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Chanel Spring 2004

Chanel 2004 Spring Celadon and Beige Chiffon Dress and Vest
Chanel 2004 Spring Celadon and Beige Chiffon Dress and Vest

Chanel 2004 Spring Celadon and Beige Chiffon Dress and Vest

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Chanel spring 2004 soft taupe and celadon green silk chiffon 2pc cocktail set.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Shift Cocktail Dresses

Spring 2004 CHANEL by Karl Lagerfeld Runway White Crochet Knit Shoulder Bag
Spring 2004 CHANEL by Karl Lagerfeld Runway White Crochet Knit Shoulder Bag

Spring 2004 CHANEL by Karl Lagerfeld Runway White Crochet Knit Shoulder Bag

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Munich, DE

"It's about Chanel, but wearing it played down," announced Karl Lagerfeld, just before the Spring [2004] show.

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

Chanel 04P Jacket, Spring-Summer 2004, France
Chanel 04P Jacket, Spring-Summer 2004, France

Chanel 04P Jacket, Spring-Summer 2004, France

Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ

Chanel 04P Jacket, Spring-Summer 2004, France Condition: Excellent 🔹 Color: White 🔹 Style: Open-front 🔹 Sleeves: Long 🔹 Length: Cropped 🔹 Composition: 87% nylon, 13% spandex/e...

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Early 2000s French Jackets

2004 Chanel 04P Lace Skirt
2004 Chanel 04P Lace Skirt

2004 Chanel 04P Lace Skirt

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Алматинский Почтамт, KZ

Chanel 04P lace skirt Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Collection: Chanel 2004 spring / summer Country of production: France size 34 the condition is excellent, but there are two nuances...

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Early 2000s French Skirts

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CHANEL Size 8 Black Cotton Spring 2004 Pleated Skirt Frayed Hem Dress
CHANEL Size 8 Black Cotton Spring 2004 Pleated Skirt Frayed Hem Dress

CHANEL Size 8 Black Cotton Spring 2004 Pleated Skirt Frayed Hem Dress

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

This sleeveless CHANEL Spring 2004 collection dress comes in a light weight black cotton and features a deep V neck dart and underbust seam bodice, pleated skirt, and frayed hemline.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Day Dresses

Chanel Orange Floral Print Silk Chiffon Pleated Skirt, 2004
Chanel Orange Floral Print Silk Chiffon Pleated Skirt, 2004

Chanel Orange Floral Print Silk Chiffon Pleated Skirt, 2004

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

Chanel Spring 2004 A-line skirt comes in a gorgeous orange silk chiffon with multi-color floral print and features a pleated body with flared pleat drop waist hem.

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Early 2000s French A-Line Skirts

CHANEL Size 6 Black Snake Piping Cropped Leather 04 P Jacket
CHANEL Size 6 Black Snake Piping Cropped Leather 04 P Jacket

CHANEL Size 6 Black Snake Piping Cropped Leather 04 P Jacket

By Chanel

Located in San Francisco, CA

CHANEL Spring 2004 jacket comes in smooth matte leather with a collarless Coco Chanel classic cropped silhouette, zip front, patch pockets, slit cuff sleeves, and black snake leather...

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20th Century French Jackets

Chanel Beige Trench Coat
Chanel Beige Trench Coat

Chanel Beige Trench Coat

By Chanel

Located in Geneva, CH

Elegant and timeless double-breasted trench coat from Chanel's Spring 2004 collection. Featuring a black and white tweed trimmed with sequin embellishments and shoulder epaulettes, ...

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Early 2000s French Trench Coats

Chanel Beige Trench Coat – White/Black Tweed Trim
Chanel Beige Trench Coat – White/Black Tweed Trim

Chanel Beige Trench Coat – White/Black Tweed Trim

By Chanel

Located in Geneva, CH

Elegant and timeless double-brested trench coat from Chanel Spring 2004 Collection. Featuring a black and white tweed trim with sequin embellishments, shoulder epaulettes, two pocke...

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Early 2000s French Trench Coats

Chanel belt Spring 2004
Chanel belt Spring 2004

Chanel belt Spring 2004

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

CHANEL - (Made in France) Silvery metal belt with resin. 2004 Spring-Summer Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld.

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Early 2000s French Belts

Chanel suit Spring 2004
Chanel suit Spring 2004

Chanel suit Spring 2004

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Size 34FR. 2004 Spring-Summer Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld.

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Early 2000s French Skirt Suits

Chanel Trench Coat Size FR44 Spring 2004
Chanel Trench Coat Size FR44 Spring 2004

Chanel Trench Coat Size FR44 Spring 2004

By Chanel

Located in Paris, FR

Collector piece. In very good condition Made in France. Size : 44FR but also fits a 42FR Collection : Spring 2004 Material : Cotton Color : Beige Dimensions : total length : 95 cm, s...

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Early 2000s French Trench Coats

Chanel "Musical Accessories" jacket by Karl Lagerfeld Spring-Summer 2004
Chanel "Musical Accessories" jacket by Karl Lagerfeld Spring-Summer 2004

Chanel "Musical Accessories" jacket by Karl Lagerfeld Spring-Summer 2004

By Karl Lagerfeld for Chloe, Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

CHANEL - "Musical Accessories" Ready-to-Wear Spring/Summer 2004 Collection, under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld.

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Early 2000s French Jackets

Chanel 2004 Pastel CC Logo Embroidered Camisole
Chanel 2004 Pastel CC Logo Embroidered Camisole

Chanel 2004 Pastel CC Logo Embroidered Camisole

By Chanel

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

The most adorable and dainty top from the great house of Chanel. This was expertly designed with great care by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel 2004 spring collection.

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Early 2000s French Camisoles

Vintage 2004 CHANEL Novelty Bugs Flowers Logo Charm Necklace Belt
Vintage 2004 CHANEL Novelty Bugs Flowers Logo Charm Necklace Belt

Vintage 2004 CHANEL Novelty Bugs Flowers Logo Charm Necklace Belt

By Chanel

Located in Kingersheim, Alsace

Vintage 2004 CHANEL Novelty Bugs Flowers Logo Charm Necklace Belt Measurements: Drop Height: 2.36 inches (6 cm) Diameter Big Medallions: 1.73 inches (4.4 cm) Diameter Small Medallio...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Belts

Chanel bag 'tape' by Karl Lagerfeld Summer 2004
Chanel bag 'tape' by Karl Lagerfeld Summer 2004

Chanel bag 'tape' by Karl Lagerfeld Summer 2004

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

CHANEL - 2004 Spring-Summer ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld.

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Early 2000s Evening Bags and Minaudières

Chanel Black & Grey Sleeveless Nylon Crop Top
Chanel Black & Grey Sleeveless Nylon Crop Top

Chanel Black & Grey Sleeveless Nylon Crop Top

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Product details: Black and grey sleeveless nylon crop top by Chanel. From the Spring 2004 Collection. Crew neck.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Formal Wear

Chanel 2004 Runway Record Bag Clutch Red & Black Patent Leather Limited Edition
Chanel 2004 Runway Record Bag Clutch Red & Black Patent Leather Limited Edition

Chanel 2004 Runway Record Bag Clutch Red & Black Patent Leather Limited Edition

By Chanel

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

Here's a whimsical clutch bag from Chanel's Spring 2004 collection. Made from stitched patent leather, it features a red leather center, black leather and brass chain carry strap an...

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Early 2000s Italian Clutches

Chanel Patent Leather Ltd Ed Record Bag Evening Clutch Wristlet, 2004
Chanel Patent Leather Ltd Ed Record Bag Evening Clutch Wristlet, 2004

Chanel Patent Leather Ltd Ed Record Bag Evening Clutch Wristlet, 2004

By Chanel

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

Here's a whimsical clutch bag from Chanel's Spring 2004 collection. Made from stitched patent leather, it features a red leather center, black leather and brass chain carry strap and...

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Bags and Minaudières

Chanel Cream & Multicolor Spring 2004 Tweed Blazer
Chanel Cream & Multicolor Spring 2004 Tweed Blazer

Chanel Cream & Multicolor Spring 2004 Tweed Blazer

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Product details: Cream, black and light pink tweed blazer by Chanel. From the Spring 2004 Collection. Notch collar.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Coats and Outerwear

Vintage Chanel Vinyl Record Wristlet Gold Hardware Spring / Summer 2004
Vintage Chanel Vinyl Record Wristlet Gold Hardware Spring / Summer 2004

Vintage Chanel Vinyl Record Wristlet Gold Hardware Spring / Summer 2004

By Chanel

Located in Baleares, Baleares

This beautiful record shaped Chanel wrislet is a show stopper, black patent leather around a red striking circle reading " Chanel Rue Cambon Side A " gold hardware & black leather sh...

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Late 20th Century French Top Handle Bags

Chanel Collectors 2004 Vintage Tweed Coat with Belt 38 FR
Chanel Collectors 2004 Vintage Tweed Coat with Belt 38 FR

Chanel Collectors 2004 Vintage Tweed Coat with Belt 38 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Collectors Vintage Tweed Coat with Belt — Spring 2004 by Karl Lagerfeld ~ A quiet symphony of elegance, this rare Chanel collector’s piece from the Spring 2004 Collection is...

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Chanel SS 2004 Haute Couture Cream Layered Dress
Chanel SS 2004 Haute Couture Cream Layered Dress

Chanel SS 2004 Haute Couture Cream Layered Dress

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in London, GB

Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Spring/Summer 2004 Haute Couture Cream Layered Dress (Look 36) is a composed of an undress and a removable over dress tunic.

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Early 2000s French Evening Dresses

CHANEL S/S 2004 Powder Blue Four Leaf Clover Canvas Chain Handle Purse w/ Wallet
CHANEL S/S 2004 Powder Blue Four Leaf Clover Canvas Chain Handle Purse w/ Wallet

CHANEL S/S 2004 Powder Blue Four Leaf Clover Canvas Chain Handle Purse w/ Wallet

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Thiensville, WI

DESCRIPTION: CHANEL S/S 2004 Powder Blue Four Leaf Clover Canvas Chain Handle Purse w/ Wallet Brand / Manufacturer: Chanel Collection: Spring / Summer 2004 Designer: Karl Lagerfeld...

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

Chanel Sheer Silk Chiffon Blouse + Skirt Set Ensemble Floral Print 04P Sz 42/44
Chanel Sheer Silk Chiffon Blouse + Skirt Set Ensemble Floral Print 04P Sz 42/44

Chanel Sheer Silk Chiffon Blouse + Skirt Set Ensemble Floral Print 04P Sz 42/44

By Chanel

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

This chic ensemble is from Chanel's 2004 spring collection. Made from a sheer silk chiffon, the fabric features abstract florals in red, green, white and black.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Skirt Suits

Chanel Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket
Chanel Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket

Chanel Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Wonderful Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket from Chanel Spring 2004 This is a lovely shade of gray with gray and black fringe with ruffle black lace details.

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20th Century French Jackets

Chanel Denim Bustier SS2004
Chanel Denim Bustier SS2004

Chanel Denim Bustier SS2004

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Denim bustier top by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Spring 2004 Made in France Light wash paneled denim Strapless Bust padding Chanel logo bead above left bottom hem Back zip and hook...

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Early 2000s French Bustiers

Chanel 2004 Spring Collection Silk Chiffon Sequin Dress w/ Shawl
Chanel 2004 Spring Collection Silk Chiffon Sequin Dress w/ Shawl

Chanel 2004 Spring Collection Silk Chiffon Sequin Dress w/ Shawl

By Chanel

Located in US

Chanel dress is uniquely constructed with the hem and racer-back. Dress has a sequin trimming along the shoulder straps, raw trim hem, racer-back with a zipper, button, and hook-and-...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Princess Cut Dresses

Chanel Multi Color Signature Fringed Fantasy Tweed Spring  2004  Belted Coat
Chanel Multi Color Signature Fringed Fantasy Tweed Spring  2004  Belted Coat

Chanel Multi Color Signature Fringed Fantasy Tweed Spring 2004 Belted Coat

By Chanel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

This Chanel multi color signature tweed from the house of Lesage with the fantasy fringe all around was created for the 2004 Spring Collection.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Dress and Coat Ensembles

Chanel 04P Brushed Silver & Black CC chain Belt
Chanel 04P Brushed Silver & Black CC chain Belt

Chanel 04P Brushed Silver & Black CC chain Belt

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2004 Spring Brushed Silver & Black CC chain Belt.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Belts

Chanel Black and White Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket from Spring 2004
Chanel Black and White Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket from Spring 2004

Chanel Black and White Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket from Spring 2004

By Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Cloverdale, CA

Chanel Black and White Fringe Fantasy Tweed Jacket Spring 2004 Size 38 Bust 37" Waist 30" Length 23" Excellent condition

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Early 2000s French Jackets

Chanel Vintage 04P Tweed Blazer With Fringe Edges  Size 2 US
Chanel Vintage 04P Tweed Blazer With Fringe Edges  Size 2 US

Chanel Vintage 04P Tweed Blazer With Fringe Edges Size 2 US

By Chanel

Located in West Hartford, CT

his timeless black tweed blazer from Chanel’s 2004 Spring Collection (04P) exudes refined sophistication with a modern twist.

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Early 2000s French Blazers

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Chanel Spring 2004 For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary chanel spring 2004 you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an option in beige and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in gray, black and more. 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 Spring 2004?

The price for a chanel spring 2004 starts at $994 and tops out at $6,400, and on average, selling for $2,150.

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.