A modern icon met a house classic this week, when Tyla stepped out in rare quilted Chanel heels and shorts pulled from our archive. The look captured everything we love about vintage: the weight of heritage, the thrill of rarity, and the kind of craftsmanship that reads instantly on camera. Soft diamond quilting, refined piping, and the discreet CC hardware created a silhouette that felt undeniably Chanel—yet the styling gave it a new edge with Ronnie Hart pulling from us.

The heels are from Spring/Summer 2006 and the shorts are from Spring/Summer 2002. Few accessories have leapt from runway to cultural memory as fast as Chanel’s Hula-Hoop bag. Debuting on the Spring/Summer 2013 runway, it was Karl Lagerfeld at his most audacious: the classic quilted flap reimagined inside two circular frames, scaled for the beach and built to photograph from across an arena. It was a wink at practicality—“a beach bag, you can put the towel inside,” he joked at the time—but the point was bigger than function. The Hula-Hoop turned Chanel’s codes into architecture: diamond quilting stretched like canvas over a halo, the CC clasp centered like a medallion, the silhouette instantly legible even in a crowd of flashbulbs.

Because it was produced in limited quantities (with smaller versions offered for retail), the piece lives mostly in editorials, exhibitions, and the minds of fashion people who remember exactly where they were when they saw it sweep down the Grand Palais sand. That rarity is why it remains such a pull for stylists and artists today. On camera, the circle reads as a frame within a frame; it flatters movement, makes negative space look intentional, and turns the wearer into the artwork. Paired with sharp legs and a minimal palette, it becomes a graphic exclamation point—pure icon energy with zero nostalgia.

For us at Into Archive, moments like this are why we collect. Our team sources, authenticates, and styles high-impact vintage with runway provenance from Paris, Tokyo, and beyond. Each pull is a conversation between past and present: we test movement and proportion in our Flatiron showroom, build a fit that supports performance and photography, and stay on set to ensure every detail remains pristine. With Chanel in particular, we focus on pieces that carry the maison’s codes without feeling nostalgic—items that shoot beautifully, move cleanly, and translate across red carpet, stage, and editorial.

This Chanel piece has that rare alchemy. The quilting catches the light in a way that frames the body; the scale of the flap and the curve of the line read powerfully at a distance; the finishing, from stitch count to hardware, rewards a close-up. It’s the kind of design you recognize in a single glance and remember long after.

If you’re a stylist or artist looking for vintage with presence, our showroom at 37 W 26th Street in New York is open by appointment. We accommodate tight timelines, provide condition reports and authentication, and arrange insured courier options when needed. Press inquiries and pulls can be directed to customerservice@intoarchive.com, and new arrivals are updated regularly at intoarchive.com.