Chanel Twin Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Leather Interior
Chanel Twin Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Leather Interior
Chanel Statement Flap Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red Interior Material
Chanel Bucket Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: White Interior Material: Fabric
Chanel Statement Flap Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red Interior Material
Chanel Urban Spirit NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Urban Spirit NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Urban Spirit NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
NM Backpack Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue Interior Material: Leather Interior
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Leather Interior
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Pink Interior Material: Leather
Chanel Classic O Case Pouch Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Case Pouch Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Pink Interior Material
Chanel Camera Case Bag Quilted Iridescent Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Camera Case Bag Quilted Iridescent Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Zip Around Jewelry Case Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Zip Around Jewelry Case Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Statement Flap Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bag Chevron Iridescent Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Pink Interior Material
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Green Interior
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Incognito Square Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Incognito Square Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Coco Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Sweet Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Chanel Model: Sweet Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Multi Color, Metallic
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Multi Color, Metallic
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Pink
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
17.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Business Affinity Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Chanel Model: Business Affinity Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Round Clutch With Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Coco Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Gray Interior Material
Chanel Timeless CC Ring Agenda Cover Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Ring Agenda Cover Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Coco Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Coco Tassel Camera Case Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Incognito Square Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
22" Designer: Chanel Model: Incognito Square Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel Classic O Case Pouch Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Width 6", Depth 1" Designer: Chanel Model: Classic O Case Pouch Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
9", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 18" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
Chanel Sweet Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Chanel Model: Sweet Classic Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior
Chanel Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
24" Designer: Chanel Model: Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Chanel Model: Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 17.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Business Affinity Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Width 7.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Chanel Model: Business Affinity Flap Bag Quilted Caviar
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Chevron Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 18" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Chevron Caviar Mini Exterior Material
Chanel Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral
Chanel Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral
Chanel Vintage Timeless CC Flat Crossbody Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Vintage Timeless CC Flat Crossbody Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Leather Interior
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 4", Strap Drop 17.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior
Chanel Incognito Square Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bag Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Fabric
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Chanel CC Box Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 12.5", Height 6", Width 8", Depth 3" Designer: Chanel Model: CC Box Flap Bag Quilted Caviar
Chanel Coco Top Handle Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Pink Interior Material: Fabric Interior Color
Chanel Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 22.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Classic Single Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
Chanel Chain Soul Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: White Interior Material: Fabric Interior Color
Chanel Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Round Clutch with Chain Quilted Caviar Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
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.