How do you store your Chanel Handbags?

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#931
Newchanel said:
I 'hang' them on their chains in my closet - so basically I put a ribbon (usually the one that comes with the chanel box) through the chains and then tie the ribbon to the bar on my closet.

I like storing it this way cos then I don't worry about the quilts becoming flat.

I wonder if the chains will get overstretched though.

How do you store your flaps?
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I'd be wary of storing them like this. It makes sense as the chain will never mark the leather but it pulls the leather out of shape. I purchased a pre loved that had been hung by the strap and the leather has become quite pointed on the top of the flap not rounded as the shape should be. Luckily it was calf leather and with a bit of TLC it has improved. I think lambskin would have wrinkled when coached back into shape. The bag was less than 2 years old :shucks:

I've now made my own felt dustbags were I can drop the chain down the front & back easily to store.

If you have the white Mademoiselle Chanel dustbag they do have the flap at the front for this.
 
#932
Mulberrygal said:
I'd be wary of storing them like this. It makes sense as the chain will never mark the leather but it pulls the leather out of shape. I purchased a pre loved that had been hung by the strap and the leather has become quite pointed on the top of the flap not rounded as the shape should be. Luckily it was calf leather and with a bit of TLC it has improved. I think lambskin would have wrinkled when coached back into shape. The bag was less than 2 years old :shucks:

I've now made my own felt dustbags were I can drop the chain down the front & back easily to store.

If you have the white Mademoiselle Chanel dustbag they do have the flap at the front for this.
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Agree. I have the white dustbag as well and the SA taught me to store the chain into the felt bag and just place it front of the bag.
 
#935
YazlindaYazid said:
Do you mind to post a picture of how it is done?
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Here it is =)


Step 1:
I use the black felt to protect the inner flap as there is zip on the outer flap, taught by SA.
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Step 2:
I put the chain into the upper part of the white dustbag nicely, carefully not to fold the chain.
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Step 3:
Carefully put the top part of white dustbag onto the lower part of the white dustbag, place it in box and store the box upright.
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#939
For my Jumbos:
i put back all the tissue paper into the bag as stuffing so it helps retain its shape, the protective felt sheet that separates the flap from the face of the bag, i pull the chain into the mouth of the bag, then place the bag inside its box and cover the bag with non-acidic tissue paper, and put the cover bag on top of it or below it, depending on how much coverage it has at the base of the box. then i cover the box and place it upright (not lying flat) in the upper shelf of my closet.

For my Mediums:
same as above, with the exception that i put the chain strap inside the silk bag that came with my Medium flap.

I was reading previous posts that the bags shouldn't stay in their boxes. I checked back my bags from 2011, 2012 purchase and they smell fine... but i'll take them out more often to air them... i just feel like they are more protected inside the box! they stay in much better condition that way than my Louis Vuitton Empreinte bag that I store only in the felt cover bag...

I was thinking of getting a small glass-door cabinet to keep in the corner of my bedroom, where i can put my handbags in without fear they will get crushed by other items, and yet still have air to breathe.
 
#940
shiaseoul said:
For my Jumbos:
i put back all the tissue paper into the bag as stuffing so it helps retain its shape, the protective felt sheet that separates the flap from the face of the bag, i pull the chain into the mouth of the bag, then place the bag inside its box and cover the bag with non-acidic tissue paper, and put the cover bag on top of it or below it, depending on how much coverage it has at the base of the box. then i cover the box and place it upright (not lying flat) in the upper shelf of my closet.

For my Mediums:
same as above, with the exception that i put the chain strap inside the silk bag that came with my Medium flap.

I was reading previous posts that the bags shouldn't stay in their boxes. I checked back my bags from 2011, 2012 purchase and they smell fine... but i'll take them out more often to air them... i just feel like they are more protected inside the box! they stay in much better condition that way than my Louis Vuitton Empreinte bag that I store only in the felt cover bag...

I was thinking of getting a small glass-door cabinet to keep in the corner of my bedroom, where i can put my handbags in without fear they will get crushed by other items, and yet still have air to breathe.
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Hi dear, you mean not to keep it in the box fearing that the bag might lose the leather smell?
 
#941
hi lynntqy -- i read in previous posts to this thread that we shouldn't keep our bags in their original boxes because the leather is not able to breathe and so in a couple of years the leather will get moldy.

hope this isn't really so!
 
#942
shiaseoul said:
hi lynntqy -- i read in previous posts to this thread that we shouldn't keep our bags in their original boxes because the leather is not able to breathe and so in a couple of years the leather will get moldy.

hope this isn't really so!
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!!_!! I will go read up.. thanks! But i think it applies to all leather products. Was told not to keep leaving it in the cupboard for all other luxury products.. need to bring out occasionally and sun haha
 
#943
So glad I found this thread. I needed to know!

I guess I shouldn't keep the bags in their boxes for too long. And better to keep them standing than lying flat. Thanks for the tips.
 
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