Are Chanel Classic Flap Prices Rising?

You asked… so we are sharing. The PurseBop mailbox has been deluged with requests and questions about Chanel handbag pricing. Are they getting more expensive? Which bags? When? And so on.

As usual, Chanel itself remains tightlipped. Ask virtually any sales associate and they proclaim ignorance… saying they only learn at the last moment.

So here’s what we know.

With last week’s drop of the Spring Summer 2023 collection into stores and the website, the buzz grew even louder. Not infrequently, price hikes accompany new seasons. Sometimes the hikes are subtle, like a new fabrication of a known bag costs a bit more. Other times, as has happened often since 2019, there’s just a massive increase across the board on something as desired as classic flaps.

Adding to speculation is that last week, just after the Spring Summer 2023 pre-collection dropped, suddenly prices (for everything) disappeared from the Chanel website. For days. Now, often that indicates that a price increase is coming. We all hold our breath when the numbers reappear on the screen.