Chanel 2020 Iridescent Quilted Calfskin Medium Le Boy Bag in Bronze
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Iridescent Quilted Calfskin Leather Medium Le Boy Bag Product Details Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Le Boy Bag Product Title: Iridescent Quilted Calfskin Leather Medium Le Boy ...
Chanel 2019 Black Chevron Quilted Lambskin Handle with Chic Bucket Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Chevron Quilted Lambskin Handle with Chic Bucket Bag Product Details Brand: Chanel Model: Handle with Chic Bucket Bag Product Title: Black Chevron Quilted Lambskin Hand...
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB906 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 30544...
Chanel White Marble Plexiglass Paris-Rome Perfume Bottle Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel White Marble Plexiglass Paris-Rome Perfume Bottle Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG006 Brand: Chanel Model: Perfume Bottle Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 2307...
Chanel SO Black Quilted Lambskin Small 19 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel SO Black Quilted Lambskin Small 19 Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1626 Brand: Chanel Model: Small 19 Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody, Top Handle Serial Number: 04XK...
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1708 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Serial Number...
Chanel 1992 Yellow Quilted Satin Vintage Mini Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Yellow Quilted Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4857 Brand: Chanel Model: Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 2415763 Age: 1992 Acc...
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4588 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody ...
Chanel Red Quilted Lambskin Vintage Rectangular Mini Full Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Red Quilted Lambskin Vintage Rectangular Mini Full Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4485 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Full Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Se...
Chanel Dark Pink Quilted Caviar Leather Rectangular Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Dark Pink Quilted Caviar Leather Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5678 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial N...
Chanel Beige Quilted Caviar Leather Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Quilted Caviar Leather Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5022 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Serial Number...
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1576 Brand: Chanel Model: Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody S...
CHANEL Beige Caviar Leather Vintage XL Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Caviar Leather Vintage XL Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5217 Brand: Chanel Model: XL Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Nu...
Chanel 1994 Vintage Red Caviar Leather Small Triple Logo Camera Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Red Caviar Leather Vintage Small Triple Logo Camera Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5510 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Triple Logo Camera Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial ...
Chanel 1997 Vintage Black Quilted Caviar Jumbo Flap Bag, Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Jumbo Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5149 Brand: Chanel Model: Jumbo Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Cross...
Chanel 1997 Black Caviar Leather Vintage Medium Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Caviar Leather Vintage Medium Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5181 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Serial Number...
Chanel 2005 Black Quilted Lambskin Micro Flap Bag with Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Square Micro Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5594 Brand: Chanel Model: Square Micro Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 10425125 Ag...
Chanel 2019 Canary Yellow Tweed 224 2.55 Reissue Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Canary Yellow Tweed Fabric 224 2.55 Reissue Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5116 Brand: Chanel Model: 224 2.55 Reissue Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody ...
Chanel 2019 Pink Quilted Lambskin A Real Catch Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin A Real Catch Classic Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5130 Brand: Chanel Model: A Real Catch Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Top Handle, Shoulder, Cr...
Chanel 1988 Vintage Black Quilted Lambskin Mini Flap Bag with Crystals
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Crystal Embellished Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4815 Brand: Chanel Model: Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Serial Number: 0538367 A...
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Medium Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5608 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody ...
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Medium Classic Top Handle Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Medium Classic Top Handle Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4626 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Top Handle Flap Bag Type: Top Handle, Sh...
Chanel Pink Chevron Quilted Washed Caviar Leather Rectangular Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Light Pink Chevron Quilted Washed Caviar Leather Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1224 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Cr...
Chanel Navy, Beige Canvas & Black Quilted Lambskin Cruise Timeless Hobo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Navy, Beige Canvas & Black Quilted Lambskin Cruise Timeless Hobo Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1381 Brand: Chanel Model: Timeless Hobo Bag Type: Shoulder Serial Number...
Chanel 1986 Vintage Black Quilted Lambskin Small Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Small Classic Single Flap Bag with Top Handle Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5843 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Classic Single Flap Bag with Top Han...
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1097 Brand: Chanel Model: Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Ser...
Chanel Beige Quilted Satin Vintage Bijoux Half Moon Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Quilted Satin Vintage Bijoux Half Moon Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1532 Brand: Chanel Model: Half Moon Mini Flap Bag Type: Shoulder Accompanied By: Chane...
Chanel 1996 Vintage Pink Lambskin Leather Small Classic Top Handle Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Top Handle Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4951 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Top Handle Classic Single Flap Bag Type: T...
Chanel 2012 Large Le Boy Black Red Quilted Lambskin Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black & Red Quilted Lambskin Large Le Boy Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1104 Brand: Chanel Model: Large Le Boy Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 17948618 Age: 2012 ...
Chanel Pink & Green Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag with Top Handle
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink & Green Quilted Lambskin Rectangular Mini Flap Bag with Top Handle Product Details Xupes Ref: CB908 Brand: Chanel Model: Rectangular Mini Flap Bag with Top Handle Ty...
Chanel Red Chesterfield Distressed Goatskin Leather Celtic Medium LeBoy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Red Chesterfield Padding Distressed Goatskin Leather Celtic Medium Le Boy Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB924 Brand: Chanel Model: Celtic Medium Le Boy Bag Type: Shoulde...
Chanel 2013 Burgundy Lizard Leather & Pink Lambskin Perfect Edge Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Burgundy Lizard Leather & Dusky Pink Quilted Lambskin Large Perfect Edge Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB4694 Brand: Chanel Model: Large Perfect Edge C...
Chanel 2016 White Multicolour Quilted Lambskin Airlines Medium Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel White Multicolour Quilted Lambskin Airlines Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5004 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Double Flap Bag Type: Shoulde...
Chanel Cream Caviar Leather Vintage Braided Mini Trapeze Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Cream Caviar Leather Vintage Braided Mini Trapeze Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1031 Brand: Chanel Model: Braided Mini Trapeze Classic Single Flap Bag ...
Chanel Black Vertical Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Vertical Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1329 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, C...
Chanel Black Quilted Aged Calfskin Paris-31 Rue Cambon Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"Chanel Black Quilted Shiny Aged Calfskin Leather Paris-31 Rue Cambon Timeless Shopping Tote Product Details Xupes Ref: HB6062 Brand: Chanel Model: Paris-31 Rue Cambon Timeless Shop...
Chanel Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Jumbo XL Classic Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Patent Leather Vintage Jumbo XL Classic Single Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1330 Brand: Chanel Model: Jumbo XL Classic Single Flap Bag Type: Shoulder, ...
Chanel Light Blue Quilted Denim & Turquoise Lambskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Light Blue Quilted Denim & Turquoise Lambskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5677 Brand: Chanel Model: Small 19 Flap Bag Type: Top Handle, Shoulde...
Chanel Beige Quilted Lambskin Leather Vintage Square Mini Top Handle Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Quilted Lambskin Leather Vintage Square Mini Top Handle Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1596 Brand: Chanel Model: Square Mini Top Handle Flap Bag Type: Top Handle...
Chanel Silver Chevron Quilted Metallic Caviar Leather Medium Le Boy
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Silver Chevron Quilted Metallic Caviar Leather Medium Le Boy Product Details Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Le Boy Product Title: Silver Chevron Quilted Metallic Caviar Leather ...
Chanel Honey Beige Lambskin & Black Quilted Calfskin Leather Small Gabrielle Buc
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Honey Beige Lambskin & Black Quilted Calfskin Leather Small Gabrielle Bucket Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1704 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Gabrielle Bucket Bag Type: Shoul...
Chanel Black & White Calfskin Leather Gabrielle Backpack
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Smooth Calfskin Leather & White Aged Calfskin Leather Gabrielle Backpack Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1127 Brand: Chanel Model: Gabrielle Backpack Type: Backpack Serial...
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Vintage Classic Kelly Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1345 Brand: Chanel Model: Classic Kelly Type: Top Handle Serial Number: 6375790 Age: 2002 A...
Chanel Beige Quilted Grained Calfskin Leather Large Label Click Tote
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Quilted Grained Calfskin Leather Large Label Click Tote Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1516 Brand: Chanel Model: Large Label Click Tote Type: Tote Serial Number: 237513...
Chanel 2019 Pink Goatskin Leather Clover Zip Wallet
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Goatskin Leather Clover Zip Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: AA0297 Brand: Chanel Model: Clover Zip Wallet Type: Wallet Serial Number: 26959356 Age: 2019 Accompanied By...
Chanel Pink Tweed & Lurex Deauville Long Zip Wallet
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Tweed & Lurex Deauville Long Zip Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: AA0315 Brand: Chanel Model: Deauville Long Zip Wallet Type: Wallet Serial Number: 25116346 Age: 20...
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Kelly
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Vintage Medium Classic Kelly Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5863 Brand: Chanel Model: Medium Classic Kelly Type: Top Handle Serial Number: 4371886 Age: 1...
Chanel Burgundy Quilted Caviar Leather Large Casual Pocket Tote
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Burgundy Quilted Caviar Leather Large Casual Pocket Tote Product Details Xupes Ref: HB3887 Brand: Chanel Model: Large Casual Pocket Tote Type: Tote, Shoulder Serial Number: 2...
CHANEL Pink Chevron Quilted Lambskin North-South Le Boy
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Chevron Quilted Lambskin North-South Le Boy Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5018 Brand: Chanel Model: North-South Le Boy Type: Crossbody, Shoulder Serial Number: 28144912 A...
Chanel Orange Caviar Leather Vintage Timeless Vanity Case
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Orange Caviar Leather Vintage Timeless Vanity Case Product Details Xupes Ref: AA0330 Brand: Chanel Model: Timeless Vanity Case Type: Travel Serial Number: 8103506 Age: 2003 A...
Chanel 2016 Pink Goatskin Leather Timeless Long Zip Wallet
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Pink Goatskin Leather Timeless Long Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: AA0323 Brand: Chanel Model: Timeless Long Wallet Type: Wallet Serial Number: 22822138 Age: 2016 Accompan...
Chanel Red Chevron Aged Calfskin Leather Small Coco Top Handle
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Red Chevron Aged Calfskin Leather Small Coco Top Handle Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5169 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Coco Top Handle Type: Top Handle, Shoulder Serial Number:...
Chanel Gold Lambskin & Beige Patent Leather Double Circle Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Gold Lambskin & Beige Patent Leather Double Circle Clutch Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG028 Brand: Chanel Model: Double Circle Clutch Type: Clutch Serial Number: 11321198 Ag...
Chanel Dark Red Chevron Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Le Boy
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Dark Red Chevron Quilted Lambskin Leather Small Le Boy Product Details Xupes Ref: HB6019 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Le Boy Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 22616451 A...
Chanel Black Calfskin Leather Pink Clover Classic Long Zip Wallet
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Calfskin Leather Pink Clover Classic Long Zip Wallet Product Details Xupes Ref: AA0314 Brand: Chanel Model: Classic Long Zip Wallet Type: Wallet Serial Number: 23890492...
Chanel Blue Quilted Velvet & Lambskin Leather Small Le Boy
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Blue Quilted Velvet & Lambskin Leather Small Le Boy Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1535 Brand: Chanel Model: Small Le Boy Type: Shoulder, Crossbody Serial Number: 17119501 ...
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Chanel 19 Bag 2021 Small Pink Shearling Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Minimal stains on the inside. DETAILS: Model: Chanel 19 Bag Size: Small Dimensions: Width: 24cm; Height: 18cm; Depth: 8cm Weight: 960g Color: Pink Hardware color: Gold and gunmetal M...
Chanel Vanity Medium Case Bag in Tiffany Color
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Comes with authenticity card, dust bag, Chanel booklet. Bag is in new condition.
Chanel Patent Calfskin Mademoiselle Bijoux Chain Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Comes with an Entrupy Certificate for peace of mind. Designer: Chanel Material: Patent Calfskin; Metallic Calfskin trim Color: Bright Red Origin: Italy Serial Code: 12****04 Product...
Chanel 1996-1997 Black Duma Quilted Lambskin Leather Backpack Bag
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
What's Included The Lady Bag packaging, authenticity tags, dust bag, Chanel booklet, card, seal around the stamp number (see inside the booklet).
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.