Brand: Chanel Style: Chocolate Bar Shoulder Bag Material: Satin Exterior Color: Ivory/Cream and Navy Blue Bicolor Hardware: Silver-tone Dimensions: 14" W x 10" H x 3.5" D (approx.) Strap Drop: 10.5" (approx.) Strap: Silver-tone chain link shoulder strap Closure: Magnetic snap with CC logo Interior: Beige grosgrain fabric lining Interior Lining: CHANEL Made in Italy leather patch Date Code: 2006.12.11 Y.S Inclusions: Authenticity card The Chocolate Bar collection represents one of Chanel's most recognizable design vocabularies from the early 2000s, characterized by the deeply channeled square quilting that evokes its namesake confection. This shoulder bag pairs ivory satin executed in the signature chocolate bar motif with contrasting navy blue satin side panels, silver-tone chain link strap, and polished metal hardware engraved with the interlocking CC. The bicolor construction—rarely seen in satin—reflects the house's experimentation with texture and color blocking during Karl Lagerfeld's tenure. The grosgrain-lined interior bears Italian manufacture, and the piece retains its original authenticity card from December 2006. A study in restrained contrast and geometric form. Notes from the Curator Chanel introduced the Chocolate Bar collection in the mid-2000s, naming it for the square-quilted pattern that resembles a chocolate bar rather than the house's traditional diamond stitching. This ivory-and-navy shoulder bag, produced in December 2006, emerged during a moment when Karl Lagerfeld offered a distinctive twist on the house's iconic quilting, translating the graphic, architectural geometry into satin—a relatively scarce material choice within the line. The leather-threaded chain strap and interlocking CC clasp anchor the bag firmly in Chanel vocabulary, while the bicolor construction and grosgrain lining mark it as Italian manufacture from the house's Cruise and seasonal output. Discontinued in 2010, the Chocolate Bar has since moved from ready circulation into the realm of pre-loved collecting, where examples in satin—more fragile and less common than lambskin—command particular interest among those who recognize the playful yet structured idiom of Lagerfeld's early-2000s experimentation.