Couture Coco Chanel Paul lribe Signed France Pearl Glass Art Deco Earrings c1928
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Without visible settings, they are decorated with a fan of button-like cultured mother-of-pearl disks, mixed with Parisian organically-coated lampwork glass beads for contrasting siz...
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Brass
Chanel 1980's Gold Plated Gilt Metal Chain Knot Necklace With Faux Nacre Pearls
By Chanel
Located in North Miami, FL
This classic and forever Chanel long necklace has knots in a darker gold plated gilt metal with a lighter gold plated gilt metal link interspersed with gold tone love knot stations i...
Pearl, Gilt Metal, Gold
Chanel Razor Blade CC Earrings 2001 Rare
By Chanel
Located in Rowland Heights, CA
One of the boldest and most provocative designs ever released by Chanel, these 2001 runway earrings are a rare collector’s treasure.
1960S Black & Pink Beaded Silk Wool Chanel Style Paisley Vest
Located in New York, NY
There is a gold chain lining the hem in Chanel’s signature style, this allows the piece to drape correctly on the wearer. 1960S Black & Pink Beaded Silk Wool Chanel Style Paisley Vest
CHANEL Lucite CC Logo Clamper Cuff Bracelet , 2013
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL lucite clamper cuff bracelet embellished with silver tone CC logos and beads.
$2,799Sale Price|20% Off
UNWORN Beige Chanel Embellished Finest Suede Lambskin Leather Jacket Blazer 38
By Chanel
Located in Switzerland, CH
A stunning Piece by Chanel Cropped jacket Made of finest lambskin leather Two front pockets Beaded trimmings Beautiful Chanel globe buttons Fully lined with finest silk Made in Franc...
Tan & Multicolor Chanel Embellished Wool Short Sleeve Top Size FR 34
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Tan, green, and black wool short sleeve cropped CC logo top by Chanel. Crew neck. Bead embellishments at front. 37" bust, 20" shoulder width, 17.5" length.
Chanel Denim Heels with Grommets and Ankle Strap - 36.5
By Chanel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
They have bronze colored grommets on the ankle strap and toe strap.There is a bead with the Chanel logo on it on the toe strap.
CHANEL black wool 11A BYZANCE EMBROIDERED TWEED Jacket 40 M
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
The front closes with a striking double row of gold-tone square Gripoix buttons adorned with burgundy and black cabochon beads, adding signature Chanel opulence. Fully lined in silk ...
Chanel 1997 Runway Vintage Rare Blue Green Clutch Minaudière Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Minaudière Celeste Lucite Beaded Crystal Vintage Rare Blue Green Beads Spring 1997 Green/ blue /white bead design double delicate chains no lining Made in France
Chanel Haute Couture Semi Precious Necklace FW 2006
By Maison Goossens for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Massive Maison Goossens for Chanel Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2006 artisan inspired long multistrand semiprecious stone bead necklace.
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Palladium, Rhodium, Bronze
CHANEL pink cashmere 20B PEARL EMBELLISHED LOGO Sweater 36 XS
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
The crewneck and rib-knit trims add classic structure, while the bead-embellished embroidered Chanel signature on the front brings a touch of iconic sophistication.
Chanel Vintage Gold Plated Rhombus Logo Clip-On Earrings, 1996
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Designed to uplift any outfit, these vintage Chanel earrings from 1996 display the Chanel CC and bead detailing embossed on large gold-toned rhombuses.
CHANEL black silk SATIN EMBELLISHED ONE SHOULDER Cocktail Dress 38
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
Chanel embellished one-shoulder mini dress in black silk (100%) with a chanel 2008 beaded application detail on the right bottom corner.
CHANEL black 2010 SEQUIN & FLOWER EMBELLISHED Evening Jacket 40 M
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel 2010 sequins and beaded flower embellished jacket in black polyamide (100%) and nude silk (100%) lining featuring silver-tone metal chain along the hemline.
Valentino Rare Runway Jeweled Hand Beaded Silk Chiffon Dress Gown Hard to find
By Chanel, Valentino Garavani
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From the 20th - 21st century the exquisite fashion of Valentino Garavani was embraced by society and fashionistas over the world. When he retired in 2008 his brand of elegance, exqu...
Couture Depose France Set Poured Glass Earrings & Lampwork Glass Necklace Parure
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
French costume-jewelry glass-master Louis Rousselet was among a handful of paruriers favored by the leading Parisian couture houses, primarily Chanel in the late 1920s. Beyond the st...
Amber, Citrine, Topaz, Moonstone, Pearl, Silver, Brass, Gilt Metal, Gold
Robert Goosens Coco Chanel Gilt LostWaxCast PearlTalisman & Charms Chain Sautoir
Located in Chicago, IL
While contracted since 1953 as an independent craftsman to create one-of-a-kind costume jewelry for French Masion De Gorce, Parisian goldsmith Robert Goosens (1927-2016) was initiall...
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Silver, Vermeil
Couture Gripoix Goosens CocoChanelEra Signed France Poured Glass Earrings c1950s
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Matching jewelry fabrication for Chanel by Gripoix, the wired beads form the pearl trim, the crystal is prong set, and the central gem is a glass cabochon.
Crystal, Turquoise, Pearl, Gold, Gilt Metal
Louis Rousselet for Madeleine Rivière 1950s Orange Glass Flower Vintage Drop Ear
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Brass
Louis Rousselet for Madeleine Rivière 1950s Glass Flowers Vintage Bow Earrings
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Brass
Louis Rousselet for Madeleine Rivière 1950s Glass Flowers and Stars Vintage Earr
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Louis Rousselet 1930s Vintage Faux Pearl Necklace
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Base Metal
Louis Rousselet 1950s Grey Faux Pearl and Rhinestone Vintage Flower Brooch
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Base Metal
Louis Rousselet for Madeleine Rivière 1950s Red Glass Flower Vintage Drop Earrin
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wilmslow, England
He produced pieces for the most prominent couturiers, such as Chanel. The beads were all hand wound and polished and, therefore, of exceptional quality.
Brass
Pillow of Antique Espresso Panné Silk Velvet With Silver Embroidered Panels
By Stephen Miller Siegel
Located in New York, NY
One of the last couture workshops left in the world, Maison Lesage is a venerable atelier specializing in embroidery for major fashion houses of the early 20th century with the likes...
Silver
Chanel 2013 Long Grey and White Bead Logo Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL long grey and white bead necklace featuring three CC logos embellished with off-white enamel, different-sized faux pearls in a variety of ivory and grey colors strung on a rut...
Large Chanel Black Poured Resin Faceted Bead Camelia Brooch, circa 2000
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Chanel black poured resin, faceted bead camelia brooch Circa 2000 Important large unsigned Chanel brooch from the estate of Jayne Wrightsman, an American philanthropist a...
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.
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