Chanel Mini Beauty Lock Flap Bag Black Lambskin Leather Chain Strap 2017
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Mini Beauty Lock Flap Bag Black Lambskin Leather Chain Strap 2017 These are professional
Chanel Mini Beauty Lock Flap Bag Black Lambskin Leather Chain Strap 2017
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Mini Beauty Lock Flap Bag Black Lambskin Leather Chain Strap 2017 These are professional
$2,248Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Flap Bag Medium Pink Perforated Yellow Patent Leather Strap 2009-10
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Flap Bag Medium Pink Perforated Fabric Yellow Patent Leather Stap 2009-2010 These are
Chanel Red Leather Crossbody Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Chanel red double sided crossbody in lambskin features an intertwined leather silver shoulder
Chanel Vintage Leather Double Paris Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Leather Double Paris Flap Bag Navy blue lambskin leather bag with diamond stitch
Chanel Vintage Leather Timeless Single Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Bag Black diamond stich leather with 24k gold plated hardware
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Leather Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Bag Black diamond stich leather with 24k gold plated hardware
Chanel, Jumbo yellow chevron lamb leather flap bag
By Chanel
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Chanel, Jumbo chevron lamb leather flap bag in yellow. The item is in very good condition and comes
Chanel Vintage Black Nylon Flap Bag with Woven Gold Chain Strap
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
signs of use. Creases on the leather. Scuffs around the corners, edges of the flap. Scratches to the
Chanel 2.55 Double Flap Bag in Cream Leather
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Chanel 2.55 double flap bag in cream leather. Palladium silver metal hardware. The inscriptions
2021 Chanel Mint Green Caviar Leather Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The 2021 Chanel Mint Green Caviar Leather Flap Bag with Gold Hardware is a striking accessory that
Chanel Dark Green Caviar Leather Double Flap Maxi Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Dark Green Caviar Leather Double Flap Maxi Bag Made In: Italy Year of Production: 2015-2016
Chanel Mini Accordion Flap Bag in Red Caviar Leather
By Chanel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A refined expression of early-2000s Chanel, this Mini Accordion Flap Bag is crafted from iconic red
Chanel Leather Oversize Patent and Leather Quilted Tote Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Leather Oversize XL Patent and Leather Quilted Tote Shoulder Flap Bag Year: 2008-2009
Chanel Beige Lambskin Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Lambskin Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1290
Chanel Reissue 2.55 Lucky Charm Double Flap Leather Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Limited Edition - Chanel Reissue 2.55 Lucky Charm Double Flap Leather Bag Black shoulder bag
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Medium Lambskin Leather Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Medium Lambskin Leather Bag Black smooth lambskin leather bag
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Small Lambskin Leather Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Timeless Single Flap Small Lambskin Leather Bag Black smooth lambskin leather bag
Chanel White Ostrich Leather Mini Flap Bag circa 1980s
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This exquisite Chanel White Ostrich Leather Mini Flap Bag from the 1980s embodies timeless elegance
Chanel Gold Silver Leather Medium Boy Bag Classic Flap
By Chanel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chanel Gold Silver Leather Medium Boy Bag Classic Flap in good condition. Metallic gold diamond
CHANEL black leather CAMELLIA CHOCOLATE BAR MINI FLAP Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Chanel Camellia Chocolate Bar Mini Flap Bag is crafted from luxurious black
Chanel Black Perforated Leather Expandable Classic Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Chanel Black Perforated Leather Expandable Classic Flap Shoulder Bag in fair condition. Black
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Large 19 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Large 19 Bag Made In: Italy Color: Black Hardware: Antiqued
Chanel Black Caviar Leather Sweetheart Rectangular Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Caviar Leather Sweetheart Rectangular Mini Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1403
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Single Flap Maxi Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Single Flap Maxi Bag Made In: Italy Year of Production: 2009
Chanel Blue Quilted Goatskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Blue Quilted Goatskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5942 Brand
Chanel Vintage Matelassé Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Glasgow, GB
From circa 1986, this Vintage Flap handbag from Chanel isCrafted in navy matelassé lambskin leather
1999 Black Chanel Square Mini Caviar Leather Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The 1999 Black Chanel Square Mini Caviar Leather Flap Bag is a timeless luxury accessory that
Chanel Quilted Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel Red Quilted Classic Flap Bag in Lambskin Leather features an intertwined chain leather strap
$39,900
Chanel Teal Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
shoulder strap - Front flap closure - Signature interlocking CC turn-lock fastening - Main compartment
Chanel XXL Travel Flap Bag Black Caviar Leather
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in London, GB
Fabulous Chanel XXL Travel Flap Bag. Used once and comes with authenticity card. Crafted from black
Chanel Boy Metallic Gold Cube Embossed Leather Flap Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Boy Small Flap Crossbody bag featuring Metallic Gold Cube Embossed Leather with flap. Color
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CHANEL Quilted Caviar Leather XL Classic Flap Messenger Bag Red
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
, this Chanel Red Classic Flap Shoulder Bag is crafted from soft quilted caviar leather and finished with
Chanel Jersey Maxi Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
. A rare and timeless piece, this vintage Chanel Maxi flap features the brand's signature burgundy
Chanel Classic Pink Python Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Chanel Classic Flap Bag Iridescent Python Pink is a classic shoulder bag is composed of a
Chanel 2009 Leather Oversize Patent and Leather Quilted Tote Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Leather Oversize XL Patent and Leather Quilted Tote Shoulder Flap Bag Year: 2008-2009
Chanel White Caviar Leather Quilted Single Flap Jumbo Classic Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel White Caviar Leather Quilted Single Flap Jumbo Classic Bag Made In: Italy Year of
Chanel Vintage Black Quilted Patent Leather Reissue Flap Bag XL Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Vintage Black Quilted Patent Leather Reissue Flap Bag XL Shoulder Bag Spacious carry-all
Chanel East West Mademoiselle Flap Bag 2008 Medium Black Leather Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel East West Mademoiselle Flap Bag 2008 Medium Black Leather Shoulder Bag These are
Chanel Beige Python Leather 226 2.55 Reissue Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Beige Python Leather 226 2.55 Reissue Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5869
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
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
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
Chanel Quilted Jumbo Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Chanel Quilted Jumbo Double Flap Bag quilted, buttery soft lambskin leather, and also features
Chanel Turquoise Caviar Leather Quilted Classic Double Flap Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Turquoise Caviar Leather Quilted Classic Double Flap Jumbo Bag Made In: Italy Year of
Chanel 1989 Rare Vintage Octogonal Croc Leather Shoulder Bag Flap
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Vintage Octogonal Croc Leather Shoulder Bag Flap Year: 1989 {Vintage 35 Years} 24 K
$1,618Sale Price|25% Off
Chanel Vintage Flap Crossbody Bag Yellow Lambskin Leather, 1991-1994
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Vintage Flap Crossbody Bag Yellow Lambskin Leather, 1991-1994 These are professional photos
Chanel Gold Quilted Lambskin Leather Micro Mini Flap Bag 1981
By Chanel
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Exceptional RARE Vintage 1981 Chanel Gold Quilted Lambskin Micro Mini Flap Bag. Own a true piece of
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Black Quilted Caviar Leather Small Classic Double Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref
Chanel Classic Flap Tassel Lambskin Leather Cross Body Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic, pre-owned Chanel classic flap black crossbody bag. This very rare CHANEL front flap bag
Chanel Sakura Pink Quilted Goatskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Chanel Sakura Pink Quilted Goatskin Leather Small 19 Flap Bag Product Details Xupes Ref: CB1592
Chanel Classic CC Front Flap Lambskin Leather Shoulder Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel black classic front flap CC logo lambskin leather bag. Features black lambskin
2016 Chanel Urban Mix Flap Black Quilted Leather Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Chanel bag, Urban Mix model, made in black leather and golden hardware. Equipped with a flap with
Chanel 2016 Silver Quilted Leather Airline Easy Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Limited Edition 'Easy Flap' Shoulder bag from the 2016 'Airline' collection in silver metal
Extra Mini Black Chanel Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Extra Mini Black Chanel Flap Bag. Coveted icon in miniature form, this vintage Chanel Mini Classic
Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Leather Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
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Chanel CC Quilted Jumbo Classic Caviar Leather Flap Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel CC classic flap jumbo quilted black caviar leather cross body bag. Features flap
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
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.