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L 48 in

Chanel One Shoulder Black and White Gown Sz 36 (4)

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Chanel one shoulder black and white knit gown. The big black bow on the shoulder has a large ivory sequin flower in the middle of it. There are two pockets on the front on the hips h...

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CHANEL Black Silk Gown Size 36 4

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CHANEL Black Silk Gown Size 36 4

By Chanel

Located in New York City, NY

CHANEL elegant black silk floor-length gown with mock turtleneck, v-neckline and bell sleeves. Perfect for a formal affair and stays true to the brand's classic look: exudes formalit...

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By Chanel

Located in London, Chelsea

Chanel Black and Lace Ribbed Dress. This chic dress by Chanel is created for the 2006 Cruise Collection. In the collection, presented at the Grand Central in New York City, Karl Lage...

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CHANEL - 94A Knit Clear Sequin Dress - Black & White - 38 US 6

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CHANEL - 94A Knit Clear Sequin Dress - Black & White - 38 US 6

By Chanel

Located in Sanford, FL

CHANEL - 94A Knit Clear Sequin Dress - Black & White - 38 US 6 Description * Vintage 1994 Autumn Collection. * CC logo buttons in black and gold tone at wrist. * Chunky knit fabric...

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CHANEL Lace Dress Mini Purple Long Sleeve Gripoix Sz 38 Fall 2012

By Chanel

Located in Hollywood, FL

GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC CHANEL FALL 2012 STUNNING LACE MINI DRESS Any white spots are from the iridescent to the material with camera lighting Details: • Stunning purple (eggplant to...

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CHANEL Vintage Satin Layer Trim Bow Shift Wool Dress Black FR 40 / US 8

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L 39.5 in

CHANEL Vintage Satin Layer Trim Bow Shift Wool Dress Black FR 40 / US 8

By Chanel

Located in Sanford, FL

CHANEL - Vintage Satin Layer Trim Bow Shift Wool Dress - Black - Size FR / US 8 Description This dress is crafted in black wool with satin cream layered trim at the neck and wrists...

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CHANEL Black Lace & Sequin Multi-Tiered Cocktail Dress 36 4

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CHANEL Black Lace & Sequin Multi-Tiered Cocktail Dress 36 4

By Chanel

Located in New York City, NY

CHANEL black lace multi-tiered cocktail dress with sequin trimming detail from the 00T Summer collection. Features tiered bodice of elegant black lace construction and sequin trim wi...

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$750

Size: 42

Romeo Gigli Black Silk Chiffon Dress or Skirt

By Romeo Gigli

Located in New Hope, PA

Romeo Gigli has designed a very clever strapless silk blend dress that can be worn in so many different ways. It can be worn as a strapless evening dress with a folded panel over the...

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CHANEL black 1990s BEADE POINTELLE KNIT MAXI Dress S

$6,450

CHANEL black 1990s BEADE POINTELLE KNIT MAXI Dress S

By Chanel

Located in Zürich, CH

100% authentic Chanel gown in black semi-sheer pointelle knit. Features a sleek, sleeveless bodycon silhouette that falls to a refined maxi length, finished with a sculpting turtlene...

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1990s Casual Dresses

Valentino Vintage Black Lace Evening Gown Size 4

$11,360Sale Price|20% Off

Size: 4

Valentino Vintage Black Lace Evening Gown Size 4

By Valentino

Located in Saint Petersburg, FL

Valentino Vintage Black Lace Evening Gown Size 4

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$1,196Sale Price|25% Off

By John Galliano

Located in Leonardo, NJ

John Galliano Vintage AW99 Jet black floral textured brocade pattern 100% silk Pullover Cute signature buttons in the front There is room to let the straps out an inch Size F40 fits...

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Chanel Black Evening Gown For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary chanel black evening gown you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Gray, Brown, White and more in stock now. You’re likely to find the perfect chanel black evening gown among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 19th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Finding a chanel black evening gown for sale for women should be easy, but there are 27 pieces available to browse for men as well.

How Much is a Chanel Black Evening Gown?

On average, a chanel black evening gown on 1stDibs sells for $1,808, while they’re typically $225 on the low end and $62,003 for the highest priced versions of this item.

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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 Evening-dresses for You

With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.

In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.

Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy

Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.

Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.