Chanel Coco Bengal Accordion Tote Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bengal Accordion Tote Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Coco Bengal Accordion Tote Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Bengal Accordion Tote Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Sold|$4,860
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 6", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material
Sold|$4,730
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
10", Height 12", Width 15.5", Depth 4.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
Chanel Travel Line Tote Printed Nylon Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 6", Height 10", Width 13", Depth 5" Designer: Chanel Model: Travel Line Tote Printed Nylon
Sold|$5,400
Chanel Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 6", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Coco Break Shopping Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material
Chanel Travel Line Tote Printed Nylon Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Line Tote Printed Nylon Large Exterior Material: Nylon Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Nylon
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
10.5", Width 15.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Country Chic Tote Quilted
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
10.5", Width 15.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Country Chic Tote Quilted
Sold|$2,570
Chanel Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
8", Height 10", Width 12", Depth 4.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Leather Large
Sold|$5,650
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
10", Height 12", Width 15.5", Depth 4.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
10.5", Width 15.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Country Chic Tote Quilted
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 7.5", Height 11.5", Width 14", Depth 5.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Biarritz Tote
Chanel City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 11", Width 13.5", Depth 5" Designer: Chanel Model: City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
Sold|$1,130
Chanel Vintage Logo Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
14.5", Height 10", Width 13.5", Depth 3.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Logo Chain Tote Caviar Large
Chanel Easy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
13" Designer: Chanel Model: Easy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel Vintage Pocket Tote Striped Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Pocket Tote Striped Canvas Large Exterior Material: Canvas
Chanel Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 18" Designer: Chanel Model: Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large Exterior
Chanel Easy Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Easy Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Drop 7", Height 11.5", Width 13", Depth 5.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated
Sold|$1,405
Chanel CC Drawstring Rope Tote Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 7", Height 13", Width 14", Depth 8" Designer: Chanel Model: CC Drawstring Rope Tote Canvas
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 7", Height 12", Width 13", Depth 5.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated
Chanel Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 18" Designer: Chanel Model: Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large Exterior
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 5.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel 31 Drawstring Tote Quilted Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Chanel Model: 31 Drawstring Tote Quilted Patent Large Exterior Material: Patent
Chanel Coco Eyelets Shopping Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Shopping Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Fabric
Sold|$4,340
Chanel No. 5 Comic Tote Shearling Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
11", Depth 4.5" Designer: Chanel Model: No. 5 Comic Tote Shearling Large Exterior Material: Shearling
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 12.5", Width 16", Depth 5.5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 11", Width 12.5", Depth 5" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Front Pocket Tote Caviar Large Exterior
Chanel 31 Drawstring Tote Quilted Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Chanel Model: 31 Drawstring Tote Quilted Patent Large Exterior Material: Patent
Sold|$1,700
Chanel Vintage CC Logo Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 4" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage CC Logo Tote Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 12", Width 13.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 15-17" Designer: Chanel Model: Gabrielle Shopping Tote
Sold|$2,060
Chanel Funny Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Tweed Tote Quilted Vinyl Large Exterior Material: Tweed, Vinyl Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 12", Width 13.5", Depth 6" Designer: Chanel Model: Biarritz Tote Quilted
Sold|$2,435
Chanel Vintage CC Lock Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Lock Tote Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Brown Interior Material: Fabric
Chanel Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Accordion Timeless Tote Iridescent Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior
Chanel Biarritz Tote Quilted Coated Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 12", Width 13.5", Depth 6" Designer: Chanel Model: Biarritz Tote Quilted
Sold|$3,955
Chanel Timeless CC Soft Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Timeless CC Soft Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Sold|$2,110
Chanel Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large Exterior Material: Patent Leather Exterior Color: Black
Sold|$1,765
Chanel Vintage Logo Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Vintage Logo Chain Tote Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chesterfield Shopping Tote Quilted Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red Interior
Chanel Portobello Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Logo Tote Quilted Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral Interior Material
Sold|$1,805
Chanel Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Luxe Ligne Zipped Tote Patent Large Exterior Material: Patent Leather Exterior Color: Black
Chanel Gabrielle Shopping Tote Quilted Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Height 12", Width 13.5", Depth 5", Strap Drop 15-17" Designer: Chanel Model: Gabrielle Shopping Tote
Chanel Timeless Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Sold|$3,625
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Chain Tote Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Fabric
Chanel Boy Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Shopping Tote Quilted Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: City Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral Interior
Sold|$1,895
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue
Sold|$5,940
Chanel Vintage CC Chain Tote Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Chain Tote Lambskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material: Fabric
Chanel Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
3.5", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Chanel Model: Country Chic Tote Quilted Leather Large Exterior Material
Chanel CC Shopping Tote Stitched Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Shopping Tote Stitched Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue Interior Material
Chanel Business Affinity Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Affinity Tote Quilted Caviar Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 7", Strap Drop 14" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Timeless Zip Tote Caviar Large Exterior
Chanel Unlimited Drawstring Tote Embossed Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Unlimited Drawstring Tote Embossed Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral Interior
Sold|$1,855
Chanel Beach Tote Camellia Terry Cloth Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Beach Tote Camellia Terry Cloth Large Exterior Material: Textile Exterior Color: Black Interior Material
Chanel Statement Shopping Tote Chevron Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Model: Statement Shopping Tote Chevron Calfskin Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue
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.