Museum Chanel Haute Couture 1961 Coco Beige Red Blue Tweed Jacket Skirt Suit
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The jacket features shimmering beige linen tweed accented with raspberry and navy trims, four front pockets, signature gold lion buttons symbolizing Gabrielle Chanel’s Leo zodiac sig...
Chanel Minaudière Moscow Leo Runway Rare So Black Charcoal Grey Metal Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Minaudière Moscow Leo Runway Rare So Black Charcoal Grey Metal Clutch Metal in a quilted pattern Crinkled patent leather Toggles that open like a change pocket Satin all bla...
Vintage 1994 CHANEL Lucky Charm Leather Chain Necklace Belt
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Measurements: Charms Height: 1.77 inches (4.5 cm) Total Length: 43.30 inches (110 cm) Adjustable Features: - 100% Authentic CHANEL. - Iconic Chanel leather and chain necklace/ belt ...
CHANEL Leo Flap Chevron Lion Clasp RARE Bag
By Chanel
Located in Tampa, FL
This is an authentic CHANEL Leo Flap Chevron Lion Clasp RARE Bag. It is done in absolutely gorgeous quilted leather with elegant silver toned hardware.
Chanel, Leo Chevron limited edition in red jersey
By Chanel
Located in Clichy, FR
- Designer: CHANEL - Model: Leo Chevron ltd ed. - Condition: Good condition.
Unavailable
H 6.5 in W 1 in L 9 in
Chanel Spring 2011 Black Lambskin Quilted Lion Relief & 'CC' Pearl "Leo" Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Chanel "Leo" clutch featuring a supple lambskin construction, iconic quilting, a lion relief detail at front with a 'CC' printed pearl accent, and a hidden snap closure at ...
Very Rare Minaudiere Chanel Moscow Lion Head Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
The Lion heads are in honor of Coco Chanel’s zodiac sign, Leo. Custom order piece. Only six made in the entire world.
Chanel Lion Head Pearl Silver Satin Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
This authentic Chanel Leo Lion Clutch Quilted Satin Small presented in the brand's Cruise 2010-2011 Collection inspired by Coco Chanel's sign is an elegant accessory made for a forma...
MEN'S CHANEL 08P graphic grey tweed fray 4 pockets leo button blazer jacket FR48
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Hong Kong, NT
MEN'S CHANEL 08P graphic grey tweed fray 4 pockets leo button blazer jacket FR48 Brand: CHANEL Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Collection: 08P Model Name / Style: Tweed jacket Material: Cot...
Chanel Leo Lion Clutch Quilted Satin Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Leo Lion Clutch Quilted Satin Small presented in the brand's Cruise 2010-2011 Collection inspired by Coco Chanel's sign is an elegant accessory made for a forma...
Chanel Leo Lion Flap Bag Chevron Lambskin Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Authenticity Card Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 6", Width 10", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 17" Designer: Chanel Model: Leo Lion Flap Bag Chevron Lambskin Me...
Chanel Leo Lion Flap Bag Chevron Jersey Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 9.5", Height 6", Width 10", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Chanel Model: Leo Lion Flap Bag Chevron Jersey Medium Exterior ...
Chanel Purple Chevron Leather Leo Lion Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Chanel Purple Chevron Lambskin Leo Flap Bag- PRISTINE .
Chanel Leather Medium Leo the Lion Flap Handbag Limited Edition
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
This limited edition Chanel flap is gothic glam in all the right places! The quilted black textured leather shoulder bag is lined with silver chain link detailing and crowned with th...
CHANEL Couture Beige Boucle Skirt Suit US 4
By Chanel
Located in New York City, NY
Gorgeous lion’s head buttons at pockets and cropped sleeve cuffs – a tribute to Coco Chanel’s zodiac sign, Leo. Burgundy, navy and white piping at collar, down front, at pockets and ...
ROBERTO CAVALLI 2005 Vintage Silk Runway Mini Dress Coral Leopard
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Roberto Cavalli SS05 Vintage Runway Leopard and Coral Print Popover style 100% silk Size Small Excellent Vintage Condition, minor feeling of wear FINAL SALE
1920s Yellow Floral Print Day Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1920s Silk Dress in orange, purple black eye susan sun flower print. Some flaws inside lining ( collar) see image attached Bust: 36 inches/ Waist: 32 inches/ Hip : 36 inches/ Dress l...
$445Sale Price|22% Off
Size: Refer to measurements
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Avant-Garde Hooded Dress c 21st C
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in University City, MO
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Avant-garde hooded dress The edgy boxy tunic style dress is designed with a subtle textured crinkled pattern that emulates reptile scales The unique ...
Louis Vuitton 30 kabuki speedy bag 2017 limited edition
By Louis Vuitton
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
LOUIS VUITTON - (Made in France) 'Kabuki' monogram coated canvas 30cm Speedy bag with green cob leather and black grain leather, a padlock, keys, and golden brass. A 2017 Collection ...
Herbert Levine Red Stilettos
By Herbert Levine
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous Herbert Levine Red Calf Stilettos decorated with a black "berry" and red ties. Retailed at Bonwit Teller, 1950's USA. 6.5AA, 2.75" widest across front. Very narrow.
Chanel Denim/Tweed Patchwork Jumbo Bag 2015-2016
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Denim/Tweed Patchwork Jumbo Bag 2015-2016. Please note this item is in good condition with minor wear consistent with age and use. This beautiful bag is a perfect representati...
1990s Vintage Tadashi Shoji White 90s Grecian Dress w/ Rhinestones + Pearl
By Tadashi Shoji
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy vintage Tadashi Shoji white dress! Avant Garde style, with cut-outs at bust (on front and back). Attached rhinestone brooch at bust, encrusted with an oversized pearl dangling f...
$223Sale Price|20% Off
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Variation Vintage Fuchsia Tunic Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Nice, FR
YVES SAINT LAURENT vintage gorgeous unworn fuchsia tunic dress. Short sleeves. Large buttons. 2 front pockets. Unlined. Label reads Yves Saint Laurent Variation Made in France. Si...
$1,036Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Medium
Sylvia Ann 1970s Rose Print Pink Ivory Chiffon Vintage 70s Maxi Dress Gown
By SYLVIA ANN
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1970s SYLVIA ANN pink, ivory and green chiffon ruffled maxi dress / gown! Features rose bouquets in various sizes throughout. Flutter sleeves, with a flowy layer of chiffon drap...
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Robins Egg Blue Vintage 80s Negligee + Jacket Set YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1980s vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT YSL robins egg blue silky nightgown and bed jacket! Features lace and embroidery throughout. Racerback with two straps at each back shoulde...
$200Sale Price|24% Off
Size: 36
Giorgio Armani Black Satin D'orsay High Heel Pump Passementerie Detail 36
By Giorgio Armani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giorgio Armani black saitn d'orsay high heel pumps with passementerie detail at heel back, 36 M. 3 1/2 inch heels. These beautiful shoes have a narrow braid band trim at the front a...
$695Sale Price|20% Off
Size: XS - Small
Sexy Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Leather High Waisted Black Pencil Skirt
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sexy vintage Yves Saint Laurent YSL ‘Rive Gauche' black leather skirt!!! High-waisted pencil style, with pockets at both sides of waist. Slight slit up middle front makes ...
Gianni Versace New Vintage Cashmere Colorblock American Flag Sweater
By Gianni Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous cashmere American flag sweater from Gianni Versace. It has a flag on the front and back with red and white stripes crossing the chest, back and one sleeve and the white st...
Valentino Polka Dot Red Silk Blouse
By Valentino
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vintage red silk Valentino from the miss V collection with white polkadots. we offer more vintage items, view our frontstore The blouse has two parts at the side for closing, there...
Vintage 1970s Christian Dior Knitted Bolero Shrug Bed Jacket UK 8-10 US 4-6
By Christian Dior
Located in Nashville, TN
A romance in the softest shade of baby pink, this original 1970's knitted acrylic bed jacket by Christian Dior, is the perfect piece to keep the chill away. The rounded neckline is...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Trailer Trash Mini Dress Spring Summer 2001
By John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
John Galliano for Christian Dior Spring Summer 2001 TRAILER TRASH collection . Asymmetrical short evening dress of black taffeta, cotton twill and tulle with functioning metal zipp...
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.
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.