20 of Chanel’s Most Unlikely Objets Turned Accessories Inline
Photo: Sylvain Belan / Shoot Digital for Style.com1/20The Season: Spring 1994
The Accessory: The branded bandanas, inline skates, and suspenders sported by the likes of Cindy Crawford and Claudia Schiffer
Photo: Marcio Madeira2/20The Season: Spring 2002
The Accessory: A glossy, double-C-laden helmet in the hands of Mariacarla Boscono
Photo: Marcio Madeira3/20The Season: Spring 2004
The Accessory: Tuneful trompe l'oeil seven-inch record wristlets
Photo: Courtesy of Style.com4/20The Season: Spring 2005
The Accessory: Laid-back eyemasks and neck pillows in printed silk, perfect for jetting off to a far-flung locale for one of the house's Metiers d'Arts shows down the line
Photo: Donato Sardella / WWD5/20The Season: Fall 2007
The Accessory: Good-as-gold ice skates
Photos: Davide Gallizio / Style.com6/20The Season: Resort 2008
The Accessory: Yes, none other than an all-American baseball hat
Photo: Monica Feudi & Gianni Pucci7/20The Season: Spring 2008
The Accessory: Haute house-arrest 2.55 ankletbags (circa La Lohan's brush with the law) and double-C tennis rackets
Photo: Courtesy of Chanel8/20The Season: Fall 2009
The Accessory: Plexi-prepackaged It kits for the girl on the go, complete with iPod, 2.55, sunnies, lipstick, and more
Photo: Matteo Volta9/20The Season: Pre-Fall 2009
The Accessory: Lush fur muffs decked out in those signature interlocking Cs
Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / GoRunway.com10/20The Season: Spring 2009
The Accessory: Sweet logo-laden leather “shopping bags”
Photo: Gianni Pucci / GoRunway.com11/20The Season: Pre-Fall 2013
The Accessory: Tweedy 21st-century sporrans for the Scot in all of us
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com12/20The Season: Spring 2013
The Accessory: Larger-than-life quilted 2.55-hula-hoop hybrids—that made it into production and are hotly collectsible today
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com13/20The Season: Fall 2014
The Accessory: Satin “Lait de Coco” cross-bodies and chain-trimmed grocery baskets
Photo: Evans Caglage / Firstview.com14/20The Season: Pre-Fall 2014
The Accessory: Wild West chapeaux and logo-laden feathers that peeked out from braids
Photo: Yannis Vlamos / Indigitalimages.com15/20The Season: Spring 2014 Couture
The Accessory: Quilted fanny packs, and elbow and knee pads for high-action haute couture fans
Photo: Courtesy of Chanel16/20The Season: Spring 2014
The Accessory: Glossy jet black visors
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com17/20The Season: Resort 2015
The Accessory: A gold, quilted gas tank bag toted by Crystal Renn
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com18/20The Season: Pre-Fall 2015
The Accessory: Braided Swiss Miss earmuffs
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com19/20The Season: Spring 2015
The Accessory: The black and white quilted megaphone hoisted by chief rabble-rouser Cara Delevingne
Photo: Gianni Pucci / Indigitalimages.com20/20The Season: Fall 2015
The Accessory: One of the Brasserie Gabrielle's impeccable menus, transformed into a soigné clutch