Chanel Timeless CC Soft Tote Caviar Large
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
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
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
Chanel Triple CC Tote Perforated Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Triple CC Tote Perforated Patent Large is sophisticated and elegant in design
Sold|$2,310
Chanel Be Caviar Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Be Caviar Tote Quilted Caviar Large combines casual luxe style with
Sold|$1,810
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 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 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
Sold|$3,210
Chanel Trendy CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Trendy CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in black quilted lambskin leather
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black 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 burgundy diamond quilted aged
Sold|$1,505
Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Tweedy Tote Lambskin and Tweed Large, crafted from taupe lambskin and black and cream
Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in cream quilted lambskin leather
Sold|$1,380
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features dual
Chanel CC Compartment Tote Quilted Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Compartment Tote Quilted Patent Large, crafted from black quilted patent leather
Sold|$1,715
Chanel Timeless Half Moon Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Timeless Half Moon Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black caviar leather, features woven
Sold|$3,440
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large, crafted from blue caviar leather, features dual
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 Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large, crafted from black 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 burgundy diamond quilted aged
Chanel Woven Chain Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Woven Chain Shopping Tote Caviar Large, crafted in black caviar leather, features woven
Chanel Shopping Tote Chevron Canvas Patchwork Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Shopping Tote Chevron Canvas Patchwork Large, crafted from black chevron canvas
Sold|$2,035
Chanel CC Lock Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Lock Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted from navy blue quilted caviar, features dual
Sold|$2,740
Chanel Trendy CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Trendy CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in black quilted lambskin leather
Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large from the brand's 2011 Cruise
Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Lipstick Accordion Tote Patent Vinyl Large from the brand's 2011 Cruise
Sold|$1,000
Chanel Lipstick Open Tote Patent Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Lipstick Open Tote Patent Vinyl Large is from the brands' 2011 Cruise
Chanel Executive Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Executive Tote Quilted Glazed Calfskin Large is an ideal everyday accessory
Chanel Cambon Flap Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Flap Tote Quilted Leather Large is a stylish and functional accessory
Sold|$3,970
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large is ultimately stylish and functional in
Sold|$1,560
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 Boy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Boy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large designed by Karl Lagerfeld is a
Sold|$3,970
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large is ultimately stylish and functional in
Chanel New Bubble Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel New Bubble Tote Quilted Calfskin Large presented in the brand's 2011
Sold|$1,750
Chanel Coco Casual Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Coco Casual Tote Quilted Caviar Large is a gorgeous and slouchy tote perfect
Sold|$2,055
Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large showcases a modern classic design
Chanel Biarritz Pocket Tote Quilted Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Biarritz Pocket Tote Quilted Canvas Large is simple and sophisticated in
Sold|$1,475
Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large showcases a modern classic design
Sold|$4,000
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large is ultimately stylish and functional in
Sold|$1,950
Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Chain Me Tote Quilted Calfskin Large showcases a modern classic design
Chanel Boy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Boy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large designed by Karl Lagerfeld is a
Chanel Elegant CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Elegant CC Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted from dark blue quilted lambskin leather
CHANEL Quilted Classic Large Cambon Shopping Tote
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered is a Chanel Classic, the Large Cambon Shopping Tote in black quilted calfskin. Smooth
Sold|$1,225
Chanel CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Drop 8.5", Height 16", Width 15", Depth 6" Designer: Chanel Model: CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
Chanel Gabrielle Quilted Calfskin Large Shopping Tote
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large displays a luxurious design
Chanel Mariniere Chain Tote Striped Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Mariniere Chain Tote Striped Canvas Large is from the brand's 2010 Cruise
Chanel CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Drop 8.5", Height 16.5", Width 16", Depth 4" Designer: Chanel Model: CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Mixed Fibers Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 12", Height 12", Width 16", Depth 4" Designer: Chanel Model: Shopping Tote Quilted Mixed
Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large is a luxurious bag that is
Chanel Portobello Logo Large Quilted Lambskin Tote
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large is a luxurious bag that is
Chanel Pink Canvas Large Deauville Shopping Tote
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel large Deauville shopping tote 30cm of pink canvas with silver tone hardware. This bag
Chanel Grey Canvas Large Deauville Shopping Tote
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel large Deauville shopping tote 30cm of grey canvas with silver tone hardware. This bag
Chanel My Everything Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Everything Tote Quilted Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Coco Cocoon Zipped Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Tote Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral Interior Material: Nylon
Chanel Coco Cocoon Zipped Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Tote Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral Interior Material: Nylon
Chanel Open Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
3.5", Height 10", Width 15", Depth 4", Strap Drop 13" Designer: Chanel Model: Open Shopping Tote
Sold|$1,345
Chanel Beach Tote Printed Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Tote Printed Terry Cloth Large Exterior Material: Textile Exterior Color: Multicolor, Print, White
Sold|$1,870
Chanel CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: CC Beach Tote Terry Cloth Large Exterior Material: Fabric Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
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.