Not carrying the latest season: GD’s NT$120,000 CHANEL flask bag is from the cutest Scottish collection of 2013

Key highlights

• GD appeared at CHANEL’s 2026 Métiers d’art show carrying a small leather flask bag from the 2013 Pre-Fall Paris-Édimbourg Scottish collection.

• Designed by Karl Lagerfeld, this Flask Sporran Bag debuted at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland and was priced at around US$ 4,775 at the time.

• The bag encases a metal flask in a leather shell and, at the equivalent of more than NT$ 120,000, became one of the collection’s most playful and iconic vintage pieces.

• By wearing this rare flask bag, released 13 years ago, GD gives a classic vintage piece a contemporary feel and reveals his own distinctive code for the brand’s aesthetic.

Some accessories are captivating not only because they’re rare, but because when they resurface years later, they instantly bring back an entire chapter of fashion memories. At CHANEL’s recent Métiers d’art show, GD once again proved through the details that he’s more than a friend of the brand; he’s someone who truly understands collecting and styling as storytelling. Beyond his appearance at the CHANEL Métiers d’art 2026 show, the detail that was impossible to look away from was the small leather flask bag from CHANEL’s 2013 Pre-Fall Paris-Édimbourg Métiers d’art Scottish collection.

Not a bag, but more like a collectible you can carry in your hand

What makes this little flask bag so memorable is that it looks nothing like an ordinary handbag. A metal flask is encased in a leather shell, paired with CHANEL’s signature double-C logo and chain strap. It has a toy-like sense of humor while retaining the refined details unique to the Métiers d’art collection. The Flask Sporran Bag features a metal flask in a leather jacket and comes in different sizes. Rather than a truly “practical” bag, it feels more like an object that represents fashion’s imagination: a little rebellious, a little cute, and a little of the whimsy only CHANEL could pull off.

GD’s strength lies in making archive pieces feel current

The most interesting thing about seeing GD carry this flask bag again at the show isn’t just its rarity, but how perfectly it suits his personal style. GD has always been good at wearing CHANEL in a way that doesn’t look like typical luxury styling, mixing playfulness, personality, and a sense of freedom unconstrained by rules. This flask bag from the 2013 Scottish collection has exactly the same character. Designed by Karl Lagerfeld, the CHANEL Coco Sporran Flask Bag comes from the 2013 Métiers d’art collection, which was presented at Linlithgow Palace in Scotland. The collection was filled with tartan, tweed, aristocratic hunting references, and Scottish flair. The bag was priced at around US$ 4,775, or the equivalent of more than NT$ 120,000.

The 2013 Scottish collection still feels so charming today

Looking back at CHANEL’s 2013 Pre-Fall Scottish collection, it included many designs that didn’t seem “classic” yet became classics. Karl Lagerfeld transformed tartan, tweed, leather, metal hardware, and the romantic atmosphere of a medieval palace into a CHANEL language that was glamorous with a touch of wildness. This little flask bag was one of the collection’s most playful and memorable accessories. Its reappearance on GD years later also brings back the appeal of archive fashion: good design never fears the passage of time, and can gain even more of a story when worn again by the right person.

Truly stylish people give even their accessories a sense of time! Archive pieces have continued to return to fashion’s view in recent years, but what sets GD apart is that he never simply brings out old pieces to display; he makes them live again in the present. On him, the flask bag from CHANEL’s 2013 Scottish collection is more than a cute accessory. It’s like a code that signals familiarity with the brand’s history and an understanding of how to play with style. No wonder those in the know couldn’t help taking another look when it reappeared at the show. This isn’t an ordinary bag; it’s one of the cutest and cleverest details in GD’s CHANEL aesthetic.

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