Coco Chanel Handbags

Chanel Top Handle Caviar

Chanel Nylon Totes

Chanel Lambskin Red Matelasse Coco Mark Turn Lock Handbag

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H 6.11 in W 7.88 in D 2.76 in

Chanel Lambskin Red Matelasse Coco Mark Turn Lock Handbag

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

Chanel Lambskin Red Matelasse Coco Mark Turn Lock Handbag 0020 CHANEL Additional information: Colour: Red color Model: Matrasse Coco Mark Turn Lock Country of Origin: France Comes w...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Top Handle Bags

Chanel Matelasse Coco Handle 2Way Women's Handbag Lambskin Black

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H 5.52 in W 9.06 in D 3.75 in

Chanel Matelasse Coco Handle 2Way Women's Handbag Lambskin Black

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

Chanel Matelasse Coco Handle 2Way Women's Handbag Lambskin Black Additional information: Material: Leather Colour: Black Hardware colour: Gold Line: Matelasse Comes with: Dust bag, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

Chanel Coco Twin

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Chanel Coco Twin

By Chanel

Located in Dover, DE

CONDITION: A: Excellent condition with few signs of use; carefully kept. SIZE: 17/16/6 cm; Chain 109 cm. Dark-blue colour Leather material INSIDE COLOR: Black INSIDE MATERIAL: Fabric...

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2010s Shoulder Bags

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Chanel Coco Cuba Patchwork Chevron Canvas Backpack

By Chanel

Located in London, GB

Made in Italy, this beautiful Chanel Coco Cuba Chevron backpack has been made from orange canvas and beige leather exterior with grey fabric interior, this piece is decorate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Backpacks

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Chanel Coco Cocoon Charcoal Black Nylon Tote Bag

By Chanel

Located in Kowloon, HK

Color: Charcoal Black Material: Nylon Condition: Rank A Surface: Minor Scratches Corners: Good Edges: Good Handle/Strap: Good Hardware: Minor Scratches Dimensions: W39×H28×D17cm H...

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2010s Italian Tote Bags

$4,995

Chanel Contemporary Lambskin Quilted Jumbo Single Flap Bag in Beige

By Chanel

Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT

Authentic Chanel Lambskin Quilted Jumbo Single Flap bag in Beige. Features beige quilted leather, this luxurious, runway-ready bag features a woven-in chain strap, exterior back pock...

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2010s Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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By Chanel

Located in PUTNEY, NSW

Channel early-2000s luxury with this adorable Chanel Y2K mini crossbody bag. Crafted in pink quilted leather, this compact piece features the house's iconic diamond stitching, a gold...

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Early 2000s European Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags

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Rare Dior by John Galliano limited edition 2005 Peccary leather Saddle Bag

By Christian Dior

Located in PARIS, FR

Rare Dior by John Galliano Limited edition 2005 collection (0008/1000 in the world) Peccary leather Saddle bag and sea green hardware. A true treasure, very good condition it comes w...

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Early 2000s French Shoulder Bags

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Coco Chanel Handbags For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of coco chanel handbags for sale on 1stDibs. For coco chanel handbags, Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Beige, Brown, Gray and more in stock now. Making the right choice when shopping for these accessories may mean looking at versions that date from different eras — you can find early iterations from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century, all of which have proven very popular over the years. 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 are Coco Chanel Handbags?

On average, coco chanel handbags on 1stDibs sell for $2,518, while they’re typically $340 on the low end and $12,000 for the highest priced versions of these items.

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.

Finding the Right Handbags And Purses for You

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.

With a Wink, Karl Lagerfeld Sent This Egg-Carton-Shaped Chanel Bag Down the Runway

For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.

A Chanel Wicker Handbag Gives Impossibly Chic Picnic Vibes

Only Chanel could elevate humble materials like denim and wicker to icon-level status.

Chanel’s Boy Brick Lego Bag Transforms a Barcode into Art

In the hands of Karl Lagerfeld, even running errands became a chic exercise.

A Chanel Obsessive’s Cache Extends Well beyond Her Walk-In Closet

From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.

14 Ways to Spot a Fake Chanel Bag

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.