Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag circa 1990s
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag from the 1990s is a timeless piece that exudes
Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag circa 1990s
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Chanel So Black Lambskin Single Flap Handbag from the 1990s is a timeless piece that exudes
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H 7.88 in D 3.15 in L 11.82 in
Chanel Soft Beige Leather Lambskin Single Flap Jumbo Bag, 1990s
By Chanel
Located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna
This is a Chanel jumbo single flap shoulder bag with golden hardware. The bag is in very good
Chanel 1990s Gold Metallic Mini Single Flap
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Shine bright with this adorable Chanel mini! Circa early 1990s, this mini single flap is made from
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990's Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Chanel 1990s Goat Skin Single Flap with Palladium Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
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1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
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By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
Chanel Black 1990s Quilted Satin Classic Single Flap Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Complete your Chanel collection with this amazing classic single flap! Circa 1990s, this timeless
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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1990s Chanel Red Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 6.89 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 5.71 in W 9.26 in D 1.78 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 5.52 in W 9.26 in D 1.58 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 5.52 in W 9.26 in D 1.78 in
Chanel 1990s Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 7.09 in W 9.85 in D 3.15 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
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H 5.91 in W 9.06 in D 2.56 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single Flap Bag
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Single Flap Bag is in
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H 8.08 in W 10.63 in D 3.55 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Trapeze Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Trapeze Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Trapeze Single Flap Bag
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H 5.91 in W 9.06 in D 2.56 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB1003 Serial Number
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H 7.88 in W 9.06 in D 3.15 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2034 Serial Number
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H 8.27 in W 9.85 in D 3.55 in
1990s Chanel Mini Tan Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Tan Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Single Flap Bag is in
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H 8.27 in W 11.82 in D 3.35 in
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Jumbo Classic Single Flap Bag, 1990s
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Jumbo Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Jumbo Classic
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H 5.91 in W 8.67 in D 2.37 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Limited Edition Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
This ladies Chanel Single Flap Bag is primarily made from black lambskin leather complimented by
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Medium Diana
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H 7.09 in W 10.24 in D 3.15 in
1990s Chanel Black Vertical Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Single Flap
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"CHANEL Black Vertical Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL
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H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
1990s Chanel Beige Chevron Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Beige Chevron Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Single Flap Bag is
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H 8.67 in W 11.82 in D 3.55 in
1990s Chanel Beige Chevron Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Beige Chevron Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Single Flap Bag is
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 7.88 in W 9.06 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Chocolate Brown Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Chocolate Brown Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Single Flap Bag
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 6.7 in W 10.83 in D 3.15 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Tall Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Tall Classic Single Flap Bag with Wallet Reference: HB2024
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Diana Classic
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H 6.7 in W 8.27 in D 2.37 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2012 Serial
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H 8.27 in W 9.85 in D 3.55 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Classic Single
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage XL Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage XL Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2021 Serial Number
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Beige Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Beige Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Medium
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Small Diana
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel White Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL White Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Small Diana
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H 5.52 in W 9.26 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Single Full Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Single Full Flap Bag Reference: HB2008 Serial
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag This CHANEL Small Diana
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB1534
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2027
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Reference: HB2028
John Galliano for Christian Dior S/S 2009 Silk Halter Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous rich purple silk halter dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior. It is fitted through the bodice with a stunning intricately detailed ruffle trimmed plunge halter neckli...
Hermes Kelly Depeches 38 Briefcase Electric Blue Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes coveted Kelly Depeches 38 briefcase. Very rare in Electric Blue. Epsom leather with Palladium hardware. Two large accordion compartments. Front wall ha...
Alexander McQueen New Silk Top with Tulle and Lace Sleeves S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible grey fine silk knit top from Alexander McQueen. It is semi fitted with a crew neckline and elaborate grey net, tulle and lace layered sleeves. Unworn condition. Fits s...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Ivory + Gold Vintage 80s One Piece Swimsuit
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and classic early 1980s YVES SAINT LAURENT ivory / off-white and gold seashell print one piece halter swimsuit / bodysuit! Features a flattering ruched waist that hides any...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Silk Ruffle Hem Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous silk dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior in brightly colored flowers on a navy and burgundy background. The spaghetti strap bodice is semi fitted and adorned on one ...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adjusta...
Alexander McQueen New Silk Dress with Ruffle Hem 'NO. 13' S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress from an early collection of Alexander McQueen. It skims the body has a scoop neckline and 3 rows of ruffles beginning at knee level in the front and 8 sta...
Alexander McQueen New Cashmere "DANTE" A/W 1996 Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black cashmere blend mini dress with a dramatic stand up collar from Alexander McQueen. It is double breasted with a stand up lapel collar which frames the face beautifull...
$1,595
H 4.75 in W 3.25 in
Vintage Chanel 2000s Black Patent Leather CC Logo Quilted Wristlet Micro Clutch
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Chanel black patent leather mini wristlet purse from 2003/2004. Bag has square quilting throughout with CC logos, large CC logo at top. Dangling large gunmetal silver metal C...
$1,382
Size: Italian 42
Gucci by Tom Ford Fall Winter 2000 Lion Brooch Plunging Neckline Metallic Dress
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
This Gucci dress from Tom Ford’s Fall 2000 collection is a stunning and very in-demand piece. Made in Italy from soft dark copper lurex jersey, it has a beautiful sparkle that catche...
Alexander McQueen New Fur Jacket 'ESHU' A/W 2000
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible rare black, shiny, soft, silky goat fur jacket from Alexander McQueen's F/W 2000 Eshu collection. It has a standup collar, V neckline, front fur hook closures and is li...
Hermes Birkin 25 Bag Aubergine Crocodile Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Birkin 25 bag featured in rich, saturated Aubergine crocodile. Rarely produced this exquisite jewel toned beauty is a must have for any Hermes aficionado...
Pierre Balmain White Bodycon Dress
By Balmain, Pierre Balmain
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous white body conscious bandage dress from Pierre Balmain. It has long sleeves, a square cut neckline, and fabulous ribbed panels accentuating the waist and bust. It is unl...
Moschino Couture Dress with Sequin Peace Sign Back
By Moschino Couture, Moschino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk halter dress from Moschino Couture. It is a wrap style dress which ties at the waist and has a band of gold sequins around the neck through to the back forming ...
$38,628
Size: FR38 - IT42 - UK10 - US6
Gucci by Tom Ford Aqua Blue Dyed Fox Fur Oversized Coat, FW 1997
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in London, GB
Gucci by Tom Ford, Fall-Winter 1997. Oversized, mid-thigh coat in dyed aqua fox, cut with a collarless deep V front, dropped shoulders and long straight sleeves. ▪ Brand: Gucci ▪ C...
Pierre Balmain Bodycon Dress with Sheer Shoulders and Waist
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous black bandage dress from Pierre Balmain. It has a stand up collar, long sleeves and is fitted through to the hips. There are fabulous horizontal sheer panels around the sh...
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.
Ever since we’ve needed an accessory to carry our personal items when we’re on the go, shoulder bags have proven indispensable. Today, vintage and designer shoulder bags are such a treasured part of fashion history that they even get their own museum exhibitions. And while lovers of luxury handbags and purses are savvier now and have a wider range of shopping options, classics created by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
Prior to bags becoming an essential piece of any ensemble for any gender, women wore pockets strung on ribbons as garments that were separate from their gowns, accessible by openings in the fabric. Small handbags and handheld purses were developed before the accessory gained importance as functional and fashionable. Most had more in common with wallets than anything else.
While the bags of the 16th century warranted ornament, such as exteriors embroidered with silver-gilt thread and beads, it wasn’t until the late 18th century and early 19th century that the design and craft of bags had really broadened. Handheld purses were finished with details that were meant to garner attention, and bags were fitted with shoulder straps. A stylish shoulder bag meant that women could tote jewelry, cash and perhaps a decorative snuff box full of tobacco to an evening ball across town.
The early 1900s saw the introduction of gold and silver minaudières. The patenting of these compact bejeweled clutches has been attributed to revered French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels, and today they remain a fashion favorite. One of Judith Leiber’s innovative minaudières even earned a role in the movie Sex and the City.
A luxury shoulder bag is a work of art with a long, fascinating origin story, and entire brands and fashion lines have emerged around creating the perfect versions of shoulder bags and top-handle bags. For example, the iconic Hermès Kelly bag, which was popularized by actress Grace Kelly, is a widely coveted, collected and often faked entry from the handbag hall of fame. And while vintage Gucci tote bags have their own dedicated fan base, collectors are likely familiar with the Dionysus, a pared-down Gucci shoulder bag that manages to make a substantial statement anyway.
Embrace a classic look with a vintage shoulder bag designed by Chanel, Givenchy or Fendi — find yours on 1stDibs today.
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.