of golden metal plaited with a leather cord has similar connotations of horse bridles and girdles, and also perhaps of the garb worn by the Catholic nuns who educated Coco as a girl.

Perhaps the most significant of all are the inner compartments of the 2.55 is the flap, which contains a secret pocket for hiding love letters or money. There is also the double-C logo stitched inside the second flap. Oh those magical letters!

Inside there are three more discreet compartments, including one for lipstick (without which Chanel never showed herself to the world). Here's to you, Coco!

{Coco}

Have a fabulous weekend loves xoxo