Holy Flaps!
3.17.2008 | by Vlad | under: Chanel Handbags
Holy Flaps, Batman! L.A.-based forum member Regina07 means serious business. She manages to take her obsession for Chanel bags to a whole new level. In just one year’s worth of time, she’s acquired just about every Chanel Flap imaginable, sixty-nine to be precise. And the madness doesn’t stop here!
Obsessive-compulsive or helplessly devoted? You be the judge. Definitely the most exciting Chanel handbag collection I have ever laid my eyes on.
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She is really mad.. she has the same bag in different sizes !!
What´s next???
uhhhh..speachless at first, I hope her investment pays off.
OMG
At least I’m not the only one with a purse addiction or should we call it OCD?! 
Congrats, you go girl.
i’m so jealous !!! i want to see your clothes behind purses HAVE you the same dressing for louis vuitton bag ?
Jesus, this woman really is addicted. There are so many bags,that just does not make sense. I owen about 6 bags and feel that I could do about less.
Lets be honest, we are a little envious that she’s racked up this collection in CHANEL alone.I do understand her passion (not addiction) and admire the girl for showing us all what an advocate of chanel really is
Hats off to her!!
thats impressive but lets just do the math, shall we. 69 bags at an average of $2000 per bag comes to $138,000- and thats figuring conservatively and not taking tax into account. but hey, if she can afford it and it makes her happy then why the hell not.
I believe most of them are vintage and were never 2000 average…
I say…..You go girl!….
ps…i wonder if she has a son my age… i could inherit those bad boys on day…
You have no idea how much I respect this. There’s no doubt in my mind that obsessive compulsive disorder has fueled the luxury bag market, and as someone who loves fashion and has mild OCD, I say rock on sistah friend. I have about sixty bags myself, none of them Chanel :(, but let me tell you if I had the money…
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big props to you darling
i have 150 bags/purses.
chloe dooney marc d&g and others… of course they arent all designer!!
much bag love
Woo hoo…. lucky girl.
I just hope she has enough social events to go to so she can actually use these bags! There is no point if they just sit there in the closet, is there? I would rather send my kids to school with that money.
Love the collection. Wish I could just figure out how to make more money….
I am amazed - but surely this is not how she stores them?? Please tell me they are not all squished on some shelves without dust bags? I would treasure them………..
thats ridiculous!!
she has numerous of the same color and style bag!! waste of money
wow that is such a waste of money. she coulda bought some of them and used the money for better use, like donating it to a needy charity.
danggg…i would rather buy just a few of chanel bags *not the same one of course* and the rest of my money i would spend on buying different brands of handbags..i just like having different varieties of handbags rather than just one..but again its just me..
WOW!
Outrageous and awesome! I hope she has insurance for them.
well i really admire this woman and her bag collection especially when this amount of money could fund a whole class year of education in a school in vietnam. She is making a statement, but personally i would wait for the more special editions of the flap bag. IN 2005. Chanel switched the ruthenium chain on a magenta flap bag with a chain of hearts,divine. This season they did square paillettes in black and white and a gorgeous lime green version. I saw a dark green mini envelope 2.55 in bottle green. I would have coveted them most. In addition, i was miffed, where was the limited edition vermillion 2.55 in her collection. And recently the madison avenue boutiques also carried a few NY editions. she should have blown the money also on those….however having said this. im grinning. i love this eccentric woman and yes she has a humidifier in the room, thats how she keeps her bag pristine dahling.
the collection def grabs attention but then when you think about some of the ongoing issues in the underprivileged and malnourished countries- i can’t help but wonder how selfish one can be and how our priorities are set.
can some of these responses be anymore judgmental. world problems or not, it is her money and she can spend it anyway she chooses. and how presumptuous! how do you know she doesn’t make donations to her favorite charity every year or volunteer? everyone’s entitled to their own opinion, but it would be nice to keep the “hating” to a minimum.
Here here, Kim!
I second your nomination!
There ***IS*** a reason why we are all in TPF.
Way to go Chanel Collector, whomever you are. All the more power to ya!
ox Monku Girl
ooooh i am so drooooling over the contents of that closet. impressive, very impressive! just curious though if this lucky gal (with excellent taste) has any other purses in her collection as well
Wow…. speechless.
I reckon she uses Chanel every day, wherever she goes. OMG!!!
There are some ladies in the Balenciaga forum that have impressive collections, as well, like Decophile.
Gorgeous collection. I’m especially loving the reds.
BRAVO! Stunning collection.
Great collection. I would be so happy with just one Chanel, I don’t need an entire closet full.
Melvina, you are not alone. I am just like you, ie. I want to own at least 1 bag for each brand…
im im sooooooooooooooo jelouse of her it would be my dream to own that many
This is amazing…i’m speechless…I showed these pictures to my friends and my boyfriend…haha they’re shocked and the first thing they did was do the math. I agree with kim and Monku Girl…how do we know she doesn’t donate money to charities…=]
Eccentric doesn’t cut it
It’s a magnificent collection but kind’a nouveau riche at the same time. So did this lady suddenly decide she wants to build a Chanel collection over one year period?!? But why, on earth, I don’t get it
It’s cool she has the means to buy nice expensive purses, but I even wonder if she’ll get a chance to wear them all at least a couple of times each? And wouldn’t it be better to wait for special editions and little collector’s gems rather than just dump all one’s money into every 2008 chanel bag?
I say, you have the means then invest them to build your collection over time - this way it’s more unique and special.
Congrats on a beautiful collection. I am in awe. I don’t understand some of the other posters comments. I thought this blog was about bags, not a commentary?? I’m a collector of flaps also. Enjoy your beautiful Chanels!
OMG!! I am so jealous!
I love Chanel. I don’t own one yet, but will soon. She owns a beautiful collection. I am glad she has them organized nicely. The bag I am dreaming of having is the Spring summer 2008 crackled patent calfskin accordeon with puzzle quilting. Today I will be heading to Neimans to check it out. Awesome blog.
Natasha
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This is an amazing collection!!! I love chanel flap. I always wonder why some people have it all while others (i.e. me) don’t even have one………..
you have to so stupid to have this collection of such similar bags
. apparently you have no taste 
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that’s beautiful… but i’m more curious to see victoria beckham’s hermes collection… i would love to see a picture of that…i would just drooooooool…
WHY ARE THEY NOT IN THEIR DUSTCOVERS????
I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night with a credit card debt that huge. Is she very wealthy? Hope she can sell them quickly when she needs the cash. This is a really reckless handling of money with total disregard for her financial future.
OMG
I definitely give her Kudos! However why would you need 10 black bags that look exactly the same? I guess if you can do it then go for it!!!
Really, there are a lot worse addictions than a purse addiction!!! At least at the end of the day.. ours has resale value! I mean.. think gambling, alcohol, drugs, food.. you know? And geez.. if most of you spent enough time here at tpf, you would see the amazing generosity of the members here.
What a gorgeous collection!!!
Sorry but i have to say that a collection like this looks depressingly fake. By having that many jumbled up in the closet like that, those bags have long lost their ’special charm’. Why doesn’t she invest some money into displaying and keeping such a beautiful collection - otherwise its a waste I say.
Seriously, I love her collection. Though I’d store them in humidity controlled environment for display purpose. I think a women can never have enough of bags.
Great job girl.
LOVE IT!!!!!!! Gorgeous bags! Great eye candy…mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I love it when people are passionate about something and go to the max.
More power to you Regina07!
I think you should build a display case to show off those beauties.
She has a stunning collection but it makes me cringe to see them all piled up like that and squished together. She must indeed have plenty of cash to spare to gather a collection like that in just one year. I am indeed envious but at the same time I’m not.
Wow…..i’m lovin it!
Truly adore your collection. Ignore those senseless comments from some. From your collection, I can tell your a great big fan for Flaps. Thumbs up
I admire the large chanel collection. At least you have a one for every occassion . . .
Gosh! What a lucky girl! Whoa..if I had the money..
SHE IS MY IDOLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
Wow! But not really impresssed me yet ! I am in my first time of choosing my 1st Chanel bag in my life, so I can be stylist, also age appropriate. I am making all the search about the history of Chanel bags and I think owning one( or more…) meants holding a treasure in your hand ; Beyond the verse” beauty is in the eyes of the beholder”, owning Chanel bag has to be based on taste, not just flasing them without appreciate and no nothing about taste !
Beautiful collection!!!! I am quite jealous!
such a beautiful collection…
and people, please refrain from saying negative things. we all have our own values that govern the ways that we spend our money and lead our lives, so it really isn’t up to you or anyone else to be commenting on Regina’s collection.
this is an environment that is supposed to foster sharing, and nonconstructive criticism really isn’t conducive to that.
this looks surreal
WOW & Ohhh my GOD is all I can say!
WOw and I can see some girls here are jealous of you, Regina07
I absolutely LOVE looking at these pictures! I’m saving up to get my first Chanel flap, still deciding whether to get a white/ red one
you go girl!
She bought Chanel bags on ebay? Hope they’r not all fake.
They’re squished and piled together…That makes me wonder what they must look like after spending a few days or a week in that state?
I love the collection and her devotion. She has passion and she’s the QUEEN right now.
Damn!! That girl is lucky!!!!
Wouldnt hurt if she was my mother!
What the….. OMG, that is totally OCD, are they all real? that’s my questions…and I say, might as well make it 70
I am imagining the Pile of dusters behind her as she takes these pictures.lol
total idiot
I’m so jeleous and let me tell you it’s not in my nature,I have a Louis Vuitton,Gucci,Daniel Swarvoski,and I am ready to purchase my Chanel Bag,Oh well some girls have all the luck,69 Chanel Bags OMG!!!
that’s waaaaaaay too cooooooooool!!! loving this girl, remember : “SHALLOW OBSESSING STRONGLY ENCOURAGED”