Added 5 days ago

Condition

Good

Color

Blue

Material

—

Category

Handbags

A blue the sea would recognise. Not navy, not royal — a clear, calm denim blue in soft quilted calfskin, the kind of colour that sits between a Breton stripe and a summer sky. The quilting is plump and pillow-soft, the body relaxed yet holding its line, and the gold CC glows against the blue like sunlight on water. At 29 by 17 by 10 centimetres it is the grown-up size of the flap family: phone, wallet, compact, even a small umbrella. The leather-threaded chain — finished with a leather shoulder pad where it matters — doubles for the shoulder or wears long across the body. Only the lightest traces of a previous life, honestly noted; no accessories, nothing to hide behind. A colour that flatters every season, and a silhouette that has flattered every decade since 1955. Buy once, love long, pass on.