Miley Cyrus and CHANEL: Archive Bags, Black Dresses and Tailoring | UK

Archive CHANEL bags and the appeal of scale

The oversized black Supermodel bag is impossible to miss. Its slender chain contrasts with the generous body, and Miley carries it across the front rather than letting it sit neatly at her side.

With a simple grey vest, the bag supplies nearly all the drama. The result feels more like instinctive archive dressing than a carefully matched outfit.

Her smaller black bags tell a different story. A quilted chain bag softens a grey T-shirt, while a graphic bag, gold chain belt and cropped black separates create a sharper monochrome look.

Another bold-logo shoulder bag works with both a black turtleneck and a leather mini. The constant is not formality, but confidence in making the bag part of the clothing.

Karl Lagerfeld photographed Miley Cyrus

The connection went beyond clothes. Karl Lagerfeld photographed Miley for V Magazine’s V91 issue in 2014.

The project remains documented in the V Magazine archive.

CHANEL logo knitwear, worn without ceremony

A black sweater with an oversized double C is paired with a chain bag; a pink logo sweatshirt is kept light with shorts. Miley does not hide the logo, yet she avoids building every part of the outfit around it.

That balance makes conspicuous knitwear feel relaxed. One recognisable piece is allowed to carry the message while everything around it stays direct.

Gold chains turn restraint into stage presence

At a festival in Kosovo in 2019, Miley wore a white crop top with a large double-C medallion, a gold chain at the waist and bracelets at the wrist. Vogue highlighted the vintage jewellery.

The jewellery has the scale to register from a stage. By contrast, the black jacket provides a disciplined frame for a brooch and several necklaces.

From a 1990s black dress to a full leather look

In the 2020 “Midnight Sky” video, a CHANEL brooch, chain belt and earrings sharpen the black costume. The gold details remain visible amid the disco light and rock styling.

In 2022, she appeared at the NBC Upfronts in a long black CHANEL dress from the 1990s, as reported by Vogue.

At the 2025 CHANEL and Tribeca “Through Her Lens” luncheon, she chose a black leather vest, pleated skirt, Mary Janes and a clutch. Harper’s Bazaar described the outfit as head-to-toe CHANEL.

Archive references never look like costume here. Bags, knitwear, tailoring, dresses and leather are edited into a recognisable personal uniform.