CHANEL black quilted leather 12A BOMBAY BOY MEDIUM Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
The signature Boy lock secures the front, opening to a grey cotton-lined interior fitted with an open pocket against the back, embodying Chanel’s modern edge and enduring sophisticat...
CHANEL black 12A BOMBAY METALLIC TEXTURED LEATHER Boots Shoes 39.5
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel riding boots in black metallic-finished cracked leather, offering a refined yet modern equestrian look.
CHANEL black leather 12A BOMBAY QUILTED Ankle Boots Shoes 39 G28410
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
Fully lined in leather for comfort and structure, combining timeless Chanel elegance with everyday versatility. 2012 Paris-Bombay Metirs d'Art Measurements Model 12A G28410 Imprint...
CHANEL brown black blue wool 2012 12A BOMBAY FOUR POCKET TWEED Jacket 38 S
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel tweed jacket in black, brown, navy and red wool (60%), nylon (26%), mohair (7%) and alpaca (7%).
Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld 2012 12A Fall Pre Fall Paris Bombay skirt suit
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld 2012 12A Fall Pre Fall Paris Bombay skirt suit Designer: Karl Lagerfeld for Channel Collection: Chanel 2012 12A Fall Pre Fall Paris Bombay Country of produ...
CHANEL 12A Green Fantasy Lesage Tweed Dress Metallic Thread FR 42 US 10
By Chanel
Located in Sanford, FL
CHANEL - 12A Green Fantasy Lesage Tweed Dress Metallic Thread - FR 42 US 10 Description From Karl Lagerfield's Chanel's 2012 Autumn Collection Chanel Lesage Runway Fantasy Tweed D...
CHANEL Fall 2012 Runway 12A Metallic Strapless Dress Blue Geometric 38 US 6
By Chanel
Located in Sanford, FL
CHANEL - Fall 2012 Runway 12A Metallic Strapless Dress - Blue Geometric 38 US 6 Description Fall 2012 Collection This look was featured on the runway and would be a gorgeous collec...
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Size: FR 42/ 8
Chanel 2012 12A Paris-Bombay Metallic Platinum Black Pencil Skirt FR 40/ 42 US 8
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Ormond Beach, FL
Dazzling, 2012 12A "Chanel" metallic platinum silver & black pencil skirt from the "Paris-Bombay Collection" in FR 42/ US 8.
CHANEL 12A Paris Bombay ecru beige wool pink lining enamel button coat L
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A Paris Bombay ecru beige wool pink lining enamel button coat L Brand: Chanel Collection: 2012 Paris Bombay Runway Extra Detail: Ecru beige woven tweed.
CHANEL 12A black boucle tweed gold green floral resin button jacket FR42 XL
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A black boucle tweed gold green floral resin button jacket FR42 XL Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 12A Paris Bombay Material: Cotton Color: Black Pattern...
CHANEL 12A purple fantasy ribbon tweed braid trim bejewel button jacket FR46
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A purple fantasy ribbon tweed braid trim bejewel button jacket FR46 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 12A Model Name / Style: Tweed jacket Material: Silk Co...
CHANEL 12A metallic silver gold quartz 3/4 sleeves cropped boxy jacket FR50
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A metallic silver gold quartz 3/4 sleeves cropped boxy jacket FR50 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: Fall Winter 2012 As seen on: Kasia Struss Material: Po...
CHANEL 12A metallic silver gold quartz 3/4 sleeves cropped boxy jacket FR50
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A metallic silver gold quartz 3/4 sleeves cropped boxy jacket FR50 Reference: ZING/A00132 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: Fall Winter 2012 As seen on:...
CHANEL 12A Paris Bombay ecru beige wool pink lining enamel button coat L
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 12A Paris Bombay ecru beige wool pink lining enamel button coat L Reference: BMPA/A00210 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 2012 Paris Bombay - Runway Material...
runway CHANEL 12A Paris-Bombay black gold fantasy tweed 4 pockets jacket FR44
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 12A Paris-Bombay black gold fantasy tweed 4 pockets jacket FR44 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 12A 'Paris-Bombay' Metier D'art Model Name / Style: T...
runway CHANEL 12A Paris-Bombay black gold fantasy tweed 4 pockets jacket FR38
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 12A Paris-Bombay black gold fantasy tweed 4 pockets jacket FR38 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 12A 'Paris-Bombay' Metier D'art Model Name / Style: T...
Chanel 12A CC logo drop hoop Earrings
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Material: Metal Golden metal material Good condition. Signs of wear seen on pics. Comes with box.
CHANEL 12A Black Silk Tweed Gripore Button Jacket
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
From Paris-Bombay collection Sz.40 Very good condition.
CHANEL 12A Navy Blue Wool Long Sleeve CC Logo Dress
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Chanel most wanted dress with cc logo buttons. Sz.40 Excellent condition.
Chanel 12A Tweed Tux Removable White Cuffs Jacket Sz. 36
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Elevate your wardrobe with this stunning Chanel Tweed Tux Jacket! This elegant piece features luxurious tweed fabric, complete with stylish removable white cuffs for versatile wear. ...
Chanel Must-Have 12A Necklace Antique Gold-tone and Pastel Colors
By Chanel
Located in Geneva, CH
This Chanel 12A CC necklace is the perfect fashion jewel to add a statement.
Other, Base Metal
CHANEL Black Resin Clamper Cuff W. Crystal Flower c. 2012
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Magnetic clamper closure. Stamped CHANEL 12A MADE IN ITALY Wrist Size: 8" Width: 2" Very good pre-owned condition.
CHANEL Black Resin Clamper Cuff With Poured Glass Stones RT. $2060 c. 2012
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Comes with attached safety chain, dust bag, box. Stamped CHANEL 12A MADE IN FRANCE Wrist size: 7.25” Width: 2 1/8” Excellent pre-owned condition.
Chanel Paris-Bombay 2012 Bride White Silver Embellished 12A Silk Gown
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exceptionally rare Chanel gown from the Paris-Bombay Métiers d’Art 2012 collection was the grand finale "Chanel Bride" look of the runway show, designed by Karl Lagerfeld. A mas...
CHANEL black leather 2012 12A BOMBAY RIDING Boots Shoes 37 fit 36
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel riding boots in black smooth calfskin. The design features a silver-tone zipper detail on the side with CC logo pull tab.
Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 Bombay Ecru Silver Embellished Tweed 12A Jacket Suit
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing a breathtaking embellished skirt suit from the Chanel Metiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay collection. The Metiers D'Art collections are the epitome of craftsmanship ...
Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 Bombay Ecru Silver Embellished Tweed 12A Jacket Suit
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing a breathtaking embellished skirt suit from the Chanel Metiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay collection. The Metiers D'Art collections are the epitome of craftsmanship ...
Chanel Pre-Fall 2012 Bombay Ecru Silver Embellished Tweed 12A Jacket Skirt Suit
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing a breathtaking embellished skirt suit from the Chanel Metiers D'Art Pre-Fall 2012 Paris-Bombay collection. The Metiers D'Art collections are the epitome of craftsmanship ...
Chanel Silver Metal Semi Hoop CC Logo Earrings Piercing Ears
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Signed 'Chanel - 12 CC A - Made in France' oval hallmark on the reverse of the earring.
Chanel 12A Jacket Black and Burgundy Tweed 44 / 10 nwt
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic Chanel 12A single breast black and burgundy tweed jacket.
Chanel 12A Black Alligator Classic Jumbo Gold Hardware Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic Chanel 12A rare Black shiny Alligator coveted double flap Jumbo classic.
Chanel 12A Metallic Bronzed Gold and Black Tweed Fabulous Pant 38 / 4
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers Chanel 12A pant with gold metallic. Straight leg, flat front with 2 jean style pockets.
runway CHANEL 12A navy tweed braided ribbon trim CC button cutaway blazer FR46
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 12A navy tweed braided ribbon trim CC button cutaway blazer FR46 Reference: ZING/A00136 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 12A Pre Collection Runway...
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.
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