Vintage CHANEL Address Medallion Chain Fringe CC Logo Choker Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage CHANEL Address Medallion Chain Fringe CC Logo Choker Necklace Measurements: Pendant Height: 4.40 inches (11.2 cm) Wearable Length: 15.94 inches (40.5 cm) Features: - 100% A...
Chanel 4 Leaf Clover Heart Yellow Gold Pendant Link Chain Necklace
By Chanel
Located in Southampton, PA
This necklace comes with Chanel box. Details: Length: 16", 15" Pendant: 23mm x 24mm Weight: 13.1 grams Stamped Hallmarks: Chanel 750 9H1XX(serial number has been omitted) *Free Shi...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Chanel Fall 2024 Black Resin CC Logo Cuff Bracelet with Gold & White
By Chanel
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
The bracelet closes securely at the side with a sturdy hinge and click system and is typically marked on the inside with a Chanel signature or serial number, confirming its authentic...
Chanel Ultra Ring 18 Karat White Gold and Black Ceramic
By Chanel
Located in Honolulu, HI
The ring is stamped "750", serial number, Makermarked "CHANEL" Hallsmarks and size on the inside and thevside of the ring.
18k Gold, White Gold
$2,028Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Coco Cocoon Flap Backpack Lambskin Leather Diamond Quilted Black, 2009
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
DETAILS: Circa 2009-2010 Serial number 13 Chanel Backpack Material: Lambskin Leather Color: Black Hardware Color: Silver Interior: Burgundy leather Size: Large width: 3...
Chanel Spring/Summer 2023 Runway Top in Stretch Crepe with Silk Bow
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Size 44 FR would fit a 40/42/46 also thanks to the stretchy fabric. Chanel style number P74934. In very good condition.
$654Sale Price|30% Off
Le Grand No. de Chanel Playing Cards Game Rare Collectors Item Paris
By Chanel
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
This exhibition took place in Paris (Grand Palais Éphémère) from December 15, 2022, to January 9, 2023.As part of this highly immersive and artistic experience, Chanel released exclu...
Authentic CHANEL Rhinestone CC LOGO 5 & 19 Pendant Necklace Vintage, Estate
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Authentic CHANEL Rhinestone CC LOGO 5 & 19 Pendant Necklace Gold Vintage, Estate Very Fashionable , Gold Tone Authentic Chanel drop pendant Number : 01C Chain Length : 16 inch + 5.5...
Gold Plate
Chanel Quilted Beige/ Cream Lamb Skin Grand Shopper Chain Tote, Golden Hardware
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Card Country of Manufacture : Italy Code, Number etc. : 3328489 CHANEL Pre-Owned 2014 Grand Shopping Tote bag Chanel's take on the practical tote bag comes in the form of this G...
Chanel 1990s Vintage Mint Green Chocolare Bar Quilted Top Handle Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Era: Late 1990s / Early 2000s Collection: Chocolate Bar Material: Premium lambskin leather Hardware: Polished gold-tone metal Condition: Excellent (9/10 leather, immaculate hardw...
Vintage Chanel Gripoix Pate de Verre Bib Necklace With Red Poured Glass Teardrop
By Chanel
Located in Forney, TX
Unsigned / no apparent signatures. Retaining a plastic Chanel tag numbered 2883 18" Long Approximately 132.4g Very good original vintage condition with some areas of oxidation / t...
Metal
Chanel J12 Chromatic Gray Arabic Dial Ceramic Steel Automatic Unisex Watch H2934
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
This watch comes with original box and papers. Details: Model Number H2934 Brand CHANEL Department Unisex Style Dress/Formal, Luxury Model Chanel J12 Band Color Chrome Dial Color Gra...
Steel
Chanel J12 Chromatic Gray Arabic Dial Ceramic Steel Automatic Unisex Watch H2934
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
This watch comes with original box and papers. Details: Brand Chanel Series J12 Model Number H2934 Box Yes Papers Yes Movement Automatic Self Wind Gender Unisex Case Material Cerami...
CHANEL Coco Crush Diamond 0.30ct E-VVS1-3Ex Platinum Ring US 5 3/4
By Chanel
Located in Tokyo, JP
■ Item Number: 24401017 ■ Brand: Chanel ■ Product Name: Coco Crush Diamond Ring ■ Ref.: J11413 ■ Material: 1P Diamond (0.30ct E-VVS1-3Ex), Side Diamonds, Pt950 Platinum ■ Weight: App...
Diamond, Platinum
Chanel leather distressed silver Reissure 2, 55 maxi double flap bag 2000s
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Measurements: Length: 14 inches ( 35,5 cm) Height: 8 inches ( 20 cm) Depth : 4,5 inches ( 11 cm) Length of the chain: double chain 24 inches (62 cm), long chain 39.4 inches ( 100...
CHANEL bag in black calfskin leather with black glossy shearling, France 2017s
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Lined inside with black calfskin, a side pocket with zip and the Chanel ID number 24349720. MADE IN FRANCE It's a great and very extgraordinary Chanel bag.
Vintage Chanel LAGERFELD ICONIC Statement CC LOGO Swagged Chain Collar 1980s
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Wilmslow, GB
Materials: Gold plated metal Signed: Chanel and numbered Fastening: Push in clasp Approximate Dimensions: 46cm long, 7cm drop A formidable find.
Gold Plate
Chanel pink leather Clogs
Located in Carnate, IT
Chanel clogs in pink leather, number 38, with studs and gold-colored metal chains, interesting material of the sole, it is in pearl-effect resin and golden spatulas, the heel measure...
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Cherry on Monogram Coin Purse
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
DETAILS Circa 2012-2013 Serial number 17xxxxxx Chanel Timeless/ Classic Flap Lambskin leather Double flap Ash blue Blue interior Silver-tone hardware Size Medium Width 25.5cm x Hei...
1990s Kenneth Jay Lane Green and Gold Shell Clip-On Earrings
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in London, GB
Kenneth Jay Lane, who began designing jewellery in 1963, was famously compared to Coco Chanel on a number of occasions for his popularisation of high quality costume jewellery.
1980s Kenneth Jay Lane Giant Renaissance Maltese Cross Brooch
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in London, GB
Kenneth Jay Lane, who began designing jewellery in 1963, was famously compared to Coco Chanel on a number of occasions for his popularisation of high quality costume jewellery.
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.
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