Chanel Mini 1993 Caviar 2.55 Rare Vintage Classic Flap Drawstring Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Mini Caviar 2.55 Rare Vintage Classic Flap Drawstring Crossbody Bag 1994 {VINTAGE 30 Years} Gold hardware Large CC hardware CC interlocking closure Interior drawstring clos...
Chanel Vintage 1993 Large Logo CC Coco Knot Bow Circle Medallion Long Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1993 Unisex Classic Iconic Logo CC Coco Circle Round Knot Bow Openwork Medallion Charm Pendant Elegant Modernist Choker Collar Necklace, Gold Tone Very excellent cond...
24k Gold, Gold Plate
CHANEL by KARL LAGERFELD Vintage Classic Camellia Clip-On Earrings, Fall 1993
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
From the Fall 1993 Collection. Embossed CHANEL 93 A Made in France.
Gilt Metal
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly Reference: HB2887 Serial Number: 3692675 Age (Circa): 1993 Authenticity Details: Serial Sticker (Made In France) Gender: L...
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H 8.67 in W 9.45 in D 3.15 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Classic Timeless Backpack
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Classic Timeless Backpack Reference: HB2889 Serial Number: 3761855 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Box, Authenticity ...
1993 Chanel black linen classic 4 pocket dress
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chanel classic black linen 4 pocket dress with white flat braid trim from 1993...Dress closes at the front with gold logo buttons...4 button through pockets with gold logo buttons at...
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag This CHANEL Medium Classic Double Flap Bag is in Very Good Pre-Owned Condition accompanied by Chanel Dust Bag, ...
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Reference: HB2576 Serial Number: 2608585 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Box Authenticity Det...
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H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 2.37 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Double Flap Bag Reference: HB2435 Serial Number: 2341476 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Box, Authenticity Ca...
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Reference: HB2236 Serial Number: 2335184 Age (Circa): 1993 Authenticity Details: Serial Sticker (Made in France...
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Reference: HB1851 Serial Number: 2443686 Age (Circa): 1993 Authenticity Details: Serial Sticker (Made in Franc...
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3560 Serial Number: 3761282 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Authenticity C...
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H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 2.37 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3315 Serial Number: 2388693 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Box Authentici...
CHANEL A/W 1993 Haute Couture Classic Black White Boucle Wool Jacket Skirt Suit
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Thiensville, WI
Chanel A/W 1993 Haute Couture numbered (71270 and 71271) black and white wool skirt suit.
Chanel Vertical Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- This timeless and classic vintage Chanel bag from 1993. - It is made of soft lambskin leather and features a goldtone turn-lock CC closure
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly Xupes Reference: HB2887 Serial Number: 3692675 Age (Circa): 1993 Authenticity Details: Serial Sticker (Made In France) Gend...
Vintage 1993 CHANEL Classic 15 Chain Leather Tiered Medallion Belt
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1993 CHANEL Classic 15 Chain Leather Tiered Medallion Belt As seen on Kate Moss in S/S 1993 Runway.
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H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 2.76 in
1993 Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
CHANEL Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB3313 Serial Number: 2579239 Age (Circa): 1993 Accompanied By: Chanel Dust Bag, Box, Authentic...
1993 C Chanel Navy Boucle Jacket and skirt suit with CC logo buttons
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Chanel Boutique 1993 Cruise collection navy boucle wool 4 pocket jacket with a matching straight skirt.
Chanel Vintage 1993 Classic Maxi Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Roslyn, NY
Black quilted lambskin leather. Gold-tone hardware. Single front flap with “CC” turn-lock closure at front. Exterior patch pocket at back. Convertible chain-link and leather shoulder...
Rare 1993 Pink 22 cm Classic Chanel Bag.
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous bag form 1993 collection in Perfect for the spring or summer cocktails. Golde hardware. The chain allows to wear it crossbody hood conditon, some small signs of wear. ...
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H 5.52 in W 10.24 in D 2.76 in
Chanel Around 1993 Made Tweed Flap Top Handle Bag with Micro Bag Apple Green
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Around 1993 Made Tweed Classic Flap Top Handle Bag With Micro Bag Apple Green Additional information: Mother Bag Interior pocket x2, exterior pocket x1 Micro Bag Interior poc...
$1,780Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Large
1960s Jean Patou Vintage Wool Jacket + Skirt Suit Ensemble with Faux Fur Trim
By Jean Patou
Located in Sparks, NV
Completely amazing vintage 1960s Jean Patou black wool jacket and skirt ensemble with faux fur trim and gold studs. Incredible tailoring and construction and chic enamel buttons. Ful...
Iconic Vintage Signature CHANEL Black Leather Gold Plated Choker Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Vintage Signature CHANEL leather-woven Chain and Gold-tone Setting Choker Necklace. Featuring the Iconic Double CC, a Signature detail synonymous with Chanel. Measu...
Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage Large Gold CC Quilted Pendant Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
Beautiful vintage Chanel gold quilted CC statement pendant necklace 100% authentic Made in France Gold plated Very good condition overall aside from light wear and scratches througho...
Gold
$12,920
H 10.5 in W 19 in L 6 in
Chanel Limited Edition Vintage Duffel Tote Black and White Leather Weekend Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Oversized Chanel quilted logo letters duffel bag leather travel tote. 1992 {VINTAGE 30 Years} White lamb "CHANEL" lettering stitched on both sides Quilted supple black lambskin Tw...
$14,920
H 5.5 in W 10.5 in L 5.5 in
Chanel Cc Logo Reindeer Muff Vintage Rare Limited Edition White Fur Satchel
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel' White CC Reindeer Rabbit Muff 2001 {VINTAGE 21 Years} CC Logo with reindeer Gold hardware Detachable brushed-gold interwoven chain White rabbit fur Filled with down Black sa...
Vintage Gold Mademoiselle "CHANEL" Pendant Multi Strand Chain Collar Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Gold Plated The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements approx.: chain 16” long Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION...
Gold
CHANEL Vintage Gold Chain Crystal Blue Beads Long Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements approx.: length 32" Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This item is a...
Gold
Chanel Iconic Bronze and Pearl Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Massive bib with multiple strands of hand made faux baroque pearls of varying sizes mixed with graduated gilt bronze cupid plaques and chains. Based on a famous Chanel necklace c...
Chanel Gold CC Multi Strand Pendant Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France 2008 Collection The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements approx.: chain length 16" long Comes with box IMPORTANT ...
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian Knit Brown Cardigan c 21st c
By Louis Vuitton
Located in University City, MO
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian knit brown cardigan sweater Size M The chic Italian knit cardigan is designed with a muted light brown shade; accented with subtle gold metallic knit band...
Goossens for Chanel Byzantine Sautoir Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Goossens for Chanel Byzantine sautoir necklace of five stations of supple woven snake chain loosely knotted with stations centered by large round jet pate de verre beads and squa...
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Vintage CHANEL XL Gold CC Paris Medallion Pendant Chain Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Gold Plated The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements: chain approx. 30" Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Thi...
Gold
CHANEL Vintage Gold CC Logos Statement Chain Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Collection 29 Gold Plated The necklace is in good condition showing minimal wear Measurements approx.: chain length 29” Comes with box IMPOR...
Gold
$12,920
H 6 in W 2.55 in L 10 in
Chanel Classic Flap Limited Edition 2005 Black & White Grey Tweed Rabbit Fur Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Black fur Chanel multi color tweed flap with CC logo clasp Fall/Winter 2005 Silver hardware Interior flap black lambskin lining Soft black graffiti interior lining Classic center z...
Paco Rabanne 2000s Women's Peek-a-Boo Metal Disc Cocktail Dress Size 4
By Paco Rabanne
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Rare Paco Rabanne Runway cocktail dress. Fit size 4 ** Dress weigh around 8lb
$10,920
H 13 in W 15 in L 3.5 in
Chanel In The Classic Flap Vintage Large Business Shoulder Briefcase Black Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel So Black Vintage Caviar Large Business Travel Bag Year: 1991 {VINTAGE 31 Years} Gold hardware CC turn lock logo at front Crossbody Strap Leather black interior Two main inte...
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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