even if some of them don’t realise the knock-off quilted gilt chain bags they’re buying in Walmart or M&S had their origins in the 2.55 prototype that Chanel first launched in February 1955.

Counterfeit designer handbags ... four individuals were arrested for selling phony fashion show tickets to Chanel’s replica ...

Dozens of second-hand bags from brands such as Chanel and Hermes – some which ... They grabbed £500,000 worth of designer goods in a robbery that lasted just three minutes.