Is the Chanel Gabrielle Bag Worth It? - PurseBlog

While the Classic Flap, Boy Bag, and 2.55 Re-Issue, tend to hold or exceed their retail value, the Gabrielle falls short. For example, the Small ... Chanel    Opinion HastheChanelGabrielleBagRunItsCourse? MoveoverGabrielle,there’sanewtrendyChanelBagintown 17 ByKaitlinSerio • Dec10,2021 Ihavetoadmit,IforgotabouttheChanelGabriellebaguntilIwasidentifyingbagsearlierthisweekforourBagsintheWildseries.Ihaven’tseentheGabrielleIRLinquiteawhile,norhaveInoticeditonmysocialmediafeedoronthearmsofourfavoritebag-wieldingcelebs.Forasecond,IevenwonderediftheGabriellehadbeendiscontinued,butoneswiftsearchoftheChanelwebsiteansweredthatquestion.However,Iwasleftwithanotherquestion;hastheChanelGabriellebagrunitscourse? Let’sdiscuss. IstheChanelGabrielleBagPastitsPeak? TheChanelGabriellemadeitsdebutinearly2017,alongwiththerestofthebrand’sSpringofferingforthatyear.Whiletheprimarysilhouette(arguablythemostpopularandtheonewe’lldiscusstoday)wastheGabriellehobo,thefulllinewasintroducedtoincludeashoppingtote,abackpack,andadrawstringbag.Muchlikethenow-iconicChanelBoyBag,theGabriellewasmeanttotargetChanel’syoungercustomerbase,andthefanfarearoundthelaunchoftheGabriellelinewasimpossibletoignore.ThoughitneverquitereachedBoyBagstatus,thebageventuallypickedupsteamamongcelebrities,influencers,andeverydayhandbaglovers.Twoyearsafteritsinitialrelease,thebagremainedintheforefrontoftheChanellineup. ItwasthenthatIquestionediftheChanelGabriellecouldstandthetestoftime.Ultimately,itfeltabitprematureandtooearlyoninthebag’slifespantodevelopaconcreteresponse.Butnow,twoandahalfyearslater,I’mconfidentthattheGabrielleispastitspeakandwilleventuallyfadeoff.Here’sWhy. ChanelSmallGabrielleHobo viaFashionphile $3,895 There’saNewTrendyChanelBaginTown RarelydoesChanelputmostofitsresourcesforanygivenseasontowardspushinganewline,butthat’sexactlywhattheydidwhentheChanelGabriellelaunched.DesignedbythelateKarlLagerfeld,theGabriellepossessesaneffortlesslycool,contemporaryvibe,andatthetimeofitsrelease,itwastrendyandofthemoment.Now,itsmomenthaspassed,andthatsameyounger,moreon-trendconsumerthatwasonceaftertheGabriellehasmovedontotheChanel19,whichlaunchedinlate2019.Ontheotherhand,theclassicChanelconsumerisstillaftericonsliketheClassicFlapandthe2.55Reissue. ItsResaleValueisBelowMarket AnotherimportantpointtonoteisthattheChanelGabrielledoesn’tholditsvaluenearlyaswellasothershapesfromthebrand.WhiletheClassicFlap,BoyBag,and2.55Re-Issue,tendtoholdorexceedtheirretailvalue,theGabriellefallsshort.Forexample,theSmallChanelGabrielleretailsfor$5,000,whileitsresalevaluecurrentlyfallsanywherefrom$3,200to$4,800,withtheaveragefallingsomewhereinthelow$4,000s. WhiletheChanelGabriellehaditsmoment,allsignspointtoadowntrendinthisbag’spopularity,andIcan’thelpbutwonderwhenthenextshinynewon-trendChanelisintroduced,willtheChanel19seethesamefate?Whatdoyouthink? ChanelSmallGabrielleHobo viaFashionphile $3,850 Subscribetoournewsletter! ReceivethebestofPurseBlogrighttoyourinbox,threetimesaweek. Enteryouremail Enteryouremailaddress: Unimportantfield SubscribeButton BysubscribingyouagreetoourTermsandPrivacyPolicy.Wewillneverspamyouandyoucanunsubscribeanytime. Subscribe ConnectwithD Login Iallowtocreateanaccount WhenyouloginthefirsttimeusingaSocialLogin,wecollectyouraccountpublicprofileinformationsharedbythesocialnetwork,basedonyourprivacysettings.WealsogetyouremailaddresstoautomaticallycreateanaccountforyouonPurseBlog.Onceyouraccountiscreated,you'llbeloggedintothisaccount. DisagreeAgree Notifyof newrepliestomycomments Iallowtousemyemailaddressandsendnotificationaboutnewcommentsandreplies(youcanunsubscribeatanytime). 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DisagreeAgree Label Name* Email* SavemydataforthenexttimeIcomment Savemyname,email,andwebsiteinthisbrowsercookiesforthenexttimeIcomment. 17Comments MostVoted Newest Oldest InlineFeedbacks Viewallcomments TKS 5monthsago Ithink*most*Chanelbagshaveruntheircourse.Ifsellingbelowretailonresalesitesisanindicator,pervasivelyforaparticularstyle(ornearlyso)wecancountinthe19,theboy,thevanitycase,thefiligree,thetrendy,theDeauvilleetc.Notthatthosedon’tkeepdecentvalue,butnotretailvalueonresale.Ofcourseneitherdoreissues.Funnyb/cthere’ssomuchhypearoundaparticularbag(ie,the19caramel)thatpeoplegonutsforit,paywhateverforit,themassesmoveontosomethingelse,thereare30onFashionphilemarkeddown,andChanelreleasesitagainwhichfloodsthemarketplace.Boutiqueclosetsarefullof19bags,where18-24monthsagomostwoulddoanythingtogetone.Howmuchofan“it”bagisTRULYabovelove,andhowmuchisaboutartificialperceptionofscarcityandcompetingwithotherwomen?Veryinterestingfreneticapproachtowhatshouldbeaclassic,sophisticatedbrand. 17 Reply Kelley 5monthsago Isitpastit’speak?Yes.Why?Iwearsweird.Withtime,thetoppartbecomesslouchyanditdroopsoverthebottompart.Itlooksoddand“worn”inabadway.Notagoodbag. 11 Reply Guest 5monthsago Replyto  Kelley Exactly 1 Reply Thefashionableteacher 5monthsago I’veseenexactlytwoGabriellebagsoutinthewild.Ineverfoundittobeparticularlypopularoutsideofsocialmedia.It’sanawkwardbagandimpracticalatleastforme. 9 Reply Sandy 5monthsago ThiswasnotevenclosetoChanel’sbestdesign. 6 Reply Robin 5monthsago I’veneverbeenafanofthisbag.It’sawkwardtowearandthebaseisdisproportionatelyclunky. 5 Reply MichelleKerrigan 4monthsago Totallyagree.Gabriellehasrunitscourse.Iwasneverafan.Neverboughtintoit.The19ontheotherhandmayhavelongevityduetoitswearabilityfactor.MineisingoatandIfindmyselfreachingforittimeandtimeagain.Greatcapacityandcomfort.Beautifullymadebag. 4 Reply Lori 4monthsago IwasgoingtopurchasetheGabriellewhenitfirstcameout.RandowntomylocalChanelandtheSApulleditoutofacabinet,anditwasfoldedflatandlookedterrible.Itwasn’tevenshippedstuffedorproperlyprotected.Shehadacoupleofawkwardmomentstryingtopushandpullitbackintoshape.Itoldher,“really,youareseeingthistoo,Iamnotgoingtobuyabaginthatstartsoutinthatashape”.Thatallsaid,Ihavealwayslikedthebagandwisheditwasconstructedalittlebetter. 2 Reply lalarey 4monthsago Thisbagnevermadeittoitbagstatus.Iseethe19andtheboyinthewildnearlyeveryday.IhaverarelyseenaGabrielle. 2 Reply Sharon 4monthsago Ihavetheblack/whitehoboinoldmediumsizeandloveit,especiallywearingitVstyle.Abagorganiseralsostopsitfromlookingslouchy. 2 Reply Bleuvintage 4monthsago IpurchasedahotpinkGabriellebagthissummerandIloveit.It’sthesmallversionandIthinkit’sthecolorthatreallymakesitpop. 1 Reply LoadRestofComments PradaTheTriangleTakesCenterStageontheNewPradaSymboleBagsChanelTakeaTriptoMonte-CarloforChanelCruise2023ACloserLookHasThereBeenanEvolutionatVersace? 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