Home  /  The Edits  /  Investment bags, 2026
The Edit · No. 013

Investment bags, 2026

Some bags are bought; the best ones are allocated. This is the shortlist that out-earns the rest of the wardrobe — the Kellys, the Classic Flaps, the quiet constants that resale keeps promoting from accessory to asset. Ranked by what they actually sell for, not by what gets photographed most.

Everything below is live now, one of one, from a private wardrobe — condition graded on every piece, RRP sitting quietly on the label. When one sells it drops off this page on its own. Which is, of course, rather the argument.

36 pieces live right now Sold pieces drop out automatically No restocks — that's rather the point
Very goodHermès Birkin Bag
Hermès
Birkin Bag
£9,500£15,000−37%
Very goodChanel Black Lambskin Maxi Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Black Lambskin Maxi Double Flap Bag
£3,700£10,060−63%
GoodChanel Patent Leather Jumbo Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Patent Leather Jumbo Double Flap Bag
£2,700£9,540−72%
GoodChanel Black Lambskin Maxi Single Flap Bag
Chanel
Black Lambskin Maxi Single Flap Bag
£2,900£10,060−71%
Very goodRed Quilted Lambskin Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Red Quilted Lambskin Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
£3,400£8,850−62%
New with tagsBlue Reissue 2.55 227 Flap Bag
Chanel
Blue Reissue 2.55 227 Flap Bag
£4,950£10,060−51%
Why pre-owned is the smart money

Most wardrobes spend. This page holds.

Resale data is unsentimental: a handful of styles from a handful of houses sell well year after year, in any weather. They are all on this page whenever we have them — which is never for long.

How HEWI works →
Very goodChanel Black Lambskin Jumbo Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Black Lambskin Jumbo Double Flap Bag
£3,900£9,540−59%
Very goodClassic Black Quilted Caviar Jumbo  Single Flap
Chanel
Classic Black Quilted Caviar Jumbo Single Flap
£3,990£9,540−58%
Very goodChanel Black Caviar Leather Jumbo Single Flap Bag
Chanel
Black Caviar Leather Jumbo Single Flap Bag
£3,990£9,540−58%
GoodVintage Silver Aged Leather 2.55 Reissue 227 Bag
Chanel
Vintage Silver Aged Leather 2.55 Reissue 227 Bag
£3,600£10,060−64%
House focus

Hermès — the reference point.

Every conversation about value ends at the same atelier. One of one, live now.

Shop Hermès →
Very goodQuilted Black Lambskin Douple Flap Bag
Chanel
Quilted Black Lambskin Douple Flap Bag
£4,250£9,540−55%
Very goodCoral Pink Medium Quilted Chevron Lambskin Classic Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Coral Pink Medium Quilted Chevron Lambskin Classic Double Flap Bag
£4,140£8,850−53%
Very goodRed Calfskin Boy Bag
Chanel
Red Calfskin Boy Bag
£2,650£5,580−53%
GoodChanel Red Textured Medium Boy Bag
Chanel
Red Textured Medium Boy Bag
£2,700£6,100−56%
GoodSmall Orange Lambskin Trendy CC Flap Bag
Chanel
Small Orange Lambskin Trendy CC Flap Bag
£2,700£5,930−54%
Very goodIridescent Beige Medium  Quilted Caviar Grained Calfskin Double Flap Bag
Chanel
Iridescent Beige Medium Quilted Caviar Grained Calfskin Double Flap Bag
£4,800£8,850−46%
Very goodPink Grained Leather Medium Boy Bag
Chanel
Pink Grained Leather Medium Boy Bag
£3,400£5,800−41%
New without tagsChanel Black Chevron Mini Boy Bag
Chanel
Black Chevron Mini Boy Bag
£3,500£5,240−33%
House focus

Chanel — the other blue-chip.

Flaps, Deauvilles and vanity cases — the house's bags, one of one, live now.

Shop Chanel bags →
ExcellentTogo Birkin Retourne 30
Hermès
Togo Birkin Retourne 30
£16,374.15
ExcellentQuilted Metallic Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
Chanel
Quilted Metallic Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
£2,835.10£8,598.15−67%
GoodChanel Red Caviar Leather Small Boy Bag
Chanel
Red Caviar Leather Small Boy Bag
£2,900£5,240−45%
ExcellentQuilted Metallic Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
Chanel
Quilted Metallic Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
£2,678.06£7,495.83−64%
House focus

Louis Vuitton — broken in, not worn out.

Monogram was built for travel trunks — which is why pre-loved is the smart way in.

Shop Louis Vuitton →
ExcellentQuilted Calfskin Front Chain Flap
Chanel
Quilted Calfskin Front Chain Flap
£2,722.93£8,010.25−66%
Very goodChanel Navy Caviar Leather Medium Boy Bag
Chanel
Navy Caviar Leather Medium Boy Bag
£3,700£5,800−36%
ExcellentEvercolor Bolide Relax 45
Hermès
Evercolor Bolide Relax 45
£3,414.73£7,758.98−56%
Very goodJumbo Classic Patent Single Flap
Chanel
Jumbo Classic Patent Single Flap
£2,835.10£8,340.94−66%
ExcellentMetallic Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 227
Chanel
Metallic Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 227
£2,650.02£6,724.20−61%
Very goodJumbo Quilted Lambskin Double Sided Flap
Chanel
Jumbo Quilted Lambskin Double Sided Flap
£3,059.44£8,598.15−64%
Very goodQuilted Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 225
Chanel
Quilted Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 225
£2,762.18£7,936.76−65%
ExcellentQuilted Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
Chanel
Quilted Aged Calfskin Reissue 2.55 Double Flap 226
£3,328.65£8,304.20−60%
The category

Every bag we have — 19,000 one-of-ones.

From £100 canvas to four-figure heirlooms, all condition graded on the label.

Shop all bags →
Very goodCC Quilted Lambskin Bijoux Chain Curved Full Flap
Chanel
CC Quilted Lambskin Bijoux Chain Curved Full Flap
£2,593.93£6,981.41−63%
Very goodQuilted Lambskin Braided Saddle Flap
Chanel
Quilted Lambskin Braided Saddle Flap
£2,610.76£6,981.41−63%
Very goodJumbo Classic Patent Single Flap
Chanel
Jumbo Classic Patent Single Flap
£3,171.61£8,340.94−62%
ExcellentMedium Calfskin Hand Painted Graffiti Flap
Chanel
Medium Calfskin Hand Painted Graffiti Flap
£3,050.39
The HEWI promise

Payment released when you're happy — dispatched in 48 hours.

Every piece comes from a private wardrobe with its condition graded on the label. If it isn't right, our team sorts it.

How HEWI works →
ExcellentOld Medium Chevron Raffia Boy Flap
Chanel
Old Medium Chevron Raffia Boy Flap
£4,434.81
Very goodSwift Birkin Retourne 35
Hermès
Swift Birkin Retourne 35
£11,196.17

Hand-finished by the HEWI team. Pieces are added and retired as the wardrobe moves — what you see is what exists.

Keep reading

All edits

More from the wardrobe — Dior

Shop Dior