Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large
Sold|$2,055
Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large, crafted in black caviar leather, features woven-in
Sold|$2,055
Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large, crafted in black caviar leather, features woven-in
Sold|$4,265
Chanel Deauville Tote Studded Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Tote Studded Caviar Large, crafted in black studded caviar leather, features
Sold|$1,885
Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Timeless Chain Tote Caviar Large, crafted in red caviar leather, features woven-in
Sold|$1,515
Chanel Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large, crafted in black embellished tweed, features
Chanel Frozen Tote Quilted Vinyl Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Frozen Tote Quilted Vinyl Large, crafted from metallic brown quilted vinyl, features
Chanel Melrose Cabas Tote Satin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Melrose Cabas Tote Satin Large, crafted in black satin, features woven in satin chain
Sold|$2,170
Chanel Easy Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Easy Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted in black quilted caviar, features woven in
Chanel Drill Tote Perforated Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Drill Tote Perforated Leather Large, crafted in silver perforated leather, features
Sold|$1,420
Chanel Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Shopping Tote Embellished Tweed Large from the brand's 2017 data center
Sold|$1,335
Chanel CC Tuck Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel CC Tuck Tote Caviar Large is a classically styled tote that is beautiful and
Sold|$1,965
Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large is perfect for everyday use. Crafted in taupe
Sold|$1,720
Chanel Watercolor Tote Quilted Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Watercolor Tote Quilted Canvas Large mixes Chanel's stand-out fresh style
Sold|$3,165
Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large is an excellent tote for everyday use
Sold|$3,165
Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large is an excellent tote for everyday use
Sold|$2,505
Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Canvas Large, crafted in black multicolor canvas, features dual
Chanel Surpique Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Surpique Tote Quilted Leather Large is a chic and luxurious bag perfect for
Sold|$1,535
Chanel Istanbul Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Istanbul Tote Quilted Leather Large presented during the brand's 2011
Sold|$1,490
Chanel Istanbul Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Istanbul Tote Quilted Leather Large presented during the brand's 2011
Sold|$1,820
Chanel CC Shopping Tote Denim Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel CC Shopping Tote Denim Large is ideal for everyday use. Crafted in blue denim
Sold|$1,010
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Tweed Large is finely crafted bag from the brand's Cambon
Sold|$1,025
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is finely crafted from black diamond
Sold|$1,035
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is a finely crafted bag from the brand's
Sold|$1,815
Chanel Tweedy Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Tweedy Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted from gray quilted leather, features chain
Sold|$1,350
Chanel Vintage Shopping Tote Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Shopping Tote Leather Large, crafted in black leather, features dual rolled
Sold|$1,125
Chanel Surpique Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Surpique Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted from black quilted leather, features dual
Sold|$1,375
Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted from pink quilted caviar leather, features
Sold|$2,125
Chanel CC Shopping Tote Denim Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Shopping Tote Denim Large, crafted in blue denim, features dual top denim handles
Sold|$890
Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in neutral quilted lambskin leather, features
Sold|$2,945
Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Raffia Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Raffia Large, crafted from white and pink raffia, features dual
Sold|$1,535
Chanel CC Charm Tote Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Charm Tote Tweed Large, crafted from black tweed, features dual woven-in tweed chain
Sold|$1,535
Chanel CC Charm Tote Tweed Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel CC Charm Tote Tweed Large, crafted from black tweed, features dual woven-in tweed chain
Sold|$3,275
Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black glazed calfskin leather, features
Sold|$1,810
Chanel Shopping Tote Fringe Denim Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Shopping Tote Fringe Denim Large, crafted in blue fringe denim, features dual rolled
Sold|$2,765
Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black glazed calfskin leather, features
Sold|$3,445
Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black glazed calfskin leather, features
Sold|$890
Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in neutral quilted lambskin leather, features
Chanel Vintage Open Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Open Tote Caviar Large, crafted from beige caviar leather, features dual-flat
Sold|$950
Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted in neutral quilted lambskin leather, features
Sold|$1,780
Chanel Cells Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Cells Tote Quilted Caviar Large, crafted in red quilted caviar leather, features woven
Sold|$2,060
Chanel Reissue Tote Aged Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Reissue Tote Aged Calfskin Large is eye-catching and understated showcasing a
Sold|$2,870
Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Shopping Tote Quilted Caviar Large is an excellent tote for everyday use
Sold|$1,150
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted from black diamond quilted leather, features
Sold|$2,335
Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Deauville Chain Tote Canvas Large, crafted in yellow canvas, features dual flat leather
Sold|$1,085
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is finely crafted bag from the brand's
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is a finely crafted bag from the brand's
Sold|$1,000
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is a finely crafted bag from the brand's
Sold|$1,190
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is a finely crafted bag from the brand's
Sold|$3,250
Chanel Shopping Tote Fringe Denim Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Shopping Tote Fringe Denim Large, crafted in blue fringe denim, features dual rolled
Sold|$1,705
Chanel Reissue Edy Tote Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Reissue Edy Tote Caviar Large, crafted in black caviar leather, features dual woven-in
Sold|$1,535
Chanel Pop Tote Quilted Felt Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Pop Tote Quilted Felt Large, crafted from grey quilted felt, features dual flat handles
Sold|$1,815
Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel 7 Tote Quilted Lambskin Large, crafted from black quilted lambskin leather, features
Sold|$2,720
Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Boy Tote Glazed Calfskin Large, crafted from black glazed calfskin leather, features
Sold|$1,435
Chanel Let's Demonstrate Tote Canvas Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Let's Demonstrate Tote Canvas Large, crafted from white and black canvas, features
Sold|$1,805
Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Fever Tote Quilted Caviar Large is perfect for everyday use. Crafted in light
Sold|$1,080
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted from black quilted leather, features a large
Sold|$1,055
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large, crafted from brown diamond quilted leather, features
Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Cambon Tote Quilted Leather Large is finely crafted bag from the brand's
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.