A Chloé Signature: The Bracelet Bag

Lara Mansour   |   14-05-2017

For the past fifteen years, Chloé has created a range of iconic ‘it’ bags, from the Paddington, in 2005, with its signature oversized padlock bags, to the subsequent success of the Drew, the Faye, and the Marcie.

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Solange Knowles

Distinguishing themselves through their craftsmanship and their creativity, they embody the brand’s strong identity and unique attitude, in the same sway as the ready-to-wear collections, freedom, modernity, character, and effortless elegance, staying true to Chloé’s desire to give women the freedom to dare to be themselves.

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Emma Roberts

With their characteristic roundness, exclusive colour palette and inherent attitude, Chloé bags are instantly recognisable, needing no ostentatious logos to set them apart. The new season brings the successive launches of the Nile and the Pixie, reconnecting with an important moment in its history, the 2005 introduction of the first bracelet bag that went on to inspire many designs with its jewellery-like quality. The most recent success being the Drew bag, with a knotted chain and T clasp reminiscent of the chunky link bracelet.

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Clemence Poesy

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Tang Yang

The Nile and the Pixie are a subtle nod to the Maison’s codes, effortless elegance, curvilinear shapes, mixed materials, soft leathers, golden hardware, functionality, sophisticated techniques, and discretely embossed or engraved logos. Their original shape and bracelet detail are a signature in themselves, needing no other form of branding.

The Nile

Available in a round or crescent shape, the Nile is SS17’s hero piece. A refined mix of smooth and velvet calfskin, it features an articulated golden metallic bracelet that forms a graphic focal point when let to fall on the front of the bag, but also allows the bag to be worn on the wrist or in the crook of the arm. The jewellery references are apparent down to the faceted bracelet and the engraved medallion.

As well as its curved shape, the strip of studded leather on the bag’s front and sides is reminiscent of a saddle, a discrete reference to the equestrian world by which the Maison has long been inspired.

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The Pixie

This style features a leather strap and a golden metal handle that recalls the Nile bracelet without replicating it, as well as a mix of smooth and velvet calfskin. It’s perfectly round shape makes it feel playful yet chic, and it comes in ten colourways, including intense green, saffron red, sienna red, pearl beige and mustard brown.

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