Chanel Lime Green Leather Kiss Lock CC Brooch Chain Clutch Crossbody
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Chanel Lime Green Leather Kiss Lock Clutch Crossbody Embellished by CC brooch. Chain around. Very rare item. Condition is very good. Comes with dust bag. For buyers from EU we can pr...
Chanel Lime Green Leather Kiss Lock CC Brooch Chain Clutch Crossbody
By Chanel
Located in Krakow, PL
Chanel Lime Green Leather Kiss Lock Clutch Crossbody Embellished by CC brooch. Chain around. Very rare item. Condition is very good. Comes with dust bag. For buyers from EU we can pr...
Chanel White Crochet Camellia Camelia Flower Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Lovely vintage CHANEL Crochet Camellia Brooch in white color. 'Chanel CC Made in France' oval tab on the back. Flower width 4.5 inches -11.5 cm Condition A - EXCELLENT Gently used. C...
Chanel Vintage Beige Felt Flower Camelia Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Crafted of beige felt. Safety pin closure. Measurements diameter: 4.5 inches - 11.5 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on ...
Chanel Vintage White Satin Camellia Camelia Flower Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Lovely vintage Chanel brooch. White silk Camellia flower. 'Chanel CC Made in France' oval tab on the back. Flower width 3.5 inches - 8.9 cm Condition A - EXCELLENT Gently used. Chane...
Chanel Vintage White Fabric Camelia Flower Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. White fabric petals. Safety pin closure. Max width: 3.5 inches - 8.9 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the back Condit...
Chanel Vintage Black Silk Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Black silk petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter: 2.5 inches - 6.3 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the ...
Chanel Vintage Pink Fuchsia Reindeer CC Logos Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Pink Fuchsia Reindeer-shaped Brooch Pin from the 2001 collection. Crafted of fuchsia pink acrylic material. CC logos on the front. Safety pin closure. Measurements (HxW): 1.75...
Chanel Vintage Black Velvet Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Black velvet petals. Safety pin closure. Max width: 4 inches - 10.2 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the back Conditi...
Chanel Vintage Black Velvet Flower Camelia Camellia Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Black velvet petals. Safety pin closure. Max width: 3.5 inches .- 8.9 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the back Condi...
Chanel Vintage Blue Canvas Brooch Pin Flower Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Blue canvas petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter: 2.5 inches - 6.4 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the...
Chanel White Fabric Flower Small Camelia Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. White fabric petals. Safety pin closure. Max width: 2 inches - 5.1 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the back Conditio...
Chanel Vintage Beige Corduroy Camelia Flower Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Beige corduroy petals. Safety pin closure. Max width: 3 inches - 7,6 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the back Condit...
Chanel Vintage Black Satin Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch - Black Satin Timelessly feminine and unmistakably Chanel, this Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch captures the Maison's enduring love for t...
Chanel Vintage Black Velvet Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia Flower
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your collection with this stunning Chanel Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Crafted from luxurious black velvet, the brooch features delicate ca...
Chanel Vintage Camel Patent Leather Camelia Camellia Flower Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Step back into timeless elegance with this vintage Chanel Camellia brooch - a delicate homage to the iconic flower beloved by Mademoiselle Chanel herself. Crafted in supple camel-ton...
Chanel Vintage Brown Tweed Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Embrace the timeless elegance of Chanel with this Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch, a true collector's piece that captures the essence of French luxury. The brooch features soft br...
Chanel Vintage Satin Black Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Black satin petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter: 3 inches - 7.5 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the b...
Chanel Vintage Satin Black Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Black satin petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter: 3 inches - 7.5 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the b...
Chanel Vintage Beige Fabric Camelia Flower Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Beige fabric petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter: 3 inches - 7.6 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the ...
Chanel Vintage Fabric Pink Flower Pin Brooch Camellia Camelia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Pink fabric petals. Safety pin closure. Measurements: diameter:3 inches - 7.6 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on the ba...
Chanel Vintage Petite Camelia Camellia Fabric Black Flower Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
This vintage small Chanel Camelia brooch is a timeless expression of the house's signature floral motif, long associated with Gabrielle Chanel's personal style. Crafted with black si...
Chanel Vintage White Silk Black Satin Bow Camellia Camelia Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Lovely vintage Chanel brooch. White silk Camellia flower with black satin bow 'Chanel CC Made in France' oval tab on the back. Flower width: 3.5 inches - 8.9 cm. Height: 3.5 inches -...
Chanel Vintage Black Satin Small Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch - Black Satin Timelessly feminine and unmistakably Chanel, this Vintage Camellia Flower Pin Brooch captures the Maison's enduring love for t...
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Black Flower Golden Leaves Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
This vintage Chanel Camelia brooch is a timeless expression of the house's signature floral motif, long associated with Gabrielle Chanel's personal style. Crafted withblack fabric pe...
Chanel Vintage Yellow Printed Silk Flower Brooch Pin Camelia Camellia
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Elegant and unmistakably classic, this vintage Chanel Camellia brooch captures the essence of the house's refined femininity. The Camellia - a symbol of Chanel's enduring muse - bloo...
Vintage Iconic CHANEL Logo Coin Quilted Flap Purse Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage Iconic CHANEL Logo Coin Quilted Flap Purse Brooch Measurements: Height: 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) Width: 1.33 inches (3.4 cm) Features: - 100% Authentic CHANEL. - Coin with Chan...
Chanel Vintage Blue Red Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Blue camellia petals with red leaves. Safety pin closure. Diameter: 3 inches - 7.6 cm. 'CHANEL - CC - Made in France' oval tab on t...
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.
Vintage and designer wallets and small accessories, such as wristlets, belt bags, clutches and other compact items, can be the perfect accessory for a night out or running everyday errands.
The invention of paper money dates back to the 7th century in China, but, globally, it took a while to catch on. It wasn’t until 1690 in the United States that paper money could finally be printed and used to pay taxes, for example, following the General Court of Massachusetts’s order that a limited batch be produced to pay soldiers owing to a shortage of coins.
As paper money became more common, so too did carrying wallets. Coin purses were no longer the most convenient option for carrying cash.
Today, just as the world’s best-known luxury houses are celebrated for their iconic handbags and purses, brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Gucci, Chanel and others offer a sweeping array of sophisticated wallets and small accessories for any event. While wallets seem to be getting smaller and the role of cash is dwindling, we simply cannot live without our bags and bag-like accessories. More options have emerged for carrying our essentials, with cardholders, pouches and belt bags made of nylon and leather gaining popularity in recent years.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage and designer wallets and small accessories.
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.