Top 3 Reasons For Buying Chanel Bags

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When Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel opened her first shop in 1910, no one could ever predict what a success the little hat shop would turn out. Chanel, the brand is now one of the leading Fashion house with amazing heritage and has been a fashion leader for nearly 100 years.

Fashion isn't only the forte of Chanel - today Chanel offers haute couture, ready-to-wear, jewellery and bags of course. The artistic director of Chanel is Karl Lagerfeld who is responsible for more provocative lines of Chanel has re-issued the iconic 2.55 bag since 1983. Chanel bags are rather expensive investment, but you can try to get a Chanel bag on sale, which rarely, but happens. If you want the Chanel IT bag - you must have the 2.55 bag. The comparatively small 2.55 bag is almost as famous as Birkin for Hermes.

So here are our TOP 3 REASONS for buying a Chanel 2.55 bag.

1. STYLE
Since its conception by Chanel in Feb 1955 (hence the name 2.55) the simple design in luxury leather and practical function has lasted more than 50 years and still in the 21st centaury the design of the bag is still as desirable today as it was back ...
... in 1955. Design comes in and out of ‘fashion' but STYLE will always out last! We suggest buying a 2.55 bag in LAMBSKIN/CAVIAR SKIN leather - Seriously, that stuff is indestructible. Run your fingers - no, better yet, run your fingernails along it next time you're near a Chanel bag made of the material, and you'll see what I mean. It has a finish nearly as tough as Louis Vuitton monogram canvas, but you're paying for actual leather instead of, well, canvas. With how much those monogram bags run these days, the price of a neutral leather Chanel bag with similar durability seems downright reasonable.

2. INVESTMENT
Chanel (and maybe along with Hermes) is one of the very few elite brands that still hold their value many years after it has sold. Unlike many fashion brands out there that seem to ‘depreciate' in value after its worn, the vintage Chanel seem to be more in demand the older and rarer the piece. Chanel is also among the masters of the crippling price increase, by increasing its bags every season by as much as $500USD for a basic bag. So if you were deliberating whether to buy a Chanel bag - just do it, it just goes up in price every year!
We also believe that Chanel bags are ‘heirloom's' for the future, that's why we name our business after it! We have seen a 20-30% increase of value every year of VINTAGE Chanel bags, especially the older the 1980-96 pieces, they are becoming harder to find, and especially the Rank A condition pieces, the stock is getting quite limited hence driving up the prices and demand, which leads us to.

3. RAREITY/LIMITED QUANTITIES
Each 2.55 Chanel bag take over 180 stages and 10 hours skilled work. Each bag is HAND put together in the Chanel factories in FRANCE AND ITALY. There fore each bag you buy you are still supporting a leather craftsman. These bags are still made traditionally made in small quantities. Because of this it makes the bags one of the most highly prized items, as there is so much demand and very limited stock this drives up the price of Chanel bags. However the older ‘vintage' versions right now more or less still affordable at around £1000 compared to double the price on the newer counter parts, and on www.vintageheirloom.com we specialize and source only RARE/LIMITED and unusual pieces that we believe will be heirlooms of the future.
Vintage Heirloom was started by two London based sisters who are avid collectors with a passion for hunting the most exclusive vintage labels in the world. Born from a background in the high-end fashion and the cosmetic industry, Vintage Heirloom quickly grew into a top distributor of vintage designer handbags selling to luxury boutiques such as Matches, Harvey Nichols and Browns Focus.So far we are the only recognised suppliers to these top stores.