Chanel 2.55 bag 2011 Collection
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - (Made in Italy) 2.55 bag entirely embroidered with black and silvery sequins, and with black patent leather details. Silvery metal elements. Piece with a serial number. A 20...
Chanel Paris Byzance Limited Edition Pony Hair Leather Bag Collection 2011
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Paris Byzance Limited Edition Pony Hair Leather Bag Collection 2011 Discover the exclusive CHANEL Paris Byzance Limited Edition Pony Hair Leather Bag Collection 2011. This ra...
CHANEL Métier d’Arts Paris-Byzance Collection Pearl Gold Long Necklace 2011
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
CHANEL Métier d’Arts Paris-Byzance Collection Pearl Gold Long Necklace 2011.
Chanel 2011 Collection Grey Flap with Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Narberth, PA
2011 Collection Grey Flap with Gold Hardware 7 inches tall, 13 inches wide, and 4 inches deep 14 inch strap drop Double magnetic closure on flap Two open pockets under flap Incl...
Rare Chanel Seasonal Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Rare and sought after Chanel bag Mini Flap Caviar leather Black color Metal chain External pocket Internal zip pocket Cm 18 x 14 x 7 (7 x 5.5 x 2.75 inches) The bag comes in "as new"...
Chanel Vintage Leather Timeless Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Bag Black diamond stich leather with 24k gold plated hardware. 'CC' logo and a single chain and leather shoulder strap. Burgundy leather interi...
Chanel Timeless Wool and Leather Bag, 2013/2014
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - (Made in Italy) Wool and leather bag, silver metal attributes. Serial number present. Collection 2013/2014. Additional information: Dimensions: Height : 16 cm, Length :...
Chanel Classic Square bag by Karl Lagerfeld circa 1990
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - Ready-to-wear collection circa 1990 under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Classique Square 17 cm bag in gray quilted satin, gold-plated metal CC clasp and matchin...
Chanel Lambskin 19 Medium Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Houston, TX
The interlocking CC logo is synonymous with elegance and high French style. Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel first opened a Parisian millinery shop in the early 1900s. By the 1920s she was re...
Chanel Satin and Calfskin Mini Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Timeless and Chic Chanel Satin and Calfskin Mini Shoulder Bag circa 1990's. Black silk satin quilted and logo'd with leather piping and lining. One zip interior pocket. Long leather ...
Chanel Daily Carry Messenger Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel Daily Carry Messenger Bag is in a Burgundy leather and features both a short chain top handle and a longer, adjustable leather-threaded shoulder strap, allowing for versatile ...
CHANEL Timeless/Classique Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Houston, TX
Majestic Chanel Timeless Jumbo double flap shoulder bag in black quilted caviar leather, gold metal hardware, gold metal chain strap interwoven with black leather for carrying by han...
$12,920
H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 3.75 in
Chanel 2006 Small Patent Flap Bag Kiss lock Multi Compartment Shoulder Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 2006 Small Patent Flap Bag Kiss lock Multi Compartment Shoulder Tote Bag Silver Hardware Classic Flap with Interlocking CC Logo at front Quilted Pattern & Chain-Link Acce...
Chanel bag by Karl Lagerfeld 1991-1994
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - 1991-1994 ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Black lamb leather bag topstitched with a geometrical pattern and the House logo. Golden ...
Chanel Medium Classic Single Flap Pearl-Embellished Bag with Black HW
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Sparkle Bags Disclaimer This authentic Chanel represents a sophisticated fusion of classic design and contemporary artistry. Meticulously crafted by a skilled Miami artisan,...
Chanel Timeless bag by Karl Lagerfeld Pre Fall 2010
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - 2010 Pre Fall Paris-Shangai Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Black wool classic bag enhanced with rhinestoned cc logos, and a silvery metal chain h...
Chanel tiny bag by Karl Lagerfeld circa 1988
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - A Collection circa 1988 under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. Tiny evening bag made of slate-gray quilted satin and lamb leather, ornamented with a blackish gray ...
Chanel jersey classic bag 1970s
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - (Made in France) Quilted black jersey 'Classic' bag with black lamb leather, a gold-plated 'flat cc' fastener on a flap, and an adjustable chain handle interlaced with coord...
2009-2010 Chanel Single Flap chain satin bag
By Chanel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
2009-2010 Chanel Single Flap chain satin bag This Chanel Single Flap bag from 2009-2010 is crafted from black satin with a softly gathered quilted surface, lending texture and depth...
$19,920
H 9.5 in W 12.25 in L 4.25 in
Chanel Paris New York PNY Jumbo Expandable Maxi Calfskin Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Paris New York PNY Jumbo Expandable Maxi Calfskin Flap Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 19 Years} Ruthenium hardware Diamond stitch calfskin aged leather Flap with CC turn lock Interior z...
Hermes Kelly 20 Mini Sellier Rose Scheherazade Alligator Bag Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a Limited Edition Hermes Kelly 20 Sellier bag featured in stunning Rose Scheherazade alligator. Accentuated with crisp with palladium hardware. Timeless and highly ...
$12,121Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Fendi Victor Vasarely Baguette
By Fendi
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Fendi Vasarely baguette entirely embroidered with circular motifs evoking the works of Victor Vasarely. With parts in purple-pink lizard leather, green silk interior. Double F clasp ...
Borsa a Tracolla Chanel Timeless 2.55 Patchwork Fucsia
By Chanel
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Borsa firmata Chanel, linea Timeless, modello 2.55 Patchwork, realizzata in tweed e pelle rosa con hardware argentati. Dotata di una patta con chisura a girello logo CC, internamente...
F/W 1999 Gucci by Tom Ford Museum Psychedelic Velvet Acrylic Ring Shoulder Bag
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite bucket bag from Gucci's Fall/Winter 1999 collection, designed by Tom Ford, showcases his iconic psychedelic silk velvet pattern. The bag features a sleek lucite hoop h...
$3,850
Size: FR 38 (US 6 / UK 10 / IT 42)
Documented Chanel By Karl Lagerfeld Runway Metallic Ribbed-Knit Maxi Dress, FW96
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Geneva, CH
Perfect for the inter-seasons, the color of this rare Fall-Winter 1996 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld t-shirt maxi dress is reminiscent of the holiday season about to begin ! Its twin walk...
Christian Dior bag 'Lady Dior Art Project' 2022 by Brian Calvin
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - 2022 "Lady Dior Art Project" Collection, under the artistic direction of Brian Calvin. Raffia Lady Dior bag with fabric fringes, in blue, yellow, and pale pink tones. One sid...
Chanel Woven Tweed Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Chanel Woven Flap Bag in grey and black tweed with white and metallic and gold bead embellishment. Features a half moon rear pocket, a silver CC turn-lock, and leather interior ...
2015 Spring Runway CHANEL Metallic Gold Toned Distressed Leather Clutch Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
This contemporary and stylish CHANEL limited edition "feministe mais feminine" clutch bag is crafted of distressed leather in metallic gold featuring silver-toned hardware. This clut...
1960s Saks Fifth Avenue Black Alligator Barrel Handbag w Top Handle
By Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in Gresham, OR
1960s Saks Fifth Avenue Black Alligator Barrel Handbag w Top Handle: Black satin lining, gold snap closure and minimal hardware. The perfect for your large cell phone! Skins are b...
$19,920
H 5 in W 10 in D 2.5 in
Chanel Dallas Metiers D'art 2014 Beaded Fringe Rare Tweed Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Dallas Metiers D'Art 2014 Tweed Fringe Rare Classic Flap Year: 2014 A unique classic flap bag in black and white tweed adorned with a multi-color seed bead fringe. The bag ...
Chanel Shiny Alligator Skin Jumbo Double Flap Hand Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Rare Item - Chanel Shiny Alligator Skin Jumbo Double Flap Hand Bag Shiny saffron yellow timeless handbag crafted in Alligator skin and silver hardware. Double front flap and signat...
CHANEL Camellia Chocolate Bar Flap Bag Silver Metallic Lambskin Chain
By Chanel
Located in Guangzhou, CN
Condition: Normal signs of wear. Logo is worn out. Shoulder strap buckle has damage. Bag buckle shows obvious wear. There are yellow stains on the petal part on the left side of the ...
$12,495
H 5.12 in D 2.37 in L 7.88 in
Chanel 24B White & Black Sequin Bow Mini Flap Silver Hardware Bag
By Chanel
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A chic Chanel classic flap mini handbag from Chanel's pre-collection for Fall-Winter 2024. The exterior of this mini flap is crafted in white sequins, featuring a bow created in blac...
A RUNWAY PROTOTYPE of a CHANEL Jumbo denim bag with CHANEL Icons 2007-2008A
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A totally unusual and unique Chanel bag made of black denim, adorned with many Chanel Icons and jewels from Chanel. It is a prototype Autumn 2007-2008 and was only produced once. IT...
Hermes Birkin 35cm Himalayan Niloticus Crocodile Matte Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the epitome of luxury and sophistication, the Hermes Birkin 35 Himalayan Niloticus Crocodile with Matte Palladium Hardware. This iconic handbag is a true masterpiece, rev...
Chanel Navy Blue Sequin Quilted Classic Single Flap Bag with Silver Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A striking and sophisticated interpretation of Chanel’s iconic Classic Flap, this single flap bag is rendered in deep navy blue sequins offering a refined yet highly expressive take ...
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.
For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.
Only Chanel could elevate humble materials like denim and wicker to icon-level status.
In the hands of Karl Lagerfeld, even running errands became a chic exercise.
From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
How do you tell if a Chanel purse is a knockoff or the real deal? We spoke with handbag experts Alexa Ridolfi and Gerry Gallagher about how to authenticate a Chanel bag. Of course, you don’t have to worry about that on 1stDibs, where all our sellers are highly vetted.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.