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2005 Chanel Flap

Chanel 2005 Vintage Beige Camelia Canvas Small Flap Bag
Chanel 2005 Vintage Beige Camelia Canvas Small Flap Bag

Chanel 2005 Vintage Beige Camelia Canvas Small Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel 2005 Vintage Beige Camelia Canvas Small Flap Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 19 Years} Beige Grey Woven

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Early 2000s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Limited Edition PNY Jumbo Expandable Bag
Chanel 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Limited Edition PNY Jumbo Expandable Bag

Chanel 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Limited Edition PNY Jumbo Expandable Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel Paris New York PNY Jumbo Expandable Maxi Calfskin Flap Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 19 Years

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Early 2000s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel 2005 Cambon Quilted Lambskin Camellia No. 5 Flap Black Leather Bag
Chanel 2005 Cambon Quilted Lambskin Camellia No. 5 Flap Black Leather Bag

Chanel 2005 Cambon Quilted Lambskin Camellia No. 5 Flap Black Leather Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

CC Chanel Camelia 5 Black on Black Lambskin Flap 2005 {VINTAGE 19 Years} Silver hardware Magnetic

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Early 2000s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Rare 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Pink & Grey Tweed Fur Cross Body Bag
Chanel Rare 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Pink & Grey Tweed Fur Cross Body Bag

Chanel Rare 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Pink & Grey Tweed Fur Cross Body Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 2000s Pink & Grey Tweed and Fur Cross Body Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 19

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Early 2000s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Wild Stitch Flap Beige Leather with Stitching Detail
Chanel Wild Stitch Flap Beige Leather with Stitching Detail

Chanel Wild Stitch Flap Beige Leather with Stitching Detail

By Chanel

Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR

the edges. DETAILS Year of Manufacture: 2004-2005 Chanel Wild Stitch Seasonal Flap Material

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Chanel White Crinkled Calfskin Leather Silver Tone Reissue Phone Case
Chanel White Crinkled Calfskin Leather Silver Tone Reissue Phone Case

Chanel White Crinkled Calfskin Leather Silver Tone Reissue Phone Case

By Chanel

Located in Chicago, IL

crinkled calfskin leather "Reissue" phone case from Chanel circa 2005. Front flap with a silver-tone turn

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2005 CHANEL Gold Toned Flap Bag CC Chain Necklace Champagne
2005 CHANEL Gold Toned Flap Bag CC Chain Necklace Champagne

2005 CHANEL Gold Toned Flap Bag CC Chain Necklace Champagne

By Chanel

Located in Bangkok, TH

This CHANEL chain necklace is crafted of champagne gold toned metal chain featuring a quilted flap

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2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap
2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap This CHANEL Small Classic Double

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2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap
2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap This CHANEL Small Classic Double

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2005 Chanel Beige, White, Blue Tweed Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Beige, White, Blue Tweed Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Beige, White, Blue Tweed Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Beige, White, Blue Tweed Medium Classic Double Flap Bag This CHANEL Medium Classic Double

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Early 2000s French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Leather Timeless Messenger Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Leather Timeless Messenger Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Leather Timeless Messenger Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Leather Timeless Messenger Flap Bag Reference: HB2486 Serial

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Women's 2004/2005 Rose Sakura Pink Caviar Mini Flap Bag
Chanel Women's 2004/2005 Rose Sakura Pink Caviar Mini Flap Bag

Chanel Women's 2004/2005 Rose Sakura Pink Caviar Mini Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

2004/2005 Sakura pink Leather Mini flap bag Quilted CC turnlock closure 1x Leather and chain-link

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21st Century and Contemporary British Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

2005 Chanel Grey Quilted Metallic Canvas Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Grey Quilted Metallic Canvas Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Grey Quilted Metallic Canvas Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Grey Quilted Metallic Canvas Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3017 Serial

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3016

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: CB191 Serial

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Early 2000s French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

2005 Chanel Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Multicolour Quilted Tweed Fabric Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3016

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21st Century and Contemporary French Shoulder Bags

Chanel Black and White Tweed Fabric Quilted Medium Classic Double Flap Bag, 2005
Chanel Black and White Tweed Fabric Quilted Medium Classic Double Flap Bag, 2005

Chanel Black and White Tweed Fabric Quilted Medium Classic Double Flap Bag, 2005

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Black & White Tweed Fabric Quilted Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Reference: HB2114 Serial

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20th Century French Structured Shoulder Bags

2004/2005 Chanel Pink Caviar Leather Classic Single Flap Mini
2004/2005 Chanel Pink Caviar Leather Classic Single Flap Mini

2004/2005 Chanel Pink Caviar Leather Classic Single Flap Mini

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The most adorable Chanel bag is here! Circa 2004/2005, this classic single flap mini is made of

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel White Quilted Caviar Leather East West Classic Single Flap Bag
2005 Chanel White Quilted Caviar Leather East West Classic Single Flap Bag

2005 Chanel White Quilted Caviar Leather East West Classic Single Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL White Quilted Caviar Leather East West Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2483 Serial

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel  Vintage 2005 Classic Flap Grey Tweed and Brown Fur Cross Body Bag
Chanel  Vintage 2005 Classic Flap Grey Tweed and Brown Fur Cross Body Bag

Chanel Vintage 2005 Classic Flap Grey Tweed and Brown Fur Cross Body Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel Vintage 2005 Classic Flap Grey Tweed and Fur Cross Body Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 21 Years} Brown

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Early 2000s French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Red Chinchilla Flap Bag from 2005
Chanel Red Chinchilla Flap Bag from 2005

Chanel Red Chinchilla Flap Bag from 2005

By Chanel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a red chinchilla flap bag by Chanel from 2005. It features a red leather interior and gold

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Early 2000s French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag - coral/gold
2005 Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag - coral/gold

2005 Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag - coral/gold

By Chanel

Located in Baarn, NL

. This beauty is officially called the Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag, the leather camellia

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21st Century and Contemporary French Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - red/silver
2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - red/silver

2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - red/silver

By Chanel

Located in Baarn, NL

Classic bag by Chanel in bright red lambskin leather, this piece is like new! This 2.55 medium

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel 2005-2006 Classic Double Flap Small White Ostrich Bag
Chanel 2005-2006 Classic Double Flap Small White Ostrich Bag

Chanel 2005-2006 Classic Double Flap Small White Ostrich Bag

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

Chanel Classic Double Flap Small Shoulder Bag White Ostrich Additional information: Material

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - powder pink/gold
2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - powder pink/gold

2005 Chanel 2.55 Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - powder pink/gold

By Chanel

Located in Baarn, NL

Classic bag by Chanel in very pale pink lambskin leather, this piece is like new! This 2.55

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

2005 Chanel 2.55 Caviar Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - light gray/gold
2005 Chanel 2.55 Caviar Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - light gray/gold

2005 Chanel 2.55 Caviar Medium Classic Double Flap Bag - light gray/gold

By Chanel

Located in Baarn, NL

Classic bag by Chanel in very light gray caviar leather, this piece is like new! The colour of this

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

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2005 Chanel Flap For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary 2005 chanel flap you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Black, Gray, Orange and more. You’re likely to find the perfect 2005 chanel flap among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a 2005 Chanel Flap?

On average, a 2005 chanel flap on 1stDibs sells for $4,230, while they’re typically $2,538 on the low end and $12,920 for the highest priced versions of this item.

Chanel for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Browse vintage Chanel bags, evening dresses, shoes, jewelry and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Handbags-purses-bags for You

An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.

Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.

“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bagBirkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”

First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.

They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”

From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.