The CHANEL letter charm chain in its most definitive form. In aqua turquoise, the letters carried pearls. In ruby red, a tassel. In charcoal, scattered charms on pure gold. Here, in black high-gloss croc-embossed leather: plain gold C-H-A-N-E-L charms surmounted by a circular gold CC medallion disc, hanging against the most dramatic possible background — black lacquered crocodile — where gold reads at its absolute maximum clarity and warmth. The version that makes every other letter charm chain look like a rehearsal.
At the flap centre, the black crystal-set CC turn-lock: tonal black crystals within the gold frame, matte stone against polished metal, a tone-on-tone contrast that reveals its full complexity only at close range. Black high-gloss croc-embossed leather is the background against which gold hardware has always been most precisely and most beautifully itself — the lacquer finish amplifying every gold element on the bag: turn-lock, chain links, CC medallion disc, and the six plain gold letter charms descending below it. The definitive colourway: black, the version that requires no colour and no explanation.
Details
Brand: Chanel
Silhouette: Flap Bag
Dimensions: 12 × 22 × 4 cm
Material: High-gloss croc-embossed leather in black (lacquer finish)
Closure: Black crystal-set CC turn-lock (tonal black crystals in gold frame)
Chain: Black leather-woven gold chain with CHANEL letter charms (C-H-A-N-E-L) + circular gold CC medallion disc (shoulder / crossbody)
