If you're trying to decide for your first vintage Chanel bag, let me introduce to you an alternative to the Diana.
Meet Alaric, a 1 Series half Moon Caramel Lambskin with seal and card.
This here is your very classic half moon bag. One of the things most signature about the half moon is that there is puffy construction all over the bag.
The half moon is actually produced between the 0 to 2 series with the majority of the half moons being in the 1 series.
And as you can see here, Alaric over here does not look a day over 10 years old, if you ask me.
Inside the half moon, you'll find that it is very similar to the Diana, with a nice big clean interior. It also features a wonderfully fun contrast lining of dark brown.
To me, the best part is, of course, the wonderful price point of a half moon.
And that is why I strongly recommend this bag to all beginner collectors of vintage handbags.
Happy collecting!