Women have loved Chanel Handbags since forever. At least since Coco Chanel first came out with them anyway. Her first bag was called the 2.55.

The 2.55 handbag this name only because it was originally put out in Feb. 1955.   This bag has a lot of personal meaning to Coco Chanel: • The lining - The lining’s brown color is the same as the color of the uniforms from the convent where she grew up. • The inside compartment - there’s a zippered compartment at the inside of the front flap. That’s where Coco Chanel hid her love letters. • The backside - there’s a back outside flap on the handbag – that’s where Ms Chanel kept extra money. • The shoulder strap- The caretakers at the convent where Coco grew up as an orphan, hold the keys at their waist dangling from the same type of chains as the 2.55 shoulder strap chains. • The front lock – the 2.55 front lock is different from the classic double CC logo. It’s logo is called “the Mademoiselle Lock” since Coco never got married.

So I think one of the resons women love Chanel Handbags is because Coco was such a strong and original women.

The name Chanel equals elegance, style, and a love of beauty. When a woman owns somehing like this she inherits the feelings of love, beauty, style and elegance from it. Having a chanel handbag makes a woman feel beautiful and special.

Chanel bags have gained the popularity and love the have because they are very beautiful too. Coco and Carl Lagerfield are simply gifted designers. They have an inate unnderstanding of what great style really is. This is obvious in everything they did throughout their lives.

I know such fashion is not for everyone, what is for everyone besides being alive, so that means little to me. Anyone is free to dress however they wish. For me I choose style and beauty where I find it. It can be a butterfly or a sunset or a beautiful Chanel Handbag. I have chosen to surround my life, as much as possible, with beauty and style.

There are more type of Chanel Handbags than the 2.55 of course. There are the Totes, The Classic Flap and others.

Chanel uses many different materials and as a result there are many style variations in the whole line. There are some very exclusive materials like alagator and soft supple lambs skin. There are metallic bags and cloth bags. Chanel is fond of quilted bags and those are some of the most beautiful.