1991 SS Runway Vintage CHANEL Super Massive Gold Toned Chain Belt 5cm Diameter
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
Stamped CHANEL 2 5 made in France. Adjustable hook fastening.
1991 SS Runway Vintage CHANEL Super Massive Gold Toned Chain Belt 5cm Diameter
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
Stamped CHANEL 2 5 made in France. Adjustable hook fastening.
Chanel 1991 Camera Case Vintage Rare Chevron Logo Quilted Fringe Grey Wool Tote
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Grey Chevron Logo Wool Tassel Fringe Tote 1991 {VINTAGE 32 YEARS} Grey Chevron diamond wool print CC stitched logo on exterior Gold hardware Classic interwoven lamb leather c...
Chanel 1991 Camera Mini Quilted Vintage Rare Beige Nude Patent Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Camera Mini Quilted Vintage Rare Beige Nude Patent Cross Body Bag Year: 1994 {VINTAGE 30 Years} Gold hardware Classic Interwoven top handle Detachable classic interwoven cha...
Chanel 1991 Vintage Rare Multi Plaque CC Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack Bum Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 1991 Vintage Rare Multi Plaque CC Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack Bum Bag 1991 {VINTAGE 33 Years} Gold Hardware Black lambskin CC Logo detail around bag Interior zippered pocke...
Chanel Vintage 1991 Rare Red Triple Cc Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack Bum Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Vintage 1991 Rare Red Triple Cc Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack Bum Bag Year: 1991-1994 {VINTAGE} Gold Hardware Red Calfskin CC Logo detail around bag Interior zippered pocke...
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Medium Blue Jeans Denim with 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Light stains on the denim. DETAILS Circa 1991-1994 Chanel Timeless/ Classic Flap Double flap Matelasse chain Denim Blue jeans color Black leather interior 24k gold plated hardware...
Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel FW 1991 Runway Red Tweed Floral Sequin Jacket
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Fall/Winter 1991 runway red tweed floral sequin jacket is a stunning example of high-end designer craftsmanship.
Rare Chanel F/W 1991 Hip Hop Collection quilted denim baseball cap
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Extremely Rare Chanel Fall Winter 1991 Hip Hop Collection by Karl Lagerfeld denim quilted baseball cap, the same in gold leather worn by Rihanna and on the runway many times.
MUSEUM Chanel F/W 1991 Hip-Hop Baby Blue Silk Taffeta Ballgown
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
When Karl Lagerfeld closed Chanel’s Fall Winter 1991 ready to wear show with a ballgown, he did not send it out with pearls and satin pumps.
Chanel Vintage Fall 1991 Black Wool Skirt Suit by Karl Lagerfeld, FR38
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in London, GB
Timeless chic vintage Chanel suit from the Fall 1991 collection, often referred to as Lagerfeld’s hip-hop collection.
Rare Chanel S/S 1991 SCUBA Yellow Sequin Jacket City Surfer by Karl SZ 36
By Chanel, Chanel Boutique
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Rare Vintage Chanel Sequin Scuba Style Jacket SZ 36 Iconic design appeared in Vogue 1991, Karl Lagerfeld in his 1991 collection called 'City Surfer' reinvented the Chanel class...
Rare Chanel Fall/Winter 1991 Hip Hop Gold Leather Belt by Karl Lagerfeld
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
A striking example of Karl Lagerfeld’s bold vision for Chanel Fall/Winter 1991 “Hip Hop”, this exceptional runway belt perfectly captures the oversized, urban-inspired glamour that d...
Chanel By Karl Lagerfeld Button-Embellished Little Black Dress, FW 1990-1991
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Geneva, CH
So very Chanel ! Made from black wool, this 1990-1991 Fall-Winter Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld shift dress is designed for a roomy fit.
Chanel AW 1991 Hip-Hope Collection Fuchsia Runway skirt suit by Karl Lagerfeld
By Chanel Boutique, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in NICE, FR
Timeless in Nice.vintage.darling: Rare Chanel Autumn/Winter 1991 Hip-Hope Collection Fuchsia Runway skirt suit by Karl Lagerfeld.
Chanel F/W 1991 Hip Hop Collection hot pink silk runway blouse by Karl Lagerfeld
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Rare Chanel F/W 1991 Hip Hop Collection by Karl Lagerfeld runway silk hot pink blouse.
Chanel Gold Lambskin Leather Backpack
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Circa 1991-1994. Vintage Chanel quilted leather backpack features gold tone hardware, dual leather and interwoven chain straps, front patch pocket, front flap with a CC turn lock clo...
Chanel Black Waist Belt Bag Fanny Pack
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 1991 VERY RARE VINTAGE Waist Belt Bag Fanny Pack Year: 1991 {VINTAGE 33 Years} Gold Hardware Quilted leather Thick chain belt Made in Italy
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Medium Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Medium Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware 1991-94 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Chanel Multi Plaque CC Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 1991 Vintage Rare Multi Plaque CC Logos Waist Belt Fanny Pack Bum Bag 1991 {VINTAGE 33 Years} Gold Hardware Black lambskin CC Logo detail around bag Interior zippered pocke...
Chanel 1990s Vintage Rare Rucksack Gold Lambskin Leather Backpack
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Circa 1991-1994. Vintage Chanel quilted leather backpack features gold tone hardware, dual leather and interwoven chain straps, front patch pocket, front flap with a CC turn lock clo...
Chanel Beige Quilted Lambskin Leather Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Quilted Lambskin Leather Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB6084 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Ser...
Chanel Diana CC Flap Bag Small Vintage Yellow Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold HW
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Diana CC Flap Bag Small Vintage Yellow Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold HW, 1991-1994 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Chanel 1997 Diana Medium Black Lambskin Diana Classic Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 1991 Diana Medium Black Lambskin Diana Stripe Classic Flap Shoulder Bag 1997 Gold hardware Black lambskin diamond quilted leather CC turn-lock fastening Internal logo sta...
Chanel 1997 Diana Medium Black Lambskin Diana Classic Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 1991 Diana Medium Black Lambskin Diana Stripe Classic Flap Shoulder Bag 1997 Gold hardware Black lambskin diamond quilted leather CC turn-lock fastening Internal logo sta...
Chanel Vintage Classic Maxi Single Flap Taupe Brown Caviar Chevron Stitch 24 Gol
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Color was professionally touched up only slightly on the corners. DETAILS: Chanel Classic single flap Size: Maxi Dimensions: Width: 35.5 x Height: 23 x Depth: 10cm (14"W x 9"H x 4...
Chanel Vintage Small Classic Flap Exotic Lizard Leather 24K Gold CC Black Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Series 1, produced between 1989 and 1991. In light of Chanel's 2018 commitment to cease using exotic skins, this bag is a rare find and a hot item for collectors, with great investme...
Fall 1991 Chanel Runway Documented Pink Boucle Wool Jacket
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
This vibrant pink jacket walked the runway as part of Chanel’s lauded Fall 1991 'Hip Hop' collection. This collection marked a turn in the aesthetic of the fashion label, as Karl Lag...
In the years following the opening of her modest millinery shop, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel became a pivotal designer of both fashionable casual wear and Paris haute couture as well as an icon and arbiter of 20th-century style with her bob haircut and pearls. Today vintage Chanel handbags, jackets and evening dresses are among the most sought-after clothing and accessories for fashion lovers all over the world.
The first Chanel shop was established in 1910 in Paris on rue Cambon by the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971), who had picked up the nickname “Coco” while working as a club singer. The boutique drew the attention of the Parisian fashion elite who popularized her wide-brimmed Chanel Modes hats. Soon she added a sportswear store in the Normandy resort town of Deauville, where Coco set the tone for her defining sense of style — traditionally masculine garments reimagined for feminine shapes, made from simple jersey fabric.
Effortless and elegant, Chanel's designs promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by complicated layers of fabric and cumbersome corsets. She followed this success with a couture house, opened in 1915 in Biarritz.
But Chanel was not born into a life of glamour. Following the death of her mother, her father left her in an orphanage where she lived until the age of 18. It was there that she learned to sew as well as appreciate the classic pairing of black and white as worn by the nuns.
In 1926, Chanel introduced her first little black dress, reclaiming a color that had once been reserved for mourning and working-class women. That same decade, she debuted her perfume, Chanel No. 5, as well as the Chanel suit with a fitted skirt, inspired by the boxy lines of men’s clothing and employing a sporty tweed.
Chanel closed her fashion operations during World War II, then returned to the industry in 1954 to design for the functional needs of modern women.
Structure and wearability endured in all of Chanel’s clothing and accessories, like the quilted leather 2.55 handbag — a 1955 update of a 1920s-era design — with its gold-chain shoulder strap that freed up a woman’s hands. The 1957 two-tone slingback pumps had a practical heel height while offering a bold statement in the black tip of the shoes. Her collarless jacket reacted against the constricting styles of Christian Dior's New Look, replacing them with a design that was timeless, an instant classic.
After Coco Chanel died in 1971, the brand underwent several changes in leadership, including fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who took over as artistic director in 1983. His collections for Chanel displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. Lagerfeld revived Chanel ballet flats and thoroughly embraced the classic logo's interlocking CCs, which took the form of a clasp featured on so many of the rare Chanel bags that are much sought after today.
Vintage Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel dresses, coats and other clothing of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s riffed on its iconography, accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment. And as the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, vintage Chanel bags of the 1990s are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings.
Over the years, the company has continued to innovate, such as expanding into ready-to-wear fashion in 1978 and, in 2002, establishing a subsidiary company — Paraffection — dedicated to preserving the heritage skills of fashion artisan workshops. The House of Chanel still operates its flagship on rue Cambon in Paris, where it all began.
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When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.