Chanel 90s Quilted Lambskin Multi-Chain Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
in black. The bag features a five strand leather threaded chain strap, a CC turn-lock on the flap, a
Chanel 90s Quilted Lambskin Multi-Chain Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
in black. The bag features a five strand leather threaded chain strap, a CC turn-lock on the flap, a
2000s Chanel Boy multi chain lambskin bag
By Chanel
Located in Capri, IT
2000s Chanel Boy multi chain lambskin bag This 2013 Cruise Collection Chanel Boy in Black with
CHANEL Black Lambskin Leather Multi Chains Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Absolutely stunning Chanel 'Multi Chains' Boy Bag from 2014 in black smooth lambskin. This is a
Vintage 1990s Chanel Silver Multi Chain Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Cute vintage mini metallic bag with unique multi chain strap. Can be worn crossbody. Visible
CHANEL 'Multi Chains' Boy Bag in Black Smooth Lambskin
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Chanel 'Multi chains' Boy bag in black smooth lambskin. limited edition. The chains are in aged
Chanel Fur Flap Bag Brown Grey Chincilla Bag Multi-Layer Chain
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Fur Flap Bag Brown Grey Chincilla Bag Multi-Layer Chain These are professional photos of the
Chanel Fur Flap Bag Brown Grey Chincilla Bag Multi-Layer Chain
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Fur Flap Bag Brown Grey Chincilla Bag Multi-Layer Chain These are professional photos of the
Chanel Vintage Black Silk Multi chain Evening Bag, 1980s
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel black silk and leather evening bag with gold mutichain strap. Shoulder drop 17". Collection
Chanel Black Crocodile Shoulder Bag with Gold Multi-Strand Chain Strap
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chanel shoulder bag Made in Italy Black crocodile leather Gold multi-strand chain strap with gold
Sold
H 5.91 in W 2.37 in L 9.85 in
Rare Chanel Black Diamond Quilted Pearl Multi Chain Westminister Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Rare westminister pearl bag in very good condition. Light scuffs on the leather surface but not
2014 Chanel Boy XL Limited Edition Shoulder Bag Multi Chains
By Chanel
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Chanel signed bag, Boy model, in Multi Chain XL limited edition, made of smooth black leather with
Chanel Vintage Multi Chain Flap Bag Quilted Lizard Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Multi Chain Flap Bag Quilted Lizard Small, crafted from genuine red quilted
Chanel White Leather Multi Chain Flap Bag- Special Edition
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Chanel White Multi Chain Classic Flap is a special edition runway piece in excellent condition
Chanel Chain Zip Multi Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Width 10", Depth 2", Strap Drop 22.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Chain Zip Multi Flap Bag Quilted Lambskin
Chanel Navy Blue Square Quilted Leather Multi Chain Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This timeless Chanel Multi Chain Flap Bag is crafted from navy blue leather with a square quilted
CHANEL - Vintage Multi Chain *RARE* CC Black Envelope Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in Sanford, FL
CHANEL - Very Good - Vintage Multi Chain Envelope - Black - Handbag Description * Vintage mid
Chanel White Square Quilted Leather Multi Chain Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Indulge in timeless luxury with this Chanel bag. Meticulously crafted this iconic piece combines
Vintage Chanel Structured Multi Color Bag with Silver Chain Top Handle
By Chanel
Located in Westhampton Beach, NY
Very rare Chanel bag from Chanel's 1997/1998 Spring Collection. With a silver chain top handle and
Sold
H 5 in W 7 in D 2 in
Chanel Rare Vintage Black Lizard Multi Gold Chain Camera Evening Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Chanel Rare Vintage Black Lizard Multi Gold Chain Camera Evening Shoulder Bag Incredible
Chanel Gold Leather Multi Charm No 5 Bag Clover Evening Chain Bracelet
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Chanel Gold Leather Multi Charm No 5 Bag Clover Evening Chain Bracelet Metal Leather Gold tone
Chanel Rare Vintage Gold Quilted Leather Jewelry Style Multi Chain Tassel Bag
By Chanel
Located in Westlake Village, CA
condition! Gorgeous gold quilted lambskin leather with a pointed flap, gold multi chain gold tone strap
Sold
H 10 in W 16.5 in D 4 in
CHANEL 19 - CC Chain Maxi Black / Multi Metal Quilted Lambskin Flap Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Sanford, FL
black leather strip to sit comfortably on the shoulder. The bag also contains a gold-toned handle chain
CHANEL NEW 21K Multi Color Rainbow Fabric Gold Leather Chain Shoulder Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
New Condition From 2021 Collection Fabric Leather Chain Gold Hardware Woven Lining Includes Dust
CHANEL NEW 21K Multi Color Rainbow Fabric Gold Leather Chain Top Handle Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
New Condition From 2021 Collection Fabric Leather Chain Gold Hardware Woven Lining Measures 15" W x
Chanel Navy Blue Patent Leather Reissue Flap Bag- Medium
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Chanel Navy Patent Multi Chain Reissue Flap Bag- PRISTINE, appearing never carried. The
Sold
H 5 in W 7.75 in D 2 in
1980s Chanel Black Quilted Lambskin Flap Bag W Gold Tone Multi Chain Strap
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
1980s Chanel Black Quilted Leather Flap Bag is highly desired by all "Coco Connoisseurs"
DONNA KARAN 90's Vintage Hammered Satin Black Evening Gown Maxi Dress
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage 1990's Hammered Satin Jet black Made in Italy Pullover Throw on and go! This gown is so easy and effortless USA 6 aka IT42 Excellent vintage condition, minor feel...
CHRISTIAN DIOR burgundy CROCODILE LADY DIOR MEDIUM Tote Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Christian Dior Medium Lady Dior bag is crafted in glossy burgundy crocodile leather with a luxurious sheen. The structured silhouette is accented with two hard to...
CHANEL Surpique Wild Stitch brown leather gold CC logo shoulder hobo bag
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHANEL Surpique Wild Stitch brown leather gold CC logo shoulder hobo bag Reference: JHDN/A00085 Brand: Chanel Designer: Karl Lagerfeld Model: Surpique Wild Stitch Material: Leather C...
HERMES Fauve brown Barenia leather 2011 Blazer Jacket 38 S
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès by Jean Paul Gaultier jacket is crafted in rich Fauve (cognac brown) Barenia calfskin leather with signature contrasting white saddle stitching. Designed i...
Hermès Birkin 35 Ghillies Tadelakt Vert Veronese PBHW
By Hermès
Located in London, GB
- Green - Tadelakt leather - Permabrass hardware - Ghillies lace like leather detailing - Twist-lock fastening - Two rolled top handles - Stamp Q Square, Year 2013 - Comes with dust ...
$2,696
H 5.52 in D 4.34 in L 12.21 in
Python and canvas Street Chic Colombus bag CHRISTIAN DIOR by John Galliano
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Python and canvas Street Chic Colombus bag with detachable pocket. Gold metal hardware. Snap closure under the flap. One inside pocket with zip closure. Branded studs underneath. Dar...
Hermès crocodile bag 'Cordeau'
By Hermès
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
HERMÈS - (Made in France) Black crocodile Cordeau bag. Gold-plated fastener on a flap. Shoulder strap. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Length: 24 cm - Height: 18 cm - De...
Black wool slip evening dress CHRISTIAN DIOR
By MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black wool slip evening dress . No lining. Invisible zip closure and hook&eye on the left side. SIZE 34 (Fr) XS
HERMES black Clemence leather BIRKIN 35 Bag w Gold
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès Birkin 35 is crafted in black Taurillon Clemence leather, renowned for its supple texture and durability. It features the house’s iconic gold-plated hardwa...
Black caviar leather wallet on chain bag CHANEL 2019
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black caviar leather wallet on chain bag. Size : 19cm X 13cm X 4cm Chain lenght: 124cm Snap closure under the flap. One flat pocket on the back. One pocket with zip closure under the...
Chanel Classic Flap Mini 2020 Navy Lambskin Leather Silver Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Classic Flap Mini 2020 Navy Lambskin Leather Silver Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. Condition: VERY GOOD Overall light signs of us...
Chanel Mini Shearling Flap Bag Brown Lambskin Brushed Gold Hardware Furry Coco
By Chanel
Located in West Chester, PA
CHANEL This Chanel Mini Shearling Flap Bag is of dark brown lambskin leather and beige shearling with brushed gold Hardware, featuring a mixture of signature diamond quilted lambskin...
$1,295
Size: One Size Large
Louis Vuitton 1st Generation Damier Azur Neverfull GM Tote Bag Everyday Carryall
By Louis Vuitton
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful first-generation Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM in Damier Azur from the 2007 introduction collection. This early model features the now-discontinued Articles de Voyage stripe...
Kaki leather wallet on chain CHANEL 2019
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Kaki leather wallet on chain . SIZE: 19cm X 13cm X 4,5cm. Silver metal chain mixed with leather, lenght = 127cm Fabric lining. One flat pocket on the back . Credit card flat pocket ...
Hermès Kelly Sellier 20 Argent Metallic Silver Chevre Chamkilight Palladium
By Hermès
Located in West Chester, PA
Hermes NEW Purcahsed in December 2025 from boutique Fresh out Hermes Called the Mini Kelly 20cm Just arrived from the Hermes Boutique Silver Argent Very very limited edition For ...
Hermes Kelly Touch 25 Retourne Bag Black Lizard Togo Leather Gold Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly 25 Touch bag featured in classic Black. Gleaming Black Lizard handle and straps, lock and clochette, are a rich contrast to the matte Togo leather. ...
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.
Ever since we’ve needed an accessory to carry our personal items when we’re on the go, shoulder bags have proven indispensable. Today, vintage and designer shoulder bags are such a treasured part of fashion history that they even get their own museum exhibitions. And while lovers of luxury handbags and purses are savvier now and have a wider range of shopping options, classics created by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
Prior to bags becoming an essential piece of any ensemble for any gender, women wore pockets strung on ribbons as garments that were separate from their gowns, accessible by openings in the fabric. Small handbags and handheld purses were developed before the accessory gained importance as functional and fashionable. Most had more in common with wallets than anything else.
While the bags of the 16th century warranted ornament, such as exteriors embroidered with silver-gilt thread and beads, it wasn’t until the late 18th century and early 19th century that the design and craft of bags had really broadened. Handheld purses were finished with details that were meant to garner attention, and bags were fitted with shoulder straps. A stylish shoulder bag meant that women could tote jewelry, cash and perhaps a decorative snuff box full of tobacco to an evening ball across town.
The early 1900s saw the introduction of gold and silver minaudières. The patenting of these compact bejeweled clutches has been attributed to revered French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels, and today they remain a fashion favorite. One of Judith Leiber’s innovative minaudières even earned a role in the movie Sex and the City.
A luxury shoulder bag is a work of art with a long, fascinating origin story, and entire brands and fashion lines have emerged around creating the perfect versions of shoulder bags and top-handle bags. For example, the iconic Hermès Kelly bag, which was popularized by actress Grace Kelly, is a widely coveted, collected and often faked entry from the handbag hall of fame. And while vintage Gucci tote bags have their own dedicated fan base, collectors are likely familiar with the Dionysus, a pared-down Gucci shoulder bag that manages to make a substantial statement anyway.
Embrace a classic look with a vintage shoulder bag designed by Chanel, Givenchy or Fendi — find yours on 1stDibs today.
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.