Chanel
Sold|$1,100
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
What was it about a black dress? Chanel black cocktail dress with a light weight
Sold|$1,100
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
What was it about a black dress? Chanel black cocktail dress with a light weight
Sold|$550
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
80s Chanel Belt. 26" waist
Sold|$550
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
CHANEL leather belt with gold chain. fits up to 30.5 inches waist
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy black sunglasses with classic Chanel chain detailing across top and sides. c. 1990's
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chanel boucle nautical inspired 2 pc. classic suit. It is in lovely condition with a
Sold|$2,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pocket flap with CC and top zip closure with large tassel pull. c. 1980's
Chanel Lemon Vintage Knitted Blazer, Late 1980’s – Early 1990’s
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chanel knitted blazer, Late 1980’s – Early 1990’s. Green color, gold buttons, pointed
Sold|$4,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black patent leather XL Jumbo Maxi with iconic Chanel leather and chain trim. Large
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black belt with oversized classic Chanel buckles through out, all adorned with Chanel logo's and
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with oversized tassel pull. c. 1980's
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black layered mesh mini with bandage detailing and classic Chanel gold button down the back.
Sold|$1,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black silk chiffon tiered cocktail dress. Matching caplet with gold double Chanel button at mock
Sold|$850
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold lurex dinner jacket with gold and black pipped trim, a nehru collar and classic gold Chanel
Sold|$1,650
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
detail. Classic quilting for that classic Chanel look.
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black low cut halter dress in sheer rayon crepe with ruching and drap detail. Classic gold Chanel
Sold|$2,900
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faux fur muff handbag in white with black trim. Chanel across the front, top zip closure and
Sold|$2,200
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black layered chiffon cocktail dress with small pleats and delicate dot lace at hemline, straps and neckline.
Sold|$3,200
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black quilted lambskin attaché / computer bag. Large gold Mademoiselle closure with short leather handle. Duel compartments with 3 zip side pockets on inside.
Sold|$2,400
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White wool coat with gold toggles and oversized hood.
Sold|$2,800
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large black quilted doctor bag with CC mademoiselle closure. Double leather and chain strap with stitched CC on bottom.
Sold|$1,600
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black dress with sheer heavy chiffon overlay. Cris cross ribbon detail across bust with ruching. zip and covered button closure at back
Sold|$1,400
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wool crepe coat dress with CC buttons at front. 4 front patch pockets and a beautiful soft rounded shoulders.
Sold|$1,800
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black silk dress with flounce skirt and white satin cuffs. Ruched belt and black CC buttons at front with black satin trim at hemline, neckline & collar.
Sold|$1,400
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold mini tassel bag with chain strap and classic quilt stitching.
c. 1990's
Sold|$2,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald green lambskin quilted camera bag with chain and leather strap with oversized tassels.
Sold|$2,200
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black mini quilted hand bag with leather & chain shoulder strap. Snap front closure and extra large CC mademoiselle at front.
Sold|$2,200
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polished cotton and lace dress with black polka dots. Zip back closure and boning in bodice.
Sold|$2,500
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherry red quilted bucket bag with large front tassel and leather and chain shoulder strap. CC stitching on bottom.
Sold|$2,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glossy carmel lizard single flap handbag with oversized tassel detail. Classic leather and chain single strap.
Sold|$2,300
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red quilted handbag with gold CC closure and single chain shoulder strap.
Sold|$2,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marigold lambskin quilted classic 2.55 double flap hand bag with leather and chain double strap. Patch pocket on the back and hologram authenticity sticker inside at bottom corner.
Sold|$1,500
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cobalt blue quilted leather fanny style handbag with leather and chain belt and complete with tassel and CC logo.
Sold|$2,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fuchsia, orange, yellow and black python clutch with twist lock closure at front flap.
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White eyelet dress with eyelet ruffle trim detailing and black grosgrain ribbons trim around hem, bust and armbands.
Sold|$1,450
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metallic Silver Mini Backpack with double leather and chain straps. Mademoiselle CC twist lock at front flap.
Sold|$2,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black lizard skin evening bag with large CC embossed on front flap and classic leather and chain long shoulder strap.
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White cotton pique dress with with lace overlay, soft gathers around waistline.
Sold|$2,400
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black lizard mini evening bag with leather and gold chain strap and large CC stitched at front.
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red quilted lambskin with black leather pipping around flap.
Leather and chain single strap and classic CC closure. c. 1990's
Sold|$1,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black lambskin quilted leather 2.55 with black quilted wool insets at top and center.
Gold chain and leather double strap with classic CC closure. c. 1990's
Sold|$1,400
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red quilted leather shopper with navy blue trim and chain. Zip closure at top.
Sold|$2,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Camel color quilted leather shoulder bag with black pipping detail at edges.
Single flap front with mademoiselle twist lock closure and leather and chain strap.
Sold|$3,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Burgundy red Maxi bag with vertical stripes, mademoiselle closure and leather and chain shoulder strap.
Sold|$2,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Burgundy lizard quilted handbag with large embroidered CC with oversized tassel and long shoulder strap.
Sold|$1,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue, grey and navy mini boucle suit. The cropped jacket has a 3 button front closure with velvet trim detail at the collar and the front pockets. The skirt is a wrap style with a 2 ...
Sold|$1,250
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mini quilted circle bag with oversized tassel zipper pull and cross body multi strand leather strap. CC logo quilted on front.
Sold|$2,200
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navy silk asymmetrical gown with white lace ruffle detail at bodice.
Sold|$2,200
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black crepe mini dress with sheer black chiffon overlay and sleeves. Classic gold Chanel buttons at
Sold|$3,800
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chanel evening gown with black velvet bodice embellished with a beaded sunburst with CC at center
Sold|$2,000
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold lambskin quilted evening bag with gold chain and rhinestone CC at front snap closure.
Sold|$2,800
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Burgundy lizard skin single flap mini handbag with single strap done in leather and chain. Embossed CC at front.
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Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Burgundy crocodile handbag with double leather and chain straps and top zip closure.
Front slit pocket and leather pipping trim around edges.
Sold|$550
CHANEL Blazer
By Chanel
Located in Austin, TX
Chanel navy wool blazer with gold "cc" buttons. Two front pockets. 42" bust, 38" waist, 23" sleeve
Sold|$680
Chanel Belt
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Indulge in the world of Chanel with this rare vintage Chanel belt. From 1984, this belt features a
Sold|$950
CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black leather wide belt with oversize leather and chain buckle.
Sold|$2,600
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald green lizard handbag with leather and chain single strap. Embossed CC detail on single flap closure.
Sold|$610
Chanel Sunglasses
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
These Chanel Vintage sunglasses boast a classic design, enlivened with an edgy leather quilted
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.
The rare looks nabbed by the pop star’s stylist are perfectly in tune with her new song, “Chanel.”
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This cheeky accessory is seriously fun.
For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.
It might not be as practical as a pair of mittens, but for something that looks this good, practicality really doesn't matter.
Only Chanel could elevate humble materials like denim and wicker to icon-level status.