Chanel La Pausa 'CC' Logo Leather Belt
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
The buckle having the words 'LA PAUSA' in contrasting white colour. From the Chanel La Pausa Cruise Collection 2019. Size -80cm Condition - Very Good (Light marks on the leather)...
Chanel Filigree Medium Vanity Case Iridescent Burgundy Caviar Leather
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Very light rubbing around the corners, light scratches on the interior, the hardware and strap. DETAILS Circa 2018-2019 CHANEL Filigree Vanity Case Caviar calfskin leather Color: I...
Chanel SS19 Umbrella Print Silk Sun Dress
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This luxurious 100% silk fabric drapes so nicely on the body while still being very breathable. From Chanels Spring/Summer 2019 collection, 'The Break'.
Chanel Round Camera Bag Yellow Quilted Lambskin Leather Silver Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Leather creases. DETAILS Chanel Circa 2019 Series 28 Crossbody Lambskin leather Yellow Silver-tone hardware Width 19.5cm x Height 14.5cm x Depth 6cm
Chanel White and Black Small Crumpled Calfskin Vanity Case Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Color was professionally touched up. DETAILS Circa 2019 CHANEL Vanity Case Calfskin leather Color: White and Black Gold-tone hardware Size small Width 19cm x Height 14.5cm x Depth ...
CHANEL Pink Chevron Quilted Lambskin North-South Le Boy
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Chevron Quilted Lambskin North-South Le Boy Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5018 Brand: Chanel Model: North-South Le Boy Type: Crossbody, Shoulder Serial Number: 28144912 A...
Chanel Natural Rattan Wicker, Gold & Bronze Metallic Lambskin Leather Medium Fil
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Natural Rattan Wicker, Gold & Bronze Metallic Lambskin Leather Medium Filigree CC Vanity Case Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1676 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Filigree CC Vanity...
Chanel Filigree Medium Vanity Case Black and White Happy Stitch Top Handle
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Cracks to the leather strap on the front tag which does not affect the main bag or its function. DETAILS Circa 2018-2019 CHANEL Filigree Vanity Case Caviar calfskin leather Color: ...
Chanel Filigree Medium Vanity Case White and Black Happy Stitch Top Handle
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Light cracks to the shoulder strap. DETAILS Circa 2018-2019 CHANEL Filigree Vanity Case Caviar calfskin leather Color: Black and White Silver-tone hardware Size Medium Width 21cm x...
CHANEL black wool 19A NEW YORK LUREX TWEED Jacket 36 XS
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Chanel jacket from the 2019 Pre-Fall Paris–New York Métiers d’Art Collection is a masterpiece of craftsmanship and heritage.
CHANEL 19A Coco Neige embossed monogram jacquard cropped bomber jacket FR34 XS
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 19A Coco Neige logo embossed monogram jacquard knit cropped bomber jacket FR34 XS Reference: YIKK/A00343 Brand: Chanel Collection: Fall/Winter 2019-2020 Coco Neige Collection ...
CHANEL D19S Resin Pearl Scuba Snorkeling CC Brooch off CC acrylic pin brooch
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL D19S Resin Pearl Scuba Snorkeling CC Brooch black off white CC acrylic pin brooch Reference: MELK/A00401 Brand: Chanel Designer: Virginie Viard Collection: Spring/Summer 2019 ...
Chanel Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Paris-31 Rue Cambon Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Chanel Black Quilted Shiny Aged Calfskin Leather Paris-31 Rue Cambon Timeless Shopping Tote Product Details Xupes Ref: HB6062 Brand: Chanel Model: Paris-31 Rue Cambon Timeless Shop...
Chanel Navy Blue Grecian Goddess CC Print Cotton T-Shirt Sz.S
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Beautiful 2019 collection Chanel T-shirt Sz.S Very good condition Hanger is not included
Museum Chanel Vintage F/W 1996 Gold Brocade Mughal Jeweled Gripoix 96A Jacket
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This iconic piece is an important part of fashion history, having been featured in exhibitions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty" in both 200...
Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Tweed Hat
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This hat is a pick straight from history as it is from the last collection Karl Lagerfeld gave us for Chanel in 2019. Karl Lagerfeld was Chanel's longtime creative director and a fas...
Chanel & Karl Lagerfeld Sport line Gray Zipped Cashmere Hoodie big CC
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ
Chanel & Karl Lagerfeld Sport line Gray Zipped Cashmere Hoodie big CC Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Country of production: Italy Chanel vest style: 2019 / BA380 / P52122K06752 Compositi...
Black knit cape with black ribbon satin bow on the top front Chanel
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Middle front lenght: 120 cm Side and back lenght: 160 cm FW 2019/2020 Last Chanel's Show designed by Karl Lagerfeld Show piece One size
Fendi Lagerfeld Runway FF Logo SilkChiffon&Buttons WoolPanel HighSlit Skirt 2000
By Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi
Located in Chicago, IL
While he maintained his lead designer role at Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) created limited-edition silk chiffon Fendi logo "FF" prints, which are glimpsed on his seven-panel sk...
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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