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Chanel Jacket Ecru

CHANEL Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR
CHANEL Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

CHANEL Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL · Collectible Ecru Tweed Jacket with Tartan Detail — Paris / EDINBURGH Métiers d’Art 2013

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR
CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Paris / VENICE Écru Tweed Jacket — Lion of Eternal Waters ~ There are Chanel jackets. And

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL Paris / NEW YORK Collectible Ecru Tweed Jacket 46 FR
CHANEL Paris / NEW YORK Collectible Ecru Tweed Jacket 46 FR

CHANEL Paris / NEW YORK Collectible Ecru Tweed Jacket 46 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL · Museum Grade Collectible Ecru Tweed Jacket with Gripoix Buttons — Paris / NEW-YORK Métiers

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Early 2000s Jackets

CHANEL 2001 Runway Ecru Tweed Suit with CC Buttons 38 FR
CHANEL 2001 Runway Ecru Tweed Suit with CC Buttons 38 FR

CHANEL 2001 Runway Ecru Tweed Suit with CC Buttons 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL · Ecru Tweed Suit with CC Buttons — Fall 2001 Runway by Karl Lagerfeld • Collectors value

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Early 2000s Jackets

2017-2018 Chanel wool pea jacket
2017-2018 Chanel wool pea jacket

2017-2018 Chanel wool pea jacket

By Chanel

Located in Paris, FR

Stunning Chanel ecru wool pea jacket made of wool and cashmere. This jacket is from the fall

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2010s French Pea Coats

CHANEL cream silk blend 2005 05A CHUNKY TWEED Jacket 38 S
CHANEL cream silk blend 2005 05A CHUNKY TWEED Jacket 38 S

CHANEL cream silk blend 2005 05A CHUNKY TWEED Jacket 38 S

By Chanel

Located in Zürich, CH

100% authentic Chanel chunky tweed jacket in ecru and red silk (79%), wool (19%), nylon (1%) and

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Chanel 2020 20C Ecru, Gold, Pearl CC Tweed Jacket Skirt Suit FR 36 US 4 6
Chanel 2020 20C Ecru, Gold, Pearl CC Tweed Jacket Skirt Suit FR 36 US 4 6

Chanel 2020 20C Ecru, Gold, Pearl CC Tweed Jacket Skirt Suit FR 36 US 4 6

By Chanel

Located in Ormond Beach, FL

Fabulous "Chanel" 2020, 20C Resort ecru, gold & pearl tweed suit in size FR 36/ US 4. The

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21st Century and Contemporary French Skirt Suits

Vintage Chanel 1990's Navy & Ecru Diamond Jacket & Skirt Suit FR 40/ US 8
Vintage Chanel 1990's Navy & Ecru Diamond Jacket & Skirt Suit FR 40/ US 8

Vintage Chanel 1990's Navy & Ecru Diamond Jacket & Skirt Suit FR 40/ US 8

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Ormond Beach, FL

Lovely, "Chanel' navy & ecru tweed & grosgrain jacket & skirt suit in size FR 40/ US 8. Timeless

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1990s French Skirt Suits

Chanel Iconic CC Eagle Buttons Ecru Tweed Jacket
Chanel Iconic CC Eagle Buttons Ecru Tweed Jacket

Chanel Iconic CC Eagle Buttons Ecru Tweed Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Iconic Chanel ecru tweed jacket 2009 Pre-Fall Metier d'Art Collection by Mr Karl Lagerfeld, 09a

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2010s Jackets

Chanel 12K$ Ecru Ruffle Tweed Jacket 40 FR
Chanel 12K$ Ecru Ruffle Tweed Jacket 40 FR

Chanel 12K$ Ecru Ruffle Tweed Jacket 40 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

— The Gilded Current An exceptionally rare Chanel tweed jacket from the Spring 2008 Runway

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Paris / Venice Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR
Chanel Paris / Venice Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

Chanel Paris / Venice Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // — Inside, a tonal silk lining unfurls with woven camellias, the secret garden of Gabrielle’s iconography

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Collectible 2007 Fall Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR
Chanel Collectible 2007 Fall Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

Chanel Collectible 2007 Fall Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Collectible Chanel ecru tweed jacket / coat from Runway of 2007 Fall Collection by Karl Lagerfeld

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2010s Jackets

Iconic CHANEL Ecru Color  Boucle Jacket '06   NEW  40
Iconic CHANEL Ecru Color  Boucle Jacket '06   NEW  40

Iconic CHANEL Ecru Color Boucle Jacket '06 NEW 40

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Iconic and collectible 2006 Chanel boucle jacket. Beautiful ecru color boucle fabric. 4 flap

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21st Century and Contemporary Jackets

Chanel Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR
Chanel Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

Chanel Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Paris / VENICE Écru Tweed Jacket — Lion of Eternal Waters There are Chanel jackets. And

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket  38 FR
CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket  38 FR

CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 
From the Runway to the billboard—an emblem of rarefied

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Paris / Venice Baroque Ecru Teed Jacket 36 FR
Chanel Paris / Venice Baroque Ecru Teed Jacket 36 FR

Chanel Paris / Venice Baroque Ecru Teed Jacket 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

~ A symphony of Venetian light and Chanel mastery, this ecru tweed jacket from Karl Lagerfeld’s

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2010s Jackets

Chanel FW 1993 Jacket FR38 Ecru Wool Trimmings
Chanel FW 1993 Jacket FR38 Ecru Wool Trimmings

Chanel FW 1993 Jacket FR38 Ecru Wool Trimmings

By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel

Located in PARIS, FR

Chanel jacket from the Fall Winter 1993 collection in ecru wool highlighted with contrasting ecru

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1990s French Jackets

Chanel New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket  38 FR
Chanel New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket  38 FR

Chanel New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Black & White Tweed Jacket with Lace Trim ~
— Runway of 2010 Spring Collection by Karl

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket 48 FR
CHANEL New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket 48 FR

CHANEL New Black & Ecru Ruffled Tweed Jacket 48 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 48 FR / Condition: never worn // lining, immaculate in its discretion, carrying the hidden architecture of perfection

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket  38 FR
CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket  38 FR

CHANEL New Paris / EDINBURGH Ecru Tweed Jacket 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 38 FR / Condition: never worn // — Inside, a tonal silk lining and the signature chain link at the hem anchor the garment in the Maison’s timeless grammar

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR
CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

CHANEL Paris / Venice Legendary Ecru Tweed Jacket 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // — Inside, a tonal silk lining unfurls with woven camellias, the secret garden of Gabrielle’s iconography, weighted by the discreet c...

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Cruise 2010 Ecru Ivory Gold Lion 10C Tweed Jacket
Chanel Cruise 2010 Ecru Ivory Gold Lion 10C Tweed Jacket

Chanel Cruise 2010 Ecru Ivory Gold Lion 10C Tweed Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Enjoy timeless elegance with this single-breasted jacket from Chanel's Cruise 2010 collection

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2010s French Jackets

Chanel Blue Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket
Chanel Blue Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket

Chanel Blue Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

From the Paris-Dallas 2014 collection comes this Chanel Blue/Ecru Tweed Jacket! Composed of a

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2010s Blazers

Chanel Red Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket
Chanel Red Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket

Chanel Red Ecru Wool Blend Tweed Paris-Dallas Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

From the Paris-Dallas 2014 collection comes this Chanel Red/Ecru Tweed Jacket! Composed of a

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2010s Blazers

Chanel Ecru Lesage Tweed Cape
Chanel Ecru Lesage Tweed Cape

Chanel Ecru Lesage Tweed Cape

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Luxurious Chanel ecru jacket / cape made of most precious ribbon tweed. CC logo charm at waist

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL 12K$ Museum Rare Chain Trim Ecru Tweed Jacket 40 FR
CHANEL 12K$ Museum Rare Chain Trim Ecru Tweed Jacket 40 FR

CHANEL 12K$ Museum Rare Chain Trim Ecru Tweed Jacket 40 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 40 FR / Condition: never worn // ~ Beneath, a tonal silk lining rests against the skin with the quiet intimacy only true couture affords, the hem weighted with the m...

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2010s Jackets

1995 Chanel Veste CC FR38 Ecru Wool Boucle Jacket US8
1995 Chanel Veste CC FR38 Ecru Wool Boucle Jacket US8

1995 Chanel Veste CC FR38 Ecru Wool Boucle Jacket US8

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in PARIS, FR

Chanel jacket from the AW1995 collection by Karl Lagerfeld in ecru wool, small notched collar

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1990s French Jackets

Chanel Vintage F/W 1994 Ecru 24K Gold Black Textured Tweed 94A Jacket
Chanel Vintage F/W 1994 Ecru 24K Gold Black Textured Tweed 94A Jacket

Chanel Vintage F/W 1994 Ecru 24K Gold Black Textured Tweed 94A Jacket

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Jersey City, NJ

An iconic and highly coveted piece from Chanel’s Fall/Winter 1994 collection, designed by Karl

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1990s French Jackets

CHANEL Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR
CHANEL Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR

CHANEL Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // — Inside, a tonal silk lining moves like a whispered vow

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL 09A Paris-Moscou ecru wool tweed fuzzy trim officer jacket FR44
CHANEL 09A Paris-Moscou ecru wool tweed fuzzy trim officer jacket FR44

CHANEL 09A Paris-Moscou ecru wool tweed fuzzy trim officer jacket FR44

By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 09A Paris-Moscou ecru wool tweed fuzzy trim officer jacket FR44 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl

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Early 2000s French Blazers

Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket
Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket

Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Rare, collectors Chanel ecru fringe tweed jacket. For true connoisseurs! Size mark 36 FR. Condition

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket
Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket

Chanel Collectors Fringe Tweed Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Rare, collectors Chanel ecru fringe tweed jacket. For true connoisseurs! Size mark 36 FR. Condition

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2010s Jackets

CHANEL Anna Wintour Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR
CHANEL Anna Wintour Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR

CHANEL Anna Wintour Style Icon Ecru Tweed Suit 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

// Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // — Inside, a tonal silk lining moves like a whispered vow

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2010s Jackets

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Chanel Jacket Ecru For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary chanel jacket ecru you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Beige, Gray, Brown and more. If you’re looking for a chanel jacket ecru from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been 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 Jacket Ecru?

The price for a chanel jacket ecru starts at $630 and tops out at $6,900, and on average, selling for $3,380.

Chanel for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Jackets for You

No matter if you’re preparing for a fashion event or a weather event — you’re going to need a good jacket.

What would become the modern jacket as we know it began as a strictly professional item. A lot of the vintage and designer jackets (and coat styles such as the Navy-inspired peacoat) in our closets were likely popularized by soldiers who battled aggressive climes with their regulation field jackets, bombers and parkas buttoned or zipped to the chin. Indeed, keeping troopers comfortable guided the design of the military surplus garments that have often become buzzy fashion trends. But now, jackets add far more than warmth to our wardrobe, and we hunt down outer layers branded with peerless fashion labels.

Fashion’s most iconic creations, despite their age, remain modern: Biker jackets originated in the 1920s, Balenciaga’s celebrated puffers are steeped in a tradition of down coats that began in the 1930s and your vintage denim jacket has come an even longer way, from California Gold Rush to wardrobe staple. Jeans bequeathed jean jackets during the 1880s, thanks to Levi Strauss, who crafted the former as a durable garment to be worn by miners and railroad workers. Later, jeans and jean jackets became synonymous with nonconformity and rebelliousness — with fashion legends such as actor James Dean in the 1950s and model Veruschka in the 1960s and ’70s leading the indigo-toned charge.

Another fashion rebel, Coco Chanel, used the classic tweed jacket to introduce more comfort and mobility into women’s daily lives. Debuting in 1954 and based on a cardigan, the groundbreaking Chanel jacket forever changed what women wear. The garment reacted against the fitted, constricting styles of Christian Dior’s New Look, which, as Chanel saw it, was making women dress like decorative objects.

On 1stDibs, find bold collections from cutting-edge contemporary designers who’ve taken the classic silhouette of the jacket to new heights or build out your array of vintage treasures (denim or otherwise) with dazzlers from Yves Saint Laurent, Gianni Versace, Moschino and more.