Can one accessory be all things to all people? I didn't always think so, until I started tracking the Chanel 25 bag's rapid ascent to It-item status. New Chanel accessories tend to start a frenzy ...

First designed by Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel herself in the 1950s ... Many of Chanel’s early handbags were lined in a deep red leather – including the Classic Flap Bag.

A Chanel 25 bag will always be at hand, and she will wear patent high-heeled mules and sandals even on the gravel walkway. At the noon show, a smiling Keira Knightley in a floor-length white silk ...