Chanel Black Suede Millennium 2005 Bag - '00s
By Chanel
Located in Milano, Lombardia
An iconic Chanel piece from the sought-after Millennium 2005 collection, crafted in soft black suede with a distinctive structured silhouette and minimalist architectural lines. The ...
Chanel ✿*ﾟKarl Lagerfeld Millennium 2005 Limited Edition Handbag Clutch Bag
By Chanel
Located in KAOHSIUNG, TW
THIS stunner was created by Karl Lagerfeld in 1999 and named it MILLENNIUM 2005 LIMITED EDITION. Created to celebrate the 21st century. It took Karl Lagerfeld 1 1/2 year to design. D...
Chanel Millennium Quilted Felt Handbag
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Winnetka, IL
A structured, minimalist bag shaped like a woman's torso. Chanel combined quilted grey flannel with a futuristic woven metal strap. Very fine condition and very, very cool design. ...
Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey is a chic piece with a versatile day-to-night transition. Crafted from black jersey, it features a long shoulder strap and silver-tone hard...
Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey is a chic piece with a versatile day-to-night transition. Crafted from black jersey, it features a long shoulder strap and silver-tone hard...
Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Leather
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Leather is created by Karl Lagerfeld to celebrate the 21st century with a futuristic design. Crafted from black leather, this rare bag featu...
Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Felt
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Good. Odor in interior. Moderate wear, pilling and balding on exterior, heavy scratches and wear on interior opening trim. Minor wear and marks in interior, scratches on h...
Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Leather
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Leather, crafted from black leather, features inset handles, shell silhouette, and silver-tone hardware. Its push-lock closure opens to a black fabric...
Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Suede
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Suede, crafted from black suede, features inset handles, shell silhouette, and matte silver-tone hardware. Its push-lock closure opens to a black fabr...
Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Jersey, crafted from black jersey, features a long shoulder strap and silver-tone hardware. Its push lock closure opens to a black fabric interior...
Chanel Millennium Shoulder Bag Felt
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Good. Wear and discoloration on exterior, moderate pilling on exterior. Minor wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Box Measurements: Height 6", Width 7", ...
Chanel Millennium 2005 Bag Jersey
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Very good. Wear and pilling on exterior, wear and bubbling in interior, moderate scratches and discoloration on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: H...
Chanel 1998 Jumbo Millennium Ivory Reissue Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stand out from the crowd with a limited edition jumbo Chanel designed by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel!! This Chanel Reissue Mademoiselle Jumbo Bag from the Millennium Collection has the...
CHANEL 1999 MILLENNIUM 2005 Bag, Limited Edition!
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Baarn, NL
Karl Lagerfeld created this bag to celebrate the 21st century.The inside of the bag resembles a woman's corset. Like other modern couturiers designing for the new millennium, he soug...
Millennium 2005 Bag Suede
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Estimated Retail Price: $1,630 Condition: Very good. Moderate wear and discoloration on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Authenticity Card, With Strap Measurements: Hand...
2005 Chanel Millennium Limited Edition Hard Case Handbag
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Portland, OR
Affectionately known as the Chanel Butt Bag, this handbag is easy to carry as it fits nicely nested by one's leg. It came with a removable chain handle that never functioned--the bag...
Chanel Black Suede CC Turn-Lock Flap Handbag
By Chanel
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage Chanel black suede CC turn-lock flap handbag. - Circa 1994-1996. - One Interior pocket zip closure. One slip pocket. - 20cm x 17cm x 6cm. Handle drop: 14cm. - Conditi...
$2,159Sale Price|20% Off
H 10 in W 5.5 in L 13.75 in
1990's Vintage Chanel Epsom Black Leather Zipped Tote
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel authentic everyday bag in durable epsom leather and gold tone hardware. Top zipper, side open compartment and side zipped compartment. Collection 1997/1999. Handle drop 12". C...
$1,690Sale Price|25% Off
Chanel black silk purse handbag
By Chanel
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage 90s Chanel black silk purse handbag. - Silver CC hardware kiss lock closure. - Leather interior. - One interior zip pocket. One interior slip pocket.
Rare Chanel 90's Black Caviar Leather Briefcase Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel black caviar 90's briefcase with gold tone hardware. Handle drop 2.5. Comes with dust bag, hologram, id card.
1990's Chanel Vintage Black Leather Unisex Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel 90's unisex butter lambskin small black weekender bag. Handle drop 5.5". Shoulder drop 15.25". Comes with hologram, id card and generic dust cover.
Chanel 1990s Vintage Black Velvet Mini Bag for Women, Good Condition
By Chanel
Located in CACHAN, FR
CHANEL Mini Chanel bag in black velvet. Vintage. It shows signs of wear, the chain is slightly discolored and the closure part has come undone. It can be repaired and sewn back by a ...
Chanel Black Calfskin Smooth Small Trendy CC Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Listing Title: Chanel Black Calfskin Smooth Small Trendy CC Flap Bag SKU: Z150764 Condition: Pre-owned Condition Description: A timeless classic that never goes out of style, the fl...
Chanel 1988 Black Velvet Vintage Kelly Top Handle Minaudière Clutch Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Black Velvet Vintage 80's Micro Mini Top Handle Minaudière Clutch Bag 1988 Spring Summer Haute Couture Gold Hardware Nylon Trim Quilted velvet Kelly style chain top handle...
Chanel 1999 Shopping Shoulder Vintage Small Classic Black Caviar Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Caviar Vintage 1999 Small Classic Shoulder Bag 1999 {23 Years VINTAGE} Gold hardware Classic interwoven chain CC Turnlock logo at front Black caviar leather Zip top closure ...
Chanel Timeless classique flap bag Satin Black
By Chanel
Located in 10707, DE
Timeless bag from Chanel in verry good condition Satin Black and Gold Hardware
$2,310Sale Price|30% Off
Chanel Black Silk Purse Handbag
By Chanel
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage 90s Chanel black silk purse handbag. - Silver CC hardware kiss lock closure. - Leather interior. - One interior zip closure pocket. One interior slip pocket. - Conditi...
$1,153
H 10.24 in W 13.78 in D 3.15 in L 18.12 in
2000s New Travel Line Black Nylon Tote Bag by Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This vintage Chanel New Travel Line tote bag is a sophisticated blend of practicality and understated luxury, perfect for the modern collector who values lightweight durability. Craf...
Chanel 1988 80s Rare Black Velvet Vintage Kelly Top Handle Minaudière Clutch Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Black Velvet Vintage Kelly Top Handle Minaudière Clutch Bag 1988 Spring Summer Haute Couture Gold hardware Black velvet Single chain-link top handle Concealed magneti...
Chanel 2.55 Black Lambskin Square Stitching Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel 2.55 Black Lambskin Square Stitching Shoulder Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. Condition: VERY GOOD. Overall light signs of use. Scratch...
$7,290
H 8 in W 14 in L 3.25 in
Chanel Classic Flap XL Large Plush Textured Black Microfiber Nylon Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel large plush Chanel textured flap with patent leather detail Year: 2010 Silver hardware Magnetic clasp closure Interior grey microfiber lining Center zippered pocket Patent le...
Chanel Black Suede Single Flap 10"
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel black classic suede single flap bag. Can be worn two ways: shoulder drop, 17.5"L or 9.5"L. Collection 8, 2003/2004. Comes with hologram and original dust cover.
Unavailable|$1,200
CHANEL Iconic Vintage classic Satin CC logo Headband black & gold
By Chanel
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
CHANEL Iconic Vintage classic Satin CC logo Headband black & gold Comes with a box
CHANEL Rare Vintage Runway S/S 1994 Black & White Vinyl PVC Raffia Dress
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
A high-impact piece from Chanel’s Spring/Summer 1994 collection, designed by Karl Lagerfeld. This striking black-and-white mini dress is crafted from glossy raffia-style vinyl, featu...
Roberto Cavalli Vintage 90s Signed Leopard Animal Print Silk Halter Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Roberto Cavalli vintage 90s signed leopard print silk halter dress. A beautiful bias-cut piece with embellished straps. Made in Italy, size Italian 42. It can be easily tailored to f...
J MENDEL 2004 Vintage Runway Silk Espresso Brown Evening Gown Maxi Dress
By J Mendel
Located in Leonardo, NJ
J.Mendel Vintage Runway FW04 Dark brown Distressed silk Pointelle Lined This dress is lightweight Invisible back zip Whipstitch throughout neckline, sides, and back Size USA 8 but fi...
Rare Chanel Iridescent Lizard Mini Bag
By Chanel
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
Rare and sought after Chanel mini bag Chanel Mini chain evening bag Period: Contemporary Materials: Iridescent lizard leather, silver-tone metal Colours: Iridescent silver Dimensions...
Black satin evening slip dress CHRISTIAN DIOR
By MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black satin evening slip dress with silk chiffon lining. The black chiffon lining is visible on the top edge and bottom edge. Invisible zip on the left side + hook&eye. SIZE 38/40 (...
Christian Dior London 1954 'Mexico' Gold Embellished Black Faille H-Line Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly remarkable piece of fashion history. This Christian Dior London dress is the Ready to Wear version of the Paris Haute Couture dress from the Autumn 1954 "Mexique" collection....
Valentino dress by Valentino Garavani Haute Couture Spring 1998
By Valentino
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
VALENTINO - Spring/Summer 1998 Haute Couture Collection under the artistic direction of Valentino Garavani. Sleeveless dress in nude tulle embroidered with tubular beads, finished w...
Alexander McQueen Runway Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2008 Size 38IT
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Alexander McQueen Runway Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2008 Size 38IT
Gorgeous Rare Thierry Mugler Jacket SS 1999 Black Lace Semi Sheer Dream
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
A phantom of lace and shadow, this extraordinary vintage Thierry Mugler jacket feels less designed than conjured. Sculpted with Mugler’s unmistakable architectural precision, beaurif...
Chanel Haute Couture S/S 1960 Blush Pink Lace Wheat Dress
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Exceptional Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1960 wheat dress, a rare lifetime Gabrielle Chanel piece and a remarkable example of the house’s late 1950s–early 1960s couture romant...
$1,630
H 4.5 in W 1.25 in L 6.5 in
1980s Vintage CHANEL Diamond Quilted Lambskin Leather Waist Chain Flap Bag Black
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage CHANEL waist chain flap bag is crafted of diamond quilted lambskin leather in black featuring gold toned hardware and a gold toned chain belt of the same leather. Front ...
Beautiful Mugler Silk Top Semi Sheer Black Lace Bustier Blouse
By Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
This beautiful Mugler Silk lace bustier captures the Designer’s unmistakable vision of femininity: powerful, theatrical & sensual. Every seam sharpens the silhouette, drawing the...
Christian Dior John Galliano Silk Chiffon BiasCut Layered Ballerina Gown FW 2005
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
John Galliano, while Christian Dior Artistic Director for French haute-couture and ready-to-wear, designed for his Fall/Winter 2005 collection this bias-cut, layered, silvery semi-tr...
Thierry Mugler FW 1998 Silk Corset Bustier Top Bodice
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
A couture dream of seduction through structure, this ivory silk corset from Thierry Mugler Fall/Winter 1998 - the legendary Lingerie Revisited Collection, often referred to as the He...
Versace Spring/Summer 2005 Peach Silk Satin Medusa Gown
By Versace
Located in North Wales, PA
A stunning floor-length evening gown from Versace’s Spring/Summer 2005 collection under Donatella Versace. Crafted in a lustrous peach silk satin, the dress features a structured und...
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.