Chanel 22 bag Club!

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Hi, girls! I’m trying to find Chanel 22 in small size for myself since I have a 11 month old and need to carry a lot of stuff with me. My understanding that they don’t have them in the boutiques any more, so I’m checking the consignment store and I see that some of Chanel 22 small size come in shiny calfskin when others in a Matt leather (they still are described as calfskin). I love the shiny leather and try to understand if this is just difference in pictures or they do come in different leather types. I have Chanel 19 maxi in shiny leather, but not as silky as some 22 that I saw (don’t remember what type it is but I love how shiny it is). Can you please tell me if they are different? I’m talking about Chanel 22 small with gold hardware. Thank you very much in advance
 
Hi, girls! I’m trying to find Chanel 22 in small size for myself since I have a 11 month old and need to carry a lot of stuff with me. My understanding that they don’t have them in the boutiques any more, so I’m checking the consignment store and I see that some of Chanel 22 small size come in shiny calfskin when others in a Matt leather (they still are described as calfskin). I love the shiny leather and try to understand if this is just difference in pictures or they do come in different leather types. I have Chanel 19 maxi in shiny leather, but not as silky as some 22 that I saw (don’t remember what type it is but I love how shiny it is). Can you please tell me if they are different? I’m talking about Chanel 22 small with gold hardware. Thank you very much in advance
Wow, what? I hadn’t heard they no longer had them in the boutiques. Do you mean all 22’s or just the small? I bought a small one in Paris about two months ago and was hoping to get a mini when I visit the store again in about a month. I had not heard anything about them no longer being readily available (sad).
 
Wow, what? I hadn’t heard they no longer had them in the boutiques. Do you mean all 22’s or just the small? I bought a small one in Paris about two months ago and was hoping to get a mini when I visit the store again in about a month. I had not heard anything about them no longer being readily available (sad).
Hm… that’s probably what resellers say 😅 I hate going to the boutiques and I love to buy everything online. So I probably have a false info. My SA is on the vacation until next week, so I’ll try to go to the boutique just to ask them if they have this bag available. Nevertheless when I sent them a request through the website I received an email that they don’t have this style any more☹️
 
Hm… that’s probably what resellers say 😅 I hate going to the boutiques and I love to buy everything online. So I probably have a false info. My SA is on the vacation until next week, so I’ll try to go to the boutique just to ask them if they have this bag available. Nevertheless when I sent them a request through the website I received an email that they don’t have this style any more☹️
The Chanel website’s chat function (if that’s what you used) is not great at telling you what’s available or not. They once told me a 19 in the color I was looking for isn’t available anywhere, and then a SA tracked it down for me. You will probably get a more accurate response in the boutique but I hear you on not wanting to go into the boutiques! I’m pretty certain the small 22 in calfskin is still around - the caviar is what I’m hunting for and that’s been hard to find!
 
Not sure how recent your info is, but I was in a Chanel boutique a few weeks ago and they had a bunch of 22s :smile:

For sizes I saw the mini, small, and medium. For colors I saw black, white(ish), and red. Not sure about the leather types, or whether they had shiny calfskin or not, but they were all smooth leather and I didn't see any caviar.
 
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Hm… that’s probably what resellers say 😅 I hate going to the boutiques and I love to buy everything online. So I probably have a false info. My SA is on the vacation until next week, so I’ll try to go to the boutique just to ask them if they have this bag available. Nevertheless when I sent them a request through the website I received an email that they don’t have this style any more☹️
I was at the Chanel (Nordstrom SJ) location and they had three small 22s (navy blue ish, white, and red).
 
It’s gorgeous in person! Honestly I never considered adding a 22 to my collection and I did NOT need another black bag… but I was able to preview the 23k collection this week and couldn’t put it down. I thought the caviar would be stiff, but it is soft and supple. I do not have a preference on the logo hardware, but the tonal letters are more understated. I have some “so black” pieces and wear them day and night, really just personal preference. I decided on the small size because it comes with the pouch and the closure/straps seemed less fussy. Plus prices are only going up, figured it’s better to start with the more expensive one now

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Does the medium not come with the pouch? Only small?
 
Caviar is generally considered more hard wearing. However, the edgewear along the drawstring may just be a consequence of the construction. Based on my research, it looks like they started offering caviar late last year? Unfortunately, most of the reviews I found were first impressions or unboxings. There are plenty for the calfskin version and the issues seem inconsistent—some are terrible, others are just expected wear. At the end of the day it’s a drawstring bag… only so much rubbing (coated) leather is going to handle.

Unless you plan to resell (which I don’t), the peeling issue doesn’t affect functionality and would really only be noticeable by me. So I’m going to use the heck out of it and bring it to my SA if there are major issues. I’m more concerned the black letters will chip, but my SA said they can fix that issue. Hoping I don’t need to find out if that’s true.

Anyone else have a previous collection caviar?
Do you know if the letter peeling is covered under the warranty or only free for a limited time? This is my concern as well
 
Hm… that’s probably what resellers say 😅 I hate going to the boutiques and I love to buy everything online. So I probably have a false info. My SA is on the vacation until next week, so I’ll try to go to the boutique just to ask them if they have this bag available. Nevertheless when I sent them a request through the website I received an email that they don’t have this style any more☹️
Just returned from Paris this weekend and each location had multiple 22’s in sizes and colors. You had me worried LOL. I didn’t find the specific color I was after but I saw this and fell in love. I didn’t want another pink crossbody but this specific shade, tone on tone hardware and caviar leather captivated me!
 

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Just returned from Paris this weekend and each location had multiple 22’s in sizes and colors. You had me worried LOL. I didn’t find the specific color I was after but I saw this and fell in love. I didn’t want another pink crossbody but this specific shade, tone on tone hardware and caviar leather captivated me!
I am not a pink person but this muted dusty rose is stunning! 😍
 
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Just returned from Paris this weekend and each location had multiple 22’s in sizes and colors. You had me worried LOL. I didn’t find the specific color I was after but I saw this and fell in love. I didn’t want another pink crossbody but this specific shade, tone on tone hardware and caviar leather captivated me!
Super cute! Is this beige or pink?
 
Just returned from Paris this weekend and each location had multiple 22’s in sizes and colors. You had me worried LOL. I didn’t find the specific color I was after but I saw this and fell in love. I didn’t want another pink crossbody but this specific shade, tone on tone hardware and caviar leather captivated me!
This is beautiful! I’m such a big fan of caviar in the 22. They should just make it a year round option!
 
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Joining to the 22 club with my gorgeous caviar leather one - medium size.
I LOVE the shiny, soft caviar and the black logo. I wanted something that’s a bit more subtle. (The mini in pink caviar was also gorgeous btw.)
Apparently none of the shops had any black, neither in shiny leather or caviar leather - except to this one. I think I had my name on it;)

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