Chanel Maxi Jumbo Black Patent 2.55 Classic Flap Silver Hardware Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in Singapore, SG
This piece comes complete with original Chanel box and dustbag. It is in excellent condition with
Chanel Maxi Jumbo Black Patent 2.55 Classic Flap Silver Hardware Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in Singapore, SG
This piece comes complete with original Chanel box and dustbag. It is in excellent condition with
Chanel Quilted Patent Leather Small Purple Silver HDW 2015 Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel 2015 Line, rare piece hard to get in stores or online. Gorgeous pastel purple in patent
Chanel Wallet On Chain Blue Quilted Patent Leather Silver Metal Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in Kowloon, HK
Color: Blue Material: Patent Leather Condition: Rank A Overall: Good, few minor defects Surface: Minor Scratches Corners: Minor Scratches Edges: Minor Scratches Handles/Straps: Mi...
Chanel Boy Flap Pink Quilted Lambskin Leather Silver Metal Chain Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Kowloon, HK
Color: Pink Material: Lambskin Leather Condition: Rank A Overall: Good, few minor defects Surface: Good Corners: Minor Scratches & Stains Edges: Good Handles/Straps: Good Hardw...
Chanel Shiva Flap Rose Red Quilting Lambskin Leather Silver Metal Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Kowloon, HK
Color: Rose Red Material: Lambskin Leather Condition: Rank B Overall: Fair, few defects Surface: Good Corners: Obvious Stains Edges: Minor Stains Handles/Straps: Minor Stains Hardw...
Chanel Wallet On Chain Pink Quilted Caviar Leather Silver Metal Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in Kowloon, HK
Color: Pink Material: Quilted Caviar Leather Condition: Rank B Overall: Fair. Few defects Surface: Obvious Scratches & Stains Corners: Obvious Scratches & Stains Edges: ...
Vintage Chanel black 2.55 double flap chain bag with gold and silver CC. Paris
By Chanel
Located in Kashiwa, Chiba
1980s. Vintage Chanel black lamb leather 2.55 classic double flap chain shoulder bag with gold and
Vintage Chanel black 2.55 classic double flap bag with gold and silver CC motif.
By Chanel
Located in Kashiwa, Chiba
1990s. Vintage Chanel black 2.55 classic double flap bag with gold and silver CC motif and chains
2009 Chanel Soft Caviar Maxi Single Flap Bag in Cafe Au Lait Silver Hardware
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel single Flap Soft Caviar Leather Maxi Flap Bag Measures 13' b 9" by 4" No longer made by
Unavailable|$4,835
Chanel Cc Logo Sequin Flap 2cr0522 Silver X Black Leather Cross Body Bag
By Chanel
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 12224240 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 9.5" Width: 2.85" Height: 5.5" Shoulder strap drop: 9" - 16" OVERALL NEW WITH TAGS CONDITION ( 10/10 or NWT) Re...
Unavailable|$950
1996 Chanel Beige Canvas Shoulder Bag With Silver Tone Hardware
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Westmount, Quebec
Bag Depth: 3.5 Style: Shoulder Tote Bag Bag Length: 11.2 Material: Canvas Strap Drop: 14.6
Unavailable|$4,735
Chanel quilted red jersey 2.55 bag with silver plated chain handle
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Paris, FR
CHANEL (Made in France) Gorgeous quilted red jersey bag, model 2.55, with dark silvery hardware
Unavailable|$4,400
Chanel Single Flap Maxi in black caviar leather with silver hardware
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Indulge in classic style with this Chanel Single Flap Maxi in Black Caviar, guaranteed to be a
CHANEL - Jumbo Lambskin Quilted Single Flap - Beige - Silver Shoulder Bag
Located in Sanford, FL
From the 2008 collection. This classic Chanel flap handbag is crafted with beige quilted lambskin
Sold|$1,750
Chanel Silver Quilted Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
This metallic Chanel Bag featuring silver quilted suede is embellished at the front by the iconic
Sold|$3,495
Chanel Silver Box Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Silver Box Bag is in excellent condition. Silver subtly textured leather
Sold|$4,979
Chanel 19 Bag Small Silver Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel 19 Bag Small Silver Crossbody Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by
Sold|$7,950
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Double Flap Bag. Excellent condition. Unique silver lambskin leather
Sold|$7,950
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Double Flap Bag. Excellent condition. Unique silver lambskin leather
Sold|$3,551
Chanel Silver Leather Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Beautiful Chanel with silver leather and hardware. It is a clutch and at same time a shoulder bag
Sold|$3,850
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag. Gold hardware. Rare combo and hard to find silver leather bag
Sold|$3,850
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag. Gold hardware. Rare combo and hard to find silver leather bag
Sold|$3,850
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Jumbo Bag. Gold hardware. Rare combo and hard to find silver leather bag
Sold|$2,499
Chanel Silver Sequins Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel silver sequins evening bag. Handle drop, 5"L. Collection 2000/2002. Comes with hologram and
Metallic Silver Chanel Shopper Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Product details: Metallic silver leather shopper tote bag by Chanel. Leather woven chain shoulder
Sold|$11,000
Chanel Silver Lait de Coco Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Lait de Coco Silver Runway Bag- Pristine Condition From the 2014 collection, it is an
Sold|$7,100
Chanel Silver Medium Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Leather Double Flap Bag. Excellent condition. Beautiful medium size Chanel
Sold|$3,200
Chanel Silver Sequin Mini Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
All eyes on you with this amazing mini Chanel! Circa 2014, this adorable mini single flap bag
Sold|$2,750
Chanel Silver Metallic Camera Bag Crossbody
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Crossbody Camera Bag. Good condition. Light wear. Silver leather with silver
Sold|$2,750
Chanel Silver Metallic Camera Bag Crossbody
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Silver Metallic Crossbody Camera Bag. Good condition. Light wear. Silver leather with silver
Sold|$2,344
1990s Chanel silver tone Camelias Bag
By Chanel
Located in Capri, IT
1990s Chanel silver tone Camelias Bag
Sold|$3,299
Chanel Silver Metallic Logo Evening Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel evening bag in silver and other metallic tones with logo details. Shoulder drop 9"/17
Sold|$10,063
Chanel Silver Maxi Extra Large Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Capri, IT
Chanel Silver Extra Large Shoulder Bag
Sold|$2,550
Chanel Silver Sequin Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
This silver sequin logo shoulder flap bag from Chanel featuring an open top design, a chain
Chanel Silver Quilted Leather Boy Bag Crossbody
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel silver boy bag wallet on a chain cross body. Comes with hologram and dust cover.
Sold|$2,950
Chanel Bum Bag Silver Metallic
By Chanel
Located in Athens, GA
Chanel Bum Bag Silver Metallic Leather. Rare and limited belt/ bag fanny pack. Very stylish look
Sold|$1,500
Chanel Silver Leather & Lucite Ice Cube Bag
By Chanel
Located in New Hope, PA
A bright and shiny tote bag, this bag from Chanel has mirror look panels on the front and back
Sold|$4,999
Chanel Silver Medium Reissue Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel silver metallic medium reissue double flap. Excellent condition. Pewter metallic interior
Rare 1994 Chanel Silver Metallic Backpack Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A rare 1990's Silver Chanel lambskin quilted metallic leather backpack with gold-tone hardware
Sold|$7,900
Chanel Silver Milk Carton Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
The very rare Chanel "milk carton" is quilted on the sides and has "lait de coco" written in
Chanel Silver Metallic 2.55 Reissue Classic Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel limited edition metallic reissue double flap. Leather interwoven chain. Shoulder strap, 11
Chanel Portobello ChainTote Bag Bronze Metallic Silver Calfskin
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Portobello ChainTote Bag Bronze Metallic Silver Calfskin These are professional photos of
Sold|$8,200
Chanel 2012 A/W Silver 'Galuchat' Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
stunning bag is crafted from metallic silver lambskin and features Chanel's signature quilted stitching
Chanel Silver Foil Leather Jumbo Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Silver Leather Jumbo Classic Flap is in excellent condition. A truly
Chanel Portobello ChainTote Bag Bronze Metallic Silver Calfskin
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel Portobello ChainTote Bag Bronze Metallic Silver Calfskin These are professional photos of
Chanel 19 Bag 2021 Small Silver Crossbody Bag
By Chanel
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Chanel 19 Bag 2021 Small Silver Crossbody Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag
Chanel Silver Textured Quilted East/West Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Silver East/West Flap Bag Features textured quilted leather Made in: France Year of
Chanel Metallic Silver Quilted Bum Bag Belt Bag – Spring/Summer 2017
By Chanel
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
A rare Chanel Metallic Silver Quilted Bum Bag from the Spring/Summer 2017 collection, exquisitely
Chanel Matte Silver Lambskin Maxi Classic Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Matte Silver Lambskin Maxi Classic Flap is in very good condition. The matte
CHANEL warm silver PYTHON MEDIUM FLAP Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel Medium Flap bag in warm silver python featuring black beaded CC embellished
Sold|$2,841
Chanel white silver hardware shoulder bag
By Chanel
Located in Capri, IT
Chanel white silver hardware shoulder bag
Sold|$6,995
Chanel Silver Lilac Python Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Python Small Flap Bag is exquisite. Pristine and never carried, this exotic Chanel is a
Sold|$4,202
Chanel Silver Gold Leather Shoulder bag
By Chanel
Located in Capri, IT
Chanel Silver Gold Leather Shoulder bag totally made in italy
Chanel Limited Edition Silver Jewel Coin Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel limited edition silver and rhinestone coin single flap. Shoulder drop 11" - 19". Collection
Chanel Iridescent Silver Lait de Coco Milk Carton Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Got milk? This incredibly rare and limited edition Chanel milk carton bag derives from one of Karl
Sold|$2,799
Chanel Black Caviar Silver Medallion Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel black caviar quilted medallion tote with satin silvertone details. Handle drop, 6.5". Comes
Sold|$3,499
Chanel Metallic Silver Chain Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel metallic tote bag. The piece has CC logo on the front and is crafted of metallic aged
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.
Whether or not a classic Chanel bag is a good investment will depend upon a range of factors such as condition, rarity and more. Experts have reported that luxury handbags, including classic Chanel bags, have made for good investments over the years.
A study of luxury investments in 2019 found that luxury handbags had the highest returns. For its spectacular seasonal runway shows, Chanel designs special bags that are typically produced in smaller editions, making them all the more desirable and prompting long waiting lists, while many handbags that are sought after today are objects of pure fantasy conjured up by the late couturier Karl Lagerfeld, whose prolific tenure at the helm of Chanel lasted from 1983 to 2019.
Determining the value of any collectible depends upon a variety of aspects. In the case of assessing the value of a classic Chanel bag, you should consider color, size, condition and purchase price. Since 2019, Chanel has raised the prices of popular accessories such as the classic Medium Flap bag, the Small Boy bag and the 2.55 Large bag.
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.