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Chanel Handbags

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Coco Chanel began her style business many years ago, in the 1930s. When she started the business it was just about women's attire and hats, but as most know, she went on the design and distribute some of the most popular female and male design products on the planet and her name became synonymous with quality, fashion, style and sophistication. This article will take a look at the Chanel name and, specifically, the Chanel purses and handbags.

Chanel Handbags

Chanel products are status symbols, to be sure, and they are sought after by women the world over. The modern handbag style for Chanel is designed by others now as Coco Chanel is no longer with us, but her sense of style lives on with the Chanel distinction. Though Coco did not begin her design career by designing handbags, the natural flow of style eventually brought purses and handbags into the flow of the creative process simply because they are a large part of the world of female attire and fashion sense. With this natural progression, Chanel, who has been a fashion staple for decades, entered the world of designer purses.

Note: Did you know that Paris Hilton totes a Chanel Perforated White Jumbo Flap Handbag?

Chanel brings with it naturally matching materials such as fabrics, trims and linings as well as other materials that define the style. As Chanel began to offer accessories for their fashion styles, the characteristics of the accessories began to evolve into the sparkle of the purses. Such things as jeweled buttons, gold chains and clasps were being placed onto the purses and made them much more elegant and feminine. As these styles were being noticed, more women began to buy and use the newer Chanel styles to stylize their wardrobes. Now, Chanel makes one of the most popular purses in the world and can be easily recognized. The Chanel purse owner is envied by many and for good reason. The purses are not inexpensive and the styles change each season so a purse collector may possess many valuable designs, with each bringing a different era to the table.

Note: The Hollywood NS Hobo goes for about $3750?

The Chanel hand and shoulder bag has actually changed very little since its inception in the 1930s. It still contains the basic characteristics and style of those early handbags with more modern features such as textured fabrics, quilted leathers, embossed CC emblem and golden or silver chains. The pockets in the contemporary purses are also more convenient and specialized.

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Note: The Chanel Icons Flap Bag, though higly visible, so is the price tag: $2850.

Though many know Chanel through Coco's perfume, Chanel No 5, many also recognize that the company has been in the high fashion business for many years. The Chanel handbags are very popular and sought after in contemporary global fashion circles.

Note: The Chanel Ice Cubes Shopper and Pouchette is so bright that it is almost a chrome color...beautifully designed and only $3750!!

Chanel handbags are enjoying a huge popularity as their characteristics and accessories are much desired and the design of Chanel bags continues to dominate a portion of the fashion and style of an everchanging world. Chanel products have been around and well established for 70 plus years and the strength of this company and their design teams will, most likely, continue to have a big impact on the world of high fashion for many more decades into the future.

In August, 2007, Chanel announced the "Chanel Diamond Classic Forever" bag. This lovely purse/bag is a very limited edition and thus far, only thirteen of them will be distributed worldwide. What do you think the going price is for this baby? How about a staggering $261,000. The nice thing is that for collectors who can afford to buy one of these 13 pearls, the value of this one-of-a-kind, highly sought after designer purse will surely increase significantly year after year. So, here we go making a simple carrying utensil into an object d'art. Is this purse really an effective and well-built piece of equipment for carrying around "things" or is it something to collect, put in the closet and appreciate in price? Well, it's a Chanel.it could be one or the other,or BOTH.

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