The Chanel 11.12 bag (better known as the Classic Flap Bag), which Karl Lagerfeld reinterpreted from the 1955 2.55 bag, gets a second life through Virginie Viard and the lens of Ines and Vinoodh
First designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel in the 1980s, the 11.12 bag––now known as the Classic Flap Bag––with its signature turn and switch clasp was actually a reinterpretation of the 2.55 bag imagined by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel in February 1955.
(Related: The True Story of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel: The Childhood That She Never Wanted You to Know)
While fairly similar as both feature points de bride stitches and quilting in lambskin leather, the 2.55's lock is rectangular and comes with a chain-only strap, while the 11.12's lock is in a double C shape, and comes with a metal chain interlaced with leather.