Making Of The Chanel ‘2.55′ Bag

Chanel gives an inside look at the making of its famous 2.55 bag. The image here is one of the final photos so if you’re a fan of what goes into making an iconic bag, Trendland has more. The pics are also accompanied by text, which includes how the bag was named:

In 1929 Mademoiselle Chanel was the first to introduce an elegant version of the shoulder bag. It did already exist, in the form of a large pouch with a wide strap, but was only used by members of the military on campaign. Women discovered, to their delight, that by using a thin strap they could walk around with their hands free. A new fashion was born. From then on, Mademoiselle Chanel constantly used this idea, until she eventually created the bag commonly known as the “2.55” (which is in fact its date of birth) in February 1955.

Interesting that straps weren’t a part of bags until Coco Chanel came along!