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Chanel Spring 2011

Chanel 11p Spring 2011 $6780 Crystal Embellished Jacket 36
Chanel 11p Spring 2011 $6780 Crystal Embellished Jacket 36

Chanel 11p Spring 2011 $6780 Crystal Embellished Jacket 36

By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel

Located in Merced, CA

Chanel most wanted crystal embellished jacket from Chanel Spring 2011 runway collection.

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Chanel  cotton tweed dress with camelia FR 40 Spring 2011 11P
Chanel  cotton tweed dress with camelia FR 40 Spring 2011 11P

Chanel cotton tweed dress with camelia FR 40 Spring 2011 11P

By Chanel

Located in Rubiera, RE

Chanel tweed cotton dress with camelia Spring 2011 Size FR 40 Made in France 62% cotton 33% polyamid 5% viscose Fully silk lined Flat measures: Length cm. 97 Shoulders cm. 28 Bust...

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2010s French Cocktail Dresses

CHANEL Extremely Rare 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR
CHANEL Extremely Rare 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR

CHANEL Extremely Rare 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL Extremely Rare Collectible Tweed Jacket — Runway Spring 2011 Collection by Karl Lagerfeld // One of the most sought-after Chanel jackets ever created // – A mythical incarna...

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2010s Jackets

Chanel S/S 2011 reissue metallic gold calfskin roll clutch
Chanel S/S 2011 reissue metallic gold calfskin roll clutch

Chanel S/S 2011 reissue metallic gold calfskin roll clutch

By Chanel

Located in PARIS, FR

Rare Chanel Spring Summer 2011 collection by Karl Lagerfeld limited edition reissue metallic gold quilted calfskin leather roll clutch, it comes with authenticity card.

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2010s French Clutches

CHANEL grey denim mini skirt FR 34
CHANEL grey denim mini skirt FR 34

CHANEL grey denim mini skirt FR 34

By Chanel

Located in Rubiera, RE

CHANEL Collection Spring 2011 Mini skirt Denim jeans, grey, distressed red Size FR 34 Made in Italy Flat measures: Length cm. 36 Waist cm. 34 Hip cm. 42 Very good cond...

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Chanel Spring 2011 Black Lambskin Quilted Lion Relief & 'CC' Pearl "Leo" Clutch
Chanel Spring 2011 Black Lambskin Quilted Lion Relief & 'CC' Pearl "Leo" Clutch

Chanel Spring 2011 Black Lambskin Quilted Lion Relief & 'CC' Pearl "Leo" Clutch

By Chanel

Located in Chicago, IL

Two open compartments. Released circa spring 2011. Serial #: 14649478. Comes with: Dust Bag, Brand Tags, Authentication Certificate Color: Black,Red, Made in: France Fabric Content:...

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2010s French Clutches

Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Mesh Printed Dress
Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Mesh Printed Dress

Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Mesh Printed Dress

By Chanel

Located in US

Size FR 40, Spring 2011 Ready to Wear, Made in France. Excellent condition with no flaws to mention.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Informal Dresses

CHANEL Black Medium 2.55 Reissue Lambskin Leather Roll Clutch 2011 Runway
CHANEL Black Medium 2.55 Reissue Lambskin Leather Roll Clutch 2011 Runway

CHANEL Black Medium 2.55 Reissue Lambskin Leather Roll Clutch 2011 Runway

By Chanel Boutique, Chanel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Description: This is a gorgeous Chanel Black Medium 2.55 Reissue Lambskin Leather Roll Clutch from the Spring 2011 Runway.

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Chanel Patent Quilted Black In The Business Tote Bag
Chanel Patent Quilted Black In The Business Tote Bag

Chanel Patent Quilted Black In The Business Tote Bag

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H 11.75 in W 15.25 in D 6 in

Chanel Patent Quilted Black In The Business Tote Bag

By Chanel

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Chanel tote from the spring 2011 collection by Karl Lagerfeld.

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Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR
Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR

Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Spring 2011 Tweed Ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld
 ~ A Duet in Couture Form ~ Boutique value over 14,000$ ~ ~ From the Spring 2011 collection under Karl Lagerfeld’s hand, this sin...

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Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR
Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR

Chanel 14K$ Collectors Gem Tweed Duet 36 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Chanel Spring 2011 Tweed Ensemble by Karl Lagerfeld
 ~ A Duet in Couture Form ~ Boutique value over 14,000$ ~ ~ From the Spring 2011 collection under Karl Lagerfeld’s hand, this sin...

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2010s Jackets

Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011
Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011

Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011

By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Chanel - (Made in France) Silk taffeta black dress sewn with feathers and split into two sides on the front, opening on a shorter dress. 36FR size. Collection Prêt-à-Porter Printemps...

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Chanel 2011 Floral Silk Top Blouse
Chanel 2011 Floral Silk Top Blouse

Chanel 2011 Floral Silk Top Blouse

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

Chanel Silk Blouse From the Spring 2011 Collection by Karl Lagerfeld Interlocking CC Logo & Camellia Accent Sleeveless Button Closure Sz.40 Very good con...

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CHANEL Statement 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR
CHANEL Statement 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR

CHANEL Statement 2011 Navy Shimmer Tweed Jacket 34 FR

By Chanel

Located in Hong Kong, HK

CHANEL Extremely Rare Collectible Tweed Jacket — Runway Spring 2011 Collection by Karl Lagerfeld // One of the most sought-after Chanel jackets ever created // ~ A mythical incarna...

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Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap
Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap

Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap

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H 16 in W 26 in D 6 in

Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

This stunning limited edition ladybug medium flap bag was featured during the 2011 Chanel Spring/Summer collection.  * Black Quilted Lambskin * Silver hardware * The Interior is lin...

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2010s Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Silicone Timeless Bag Limited Edition
Chanel Silicone Timeless Bag Limited Edition

Chanel Silicone Timeless Bag Limited Edition

By Chanel

Located in Geneva, CH

This pre-owned Timeless Bag from the house of Chanel is part of the Spring 2011 Ready to Wear Collection.

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Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap Bag
Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap Bag

Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap Bag

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H 16 in W 26 in D 6 in

Chanel Classic Medium Ladybug Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

This stunning limited edition ladybug medium flap bag was featured during the 2011 Chanel Spring/Summer collection.  * Black Quilted Lambskin * Silver hardware * The Interior is lin...

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Chanel Candy Striped Boucle Cardigan
Chanel Candy Striped Boucle Cardigan

Chanel Candy Striped Boucle Cardigan

By Chanel

Located in Krakow, PL

Absolutely lovely cardigan jacket from Chanels Spring 2011 collection. Made from a lovely soft viscose mix knit which has a candy coloured boucle and a navy stripe over a black shee...

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Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011
Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011

Chanel Silk Taffeta Black Dress, Spring 2011

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Chanel - (Made in France) Silk taffeta black dress sewn with feathers and split into two sides on the front, opening on a shorter dress. 36FR size. Collection Prêt-à-Porter Printemps...

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Chanel Spring 2011 Swarovski Crystal Skirt Suit
Chanel Spring 2011 Swarovski Crystal Skirt Suit

Chanel Spring 2011 Swarovski Crystal Skirt Suit

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel grey swarovski crystal trimmed skirt suit from the Spring 2011 runway collection.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Skirt Suits

Alluring Chanel Quilted Lambskin Crossbody Bag Embellished with Ostrich Feathers
Alluring Chanel Quilted Lambskin Crossbody Bag Embellished with Ostrich Feathers

Alluring Chanel Quilted Lambskin Crossbody Bag Embellished with Ostrich Feathers

By Chanel

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Introduced during the Chanel Spring 2011 Runway show, this bag has become a highly-coveted collectible!

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Chanel 11P Pink and Black Silk Floral Pleated Dress
Chanel 11P Pink and Black Silk Floral Pleated Dress

Chanel 11P Pink and Black Silk Floral Pleated Dress

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel Spring 2011 silk dress with pink, yellow, white, black floral print.

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Chanel Pleated Floral Dress Spring2011
Chanel Pleated Floral Dress Spring2011

Chanel Pleated Floral Dress Spring2011

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pleated floral dress by Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear Made in France Black with multicolored camellias printed throughout Sleeveless Pleats sewn through bodic...

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Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Dress
Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Dress

Chanel Spring RTW 2011 Dress

By Chanel

Located in US

Size FR 40 Spring 2011 Ready to Wear Made in France Popcorn stitched design detail to look like 3-d flower embellishments Measurements: Bust - 31'' Waist - 28'' Hips - 46'' ...

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Chanel 2011 P Pink Runway Skirt Suit
Chanel 2011 P Pink Runway Skirt Suit

Chanel 2011 P Pink Runway Skirt Suit

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2011 Spring runway collection skirt suit. Pink,black, white tweed with bright floral camelia silk lining.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Skirt Suits

Chanel Spring 11P Jacket 2 4 36 Blue White Tweed Trim CC Silver Silk Blazer Coat
Chanel Spring 11P Jacket 2 4 36 Blue White Tweed Trim CC Silver Silk Blazer Coat

Chanel Spring 11P Jacket 2 4 36 Blue White Tweed Trim CC Silver Silk Blazer Coat

By Chanel

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Chanel - 2011 Spring Lightweight Tweed Jacket Size: 36 - US 2 / 4 Color: Navy / White Material: Exterior: 58% Nylon - 31% Cotton - 11% Wool Lining: 100% Silk --...

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2010s French Jackets

Chanel Ladybug Medium Flap Bag
Chanel Ladybug Medium Flap Bag

Chanel Ladybug Medium Flap Bag

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H 6 in W 10 in D 3 in

Chanel Ladybug Medium Flap Bag

By Chanel

Located in Aurora, IL

This stunning limited edition ladybug medium flap bag was featured during the 2011 Chanel Spring/Summer collection. * Black Quilted Lambskin * Silver hardware * The Interior is lin...

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2010s French Shoulder Bags

Chanel 11P Navy Cotton Dress Jacket
Chanel 11P Navy Cotton Dress Jacket

Chanel 11P Navy Cotton Dress Jacket

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2011 Spring navy cotton jacket or dress-coat.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Jackets

Chanel 11P Ivory Jacket with Navy/Red Trim
Chanel 11P Ivory Jacket with Navy/Red Trim

Chanel 11P Ivory Jacket with Navy/Red Trim

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2011 Spring collection ivory tweed jacket with red and navy trim.

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Chanel 11P Pink Silk Feather $16K Runway Dress Unworn
Chanel 11P Pink Silk Feather $16K Runway Dress Unworn

Chanel 11P Pink Silk Feather $16K Runway Dress Unworn

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2011 Spring pink silk runway dress with black tulle under-dress.

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Chanel 11P Runway Black White Jacket and Tank Set
Chanel 11P Runway Black White Jacket and Tank Set

Chanel 11P Runway Black White Jacket and Tank Set

By Chanel

Located in Toronto, ON

Chanel 2011 Spring runway collection tank and jacket 2pc set.

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Spring 2011 Chanel Pink Tweed and Rhinestones Jacket
Spring 2011 Chanel Pink Tweed and Rhinestones Jacket

Spring 2011 Chanel Pink Tweed and Rhinestones Jacket

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Paris, FR

Chanel jacket from the 2011 spring collection, Look 27 of the runway, composed of light pink and green tweed adorned with strips of rhinestones embroideries and silver metal and enam...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Jackets

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Chanel Spring 2011 For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact vintage or contemporary chanel spring 2011 you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Many people prefer black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find gray, beige and more options on these pages. If you’re looking for a chanel spring 2011 from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Chanel Spring 2011?

The price for a chanel spring 2011 starts at $129 and tops out at $19,920, and on average, selling for $2,800.

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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.