Vintage Chanel 1990s Black and White Halter Maxi Dress, Size 4, Crepe
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1990s CHANEL black and white V neck halter maxi dress. Size: 4 / small Bust 34” / Waist : 26” Hip: open/ Dress length: 55”
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...
Chanel Dress Blue and White Zip Dress Size 4 US - 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL dress comes in a unique white fabric with all over zigzag stitch texture and features a round neckline, silver tone zip front, thick white textured piping, zip pockets, and ga...
CHANEL Size 4 Navy Cashmere V Neck Lapel Mini Sweater Dress
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL mini sweater dress comes in navy blue cashmere knit with a deep V neck, notch lapel, and patch pockets. Minor wear throughout. As-is. Made in Italy. Good Pre-Owned Condition...
CHANEL Size 4 Coral & Teal Floral Print Cashmere Sleeveless Shift Sweater Dress
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This lovely CHANEL shift dress comes in a hot coral pink cashmere knit with all over teal and white floral pattern with a ribbed crewneck, pockets with silver tone Chanel palm tree b...
CHANEL 1999 Size 4 Black Silk Wide Leg Dress Pants
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marked: FR 36 Measurements: Waist: 26 inches Rise: 11.5 inches Inseam: 28 inches Sui Generis Reference: 135089 Category: Dress Pants More Details Brand: CHANEL ...
CHANEL Size 4 Orange Sorbet Silk Pleated Sleeveless Dress Top
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marked: AJ508 03P / 36 Measurements: -BlouseShoulder: 13 inches Bust: 30 inches Length: 18.5 inches Sui Generis Reference: 130116 Category: Dress Top More Details ...
CHANEL B2483 04P Size 4 Pink Off White Boucle Dress 2 Piece Set
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL dress set comes in a pink & off white boucle cotton blend featuring a shift style, sleeveless, and back zip up closure. Includes a belted coat with two camellia pins. Made in ...
CHANEL Size 4 Black Sleeveless Knit Silver Button Shoulder Dress
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in San Francisco, CA
This gorgeous CHANEL dress comes in a sheer black stretch viscose ribbed knit and features a wide neck, silver tone engraved button shoulders, waist band detail, and low back with C...
CHANEL Size 4 Black Silk Straight Dress Pants
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marked: 36 Measurements: Waist: 28 inches Rise: 10.5 inches Inseam: 31.5 inches Sui Generis Reference: 119508 Category: Dress Pants More Details Brand: ...
CHANEL 94305 03A Size 4 Black Silk Back Buttons Dress Top
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marked: 94305 03A / 36 Measurements: Shoulder: 9.5 inches Bust: 33 inches Length: 18 inches Reference: 119514 Category: Dress Top More Details Brand: CHANEL S...
CHANEL 94305 03A Size 4 Black Silk Back Buttons Dress Top
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL top comes in a black silk featuring shoulder pads, strap details, ruffled panel, and a back button closure. Made in France. Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 94305 03A ...
CHANEL B2483 04P Size 4 Pink Off White Boucle Dress 2 Piece Set
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Marked: B2483 04P / 36 Measurements: -DressShoulder: 12 inches Bust: 30 inches Waist: 28 inches Hip: 34 inches Length: 37.5 inches -CoatShoulder: 15 inches Bust: 34 inch...
CHANEL Size 4 Light Gold Cashmere Silk Knit Ruffle Trim Cocktail Dress
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
This gorgeous CHANEL sleeveless cocktail dress comes in a light weight champagne gold cashmere silk blend sparkle knit and features a crew neck with sheer trim, empire waist, metalli...
Vintage Chanel Size 4 Black Silk Crepe Dress 1980s Rhinestone Pearl Buttons 80s
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
. ⸻ Chanel dress, Fall Winter 1988 Chanel, 1980s Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld era, black silk crepe dress, pearl button dress, rhinestone button dress, tiered skirt dress, vintage Chan...
CHANEL Size 4 Beige Silk Straight Dress Pants
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL dress pants comes in a beige silk material featuring a straight silhouette, and a side seam invisible zip up closure. Made in France. Excellent Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 3...
CHANEL 00100 05P Size 4 Beige Silk Sleeveless Dress Top
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
CHANEL blouse comes in a beige silk featuring a peak lapel, sleeveless, and a hidden button closure. Made in France. Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Light discoloration at underarm....
Chanel Black & White Wool Knit Dress With Spotted Cuffs & Hem - Size US 4
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel wool knit dress. The dress features a form-fitting silhouette, white strip at the hem and sleeves, as well as black circular detail on the white trim. There is a detachable be...
Chanel Pink & Lilac Boucle Collared Cap Sleeve Dress - Size US 4
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Pink Lavender Boucle Collared Cap Sleeve A Line Dress - Pleated Skirt - Cap-sleeve - CC patterned Lining - Back Neck Fastening with CC buttons and Back invisible Zip - Fro...
$1,454Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 37
New Gucci 90th Anniversary Ad Runway Python Snakeskin Pump Heels Sz 37
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Brand New From Gucci's 90th anniversary Fall Runway show, Frida Giannini cited her influence was Anjelica Huston $1815 * Python Heels * Rare Ad Runway Heels * Size: 37 * Yel...
$7,290
H 14.56 in W 5.9 in L 20.47 in
Chanel Shopping Top Handle Tote Cotton Beach Black and White Terry Cloth Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Shopping Top Handle Tote Cotton Beach Black and White Terry Cloth Bag Black and White with leather straps in excellent condition. Comes with Chanel towel 20.47"L x 5.9"W x 14...
DOLCE & GABBANA Brown Fur Tote Bag Handbag HOBO Purse New Never used
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Wallkill, NY
Dolce Gabbana Hand Bag with a wide black leather strap. Inside zippered pocket. Animal Print Lining. Authenticity card inside pocket. New old stock Circa late 1980s early 90s, never ...
$19,920
H 9.5 in W 12.25 in L 4.25 in
Chanel 2005 Vintage Classic Flap Limited Edition PNY Jumbo Expandable Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Paris New York PNY Jumbo Expandable Maxi Calfskin Flap Bag 2005 {VINTAGE 19 Years} Ruthenium hardware Diamond stitch calfskin aged leather Flap with CC turn lock Interior z...
Manolo Blahnik Size 41 / 11 Raspberry Pink Patent Leather Strappy High Heels
By Manolo Blahnik
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MANOLO BLAHNIK raspberry pink patent leather strappy high heels in hard to find Size 41 / US 11 ! Features three adjustable straps with silver / nickel hardware. Leather so...
Alexander McQueen Black Velvet Embroidered Armadillo Curved Wedge Pumps Size 40
By Alexander McQueen
Located in New York, NY
Alexander McQueen Black Velvet Embroidered Armadillo Curved Wedge Pumps Size 40 Condition is new without original box.
Giuseppe Zanotti Floral Print Rhinestone Wedges - 35
By Giuseppe Zanotti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giuseppe Zanotti Floral Print Rhinestone Wedges - 35. These wedges are in very good condition with some wear on the bottom. The wedge has a wooden look to it but is a plastic material.
New Fendi Karl Lagerfeld Python Heels Platform Pumps Sz 36
By Fendi
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New Stunning Fendi Python Heels Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi Gold FF Toe 100% Python in Nudes, Greens, Grays Size: 36 Heel 5" Front Platform 2" Leather Footbed Wood Heel and Platfo...
Vintage 1950s Cocktail Dress
Located in London, GB
A head turning cocktail dress from the 1950s. The dress has a deep v neckline and backline. with a flared skirt and wonderful velvet flowers and detail on the hem.
$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...
$1,045
Size: French 40 / US 8
Vintage Thierry Mugler Couture 1990s Size 40 / US 8 Ivory Silk 90s Blazer Jacket
By Thierry Mugler Couture, Thierry Mugler
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic and classic vintage THIERRY MUGLER COUTURE ivory / off-white silk blazer jacket! Mugler is the king of creating the perfect blazer for women, with flattering seams and silhouett...
UNWORN Chanel Chinoiserie Silk Chiffon CC Logo Print Dress 36
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Switzerland, CH
A classic CHANEL signature piece Finest chiffon silk with chinese motive and CC pattern print Flattering sleeves Simply slips on Fully lined Beautiful semi-open back decolleté with C...
1990s Jean Paul Gaultier Cherub Print Yellow and Purple Vintage Halter Dress
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in San Diego, CA
Fabulous vintage 90s JEAN PAUL GAULTIER novelty cherub mythical and fish print halter dress! Features vibrant colors of yellow, purple and white throughout. Signature double ply mesh...
1980s Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Houndstooth Skirt Suit
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Wool houndstooth skirt and jacket Black and white Made in France Two lined side pockets Two grey buttons Black silk lining Skirt back vent Two skir...
$6,920
H 10.5 in W 15 in L 5 in
Chanel 1991 VIntage Timeless Limited Edition Naked Clear Purse Transparent Tote
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Year 1991 As seen on Olivia Culpo! Unique vintage extra large Chanel transparent tote made of PVC and lined with patent leather. Features silver hardware, CC logo zipper detail, ...
$9,920
H 5.9 in W 5.5 in D 5.3 in
Chanel 1991 Multicolor Mini Vintage Tote Bag Rare Pink Orange Black Straw Tote
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Multicolor Mini Vintage 90's Rare Tote Bag Year: 1989-1991 {VINTAGE 33 Years} Gold hardware Interwoven straw and canvas exterior Leather lined interior Interior zippered pock...
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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From elegant museum-worthy vintage Chanel dresses and jackets to audacious T-shirts and trousers from provocative punk designer Vivienne Westwood, one thing is abundantly clear: If the clothing for sale on 1stDibs could talk, it would certainly make a statement.
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Those seeking contemporary luxury looks and in-demand street-style fits can indulge in designs by Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu and Loro Piana, while pieces from Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Versace endure as examples of fashion’s most covetable goods.
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From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
The classic tweed garment has been a wardrobe staple of chic women around the world since the 1950s.