There is one single designer bag that stands above all others: Chanel's Classic Flap. The quilted design has become the holy grail of luxury purchases, a global sign of wealth and opulence rivaled ...

Undisputedly one of fashion’s most coveted pieces, the Chanel Flap Bag is a timeless icon. Introduced in the 1950s as a breakthrough women’s accessory, the 2.55 Flap Bag dared to challenge women’s ...

“An interior,” Coco Chanel once said, “is the natural projection of the soul.” Given her obsession with coromandel screens, maybe her soul belonged in the Far East. The story goes that the 18-year-old ...