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Chanel Crystal Brooch

Chanel Green Off-The-Shoulder Crystal Brooch Detailed Knit Dress 2008
Chanel Green Off-The-Shoulder Crystal Brooch Detailed Knit Dress 2008

Chanel Green Off-The-Shoulder Crystal Brooch Detailed Knit Dress 2008

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The Chanel Green Off-The-Shoulder Crystal Brooch Detailed Knit Dress from 2008 is a striking piece that exemplifies the brand’s signature blend of elegance and innovative design.

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Early 2000s Italian Cocktail Dresses

Chanel Off-The-Shoulder Dress With Crystal & 'CC' Logo Embellished Brooches
Chanel Off-The-Shoulder Dress With Crystal & 'CC' Logo Embellished Brooches

Chanel Off-The-Shoulder Dress With Crystal & 'CC' Logo Embellished Brooches

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

Rare Item - Chanel Off-The-Shoulder Dress With Crystal & 'CC' Logo Embellished Brooches Black dress designed with off-the-shoulder strap embellished with multiple silver brooches fu...

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21st Century and Contemporary Evening Dresses and Gowns

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS
CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS Reference: AAWC/A00230 Brand: Chanel Designer: Virginie Viard Material: Cashmere, Elastane Color: Blu...

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CHANEL CRYSTALS STAR BROOCH PIN
CHANEL CRYSTALS STAR BROOCH PIN

CHANEL CRYSTALS STAR BROOCH PIN

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful CHANEL Star Brooch Pin is a must-have! From the CHANEL 1983 collection.

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Chanel 04p Crystal Green CC Logo Brooch Pin 78cc727s
Chanel 04p Crystal Green CC Logo Brooch Pin 78cc727s

Chanel 04p Crystal Green CC Logo Brooch Pin 78cc727s

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: 04 P Made In: France Measurements: Length: 1.5" Width: .2" Height: 1.1" OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) Accessories: Box Signs of Wear: Exter...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other

Chanel Black Velvet Aurora Borealis Crystal Gripoix CC Brooch Belt, Fall 2006
Chanel Black Velvet Aurora Borealis Crystal Gripoix CC Brooch Belt, Fall 2006

Chanel Black Velvet Aurora Borealis Crystal Gripoix CC Brooch Belt, Fall 2006

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

This gorgeous CHANEL statement belt from Fall Winter 2006 Collection features a black velvet strap, chain clasp closure with charm, and oversized Aurora Borealis crystal Gripoix CC b...

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Chanel 22A Gold x Crystal CC Brooch Pin Corsage 73ck615s 22a
Chanel 22A Gold x Crystal CC Brooch Pin Corsage 73ck615s 22a

Chanel 22A Gold x Crystal CC Brooch Pin Corsage 73ck615s 22a

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: F22 A Made In: France Measurements: Length: 2" Width: .1" Height: 1.5" OVERALL NEW CONDITION ( 10/10 or N ) Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, Tag, Care Bookle...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other

CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34
CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34

CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34 Reference: SNKO/A00070 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 09P Material: Cotton C...

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Early 2000s French Pullovers

Chanel 22A Silver x Crystal x Black CC Logo Brooch Pin 98ch630s
Chanel 22A Silver x Crystal x Black CC Logo Brooch Pin 98ch630s

Chanel 22A Silver x Crystal x Black CC Logo Brooch Pin 98ch630s

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: B22 A Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 1.6" Width: .1" Height: 1.1" OVERALL NEW CONDITION ( 10/10 or N ) Accessories: Box, Dust Bag, Care Booklet, T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Other

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS
CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 100% cashmere blue red chevron green CC logo crystal brooch dress FR34 XS Reference: AAWC/A00230 Brand: Chanel Designer: Virginie Viard Material: Cashmere, Elastane Color: Blu...

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CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34
CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34

CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 09P black lurex ribbed knit crystal CC brooch dual attached sweater Fr34 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 09P Model Name / Style: Attached sweater Material:...

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Chanel Tweed and Lace Dress Crystal Buttons Bowtie Brooch Metiers D'Art
Chanel Tweed and Lace Dress Crystal Buttons Bowtie Brooch Metiers D'Art

Chanel Tweed and Lace Dress Crystal Buttons Bowtie Brooch Metiers D'Art

By Chanel

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Chanel CC Yellow Crystal Embellished Black Tone Pin Brooch
Chanel CC Yellow Crystal Embellished Black Tone Pin Brooch

Chanel CC Yellow Crystal Embellished Black Tone Pin Brooch

By Chanel

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We are loving this gorgeous brooch from Chanel! It comes in a unique shape with the CC logos surrounding a center square.

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Chanel Crystal Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary chanel crystal brooch you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in more. You’re likely to find the perfect chanel crystal brooch among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Chanel Crystal Brooch?

On average, a chanel crystal brooch on 1stDibs sells for $790, while they’re typically $260 on the low end and $8,999 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.