My First Chanel Bag

the investment purchase: a chanel bag

I’ve been looking forward to sharing this rather spendy wardrobe addition with you for the last week… but in case it wasn’t completely obvious, I bought a Chanel!

Suffice to say, it was a pretty big decision – these days I scoff at the idea of paying full price for a pair of designer shoes. I’ve been thinking about purchasing a classic Chanel bag for the last few years, and after stumbling across my dream Chanel at their Castlereagh Street boutique (and getting the thumbs up from Luke), I decided to go ahead and bite the bullet. If you recall my blog post featuring some bags I’d been wish listing from earlier this year, then you might already have a pretty good idea what I came home with…

the reveal

Rather than opt for a classic flap, I decided to go for the Chanel Boy Bag, which I’ve had my eye on since it was released in 2011. I’ve got a bit of a penchant for small sized bags, which in part might be due to the fact that anything other than a tote bag during the week is redundant for me, so it probably goes without saying that I decided to go for the small. While I do also like the medium – and it’s certainly a more practical size for day-to-day – personally I find that anything larger than the small can look a little boxy against your frame if you’re not careful.

As timeless as the classic Chanel quilting is, when it comes to the Boy bag I’m much more drawn to the chevron leather; it has a fresh and modern feel which I think gels a lot more with my personal style. The leather is the caviar leather, of which I finally understand the appeal – a lot of the lambskin bags I looked at in store had some minor visible marking – plus I love that it’s incredibly carefree and (relatively) low maintenance, two things I often look for when investing in a new handbag. The final detail is the ruthenium hardware, which I absolutely adore – I think the aged silver chain works perfectly against the rich black leather of the bag.

In case it isn’t obvious, I’m pretty smitten with my new bag purchase, and chances are that I won’t be able to help playing favourites when it comes to picking which bag to wear every weekend.

While I haven’t been able to find this exact model pre-loved online, I’ve pulled together some similar alternatives in addition to some other classic bags which would be equally lovely in any bag lovers closet! x