Inside Chanel's very special handbag atelier

Where runway accessories and signature quilted handbags are crafted with passion and precision

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An hour’s drive north of Paris sits Les Ateliers de Verneuil-en-Halatte, an unprepossessing building that looks as if it’s been dropped from the sky like a giant Tetris block. But the site’s prescriptively industrial exterior belies the magic that happens within: it is here that the Chanel’s incredible collection bags are made in specialised workshops.

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