Chanel 1989-1991 Navy Lambskin Quilted Flap Bag 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel 1989-1991 Navy Lambskin Quilted Flap Bag 24k Gold Hardware These are professional photos of
Chanel 1989-1991 Navy Lambskin Quilted Flap Bag 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel 1989-1991 Navy Lambskin Quilted Flap Bag 24k Gold Hardware These are professional photos of
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2008
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2008-2009 These are
Chanel Jumbo Double Sided Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Jumbo Double Sided Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware Handbag These are
Chanel Double Sided Small Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Double Sided Small Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997 These
Chanel Mini Square Flap Bag Vintage Black Leather 24k Gold Plated Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Mini Square Flap Bag Vintage Black Lizard-skin Leather 24k Gold Plated Hardware, 2000-2002
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1989 Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. Made in between 1989-1991
Chanel Kelly Vintage Top Handle Bag Pink Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
to the leather. DETAILS Circa 1997-1999 Series 5 Chanel Pink Lambskin Leather Gold-tone
Chanel Vintage Kelly Flap Bag Yellow Caviar Leather 24k Gold Hardware 1997-1999
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Kelly Flap Bag Yellow Caviar Leather 24k Gold Hardware 1997-1999 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware 1989-1
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious black lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. This bag is truly a
Chanel Vintage Kelly Flap Bag Yellow Caviar Leather 24k Gold Hardware 1997-1999
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Yellow Caviar Leather 24k Gold Plated hardware Size Small Width 20cm x Height 21cm x Depth 7cm
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Chanel Flap Diamond Stitch 2002 Denim with Coco Logo Prints 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Diamond Stitch 2002 Black Denim with Coco Logo Prints 24k Gold Hardware These
Chanel Classic Flap Khaki Green Wool Vintage Double Flap Bag 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Exterior color: Green Khaki Interior material: leather Interior color: Black 24k Gold plated hardware Size
Mid 1990s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Jumbo Flap Bag with 24K Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
. Crafted from Chanel's iconic supple black quilted lambskin leather with very substantial 24 karat gold
Chanel Vintage Fabric Extra Mini Flap Bag 24k Gold Button Strap
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
longer clear. Light creases. DETAILS: Circa 1989-1991 Chanel Single Flap Fabric Black 24k Gold
Chanel Kelly Flap Bag Black Leather Adjustable Strap24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Plated hardware Size Medium Width 25cm x Height 21cm x Depth 9cm Shoulder drop
Chanel Vintage S/S 1991 Iridescent White 24K Gold Sequin Micro Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Karl Lagerfeld’s early 1990s vision for the house. The bag is finished with Chanel’s signature 24k gold
Chanel Diana Medium Light Brown 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
- Materials: Lambskin leather, 24k gold-plated hardware - Extras: Hologram & Dustbag Authenticity is our core
Chanel Vintage Backpack Lambskin 24k Gold-Plated Hardware RARE
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
Leather, 24k Gold-Plated Hardware - Extras: Hologram, Authenticity Card & Dustbag Authenticity is our
Chanel Classic Medium Lambskin Black 24k gold-plated hardware
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
: Lambskin leather, 24k gold-plated hardware - Extras: Hologram, Authenticity Card, Dustbag & Box
Chanel Classic Medium Lambskin Black 24k gold-plated hardware
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
: Lambskin leather, 24k gold-plated hardware - Extras: Hologram, Dustbag & Box Authenticity is our core
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Baby Blue 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
Condition (normal signs of use, slightly discoloration) - Materials: Lambskin Leather, 24k gold-plated
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H 6.3 in W 10.63 in D 3.15 in
Chanel, Timeless quilted leather shoulder bag with 24k gold hardware
By Chanel
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Chanel, Timeless quilted leather shoulder bag with 24k gold hardware. Item is in good condition
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious black lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. This bag is truly a
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are professional
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are professional
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 1989-1991 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are professional
Chanel Jumbo Diamond Quilted Lambskin Timeless Bag With 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Investment Piece - Chanel Jumbo Diamond Quilted Lambskin Timeless Bag With 24k Gold Plated Hardware
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Medium Tan Brown Leather 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
1986-1988 Series 0xxxxxx Double flap Tan Brown Cognac Lambskin Leather Diamond quilting 24k Gold plated
Chanel East West Chocolate Bar Fuchsia Pink Leather 24k Gold hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel East West Chocolate Bar Fuchsia Pink Leather 24k Gold hardware These are professional
Chanel Classic Flap Small Vintage Navy Fabric 24k Gold Hardware Chain Strap
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Small Vintage Navy Fabric 24k Gold Hardware Linked Chain Strap These are
Chanel Classic Flap Small Vintage Navy Fabric 24k Gold Hardware Chain Strap
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Small Vintage Navy Fabric 24k Gold Hardware Linked Chain Strap These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware Chain
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious black lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. This bag is truly a
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 1989-1991
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 1989-1991 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1989 Red Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1989 Red Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware This one-of-a-kind
Chanel Vintage Kelly Brown Caviar Leather Shoulder Bag 24k Gold Hardware, 1996
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Kelly Brown Caviar Leather Shoulder Bag 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 1986-1988
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 1986-1988 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1995 White Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1995 White Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are
Chanel Double Sided Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Double Sided Small Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997 These
Chanel Double Sided Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Double Sided Small Classic Flap Black Lambskin Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1996-1997 These
Chanel Vintage Jumbo Classic Leather Flap Bag With 24k Gold Plated Hardware
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Jumbo Classic Caviar Leather Flap Bag With 24k Gold Plated Hardware Black shoulder
Chanel Vintage Jumbo Single Flap Single Chain Yellow Lambskin 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
, Height: 20cm, Depth 9cm Strap length 102cm Lambskin leather Yellow 24k gold plated hardware
Chanel Vintage Top Handle Kelly Black Caviar Leather 24k Gold Plated Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. 24k gold-plated hardware gleams with opulent glamour, while the spacious 30cm interior effortlessly
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H 5.71 in W 2.37 in L 9.06 in
Chanel Classic Double Flap Small Baby Blue RARE 24k Gold Hardware Lambskin
By Chanel
Located in Roosendaal, NL
- Condition: Very Good - Materials: Lambskin Leather, 24k gold-plated hardware We at SAVINETI sell rare and
Chanel Classic Flap Small Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2000-2002
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
-after collectable piece as a vintage Chanel classic flap in caviar leather with 24k gold hardware is
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Vintage Pink Silk Satin with 24k Gold Plated Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Vintage Pink Fuchsia Silk Satin with 24k Gold Plated Hardware These are
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, Pre-2010
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, Pre-2010 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware 2008-2009
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2008-2009 This one-of-a
Chanel Classic Flap Mini Vintage 1989-1991 Lambskin Leather w/ 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Mini Vintage 1989-1991 Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are
Chanel Diana CC Flap Bag Vintage Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Diana CC Flap Bag Vintage 1989 Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware This one-of-a
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008-09
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Jumbo Black Caviar Leather Single Flap 24k Gold Hardware 2008-09 These are
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H 5.91 in W 9.06 in D 2.76 in
Chanel Classic Flap Small Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2004-2005
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
collectable piece as a vintage Chanel classic flap in caviar leather with 24k gold hardware is very rare, and
Chanel Classic Flap Mini Square Vintage Black Velvet 24k Gold Hardware 1991-94
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
quilting 24k Gold plated hardware Size: mini square Dimensions: Width 18cm x Height 13cm x Depth 7.3cm
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H 3.94 in W 7.88 in L 11.82 in
CHANEL Single Flap Jumbo Bag Black Caviar with 24k Gold Plated Hardware 2007
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
CHANEL Classic Single Flap Jumbo Bag Black Caviar with 24k Gold Plated Hardware 2007. This
Chanel Classic Flap Small Dark Chocolate Brown Lambskin Leather with 24k GHW
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
is a highly sought-after collectable piece as a vintage Chanel classic flap with 24k gold hardware is
Chanel Braided CC Turn-lock Flap Bag Beige Caviar Leather
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Caviar Leather 24k Gold plated hardware Size Medium Width 24cm x Height 20cm x Depth 11cm Shoulder
Chanel Timeless Zip Large Black Caviar Leather Tote, 1994
By Chanel
Located in Banner Elk, NC
fastening, and a signature interlocking Chanel logo. 24K gold plated hardware and an internal zipped pocket
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are professional photos of
Chanel Classic Flap Brown Suede Single Flap 24k Gold Plated Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Brown Suede Single Flap 24k Gold Plated Hardware These are professional
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H 5.91 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Chanel Classic Flap Small Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious black lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. Made in between 1996
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1989 Red Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage 1989 Red Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Large Black Lambskin Leather with 24k Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
. Crafted from luxurious black lambskin leather, it is adorned with 24k gold hardware. Made in between 1996
Chanel Classic Flap Small Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2004-2005
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Small Black Caviar Leather with 24k Gold Hardware, 2004-2005 These are
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Navy Caviar Leather 24k Gold Hardware, 1994-96
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage Black Caviar Leather 24k Gold Plated Giant CC Logo, 1994-96 These are
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H 7.88 in W 3.94 in L 11.82 in
CHANEL Single Flap Jumbo Bag Black Caviar with 24k Gold Plated Hardware 2007
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
CHANEL Classic Single Flap Jumbo Bag Black Caviar with 24k Gold Plated Hardware 2007. This
Chanel Quilted Caviar Vintage Large Beige Bowler Hand Bag
By Chanel
Located in Freehold, NJ
Trending East West Bag. This Vintage Chanel with its 24K gold plated hardware is a real Statement Piece
Chanel 2010 Black Caviar Medium Classic Double Flap Bag SHW 64795
By Chanel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Store item: 64795 For the vintage caviar classic flaps, we are known for procuring the most pristine/excellent condition from an era when quality was at its height. The iconic holy...
CHANEL Reissue 2.55 Flap Bag Quilted Aged Calfskin Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel Reissue 2.55 Flap Bag in black. Features diamond quilted textured aged calfskin leather, brass reissue chain shoulder straps and a brass Mademoiselle turn lock, slip...
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Happy Stitch Red Fabric Gold Hardware, 2015-2016
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Medium Happy Stitch Red Fabric Gold Hardware, 2015-2016 These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This one-of-a-kind Chanel Classic Flap bag exude...
CHANEL black vinyl 2003 03P COCO WINDOW POCHETTE Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel clear and black vinyl Coco Window pochette. Opens with a zipper on top and features a black plastic chain strap and whimsical window scene design. Unlined. Come...
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel East West Chocolate Bar Blue Denim Beige Leather Piping Silver Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
This charming Vintage Chanel East West Leather Shoulder Bag is a stylish mix of classy and casual. The elongated shape gives its "East West" name and the square cannage stitching giv...
$2,768Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Mini Square Black Lambskin 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Mini Square Black Lambskin 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991 These are professional photos of the actual bag. CONDITION: VERY GOOD This preloved/ preowned authentic ...
CHANEL black white CLASSIC MEDIUM TWEED TIMELESS DOBULE FLAP Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel Classic Medium Timeless Double Flap Bag in black, ivory and beige tweed featuring silver-tone hardware. Open pocket on the back. Closes with classic CC-turn-loc...
Chanel Vintage 1994 Wine Burgundy Caviar Briefcase Tote Bag 24k GHW 68743
By Chanel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Store item: 68743 A rare beauty in a rich red wine burgundy caviar leather from more than 31 years ago, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel when Chanel's quality was at its height. For 20 ye...
Chanel Beige Caviar Grand Shopper Tote GST Bag GHW 68738
By Chanel
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Store item: 68738 For GSTs, Boutique Patina exclusively sources ones without creasing on the back, which is getting harder and harder for us. This Chanel Beige Caviar Grand Shopper...
$2,700Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Mini Square Black Lambskin 24k Gold HW, 1989-1991
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
CONDITION: VERY GOOD This preloved/ preowned authentic vintage Chanel mini flap is in its original condition with moderate signs of use. Light creases on the leather. Scratches to t...
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Black Quilted Caviar Leather Gold hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Black Quilted Caviar Leather Double Gold Leather Chain These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: GOOD This prelo...
$7,500
H 5.91 in W 2.37 in L 9.85 in
Vintage 1990s Cream Caviar Leather Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Classic medium double flap bag in cream colored prints (slightly lighter than beige) with gold hardware. In good vintage condition, with minor rubbing and press marks on some areas. ...
Chanel Classic 1990s Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
The Chanel Classic Double Flap Bag is a true masterpiece of craftsmanship and a symbol of the timeless luxury of the Chanel brand. This bag, made from first-class calfskin in a deep ...
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.