Chanel 96A Double Pearl Turnlock Choker
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chanel 96A Double Pearl Turnlock Choker in beautiful condition.
Chanel 96A Double Pearl Turnlock Choker
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chanel 96A Double Pearl Turnlock Choker in beautiful condition.
Chanel 96A A07672 Y02003 Gold Plated CC Turtle Pin Tortoise Brooch 22ck76s
By Chanel
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 96 A Made In: France Measurements: Length: 1.4" Width: .5" Height: 3.2" OVERALL EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION ( 9/10 or A ) Signs of Wear: Front: Excelle...
Chanel 96A Fall 1996 Rare To Find CC Logo Gripoix Coat Jacket FR 44
By Chanel, Chanel Boutique
Located in Merced, CA
Chanel most wanted 1996 coat with Chanel interlocking CC logo gripoix buttons. This is in excellent flawless condition.
CHANEL black cashmere 96A FOUR POCKET OFFICIER Jacket S
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
A timeless and impeccably crafted Chanel piece. Has been worn and is in excellent vintage condition. 1996 Fall/Winter Measurements Model 96A Tag Size Missing Size S Shoulder Width ...
CHANEL red wool 1996 96A TAILORED Coat Jacket 40 fits XS
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel vintage coat in red wool (100%). Features a tailored and flared silhouette, notched lapels with CC buttons, padded shoulders, buttoned cuffs and two slit pocket...
Chanel Vintage F/W1996 Runway Black Velvet LBJ Gold Gripoix Jeweled 96A Jacket
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This is a stunning vintage Chanel "little black jacket" from the Fall/Winter 1996 collection, a rare and iconic piece that perfectly embodies the timeless elegance of the brand. This...
Museum Chanel Vintage F/W 1996 Gold Brocade Mughal Jeweled Gripoix 96A Jacket
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exceptional Chanel Fall/Winter 1996 gold jacket is a rare masterpiece inspired by Coco Chanel’s fascination with Orientalism in the 1930s. Featuring a structured Mandarin collar...
Chanel Most Wanted 96A Fall 1996 Braided Trim Runway CC Logo Jacket Coat 40 New
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel Boutique
Located in Merced, CA
Chanel runway Vintage jacket from Fall 1996 collection adorned with Chanel gripoix buttons with CC logo. This is rare to find in this condition.
Vintage CHANEL Gripoix Flower Mesh Belt
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Features: - 100% Authentic CHANEL. - Multi colour gripoix flower buckle. - Metal mesh belt strap. - Gold tone. - Signed CHANEL 96 CC A Made in France. - Minor chip on the gripoix and...
Vintage Chanel Gold-Tone Logo Mania 4 Leaf Clover Motif Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Has "Chanel 96 A Made in France" engraved on the back.Great for accessorizing or securing your clothes, scarf, or hat.
CHANEL Blazer Beige Jacket Wool Blend Gold HW Long Sleeve 36 Vintage 96A
By Chanel
Located in Hollywood, FL
GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC CLASSIC VINTAGE CHANEL WOOL BLEND BLAZER Collector's Piece! • Design: - Single breasted 4 button stunning fit jacket. - Beautiful in a light beige and cream...
Chanel CC Gold Tone Flower Motif Pendant Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Chanel necklace in gold tone. Chanel 96 CC A Made in France is engraved on the chain.
CHANEL 96A Jacket Exquisite Cabochon Jeweled Buttons Wool 36 / 4
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic CHANEL 96A exquisitely shaped and detailed pale green jacket. 6 Button single breast with Cabochon jeweled buttons with CC center. 4 Safari influenced pockets ...
CHANEL 96A black wool tweed CC silver logo button pencil skirt FR44 XXL
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A black wool tweed CC silver logo button pencil skirt FR44 XXL Reference: CNLE/A00229 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Wool, Blend Color: Bla...
CHANEL 96A black wool tweed CC silver logo button pencil skirt FR44 XXL
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A black wool tweed CC silver logo button pencil skirt FR44 XXL Reference: CNLE/A00229 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Wool, Blend Color: Bla...
runway CHANEL 96A gold matelasse rhinestones gripoix 4 pockets jacket FR40
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 96A gold matelasse rhinestones gripoix 4 pockets jacket FR40 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A As seen on: Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Linda Evangelist...
CHANEL 96A vintage black cashmere 4 pocket mandarin collar military jacket FR44
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A vintage black cashmere 4 pocket mandarin collar military jacket FR44 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Model Name / Style: Cashmere Material: Cashmere...
runway CHANEL 96A gold matelasse multi rhinestones gripoix 4 pockets jacket FR38
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 96A gold matelasse multi rhinestones gripoix 4 pockets jacket FR38 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 95A As seen on: Celine Dion, Lady Gaga, Linda Evan...
CHANEL 96A Vintage shearling fur lined suede CC zip pockets jacket FR38 M
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A Vintage black shearling fur lined suede CC zip 4 pockets jacket FR38 M Reference: LNKO/A02151 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Suede Color:...
runway CHANEL 96A brown tweed brocade collar gripoix lame gold lapel jacket FR46
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway CHANEL 96A brown tweed brocade collar gripoix lame gold lapel jacket FR46 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Model Name / Style: Tweed jacket Material: Woo...
CHANEL 96A LBJ black wool boucle knit pipe dart CC button up blazer jacket FR44
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A LBJ black wool boucle knit pipe dart CC button up blazer jacket FR44 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Model Name / Style: Tweed jacket Material: Wool...
Chanel 96A Gold Plated Long Thick Cuff Bracelet 82cc615s
By Chanel
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 96 A Made In: France Measurements: Length: 2.5" Width: .1" Height: 2.75" Circumference: 6.5" OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) Signs o...
Chanel 96a 24k Gold Plated Baroque Hinged CC Logo Cuff 68cc78s
By Chanel
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 96 A Made In: France Measurements: Length: 2.5" Width: .1" Height: 1.1" Circumference: 7" OVERALL EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION ( 8.5/10 or A-) Signs of W...
Chanel 96A Military Inspired Army Green Light Wool Jacket & Pants Suit with Belt
By Chanel, Chanel Boutique
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous lightweight army green wool with a ribbed texture akin to silk faille, lined in silk, two piece suit by Chanel Boutique, 96A. The fitted waist jacket boasts 16 gold linked C...
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Color: Green Pattern: Solid Closure: Button Extra D...
CHANEL Vintage 96A brown suede shearling lined cropped aviator jacket FR38 US4 S
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL Vintage 96A brown suede shearling lined cropped aviator jacket FR38 US4 S CHANEL FROM THE FALL WINTER 1996 COLLECTION Light brown suede leather outer .
Chanel Vintage F/W 1996 Black 24K Gripoix Embellished 96A LBJ Jacket
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A timeless and highly collectible piece from Chanel’s Fall/Winter 1996 collection, this tailored black wool jacket embodies Karl Lagerfeld’s refined vision of the maison during the 1...
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M Reference: BMPA/A00211 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Feels like wool Col...
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL COUTURE 96A green tweed gold filigree floral button long coat US6 M Reference: BMPA/A00211 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Feels like wool Col...
Museum Chanel Vintage F/W 1996 Gold Brocade Mughal Jeweled Gripoix Jacket 96A
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
An important archival piece from Chanel Fall Winter 1996. This gold brocade jacket reflects Karl Lagerfeld’s interpretation of Coco Chanel’s fascination with Orientalism from the 193...
Vintage 1996 CHANEL Logo Buckle Multi Chain Belt
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1996 CHANEL Logo Buckle Multi Chain Belt Measurements: Height: 1.41 inch (3.6 cm) Wearable Length: 33 inches (84 cm) Features: - 100% Authentic CHANEL. - Engraved CHANEL on...
Chanel Vintage Gold Metal Multi Chain Belt Logo Plate
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Height: 1 inch - 2.5 cm. 'CHANEL 96 CC A Made in France' oval hallmark on the reverse of the rectangular element Details MATERIAL: Metal COLOR: Gold MODEL: n.a.
Chanel Vintage Gold Metal Multi Strand Chain Belt Logo Plate
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Height: 1 inch - 2.5 cm. 'CHANEL 96 CC A Made in France' oval hallmark on the reverse of the rectangular element Details MATERIAL: Metal COLOR: Gold MODEL: n.a.
CHANEL AW96 black wool red green gripoix glass button byzantine military jacket
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL AW96 black wool red green gripoix glass button byzantine military jacket Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Model Name / Style: Military jacket Material: W...
CHANEL 96A sweater twinset Cashmere 38 / 6 lots CC buttons
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Guaranteed authentic CHANEL 96A cashmere twinset. Very beautiful and chic CHANEL cashmere twinset.
CHANEL 96A Vintage blue velvet collar gold CC Gripoix button officer coat FR40 M
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL 96A Vintage blue velvet collar gold CC Gripoix button officer coat FR40 M Reference: GIYG/A00170 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 96A Material: Wool Co...
Vintage Chanel 96A Military Sz 42 Jacket Gold Logo Buttons Brand New w/ Tags
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing Vintage Chanel Blazer. This beauty is from the Autumn 1996 Runway Collection. Wonderful tan, olive and brown colors. Intricate detail at seams. Military style. Signature CC l...
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.
From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
The classic tweed garment has been a wardrobe staple of chic women around the world since the 1950s.