Price-Increase Ledger
When do Hermès and Chanel raise prices?
A dated, cited record of every verified retail increase — so you can see the cadence with receipts. It's a history, not a forecast: we read the pattern out loud and never name the next hike.
Hermès
Birkin & Kelly (Togo, gold hardware, standard sizes) · US boutique list price
The pattern, honestly
In recent years Hermès has moved once a year, at the start of the year (documented January increases 2022→2026). US list prices sat nearly flat from 2015 to 2021, then accelerated. Hermès publishes no price calendar and no rule — past timing is a pattern, not a schedule.
A Birkin 25 in Togo went from about $9,400 (2015) to $13,500 (January 2026) on the US list — roughly +44% over the decade, almost all of it after 2021.
- January 2026+8.7% · $12,600 → $13,700
Kelly 25 Retourné, Togo (US list)
Sotheby's — Higher Hermès Bag Prices in 2026: What You Need to Know · retrieved 2026-07-17
Chanel
Medium / Large (M/L) 11.12 Classic Flap · US boutique price
The pattern, honestly
Chanel raises prices 2–4 times a year on no fixed calendar — the opposite of Hermès's single annual move. The M/L Classic Flap has roughly doubled since 2019 and is up about +310% since 2010. Recent discrete hikes: August 2025, November 2025 (the 'Chanel 25' family), and April 2, 2026.
The M/L 11.12 Classic Flap went from about $2,850 in 2010 to $11,700 in April 2026 — roughly +310% over sixteen years, far outpacing US inflation.
- April 2, 2026+3.7% · $11,300 → $11,700
M/L 11.12 Classic Flap (US); all Classic Flap sizes
+$200 to $400 across every Classic Flap size (US); ~+2–5% US / +2–4% EU — just eight months after the August 2025 hike.
Bragmybag — Chanel Bag Price Guide 2026 (M/L Classic Flap $11,700) · retrieved 2026-07-17
The honest answers, in detail
When does Hermès raise prices?
In recent years Hermès has raised US prices once a year, at the very start of the year — documented January increases from 2022 through 2026. US list prices were nearly flat from 2015 to 2021, then accelerated. Hermès publishes no price calendar, so past timing is a pattern, not a promise about the next move.
How often does Chanel raise prices?
Chanel raises prices two to four times a year on no fixed calendar — the opposite of Hermès's single annual move. Recent documented hikes landed in August 2025, November 2025, and April 2, 2026.
How much has the Chanel Classic Flap gone up?
The Medium/Large 11.12 Classic Flap went from about $5,800 in 2019 to $11,700 in April 2026 — roughly a double in seven years, and about +310% since its ~$2,850 price in 2010.
Should I buy before the next increase?
We can't tell you when the next increase will land — nobody outside the maisons can, and predicting it would be a forecast, not a fact. What this ledger gives you is the honest record: how often each brand has moved and by how much, so you can weigh timing yourself.
Watch the next move, and see what it means for value
The ledger is the record. These read the market as it moves now.
How we compile and cite every figure: Methodology.
Every row traces to the source linked on it (retrieved 2026-07-17). Years with no verified increase are absent — we never interpolate a missing figure. Prices are US boutique list unless noted; hardware, size and colour move the real number. Hermès and Chanel publish no price calendar. Orange Peel is an independent publication, not affiliated with Hermès or Chanel.