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Claudia · Jan 26th, 2007, 03:37 PM

Ladies! When Maxaluna and i were at NM today, admiring the Reissue, the SA Sabrina, who took a break from her usual businesslike but friendly and sweet demeanor, to become a Chanel Reissue educator for us! She told us all about the history of the 2.55 Reissue...some of the facts are really interesting and may not be well known (most people do know that "2.55" refers to Feb. 1955 when the bag first was issued) Coca Chanel grew up in an orphanage/convent, therefore, the double (or is it triple?) chain shoulder strap comes from when, in the orphanage, the childrens' caretakers there would dangle keys from their waists with the same type of chains as on the Reissue..............also, the zippered compartment on the inside of the front flap of the Reissue is where Coco sequestered her love letters, as she was having an affair. The brownish red color of the inside represents the color of Coco and the rest of the children's uniforms (the nuns' were black with white trim: thus, the packaging on Chanel parfum/au de parfum/au de toilette). The back outside flap of the Reissue represents where Coco would stash extra money..........
we just wanted to share this with our PF sisters lol

spendingmore · Jan 26th, 2007, 03:52 PM

Interesting.

cammy1 · Jan 26th, 2007, 03:54 PM

Thanx for that, I never knew!

lmpsola · Jan 26th, 2007, 03:54 PM

wow, so interesting! Thanks for posting!

totoro928 · Jan 26th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Nice reading..interesting facts! Thanks for sharing!

maxter · Jan 26th, 2007, 04:44 PM

I just love Chanel for its timelessness and for its history. Thanks for posting!

cassidyfit1 · Jan 26th, 2007, 05:16 PM

Cool story ! Thanks !

lulilu · Jan 26th, 2007, 05:47 PM

Thanks for taking the time to share such interesting information!

BagLover26 · Jan 26th, 2007, 05:57 PM

thats so cool!!! Thanks for sharing!

LambLovesChanel · Jan 26th, 2007, 07:49 PM

That is interesting.

designer307 · Jan 26th, 2007, 08:05 PM

Thanks so much for sharing. I'm always interested in reading the history of a famous designer, especially Coco Chanel.

absolutanne · Jan 26th, 2007, 08:40 PM

I love Chanel! Very interesting about the chains. She was definitely an innovator. I know also this fact: Coco's favorite flower is the Camelia because it is naturally odorless, so she can wear her flower brooch without the smell interfering with her parfum.

I read somewhere that Coco made the leather lining of her 2.55 red/burgundy so that she can find her lipstick easier, hence the contrast. I suppose her bag had black lining.

*jennifer* · Jan 26th, 2007, 11:15 PM

thanks for sharing this information, purse_onality! i knew about the love letters part but not about the inside color of the flaps. this is why i just love the reissue. it has so much history behind it!

Tara one · Jan 27th, 2007, 12:53 AM

Wow! That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Rose · Jan 27th, 2007, 01:09 AM

Facinating story, thanks for sharing!

Jan 26th, 2007, 03:37 PM	#1
Claudia OP formerly Purse-onality Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Boca Raton, Fl Posts: 2,276	Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Ladies! When Maxaluna and i were at NM today, admiring the Reissue, the SA Sabrina, who took a break from her usual businesslike but friendly and sweet demeanor, to become a Chanel Reissue educator for us! She told us all about the history of the 2.55 Reissue...some of the facts are really interesting and may not be well known (most people do know that "2.55" refers to Feb. 1955 when the bag first was issued) Coca Chanel grew up in an orphanage/convent, therefore, the double (or is it triple?) chain shoulder strap comes from when, in the orphanage, the childrens' caretakers there would dangle keys from their waists with the same type of chains as on the Reissue..............also, the zippered compartment on the inside of the front flap of the Reissue is where Coco sequestered her love letters, as she was having an affair. The brownish red color of the inside represents the color of Coco and the rest of the children's uniforms (the nuns' were black with white trim: thus, the packaging on Chanel parfum/au de parfum/au de toilette). The back outside flap of the Reissue represents where Coco would stash extra money.......... we just wanted to share this with our PF sisters lol
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Jan 26th, 2007, 03:52 PM	#2
spendingmore Sofa King Banned Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,000	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Interesting.

Jan 26th, 2007, 03:54 PM	#3
cammy1 Member Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,134	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Thanx for that, I never knew!
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Jan 26th, 2007, 03:54 PM	#4
lmpsola Sofa King Banned Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,933	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue wow, so interesting! Thanks for posting!

Jan 26th, 2007, 04:17 PM	#5
totoro928 Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 960	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Nice reading..interesting facts! Thanks for sharing!
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Jan 26th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#6
maxter Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,845	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue I just love Chanel for its timelessness and for its history. Thanks for posting!
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Jan 26th, 2007, 05:16 PM	#7
cassidyfit1 Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 1,176	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Cool story ! Thanks !
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Jan 26th, 2007, 05:47 PM	#8
lulilu Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,429	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Thanks for taking the time to share such interesting information!
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Jan 26th, 2007, 05:57 PM	#9
BagLover26 Member Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,087	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue thats so cool!!! Thanks for sharing!

Jan 26th, 2007, 07:49 PM	#10
LambLovesChanel Member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,210	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue That is interesting.
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Jan 26th, 2007, 08:05 PM	#11
designer307 Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 810	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Thanks so much for sharing. I'm always interested in reading the history of a famous designer, especially Coco Chanel.
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Jan 26th, 2007, 08:40 PM	#12
absolutanne in love with Chanel. Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Lafayette, LA Posts: 1,178	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue I love Chanel! Very interesting about the chains. She was definitely an innovator. I know also this fact: Coco's favorite flower is the Camelia because it is naturally odorless, so she can wear her flower brooch without the smell interfering with her parfum. I read somewhere that Coco made the leather lining of her 2.55 red/burgundy so that she can find her lipstick easier, hence the contrast. I suppose her bag had black lining.
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Jan 26th, 2007, 11:15 PM	#13
jennifer fil de camélia dream Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,418	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue thanks for sharing this information, purse_onality! i knew about the love letters part but not about the inside color of the flaps. this is why i just love the reissue. it has so much history behind it!

Jan 27th, 2007, 12:53 AM	#14
Tara one Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 346	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Wow! That's interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Jan 27th, 2007, 01:09 AM	#15
Rose Pay it Forward Joined: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 13,450	Re: Fascinating Story On History Of Reissue Facinating story, thanks for sharing!

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