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PurseBlog.com · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:05 AM

I’m having a vintage moment lately. Last weekend, I spent 3 hours on Friday afternoon looking for vintage art deco costume jewelry on eBay. I really want a 70s faux fur jacket. The Stephen Sprouse collection for Louis Vuitton won me over long ago. And then this morning, I was lucky enough to find the utterly charming Chanel Vintage Le Train Bag.

When there are so many bags that are weathered and treated to look old when they’re actually brand new, it’s refreshing to look at a beautiful bag that is actually a piece of fashion history. The train illustration on this coated-canvas tote is so adorable and utterly Parisian that it serves as a wonderful reminder of not only the brand’s inventiveness, but also its cultural significance.

I like this bag better than most anything I’ve seen from Lagerfeld & Co. lately, and I wish that more of the irreverent French influence found its way into bags like this today. I don’t know that I’d be willing to pay the asking price for this piece (particularly since it’s not leather), but if I had the extra money laying around, this would absolutely be at the top of my list. Buy through ShopBop for $2420.

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moi et mes sacs · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:34 AM

Not sure I like the price tag. But the bag is Ok.

NagaJolokia · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:49 AM

Don't care for the bag at all.

karmenzsofia · Oct 27th, 2009, 03:03 PM

Vintage or not, that's not a good looking bag, IMO.
Add that to a price tag of $2.4K for a canvas bag...
...and that's just a train I won't be getting on.

ssc0619 · Oct 27th, 2009, 04:32 PM

I don't understand spending that kind of money on canvas

aliysiah · Oct 27th, 2009, 09:15 PM

Yuck. First they decided to make a Chanel shopping bag out of leather, and now this? Sometimes Chanel wows me, sometimes they don't. This one is disappointing. If it was way below $500 (LV's canvas bags go over $500-$700) then maybe it's reasonable. But $2K is ridiculous.

gacats · Oct 28th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Not to mention Karl's stupid comments are irritating me lately.
I'd say Karl needs to be on a train to Sensitivityville.
2.5K is crazy.

gidramom · Oct 28th, 2009, 08:25 AM

The CHANEL lettering is making the bag looks really cheap especially when it comes down to canvas material. I'm sorry but the bag looks like something comes for free when you purchase cosmetics...

M_Butterfly · Oct 28th, 2009, 11:26 AM

I do not care for it at all!!

calneva · Oct 28th, 2009, 04:30 PM

Yikes, on the price, the most remarkable thing about the bag.

T-Girl · Oct 29th, 2009, 06:31 AM

I won't be getting that for sure.

noon · Nov 1st, 2009, 10:23 AM

woah at the price!

chaz · Nov 1st, 2009, 12:59 PM

I like it, but the price does seem steep.

olialm1 · Nov 4th, 2009, 05:26 PM

LOL @ the price

nelicquele · Nov 4th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Should be $100 at least, not $2K+. Insane!

Oct 27th, 2009, 09:05 AM	#1
PurseBlog.com OP PurseBlog.com Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 442	Chanel Vintage Le Train Bag I’m having a vintage moment lately. Last weekend, I spent 3 hours on Friday afternoon looking for vintage art deco costume jewelry on eBay. I really want a 70s faux fur jacket. The Stephen Sprouse collection for Louis Vuitton won me over long ago. And then this morning, I was lucky enough to find the utterly charming Chanel Vintage Le Train Bag. When there are so many bags that are weathered and treated to look old when they’re actually brand new, it’s refreshing to look at a beautiful bag that is actually a piece of fashion history. The train illustration on this coated-canvas tote is so adorable and utterly Parisian that it serves as a wonderful reminder of not only the brand’s inventiveness, but also its cultural significance. I like this bag better than most anything I’ve seen from Lagerfeld & Co. lately, and I wish that more of the irreverent French influence found its way into bags like this today. I don’t know that I’d be willing to pay the asking price for this piece (particularly since it’s not leather), but if I had the extra money laying around, this would absolutely be at the top of my list. Buy through ShopBop for $2420. View the original post on PurseBlog.com!

Oct 27th, 2009, 09:34 AM	#2
moi et mes sacs Science Geek! Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,862	Not sure I like the price tag. But the bag is Ok.
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Oct 27th, 2009, 09:49 AM	#3
NagaJolokia Soft Addictions Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,829	Don't care for the bag at all.
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Oct 27th, 2009, 03:03 PM	#4
karmenzsofia Life is Plan Z Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Tarot Card Posts: 14,888	Vintage or not, that's not a good looking bag, IMO. Add that to a price tag of $2.4K for a canvas bag... ...and that's just a train I won't be getting on.
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Oct 27th, 2009, 09:15 PM	#6
aliysiah Sofa King Banned Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 810	Yuck. First they decided to make a Chanel shopping bag out of leather, and now this? Sometimes Chanel wows me, sometimes they don't. This one is disappointing. If it was way below $500 (LV's canvas bags go over $500-$700) then maybe it's reasonable. But $2K is ridiculous.
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Oct 27th, 2009, 04:32 PM	#5
ssc0619 Some 'Splainin to Do Joined: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 6,002	I don't understand spending that kind of money on canvas

Oct 28th, 2009, 07:57 AM	#7
gacats love me some bags! Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 7,086	Not to mention Karl's stupid comments are irritating me lately. I'd say Karl needs to be on a train to Sensitivityville. 2.5K is crazy.
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Oct 28th, 2009, 08:25 AM	#8
gidramom Member Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 470	The CHANEL lettering is making the bag looks really cheap especially when it comes down to canvas material. I'm sorry but the bag looks like something comes for free when you purchase cosmetics...
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Oct 28th, 2009, 11:26 AM	#9
M_Butterfly HLess Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,157	I do not care for it at all!!
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Oct 28th, 2009, 04:30 PM	#10
calneva drive life Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Overworkedville Posts: 539	Yikes, on the price, the most remarkable thing about the bag.

Oct 29th, 2009, 06:31 AM	#11
T-Girl Ahhhh...I'm falling! Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4,869	I won't be getting that for sure.
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Nov 1st, 2009, 10:23 AM	#12
noon Sun in my eyes Joined: Apr 2007 Location: in the middle of the desert Posts: 4,555	woah at the price!
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Nov 1st, 2009, 12:59 PM	#13
chaz Superstar DJ Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Blissful!! Posts: 14,175	I like it, but the price does seem steep.
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Nov 4th, 2009, 05:26 PM	#14
olialm1 windy city Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,549	LOL @ the price
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Nov 4th, 2009, 05:32 PM	#15
nelicquele waiting for xmas! Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 423	Should be $100 at least, not $2K+. Insane!
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