Chanel to open the bag exhibit at New York City flagship

Economic altitude accept been boxy for a lot of affluence companies lately, but the brands that are weathering the recession the best assume to be the ones with the healthiest faculty of history. Companies like Louis Vuitton and Gucci accept both launched contempo initiatives to hotlink their acclaimed pasts to their avant-garde presents in the minds of customers, and it looks as admitting Chanel is dipping its altogether manicured toes into agnate waters.

Starting on May 8th, Chanel’s New York flagship on 57th Street will host The Secrets of the Chanel Handbag, an display demonstrating the architecture and history of the company’s iconic purses. Displays answer how the accoutrements are congenital and how they’ve acquired over the accomplished bisected a aeon will be there, as able-bodied as a amount of accoutrements from the brand’s Paris archives. This may be your alone befalling to see some of these pieces in person, so if you’re in New York City, accede bottomward by and accepting a attending (and if you get pictures of anything, forward them our way). The display will run through May 16.