To your theory, as a child sitting on a lawn, I closed one eye and looked at a blade of grass and saw a slightly different hue of green from one eye to the other. Perhaps we all perceive color slightly different. Time of day and angle of sun also matters. It has to do with the angle of the rays. Morning and evening light versus noonday sun. And the blue you.mentioned in a red bag means it is a cool red.
Finding a true Chanel Red Flap is proving such a challenge
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To your theory, as a child sitting on a lawn, I closed one eye and looked at a blade of grass and saw a slightly different hue of green from one eye to the other. Perhaps we all perceive color slightly different. Time of day and angle of sun also matters. It has to do with the angle of the rays. Morning and evening light versus noonday sun. And the blue you.mentioned in a red bag means it is a cool red.
I have 10c red and it’s true red. It’s single flap and I was obsessed with locating one and once I did it was perfection. They don’t come up often but if you can find one grab it.
I happened to see true classic red lambskin WOC in shw very often (every week, from memory...).
It's almost like their staple colour apart from black.
But for classic flap, not often at all, I've only seen "true red or similar" maybe 5 times in the past 10 years.
Chanel's colour is tricky, like its lipsticks. To be safe, I would prefer the darker shades (crimson?) rather than the brighter shades (almost like orangy or coral) of red.
If you really want it now, try the second hand market like RealReal:
https://www.therealreal.com/shop/women/handbags?designers[]=267&colors[]=14
I have a red woc from 11P. It doesn’t get much of a mention but I think it is a true shade of red. No coral or pink undertones at all.
Update: I’ve found my Red Chanel Flap!
She’s a 13 series, single flap, so she’s from 2009-10.
Ok admittedly she’s a darker red than I initially thought I wanted but she’s not orange red (which I knew I did not want). I’m definitely happy with the color and she is like Brand new!!! I love when I stumble upon a treasure[emoji177]
She’s a 13 series, single flap, so she’s from 2009-10.
Ok admittedly she’s a darker red than I initially thought I wanted but she’s not orange red (which I knew I did not want). I’m definitely happy with the color and she is like Brand new!!! I love when I stumble upon a treasure[emoji177]
Even though she’s a darker red she’s still a BEAUTY! Like you, I love my reds to not have orange tone so this is a beauty and it looks SPECTACULAR [emoji7]
Hi,
There is a red ML at Vestiaire that looks good and it is decently priced. It is located in USA.
Thank you for this thread, and let us know how your search goes.
There is a red ML at Vestiaire that looks good and it is decently priced. It is located in USA.
Thank you for this thread, and let us know how your search goes.
Congrats on your beauty!!!
These are my “True Reds”. Sorry for strange photos, I took them at my old house outside in natural lightning so the lights don’t change the colour.
11P Lambskin flap
12A Caviar XL GST
These are my “True Reds”. Sorry for strange photos, I took them at my old house outside in natural lightning so the lights don’t change the colour.
11P Lambskin flap
12A Caviar XL GST
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Congrats on your bag. I had this same dilemma and almost drove myself crazy. I understand why Chanel changes offerings but I still wish they would have certain colors each season - black, red, grey, etc. - if not on the shelves that available via order.
In any case, I eventually found a perfect 10c red single flap jumbo in caviar. It was the perfect red. I just couldn’t be happy with the caviar which in this bag felt plasticky to me. So, I went on a search for a red lamb bag and found this (also perfect!) 13c double flap jumbo lamb
I loved them both so much I briefly considered keeping both. Lol! But I don’t need 2 red jumbos.
Eventually - though I’m a die hard lover of single flaps - the luxe lamb won.
Here they are side by side. Both are what I consider clear, bright, true reds without any (very undesirable to me) orange undertones or pink/ burgundy leaning blue undertones
In any case, I eventually found a perfect 10c red single flap jumbo in caviar. It was the perfect red. I just couldn’t be happy with the caviar which in this bag felt plasticky to me. So, I went on a search for a red lamb bag and found this (also perfect!) 13c double flap jumbo lamb
I loved them both so much I briefly considered keeping both. Lol! But I don’t need 2 red jumbos.
Eventually - though I’m a die hard lover of single flaps - the luxe lamb won. Here they are side by side. Both are what I consider clear, bright, true reds without any (very undesirable to me) orange undertones or pink/ burgundy leaning blue undertones
Those are some great Reds.
10C is hands down THE best red Chanel has ever done in Caviar. Don't @ me.
The 13C lamb is spectacular too. I remember when this came out I ALMOST forgot about my lamb-phobia...lol. It is very similar to the overshadowed 10C lamb.
10C is hands down THE best red Chanel has ever done in Caviar. Don't @ me.
The 13C lamb is spectacular too. I remember when this came out I ALMOST forgot about my lamb-phobia...lol. It is very similar to the overshadowed 10C lamb.
Correction: The lamb is 10C, I don't know why I wrote 11P, that was a caviar I was chasing some time ago!
