The friendship between Karl Lagerfeld and FENDI spans more than half a century, hidden in the mysterious engraving inside the double C lock.

Karl Lagerfeld, the creative director of CHANEL, is of course well-known to everyone. In addition to CHANEL, the talented Karl was invited to collaborate with many brands when he was young. Among them, the most talked-about collaboration in the fashion industry is definitely his collaboration with FENDI. Their collaboration began in 1965 and lasted for 50 years without interruption, setting the longest collaboration record in the fashion industry.

Young Karl Lagerfeld, 1960.	Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi.

In 1983, Karl Lagerfeld was hired by CHANEL as a brand designer, making CHANEL one of the most successful fashion brands in the world. Later, Karl Lagerfeld reorganized the CC logo of CHANEL, and the classic CC lock Classic flap is one of the representative works. By the way, the classic FF Logo design of FENDI was also created by Karl Lagerfeld.

A double F and a double C, the logos of the two brands look very similar. The connection between FENDI and CHANEL is definitely not limited to this. We can even find more secrets in CHANEL's antique bags. Pay attention! This may be a secret that has never been made public!

I believe you are familiar with the double C lock on CHANEL bags.

Metal hardware on the back of the lock.

Can you see the screw on the back of the lock? I believe most people would not open it for no reason, right? Sometimes when doing maintenance, we need to loosen the lock for easier handling, and that's when we find an unknown mark inside!

You read it right, we actually found FENDI's double F engraving in the metal accessories of CHANEL bags. It's incredible, right? And this only happens on some antique bags from the 80s and 90s!

The industry only has a simple explanation that the metal accessories of CHANEL and FENDI came from the same factory, but why was the double F engraved on them? Will FENDI's metal accessories also have double C engravings? How many stories are there between FENDI and CHANEL? We can only rely on our own imagination.

Check out your vintage CHANEL bag, you may be carrying more than just a handbag, but a fashion legend and a half-century of friendship with the classic brand!