The much-loved Parisian luxury maison has long turned to the arch as a source of inspiration, designing pieces that have reflected its grace and grandeur for half a century. The long association began when the brand’s founder, Céline Vipiana, was driving close to the Arc de Triomphe when her car broke down. She found herself gazing at it, ideas forming. She was inspired by the graceful, curving lines of the arch and the intricate friezes that adorn it, but also by a rather more humble but nonetheless indispensable element: the chain that surrounds it. The chain motif instantly became an important element of the maison’s visual vocabulary, and was soon being used on all sorts of items, from bags to jewellery to shoes.

Transformed into the double “C” logo – the two letters facing away from each other – that adorns so many of Celine’s coveted creations, it also appears in the form of the Triomphe closure on the much-loved collection of bags of the same name. It’s found on numerous pieces debuted by Celine this season, including a rather special new bag that also comes with a chain.

The Teen Chain Besace is a new version of the Teen Besace, a cute clutch with a Triomphe closure that made its debut in the house’s autumn 2022 collection, shaped like a square but with curves at the bottom corners, those curves mimicked by the bottom of the bag’s front flap.