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Chanel Naked Flap

Chanel Clear Vinyl Patchwork Naked Flap Chain Translucent Bag 1025c27
Chanel Clear Vinyl Patchwork Naked Flap Chain Translucent Bag 1025c27

Chanel Clear Vinyl Patchwork Naked Flap Chain Translucent Bag 1025c27

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: 5691866 Made In: France Measurements: Length: 9.5" Width: 2.2" Height: 6" Shoulder Handle Drop: 10.5" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Accessories...

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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel 2006 Rare Vintage Transparent Clear Naked Ombre PVC Classic Flap Bag
Chanel 2006 Rare Vintage Transparent Clear Naked Ombre PVC Classic Flap Bag

Chanel 2006 Rare Vintage Transparent Clear Naked Ombre PVC Classic Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel ombre smoke effect faded black and clear transparent vinyl flap with lamb leather. Larger

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Early 2000s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags

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Chanel PVC Naked Flap Bag
Chanel PVC Naked Flap Bag

Chanel PVC Naked Flap Bag

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H 7 in W 12 in D 2.5 in

Chanel PVC Naked Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

This authentic Chanel Naked Flap Bag is in very good condition. The sporty runway style is a must

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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags

CHANEL Naked Nude Swarovski Strass Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag
CHANEL Naked Nude Swarovski Strass Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag

CHANEL Naked Nude Swarovski Strass Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Naked Nude Swarovski Strass Satin Vintage Mini Flap Bag Serial Number: 7881141 Age (Circa

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Early 2000s French Structured Shoulder Bags

2013 Chanel Black Patent Leather & Transparent PVC Naked Boy Flap Bag
2013 Chanel Black Patent Leather & Transparent PVC Naked Boy Flap Bag

2013 Chanel Black Patent Leather & Transparent PVC Naked Boy Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

"CHANEL Black Patent Leather & Transparent PVC Naked Boy Flap Bag This CHANEL Naked Boy Flap Bag

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Shoulder Bags

Chanel Classic Handbag Chain Bag Naked Patchwork Clear Flap 233162 Purple X
Chanel Classic Handbag Chain Bag Naked Patchwork Clear Flap 233162 Purple X

Chanel Classic Handbag Chain Bag Naked Patchwork Clear Flap 233162 Purple X

By Chanel

Located in Dix hills, NY

Date Code/Serial Number: 5801648 Made In: France Measurements: Length: 9.6" Width: 2" Height: 6.3" Shoulder strap drop: 20.5" OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7.5/10 or ...

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20th Century Top Handle Bags

Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag
Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag

Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel naked transparent flap with lambskin leather and Chanel engraved beauty push lock closure

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2010s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag
Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag

Chanel Naked Transparent Multi Compartment Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel naked transparent flap with lambskin leather and Chanel engraved beauty push lock closure

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Chanel Transparent Naked Classic Silver Vintage Flap Bag
Chanel Transparent Naked Classic Silver Vintage Flap Bag

Chanel Transparent Naked Classic Silver Vintage Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel Transparent Naked Classic Silver Vintage Flap Bag clear silver-tone hardware fold-over top

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2019 Chanel Clear PVC & Black Lambskin Leather Naked Sand by the Sea Flap Bag
2019 Chanel Clear PVC & Black Lambskin Leather Naked Sand by the Sea Flap Bag

2019 Chanel Clear PVC & Black Lambskin Leather Naked Sand by the Sea Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

CHANEL Clear PVC & Black Lambskin Leather Naked Sand by the Sea Flap Bag Xupes Reference: HB2994

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21st Century and Contemporary French Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC
Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

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H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 2 in

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC, crafted in purple quilted PVC, features woven in leather

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium
Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

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H 7 in W 11 in D 3 in

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

Model: Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium Exterior Material: Pvc Exterior Color: Clear Interior Material: Pvc

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC
Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

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H 6 in W 12 in D 2 in

Chanel Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

Model: Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Exterior Material: Pvc Exterior Color: Black, Clear Interior Material

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium
Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

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H 7 in W 11 in D 3 in

Chanel Naked Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

: Handle Drop 9", Height 7", Width 11", Depth 3", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Chanel Model: Naked Flap Bag PVC

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag
Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag

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H 6 in W 9.5 in D 2 in

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium, crafted in multicolor PVC, features a chain link

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium
Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium, crafted in multicolor PVC, features a chain-link

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium
Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium, crafted in blue and neutral PVC, features a chain

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi
Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi, crafted in black leather and clear PVC

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi
Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi, crafted in black leather and clear PVC

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21st Century and Contemporary Shoulder Bags

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi
Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

By Chanel

Located in Irvine, CA

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi. Odor in interior. Loss of luster, heavy creasing

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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi
Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

: Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi Exterior Material: Pvc Exterior Color: Clear, Gold Interior

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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi
Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

Chanel Vintage Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

Naked Flap Bag Quilted PVC Maxi Exterior Material: Pvc, Leather Exterior Color: Clear, Gold Interior

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Blue
Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Blue

Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Blue

By Chanel

Located in Hiroshima City, JP

Chanel patchwork quilt plastic chain flap bag in excellent condition. Naked plastic (vinyl) pieces

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1990s French Shoulder Bags

Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Pink
Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Pink

Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag Pink

By Chanel

Located in Hiroshima City, JP

Chanel patchwork quilt plastic chain flap bag in excellent condition. Naked plastic (vinyl) pieces

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1990s French Shoulder Bags

Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium
Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

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Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Chanel

Located in NY, NY

" Designer: Chanel Model: Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium Exterior Material: Pvc Exterior Color: Clear

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Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag
Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag

Chanel Patchwork Quilt 2.55 Naked Classic Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Hiroshima City, JP

Chanel patchwork quilt plastic chain flap bag in excellent condition. Naked plastic (vinyl) pieces

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1990s Shoulder Bags

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium
Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium

By Louis Vuitton

Located in NY, NY

This Chanel Naked Patchwork Flap Bag PVC Medium, crafted in blue and multicolor PVC, features a

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Chanel Naked Flap For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary chanel naked flap for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in Beige and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Black, Gold and more. Finding the perfect chanel naked flap may mean sifting through those that were made during different time periods — popular versions were made as early as the 20th Century and a newer one, made as recently as the 21st Century, can also be found on the site. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Chanel Naked Flap?

Prices for a chanel naked flap can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $530 and can go as high as $19,920, while, on average they fetch $3,320.

Chanel for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Finding the Right Shoulder-bags for You

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.