Chanel White Medium size Caviar Leather Diana Handbag
By Chanel
Located in Sewickley, PA
Rare and highly collectible Chanel Caviar Leather in Arctic white Diana Bag. These bags rarely
Chanel White Medium size Caviar Leather Diana Handbag
By Chanel
Located in Sewickley, PA
Rare and highly collectible Chanel Caviar Leather in Arctic white Diana Bag. These bags rarely
1990s Chanel Beige Caviar Leather Medium Diana Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Classic vintage diana in beige with 24k plated gold hardware. In vintage used condition. Slight
Rare Vintage 1990s Chanel Navy Caviar Small Diana Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Vintage classic small diana bag in navy almost black caviar leather with gold hardware. Slight
Chanel 1990s Vintage Diana Baby Blue Caviar Small Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Rowland Heights, CA
Vintage Chanel Diana Flap Bag in Blue Caviar Leather – 24K Gold Hardware Timeless and highly
CHANEL White Caviar Leather Small Diana Gold Hardware Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pre-Owned Vintage Condition From 1994 Collection Caviar Skin Leather 8.75” W x 5.75” H x 2.75” D
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H 5.91 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
Chanel Around 1995 Made Caviar Skin Diana Flap Chain Bag 25cm Baby Pink
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Around 1995 Made Caviar Skin Diana Flap Chain Bag 25Cm Baby Pink Additional information
Rare Vintage 1990s Chanel Black Caviar Small Diana Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Vintage classic small diana bag in black caviar leather with gold hardware. Slight creasing and
Rare Vintage 1990s Chanel Black Caviar Jumbo Diana Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Rare classic diana vintage in black caviar leather with silver hardware. Jumbo size. Perfect
Chanel 1990s Vintage Diana Baby Blue Caviar Medium Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Rowland Heights, CA
Chanel Vintage Diana Flap Bag – Blue Caviar with Gold Hardware A timeless icon with royal roots
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H 8.27 in W 11.42 in D 3.55 in
CHANEL Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Diana Large Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Diana Large Classic Single Flap Bag Xupes Reference
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
Chanel Ivory Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Ivory Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Brand- Chanel
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H 8.27 in W 7.09 in D 3.55 in
1996 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Large Diana Classic Single Flap
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Large Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Xupes Reference
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H 5.52 in W 8.67 in D 2.76 in
Chanel Ivory Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Ivory Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Small Diana Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details
Rare Vintage Beige Caviar Small Diana Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Very rare diana flap bag in beige caviar with gold hardware. Item has been fully recolored to the
1990s Chanel Red Caviar Leather Small Diana Flap Bat
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Beautiful classic Diana flap bag in small size. Good condition overall, minor rubbing on the
Chanel Medium Diana Chain Shoulder Bag Black Caviar
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Medium Diana Chain Shoulder Bag Black Caviar Additional information: Material : Caviar Skin
Chanel Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium Exterior
Chanel Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium Exterior Material
Chanel Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
19" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Small Exterior Material: Leather
CHANEL Burgundy Medium Diana Caviar Leather Gold Evening Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pre-Owned Vintage Condition From 1999 Collection Caviar Leather Gold Hardware Leather Lining
Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Vintage Diana Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
CHANEL Light Baby Pink Diana Caviar 24K Gold Evening Medium Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pre-Owned Vintage Condition From 1996 Collection Caviar Leather 24K Gold Hardware Leather Lining
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H 6 in W 2.75 in L 9.5 in
Chanel Black Caviar Diana Vintage Flap Bag No. 3 Gold Hardware w/ Dust Bag
By Chanel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Condition You're viewing this amazing Chanel Black Caviar Diana Vintage Flap Bag No. 3 Gold Hardware w/ Dust
Vintage Chanel Brown Caviar Diana CC Turnlock Flap Bag Quilted Leather Matalesse
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Brown Caviar Leather Diana Bag No serial number Measurements: Height : 6” Width : 11” Depth : 1.95" (5
John Galliano for Christian Dior Pink Silk Flower Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful blush pink silk dress with green and bright pink flowers by John Galliano for Christian Dior. It has ruched straps forming a front V, the skirt falls in gentle folds to ...
Vicky Tiel 1980s Silk Strapless High Low Bustier Dress
By Vicky Tiel
Located in Water Mill, NY
A great pink silk high low dress from Vicky Tiel. It has a drop waist horizontally ruched boned bustier bodice onto which is gathered a full skirt knee length in the front, ankle len...
$12,119
Size: FR 36 - IT 40 - UK 8
Alexander McQueen red silk chiffon empire evening dress with train, fw 2008
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen red crinkled silk chiffon empire evening dress with long train, structured bust and draped skirt. Fall-Winter 2008
John Galliano for Christian Dior Silk Ruffle Hem Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous silk dress by John Galliano for Christian Dior in brightly colored flowers on a navy and burgundy background. The spaghetti strap bodice is semi fitted and adorned on one ...
CHRISTIAN DIOR taupe FOX FUR Winter Coat Sz. F38 / M
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
Christian Dior coat in off-white, brown, and taupe fox fur with wide collar. Two side pockets. Opens with two hooks on the front. Lined in black silk. Has been worn and is in excelle...
CHRISTIAN DIOR burgundy CROCODILE LADY DIOR MEDIUM Tote Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Christian Dior Medium Lady Dior bag is crafted in glossy burgundy crocodile leather with a luxurious sheen. The structured silhouette is accented with two hard to...
Black satin evening slip dress CHRISTIAN DIOR
By Christian Dior, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black satin evening slip dress with silk chiffon lining. The black chiffon lining is visible on the top edge and bottom edge. Invisible zip on the left side + hook&eye. SIZE 38/40 (...
CARMEN MARC VALVO 90's Vintage Silver Beaded Evening Gown Bridal Wedding Dress
By Carmen Marc Valvo
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Carmen Marc Valvo Vintage 1990's Silver / Grey / Icy cool toned Delicate floral beaded pattern Looks like liquid silk, but it's not silk Sexy square neckline Size USA 12 - easily tai...
MARC BOUWER 1999 Vintage Blue Sequin Midi Dress
By Marc Bouwer
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Marc Bouwer Vintage 1999 Dusty pale light blue with iridescent sequins throughout High neck turtleneck Keyhole cut-out at bust Size USA 6 but fits like an XS/S Great vintage conditio...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adjusta...
Hermès Horseshoe Birkin 25 cm Sellier Biscuit Craie Epsom Leather
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Birkin Bag "Sellier Version" Made in France Stamp K Made of epsom leather and permabrass hardware (yellow gold tone but less bright) Colorway: Ouside i...
$1,595
H 4.75 in W 3.25 in
Vintage Chanel 2000s Black Patent Leather CC Logo Quilted Wristlet Micro Clutch
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Chanel black patent leather mini wristlet purse from 2003/2004. Bag has square quilting throughout with CC logos, large CC logo at top. Dangling large gunmetal silver metal C...
$29,920
H 4.5 in W 13.25 in D 7.5 in
Chanel Black Vanity Case Limited Edition Rare Home Decor Cosmetic Jewelry Box
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Limited Edition Pearl Lambskin Quilted Leather Rare Jewelry Box Vanity Case Home Decor Gold hardware Quilted Lambskin leather CC studded pearl drawer knob Features removable ...
Unavailable|$1,400
Size: Fits like a Small/Medium
BADGLEY MISCHKA COUTURE 2011 Vintage Runway Bridal Wedding Gown Maxi Dress Train
By Badgley Mischka
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Badgley Mischka Couture Resort 2011 Vintage Runway Ivory color Petals are meant to resemble feathers, however, there are no actual feathers on this dress Missing size and comp tag Ha...
Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci S/S 1998 Red Crocodile Crystal G Sandals Shoes 40 C
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci Red Crocodile Shoes Sandals S/S 1998 Collection Designer size 40 C - US 10 C Limited Edition, Genuine Crocodile, Crystal G on One Heel, Leather Insole & So...
Prada Taupe silk organza fairy pant suit, ss 2008
By Prada
Located in London, GB
Prada; Taupe silk organza pant suit with printed illustrations by James Jean. Loosely cut transparent blouse with black ribbon trim, choker, fabric button fastenings and caplet. Slim...
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.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.
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.