Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large is a chic and playful piece to add to
Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large is a chic and playful piece to add to
Sold|$1,550
Chanel Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large is perfect for an on-the-go fashionista
Chanel Cambon Flap Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic hard-to-find Chanel Cambon Flap Tote Quilted Leather Large is a stylish and
Chanel Reissue 2.55 Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Reissue 2.55 Tote Quilted Calfskin Large is adored by many. Crafted in black
Chanel Vintage Timeless Convertible Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Vintage Timeless Convertible Tote Caviar Large is a classic design from the
Chanel Robot Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Robot Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large from its Spring/Summer 2017 data
Chanel Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large is a unique piece perfect
Chanel Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large is a unique piece perfect
Chanel Travel Line Tote Printed Nylon Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Travel Line Tote Printed Nylon Large showcases the brand's sporty style with
Chanel Business Affinity Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Business Affinity Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted from black quilted caviar
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Sold|$1,790
Chanel CC Zip Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Zip Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted in neutral quilted caviar leather, features
Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large, crafted in black quilted aged calfskin
Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large, crafted in black quilted aged calfskin
Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large, crafted in navy and black quilted
Chanel Elegant CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Elegant CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted from black and blue quilted lambskin
Chanel Weekender Tote Gingham Print Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Weekender Tote Gingham Print Canvas Large, crafted from pink gingham print canvas
Sold|$1,905
Chanel CC Charm Tote Woven Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Charm Tote Woven Caviar Large, crafted in black woven caviar leather, features woven
Chanel Iliad Shopping Tote Printed Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Iliad Shopping Tote Printed Canvas Large, crafted in black and white printed canvas
Chanel Caviar 31 Drawstring Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Caviar 31 Drawstring Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Mariniere Chain Tote Striped Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Mariniere Chain Tote Striped Canvas Large, crafted in red, white and blue striped
Chanel Portobello Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Portobello Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black glazed calfskin
Chanel City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted in black quilted caviar leather
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted in black quilted leather, features
Chanel Vintage Timeless Portfolio Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Portfolio Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather
Sold|$1,090
Chanel Flag Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Flag Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large, crafted in navy blue terry cloth, features dual top
Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large, crafted in navy and black quilted
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
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Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
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Chanel Vintage CC Turnlock Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Vintage CC Turnlock Tote Leather Large is a stylish, easy-to-carry tote made
Chanel Vintage CC Turnlock Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Vintage CC Turnlock Tote Leather Large is a stylish, easy-to-carry tote made
Chanel Reissue Tote Quilted Aged Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
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Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large, crafted from pink patent leather, features
Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted in cream glazed calfskin leather
Sold|$1,300
Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large is a chic and playful piece to add to
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large is simple yet elegant in design
Sold|$1,825
Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large is a timeless bag perfect for your day
Sold|$1,825
Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large is a timeless bag perfect for your day
Chanel Coco Cocoon Zipped Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Coco Cocoon Zipped Tote Lambskin Large is a highly sought-after piece from
Chanel Portobello Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Portobello Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black quilted glazed
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted in beige quilted leather, features
Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Studded Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Studded Caviar Large, crafted in black studded caviar leather
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features
Chanel Vintage CC Logo Tote Denim Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage CC Logo Tote Denim Large, crafted in black denim, features dual-flat leather
Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large, crafted in neutral quilted calfskin
Sold|$2,995
Chanel Blue Denim Cabas Large Tote Bag
By Chanel
Located in Irvine, CA
Chanel Blue Denim Cabas Large Tote Bag with indigo blue, black, cotton, leather trim, diamond
Sold|$2,495
Chanel Timeless CC Soft Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in Irvine, CA
Chanel Timeless CC Soft Tote Caviar Large. Odor in interior. Moderate creasing and scuffs on
Chanel Perfect Edge Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Perfect Edge Tote Quilted Leather Large presented in the brand's 2011
Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large presents a classic and timeless
Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large presents a classic and timeless
Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large presents a classic and timeless
Chanel Vintage Timeless Convertible Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Vintage Timeless Convertible Tote Caviar Large is a classic design from the
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.
From classic medium-sized Louis Vuitton leather tote bags to authentic cube-like Loewe shoulder bags woven in raffia, the large selection of vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs offers something for special occasions as well as everyday needs.
Although part of a modern look, tote bags have been roomy and versatile accessories since at least 1944, with the launch of L.L.Bean’s “ice bag.” The Maine retailer, then largely known for rugged field coats and hunting shoes, had introduced a big, durable canvas bag that was initially intended to carry firewood or ice. In those days, to keep produce and other foods cool in refrigerators, consumers had to regularly replace the blocks of ice that were doing all the work in their bulky appliances. There was no better bag to help haul big blocks of ice from the trunk of your car to your front door and, subsequently, to your kitchen.
Years later, during the 1960s, L.L.Bean’s Boat and Tote was introduced as an overhauled structured canvas version of the ice bag. Tested to lug up to 500 pounds, the Boat and Tote became a best seller. Also during the 1960s, American designer Bonnie Cashin created the Cashin Carry for Coach. Cashin was Coach’s first lead designer, and she liked leather, large pockets and earth tones. Her modern interpretation of the tote bag introduced a touch of elegance to this increasingly ubiquitous accessory.
In the subsequent decades, more brands debuted their own iterations of the tote bag, from Tory Burch’s Perry leather tote bag to Goyard’s luxurious Saint Louis.
Pay tribute to this long and interesting history of a well-loved accessory by browsing the vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs.
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.