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Chanel Belt 85

NWOB Chanel Suede Belt Cruise 2011 - Size 85
NWOB Chanel Suede Belt Cruise 2011 - Size 85

NWOB Chanel Suede Belt Cruise 2011 - Size 85

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

Chanel Suede Belt Cruise 2011 Sz.85 Never worn. No box.

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21st Century and Contemporary Belts

Chanel Black Crumpled Calfskin Pearl CC Buckle Belt 85/34
Chanel Black Crumpled Calfskin Pearl CC Buckle Belt 85/34

Chanel Black Crumpled Calfskin Pearl CC Buckle Belt 85/34

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Listing Title: Chanel Black Crumpled Calfskin Pearl CC Buckle Belt 85/34 SKU: 153123 Condition: Excellent Condition Comments: Item is in excellent condition and displays light signs ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

CHANEL silver metal 05A CRYSTAL CAMELLIA CHAIN Belt 85 90
CHANEL silver metal 05A CRYSTAL CAMELLIA CHAIN Belt 85 90

CHANEL silver metal 05A CRYSTAL CAMELLIA CHAIN Belt 85 90

By Chanel

Located in Zürich, CH

This 100% authentic Chanel mesh link belt in silver-tone metal showcases a striking flower motif, encrusted with clear and yellow strass and accented by a central faux pearl. A dangl...

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Early 2000s Belts

Chanel Vintage 1990s WhiteCaviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"
Chanel Vintage 1990s WhiteCaviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

Chanel Vintage 1990s WhiteCaviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

$1,895Sale Price|20% Off

H 5.5 in D 1 in L 5.65 in

Chanel Vintage 1990s WhiteCaviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Vintage 1990s WhiteCaviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34" Made In: Italy Year of Production: c. 1989-1991 Color: White Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Lambskin Leather Linin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Vintage 1990s Beige Caviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"
Chanel Vintage 1990s Beige Caviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

Chanel Vintage 1990s Beige Caviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

$2,145Sale Price|20% Off

H 5.5 in D 1 in L 5.65 in

Chanel Vintage 1990s Beige Caviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34"

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Vintage 1990s Beige Caviar Leather Quilted Belt Bag sz 85/34" Made In: Italy Year of Production: c. 1989-1991 Color: Beige Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Lambskin Leather Lini...

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1990s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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Chanel Patent Black Calfskin CC Wide Belt (85/34)
Chanel Patent Black Calfskin CC Wide Belt (85/34)

Chanel Patent Black Calfskin CC Wide Belt (85/34)

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Color: leather Material: patent Code: 07 [logo] P Made in Italy Size: 85 / 34 Measurements~ Length 38” x Width 2.5” CC 3.25” x 4” Comes with: Dust bag Condition: Excellent.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

Chanel Caviar Quilted CC Belt 85/34
Chanel Caviar Quilted CC Belt 85/34

Chanel Caviar Quilted CC Belt 85/34

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

This is a beautiful Chanel Caviar Quilted CC Belt. Crafted from luxurious black quilted Caviar leather, this belt features tonal stitching and a stunning silver-tone interlocking CC...

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2010s Belts

Chanel Pink Rose Leather Belt CC Logo Size 85
Chanel Pink Rose Leather Belt CC Logo Size 85

Chanel Pink Rose Leather Belt CC Logo Size 85

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

Elevate your style with this authentic Chanel pink rose leather belt featuring the iconic CC logo.

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21st Century and Contemporary Belts

CHANEL silver metal 05A AUTUM CHARMS CHAIN Belt 85 90
CHANEL silver metal 05A AUTUM CHARMS CHAIN Belt 85 90

CHANEL silver metal 05A AUTUM CHARMS CHAIN Belt 85 90

By Chanel

Located in Zürich, CH

This 100% authentic Chanel belt in silver-tone chain captures the essence of fall with its whimsical charm details. Adorned with acorns, assorted leaves, and faux pearls in black, gu...

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Early 2000s Belts

Chanel 04P 85/34 Cassette Tape Motif Belt Black Red Nylon 53ck77s
Chanel 04P 85/34 Cassette Tape Motif Belt Black Red Nylon 53ck77s

Chanel 04P 85/34 Cassette Tape Motif Belt Black Red Nylon 53ck77s

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: 04 P Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 40.5" Width: .1" Height: 1.5" OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION ( 9/10 or A ) Signs of Wear: Length in Inches to Fir...

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21st Century and Contemporary Belts

Chanel 2009 Ceinture T75 a 85 Black Suede and Maxi Pearl Belt US Size 30 to 34
Chanel 2009 Ceinture T75 a 85 Black Suede and Maxi Pearl Belt US Size 30 to 34

Chanel 2009 Ceinture T75 a 85 Black Suede and Maxi Pearl Belt US Size 30 to 34

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in PARIS, FR

Chanel belt AH2009 collection wide, in black suede closed by a large round buckle in slightly gilded metal inlaid with pink resin cabochons and a large central half pearl. Attention!...

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Early 2000s French Belts

Chanel Black Suede & Pearl Belt sz 85
Chanel Black Suede & Pearl Belt sz 85

Chanel Black Suede & Pearl Belt sz 85

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Black Suede & Pearl Belt Features pearl and crystal embellished belt buckle Made In: France Year of Production: 2009 Color: Black, ivory, and silvertone Materials: Sued...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Belts

Chanel Hologram Vinyl Thin Belt sz 85 GHW
Chanel Hologram Vinyl Thin Belt sz 85 GHW

Chanel Hologram Vinyl Thin Belt sz 85 GHW

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Hologram Vinyl Thin Belt Features iridescent/hologram in center of CC buckle Made In: Italy Year of Production: 2012 Color: Multi-colored/hologram/iridescent Hardware: P...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

Chanel Black Patent Extra Wide Belt sz 85
Chanel Black Patent Extra Wide Belt sz 85

Chanel Black Patent Extra Wide Belt sz 85

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Black Patent Extra Wide Belt Features extra large black patent and silvertone buckle Made In: France Year of Production: 2007 Color: Black Hardware: Silvertone Materi...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Belts

Chanel Teal Tweed CC Belt Sz 85 with Box
Chanel Teal Tweed CC Belt Sz 85 with Box

Chanel Teal Tweed CC Belt Sz 85 with Box

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Teal Tweed CC Belt Sz 85 Made in: Italy Year of Production: 2008 Autumn Stamped: CHANEL 08 CC A Made in Italy 85/34 Color: Teal Materials: Tweed, leather and metal Clo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

Chanel Black Patent Leather Extra Wide Belt sz 85
Chanel Black Patent Leather Extra Wide Belt sz 85

Chanel Black Patent Leather Extra Wide Belt sz 85

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Black Patent Extra Wide Belt sz 85 Features extra large goldtone buckle Made In: Italy Year of Production: 2008 Color: Black and goldtone Materials: Metal and patent le...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

Chanel Blue Quilted Denim Belt sz 85
Chanel Blue Quilted Denim Belt sz 85

Chanel Blue Quilted Denim Belt sz 85

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Blue Quilted Denim Belt Features large goldtone buckle with "Chanel" stamped on it in black Made In: France Color: Dark blue and goldtone Materials: Denim, leather and me...

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20th Century French Waist Belts

Chanel Sterling Silver Chain Belt w. No.5 Charm & Stones Sz 85
Chanel Sterling Silver Chain Belt w. No.5 Charm & Stones Sz 85

Chanel Sterling Silver Chain Belt w. No.5 Charm & Stones Sz 85

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Sterling Silver Chain Belt W/ Dangling No.5 & Stones Sz 85 Color: Antiqued silver Materials: Sterling silver, stones Hallmarks: On belt ring and number 5 stamped "Chanel" Cl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Belts

CHANEL Black Quilted Calfskin Reissue Belt Bag sz 85 SHW
CHANEL Black Quilted Calfskin Reissue Belt Bag sz 85 SHW

CHANEL Black Quilted Calfskin Reissue Belt Bag sz 85 SHW

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Black Quilted Calfskin Reissue Belt Bag sz 85 SHW Features glazed calfskin and adjustable belt buckle Made in: Italy Year of Production: 2008-2009 Color: Bla...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wallets and Small Accessories

Chanel Brown Leather CC Belt 85 CM
Chanel Brown Leather CC Belt 85 CM

Chanel Brown Leather CC Belt 85 CM

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W 1.97 in L 33.47 in

Chanel Brown Leather CC Belt 85 CM

By Chanel

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

This Chanel belt for men is made of brown leather and secured by a gleaming gold-tone CC buckle. It's designed to be durable and stylish. Includes: Original Box

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2010s Italian Belts

Chanel Wide Brown Leather Belt / Corset. Size 80-85
Chanel Wide Brown Leather Belt / Corset. Size 80-85

Chanel Wide Brown Leather Belt / Corset. Size 80-85

By Chanel

Located in Paris, FR

Chanel Leather and metal belt with 2 small clasps. Lenght 73 cm / 28,5 inches Good condition but some light signs of wear in the metal parts

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2010s Belts

Chanel Pink/White Fabric CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM
Chanel Pink/White Fabric CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM

Chanel Pink/White Fabric CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM

By Chanel

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Add the Chanel style to your everyday looks with this fine belt for women. Crafted from pink and white fabric, and complete with a CC logo buckle, this luxe belt can be used to cinch...

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2010s Italian Belts

Chanel Green Camellia Embossed Patent Leather CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM
Chanel Green Camellia Embossed Patent Leather CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM

Chanel Green Camellia Embossed Patent Leather CC Buckle Slim Belt 85 CM

By Chanel

Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2

Your belt collection will get a stylish update with this Chanel creation. The green piece is crafted from Camellia-embossed patent leather and detailed with the signature CC buckle i...

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2010s Italian Belts

CHANEL Chain Waist Belt Black Leather Bag Quilted Gold CC Charm Sz 85
CHANEL Chain Waist Belt Black Leather Bag Quilted Gold CC Charm Sz 85

CHANEL Chain Waist Belt Black Leather Bag Quilted Gold CC Charm Sz 85

By Chanel

Located in Hollywood, FL

GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC CHANEL GOLD HW CC BAG CHARM CHAIN BELT Authenticated by RealAuthentication - This design is from the Spring/Summer 2021 collection.

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2010s Belts

CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT
CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT

CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT

By Chanel

Located in Hollywood, FL

GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC CHANEL 2023 CHAIN BELT WITH HANGING CHARMS Details: - Gold-tone metal chain link style waist belt from the 2023 collection. - Chain drop. - Hanging CC and first...

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2010s Belts

CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT
CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT

CHANEL Chain Belt Double Gold Double Drop Door CC Logo Link Charms Sz 85 BNWT

By Chanel

Located in Hollywood, FL

GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC CHANEL 2023 CHAIN BELT WITH HANGING CHARMS Details: - Gold-tone metal chain link style waist belt from the 2023 collection. - Chain drop. - Hanging CC and first...

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2010s Belts

Chanel rare XL wide gold and enamel belt New in box S' 2001 (85)
Chanel rare XL wide gold and enamel belt New in box S' 2001 (85)

Chanel rare XL wide gold and enamel belt New in box S' 2001 (85)

By Chanel

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Chanel rare XL wide gold and enamel belt New in box S' 2001 hard to find 34"(85)

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20th Century French Chain Necklaces

Chanel Black Satin Bow Belt SZ 85
Chanel Black Satin Bow Belt SZ 85

Chanel Black Satin Bow Belt SZ 85

By Chanel

Located in Chicago, IL

This is a black satin and leather Chanel bow belt from 1995. It is a size large or extra large.

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1990s French Belts

Chanel Reversible Black Burgundy Leather CC Logo Skinny Belt (85/33)
Chanel Reversible Black Burgundy Leather CC Logo Skinny Belt (85/33)

Chanel Reversible Black Burgundy Leather CC Logo Skinny Belt (85/33)

By Chanel

Located in Montreal, Quebec

This belt is reversible black and burgundy and features a shiny Chanel CC silver buckle with smooth rounded edges and a timeless quality.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Belts

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By Chanel

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Chanel Belt 85 For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary chanel belt 85 you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Black, Beige, Gray and more. If you’re looking for a chanel belt 85 from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Chanel Belt 85?

Prices for a chanel belt 85 can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $300 and can go as high as $2,000, while, on average they fetch $610.

Chanel for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Belts for You

Belts are far more than practical. Vintage and designer belts can prove pivotal to your ensemble, elevating even the most basic outfit with a modest dose of flair or, alternatively, outright flamboyance.

On 1stDibs, an extensive collection of modern and vintage belts can be found in a variety of styles and materials, including everything from iconic Gucci logo belts, which, emblazoned with the legendary Italian brand’s “GG” insignia, are ubiquitous among fashion lovers today, to stylish Hermès belts, which are part of a wide range of covetable leather fashion accessories from the family-owned luxury goods company. The interchangeable gold-plated belt buckle, now available in innumerable variations, is revered by Hermès enthusiasts. The world’s legion of collectors hunting down rare Kelly bags likely know this belt buckle and its history, which extends all the way back to 1967. It was crafted by Hungarian-born French fashion designer Catherine de Károlyi, who worked for Robert Piguet and Christian Dior before landing at Hermès, where she also designed the house’s first women’s ready-to-wear collection.

More akin to fine jewelry than to a practical fashion accessory, a vintage chain belt by Chanel can add understated charm to a blazer, cocktail dress or most any other garment, while a wide Louis Vuitton belt, on the other hand, made in the celebrated brand’s signature bold Damier Azur canvas, will bring pizzazz and panache to your formal wear.

Whether you’re looking to accessorize with simplicity or potentially stop traffic, find a variety of vintage and designer belts on 1stDibs.