Chanel Red Caviar Reissue Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel red caviar reissue jumbo cross body bag. Natural cowhide strap and details.
Chanel Red Caviar Reissue Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel red caviar reissue jumbo cross body bag. Natural cowhide strap and details.
Chanel 1994 Vintage Large Red Caviar Leather Cross Body Camera Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Vintage Large Red Caviar Leather Cross Body Camera Bag 1994 (VINTAGE 28 Years} Red caviar quilted leather Gold hardware Front flap pocket with CC turnlock closure Main zippe...
Chanel Classic Flap Vintage with Gold Hardware Red Caviar Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Vintage Red Caviar Classic Flap with Gold Hardware 1994 (VINTAGE 28 Years} Red caviar quilted leather Gold hardware Front flap pocket with CC turnlock closure Main zipper...
Chanel Vintage Lambskin Leather Crossbody Camera Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Vintage Lambskin Leather Crossbody Camera Bag Red camera bag crafted from signature diamond quilted, soft lambskin leather.
1980s Chanel Black Satin Quilted Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Classic 1980s Chanel black satin quilted evening bag with leather trim.
Chanel 2018-2019 Jumbo Classic Flap Bag Black Lambskin Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Chanel CC classic flap jumbo quilted black lambskin cross body bag.
Chanel Sequin Flap 213088 Red Satin Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Forest Hills, NY
This item will ship immediately!! Previously owned. Date Code: 5766504 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 7" Width: 2.5" Height: 4.5" Shoulder strap drop: 21" Signs of Wear: Some b...
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H 7.09 in D 3.55 in L 8.27 in
Vintage Chanel Red Patent 2way Lunch Box Cross Body Bag Rare
By Chanel
Located in Hiroshima City, JP
Chanel Red patent 2way lunch box bag. Chanel lunch box bag in red is extremely hard to find anywhere in the world. One of a kind bag. This is the dream bag for all Chanel collectors....
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H 5.5 in W 2.5 in L 7 in
Chanel Classic Flap Mini Square 4cr0703 Red Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: ****1658 (scratched) Made In: France Measurements: Length: 7" Width: 2.5" Height:5.5 " Shoulder strap drop: 21.5" OVERALL GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7/10 or B...
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H 5 in W 3 in L 8.5 in
Chanel Fanny Pack Waist Pouch 1cr0703 Red Quilted Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 3834942 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 8.5" Width: 3" Height: 5" Strap belt length: OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Fits Waists: 23"...
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H 5.5 in W 3 in L 10 in
Chanel Boy Tweed Quilted Plaid Paris-edinburgh 3ct1115 Red Velvet Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 18251794 Made In: Italy Measurements: 10" L x 3" W x 5.5" H Interior Pockets: One flat pocket Handles: Thick chain link strap with leather comfort pad Handle...
Chanel Crossbody Double Mini Classic - Red Lambskin Bag - Extremely Rare
By Chanel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Presented here is a Chanel cross body double mini classic in lamb skin red.
Chanel “Timeless” brown lambskin bag
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
CHANEL – Iconic classic “Timeless” bag in brown quilted lambskin, with its double flap and gilded metal hardware.It can be worn over the shoulder or cross-body thanks to a double sli...
Chanel 9" Black Quilted Leather Shoulder/Messenger Bag
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Comfortably carried on shoulder or cross body with leather strap. Made in: France Serial Number: 4425686 Size: 9.1 x 10.2 x 2 inches or 23 x 26 x 5 cm Shoulder Strap Drop: 19.7 inc...
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H 6.3 in W 8.27 in D 2.37 in
Chanel gorgeous evening bag in black quilted satin and leather, 1990’s
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
CHANEL (Made in Italy) Gorgeous small evening bag composed of quilted black satin, trimmed with leather edges.
Chanel Red Leather Cross Body Wallet Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Red Leather Convertible Cross Body Bag- PRISTINE, Never Before Carried Similar to the WOC, this uniquely versatile Chanel can be carried as a clutch, cross the body, or tossed...
Chanel 4 Color Cross Body Detachable Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel detachable 4 color cross body bag. Can be worn single, double, as a clutch. Magenta, blue, white, black with ruthenium hardware. Shoulder drop 22". Comes with hologram , id ca...
Chanel Leather Cross Body Gabrielle Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Crafted in France, this Gabrielle crossbody purse from the Chanel Spring/ Summer 2017 Collection showcases a contrasting combination of aged and smooth supple white calfskin Leather ...
Chanel Fanny Pack Waist Pouch 1cr0703 Red Quilted Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Dix hills, NY
Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 8.5" Width: 3" Height: 5" Strap belt length: OVERALL VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Fits Waists: 23"- 27" ( xxs) recolored, cr...
Chanel red caviar quilted cross body wallet-on-chain WOC flap bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
The Chanel WOC (wallet on chain) bag in red caviar leather with classic Chanel quilting.
Chanel Red Calfskin Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Red Calfskin Boy Bag is in pristine condition.
Chanel Red Quilted Charm Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Crafted in Italy from lipstick red lambskin leather, this limited edition mini cross-body bag from Chanel's Riviera-inspired cruise 2011 collection is irresistibly playful in its des...
New Chanel Red Quilted Leather Reissue Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel red leather reissue cross body bag with gold tone hardware.
Chanel Red Patent Maxi Flap Bag Mint Condition
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel mint condition red patent leather maxi flap with silver tone hardware. Shoulder drop 11"/20". Can be worn cross body. Comes with hologram, id card, booklet and dust cover.
CHANEL red quilted leather 1980's SQUARE MINI Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel vintage 1980's quilted square mini bag in red lambskin featuring gold-tone hardware.
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H 8.27 in W 4.73 in L 13 in
Chanel Coco Handle Large Red Caviar bag with Brushed Gold Hardware, 2018
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Measurements: 33 x 21 x 12cm. This top handle bag is just gorgeous in so many ways. It can be carried in multiple ways; on your hands, on your shoulder or cross body.
Chanel Coral Velvet Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel coral velvet cross body bag with black hardware. Shoulder drop 25". Collection 2014/2015. Comes with hologram and original dust cover.
Chanel Double Quilted Lambskin Bag Belt in Red/Green/Blue
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Everything is better vintage! The condition of this bag proves this. This is an ultra-rare Chanel double bag belt in blue and green quilted lambskin leather, gold-plated hardware, th...
Chanel Pink Camelia Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel red embossed camelia lambskin cross body bag with silver tone hardware.
Chanel Burgundy Quilted Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Chanel Burgundy Red leather Flap Bag features an intertwined leather gunmetal shoulder strap and a CC turn lock closure.
Chanel Tri Color Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
The bag opens to reveal a spacious interior with a zip pocket for all your daily essentials and the cross-body and shoulder bag options make this incredibly chic piece a must have fo...
Chanel Black Gabrielle Hobo Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
This Chanel Gabrielle cross body bag showcases a combination of aged and smooth calfskin Leather complimented by gold & silver-tone metal hardware.
Chanel Black Vintage Framed Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Extra-long gold chain strap may be carried on the shoulder or cross body. Intact hologram and dust bag included.
Chanel Wallet on Chain WOC Boy Red Caviar Leather with Antiqued Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Wallet on Chain WOC Boy Red Caviar Leather with Antiqued Gold Hardware These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
Chanel Pink Medium Caviar Calf Skin Gold Tone Hardware Quilted Boy Bag A67086
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
100% Authentic! Chanel new medium Boy bag of pink shiny caviar (grained calfskin) leather with antique gold tone hardware.This bag features a full front flap with the Le Boy CC push ...
Chanel Duoble Flap Tricolor Shoulder Bag 2006-2008
By Chanel
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
This beautiful piece of luxury is made from a quilted perforated leather exterior with matching silver-toned hardware. The Chanel Double Flap bag features an CC-closure, dual chain s...
Chanel Cream and Black Leather Special Edition Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Cream leather is quilted in signature Chanel diamond stitched pattern. Black Boy Bag welted frame with unique accents in navy blue and red.
Chanel Rare XXL Blue Distressed Boy Bag
By Chanel, Hermès
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Blue distressed leather, ruthenium hardware and signature burgundy red cloth interior. Shoulder drop 17", can be worn cross body .
CHANEL Trendy CC Small Red Lambskin with Gold Hardware 2017
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
Measurements: 25.5x17x11.5cm. This top handle bag is simply gorgeous in so many ways. It can be carried in multiple ways; on your hands, on your shoulder or cross body.
Chanel Jumbo Patent Double Flap
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Featuring a beautiful red patent leather with silver hardware and a silver chain strap that can be worn cross body or doubled up to be a shoulder bag.
Chanel Rare Red Vintage 90's Bucket Red Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Red Vintage 90's Bucket Red Leather Cross Body Bag Gorgeous Chanel vintage crossbody (Strap drop: 23.6") in rare red color.
Chanel Fushia Velvet Boy Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel fuchsia velvet quilted boy wallet on a chain with gunmetal hardware, fuchsia leather lining. Can be worn as a clutch or as a cross body. Minor wear on corners. Measurements 7....
1990s Chanel Rue 31 Cambon Canvas Woc Red Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
1990's Red canvas Chanel Rue Cambon Canvas WOC shoulder bag with white logo detail throughout, contrast top stitching, silver-tone hardware, one exterior back pocket, single chain sh...
Chanel Vintage Red Lizard Envelope Cross Body Flap Bag with Gold Hardware
By Chanel
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Chanel Vintage Red Lizard Envelope Cross Body Flap Bag with Gold Hardware.
Chanel CC Chanel Quilted Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Red
By Chanel
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Comfortably carried on the shoulder with single or double chain and also as a cross body bag. This is one of the most famous designs from Chanel.
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H 6 in D 3.5 in L 10 in
Chanel Diana Quilted Red Lambskin Flap Mademoiselle Chain Shoulder Bag, 1989.
By Chanel
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Mademoiselle chain extends to a full 20.5" and can be worn in the shoulder or cross-body style. Comes with original Chanel dust bag and certificate of authenticity.
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H 7.88 in W 2.76 in L 13 in
CHANEL French Riviera Flap Bag Red Caviar with Silver-Tone Hardware 2013
By Chanel
Located in Huddersfield, GB
CHANEL French Riviera Flap Bag in Red Caviar with Silver-Tone Hardware 2013 - 13B.
Collectable 2002 Chanel Surf Line Canvas 2.55 Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This bag is made of quilted canvas, in the classic 2.55 flap shape with vibrant tones of blue and white, which are boldly contrasted by the red Chanel markings throughout.
Vintage WOC red leather short strap
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Vintage Chanel Wallet on Chain model bag in bright red quilted leather, flap closed by press stud under the CC logo, black leather interior with 1 patch pocket, shoulder strap in gol...
Chanel Cross-Body Red Canvas Purse Bag Chain Strap
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Berlin, DE
Chanel cross-body mini purse with chain strap. Logo printed in red / beige on canvas. For a mobile phone, sunglasses, etc various way of use. Measurments : 13 x 7.0 x 2.5 cm Chain...
Chanel Black Bohemian Runway Tasseled Cross Body Bag- Crochet and Fringe
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Chanel Black Bohemian Runway Bag- PRISTINE Free spirit accents cover this fabulous and collectible cross body.
Chanel Pearly Flap Bag Cross Body WOC Wallet on Chain - black
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Baarn, NL
First presented on the runway in 2015; the Dubai Cruise Collection. This is the Chanel Pearly Flap Bag. An it is gorgeous! A real masterpiece with pearls all over the body in thre...
Chanel Vintage Red Mini Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Vintage Chanel mini classic flap cross body bag in quilted red lambskin leather with gold hardware.
Chanel Red Lambskin Mini Classic Flap bag with GHW
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Extra-long leather and chain strap may be carried on the shoulder or cross the body. Chanel authenticity card, intact hologram and dust bag included.
Chanel Red Cosmos Flat Quilt Mini Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York City & Hamptons, NY
This authentic Chanel Red Cosmos Vintage Flat Quilt Mini is in pristine unworn condition.
Chanel Quilted Lambskin & Python Le Boy Bag Mini - red
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Baarn, NL
It's long enough to wear cross body, but of course it can also be worn as a shoulder bag.
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H 5 in W 7.5 in D 1.5 in
SO SO RARE Chanel Imperial Red Alligator WOC/Bag with Silver Palladium Hardware
By Chanel
Located in By Appointment Only, GB
The inside is fitted with multiple credit card holders and a full length zipped pocket and the bag can be worn as a cross body, shoulder or with the chain retracted inside the bag, a...
Chanel Red Caviar Leather Flap Messenger Bag
By Chanel
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Chanel Red Caviar Leather Flap Messenger Bag from the 2010 Cruise Collection.
Chanel Quilted Lambskin Le Boy Bag Mini - red/white
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Baarn, NL
It's long enough to wear cross body, but of course it can also be worn as a shoulder bag.
Chanel Boy Bag - black leather
By Chanel
Located in Baarn, NL
The iconic Boy Bag from the house of CHANEL, a true beauty!
2005 Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag - coral/gold
By Chanel
Located in Baarn, NL
Soooo cute! Coral coloured Chanel bag with a thin long golden chain, perfect to wear cross-body. This beauty is officially called the Chanel Square Quilt Camellia Mini Flap Bag, t...
Chanel Dark Pink Quilted Lambskin O Mini Bag Serial 19421414
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Wallet on a Chain, "WOC", has become a highly desired bag by connoisseurs of all things Chanel...so much so that it was elevated to "O Mini Bag" status for Series 19! This par...
Chanel Black Satin Gripoix Vintage Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Magnetic snap closure accesses the lipstick red leather interior. Single gold linked chain may be carried on the shoulder or cross body.
Chanel Chic Handle Flap Bag Quilted Caviar Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Designed with a top handle and aged brass leather chain straps, this handle bag can be converted into a cross body. The bag is accented with Chanel's CC logo turn lock hardware that ...
Chanel Graphic Mini Flap Bag Above Excellent Condition
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Above Excellent to New Condition. Bag may be carried cross body or as a clutch!
Chanel Red Caviar Jumbo Double Flap with Silver Hardware.
By Chanel
Located in Delray Beach, FL
It can be carried on your shoulder or long enough to wear cross body. This bag comes complete with card, booklet, Polishing cloth, Dust cover, and Box.
S/S 1999 Roberto Cavalli Sheer Zebra Slip Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Austin, TX
S/S 1999 Roberto Cavalli Sheer Zebra Slip Dress Chest: 32-36", Waist: 30-36, Hips: 40-49", Length: 54.5" Condition: Excellent Size S ( fits S - M )
$1,454Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 37
New Gucci 90th Anniversary Ad Runway Python Snakeskin Pump Heels Sz 37
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Brand New From Gucci's 90th anniversary Fall Runway show, Frida Giannini cited her influence was Anjelica Huston $1815 * Python Heels * Rare Ad Runway Heels * Size: 37 * Yel...
1990s Moschino Cheap & Chic Animal Print Vintage 90s Silk Short Sleeve Top
By Moschino
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage MOSCHINO Cheap & Chic silk animal print blouse! Features leopard, zebra, cheetah, and tiger prints throughout. Warm colors of brown, ivory, trimmed with black lace....
1990s Badgley Mischka Size 10 / 12 Gold Lace Sequins and Beads Vintage 90s Top
By Badgley Mischka, BADGLEY MISHCKA
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful late 1990s BADGLEY MISCHKA Couture gold lace beaded and sequined sleeveless top! Features high quality French lace. Hundreds of sequins and beads hand-sewn throughout. Hidd...
$5,596Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in L 18 in
Louis Vuitton LV x TM Murakami White Speedy Bandoulière 25 New 2025 Release
By Takashi Murakami, Louis Vuitton
Located in West Chester, PA
LOUIS VUITTON EXTREMELY LIMITED EDITION Remake of the original ICONIC Murakami White Multicolor Speedy Our pictures are of the actual bag you will receive Dimensions: 9.8" L x 7.5"...
Museum Chanel Vintage F/W 1996 Gold Brocade Mughal Jeweled Gripoix 96A Jacket
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This exceptional Chanel Fall/Winter 1996 gold jacket is a rare masterpiece inspired by Coco Chanel’s fascination with Orientalism in the 1930s. Featuring a structured Mandarin collar...
New TOM FORD for GUCCI S/S 2004 Black Satin Crocodile Crystal Corset Shoes 6 B
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Highly Collectible GUCCI Pair from TOM FORD'S Era S/S 2004 Collection Designer Size - 6 B Color - Black Bamboo and Crocodile Metallic Heel - 4" Silver-Tone Crystal Details Lace-Up...
Gucci Diana Mini Black Leather Tote Bag
By Gucci
Located in Brossard, QC
The black leather Gucci Diana Mini Tote features shiny gold detailing. It comes equipped with two decorative straps to help maintain the shape of the handles, as shown in the photo. ...
HERMES Rouge H burgundy Box leather CONSTANCE 23 Bag w Gold VINTAGE
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Constance 23 shoulder bag in Rouge H Veau Box leather featuring gold-plated hardware. Vintage from 1976. Lined in burgundy lambskin with one zipper pocket again...
Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Nano Speedy bag 2003 limited edition
By Louis Vuitton
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
LOUIS VUITTON - (Made in France) Multicolored and black 'Murakami' monogram canvas Nano Speedy bag with natural leather, golden brass, and a padlock with its keys. A 2003 Collection ...
Hermes Kelly 25 Retourne Bag Vert d'Eau Matte Alligator with Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly 25 Retourne bag featured in sublime Vert d'Eau Matte Alligator. Timeless and chic, this gorgeous Kelly bag only grows more beautiful as it ages, sho...
$14,920
H 5.5 in W 10.5 in L 5.5 in
Chanel Cc Logo Reindeer Muff Vintage Rare Limited Edition White Fur Satchel
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel' White CC Reindeer Rabbit Muff 2001 {VINTAGE 21 Years} CC Logo with reindeer Gold hardware Detachable brushed-gold interwoven chain White rabbit fur Filled with down Black sa...
$595
Size: best fits M/L, see measurements
Christian Lacroix 1990s Black Gold Accent Pocket Front Maxi Wrap Dress Gown
By Christian Lacroix
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christian Lacroix vintage black full length wrap dress with gold embellishment at one strap. Fastens closed at other strap and wraps with belt and snap at waist. Patch pockets at fr...
Oscar de la Renta Resort 2009 Runway One Shoulder Silk Toga Dress $3, 200 BNWT
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing brand new with tags Oscar de la Renta silk one shoulder dress! Detailed for $3,200! Featured in the Resort 2009 Oscar Runway Collection (see pictures). One shoulder can be wo...
UNWORN Emilio Pucci by Peter Dundas 2011 Navy Crochet Knit Maxi Dress Gown 42
By Emilio Pucci, Peter Dundas
Located in Switzerland, CH
ABSOLUTELY INSANE EMILIO PUCCI MIDNIGHT BLUE CROCHET KNIT CUTOUT GOWN DESIGNED BY PETER DUNDAS SOLD OUT IMMEDIATELY WORN BY TOPMODELS AS CLAUDIA SCHIFFER, MIRANDA KERR AND MANY OT...
Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Tattoo Dragon Skull Eagle Pants Trousers
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Nice, FR
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER vintage off-white pants trousers featuring black tattoo print of barbed wire GAULTIER JEAN'S, dragons, skulls and double head eagles. These trousers feature : - O...
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.