Chanel

Chanel Maxi 32 Leopard Gold-tone Metal

Leopard-Print Tweed · Gold-Tone Metal

Chanel's Maxi 32 in leopard-print tweed with gold-tone metal hardware — a bag that occupies the precise space between evening and day without committing to either. Brand new condition. The Maxi 32 sits at the larger end of Chanel's classic flap canon, a format built for women who find smaller bags more effort than they are worth. The scale allows for a phone, glasses and a wallet without compression or compromise, while the structured flap silhouette keeps the whole thing composed. It is the bag one reaches for when the occasion requires something considered but the day is long. Leopard-print tweed is a recurring preoccupation for the house — a material that domesticates pattern into textile rather than skin. Here the ground is warm brown with a black and white overlay that reads as the full leopard motif, softened by the woven texture into something closer to painterly than graphic. The tweed also alters the weight and flexibility of the piece: it moves differently from quilted lambskin, with a slight give that makes it feel lived-in from the first carry rather than something to be broken in. Gold-tone metal hardware finishes the piece with warmth and consistency, complementing the brown ground without competing with the pattern. JULL holds this piece available for private viewing by appointment at our London showroom.

Inspected by hand in our London workroom. Private viewings by appointment.
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