CHANEL New Runway Limited Edition Flower Evening Shoulder Flap Bag in Box
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES CHANEL New Runway Limited Edition Flower Evening Shoulder Flap Bag in Box Tweed Lambskin Ruthenium hardware Leather lining Turn-lock closure Date code present Made...
Chanel Boy Old medium shoulder bag in navy blue quilted leather, silver hardware
By Chanel
Located in Paris, IDF
LIMITED EDITION IN LEATHER & TWEED Splendid & Rare shoulder bag Chanel Boy old medium in orange leather with tweed stitched with small chains, hardware in aged silver metal (gun bar...
Dior Pink Blue Patent Gold Charm 2 in 1 Top Handle Satchel Evening Shoulder Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Dior Pink Blue Patent Gold Charm 2 in 1 Top Handle Satchel Evening Shoulder Bag Patent leather Tweed Gold tone hardware Zipper closure Date code present Made in Italy Handle drop...
Sold|$1,110
Celine
By Celine
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3.5", Height 9", Width 11", Depth 6", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: Celine Model: Belt Bag Tweed Mini Exterior Material: Tweed Exterior...
Sold|$2,749
Chanel Tweed Double Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Tweed Double Flap Bag. Grey Classic Chanel quilted tweed bag with silver hardware and white leather chain.
Sold|$1,465
Chanel Flap Bag Tweed East West
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic pre-owned Chanel Flap Bag Tweed in East West size is a callback to Coco Chanel's iconic Tweed pieces.
Sold|$1,585
Gucci Dionysus Bag GG Tweed Small,
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Dionysus Bag GG Tweed Small, crafted from black tweed, features a sliding chain strap, tiger head spur detail on its flap, red leather trims and aged silver-tone hardware.
Chanel Multicolor Embellished Tweed Runway Bag
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredible! Gorgeous and sumptuous tweed in a collage of different textures, patterns, and colors is embellished with a constellation of rhinestones and metallic threads, ranging fro...
Chanel Watercolor Clover Shoulder Bag Tweed Medium,
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Watercolor Clover Shoulder Bag Tweed Medium, crafted from blue multicolor tweed, features a leather top handle, front zip pocket and silver-tone hardware.
Christian Dior Miss Dior Flap Bag Tweed Medium
By Christian Dior
Located in NY, NY
This Christian Dior Miss Dior Flap Bag Tweed Medium, crafted from black and off white tweed, features a chain link strap, frontal flap and gold-tone hardware.
Chanel Tweed Petals Camellia Flap Bag Patent Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Tweed Petals Camellia Flap Bag Patent Medium is chic and fabulous made for the modern woman.
Chanel Classic Double Flap Bag Multicolor Quilted Tweed Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Chanel Classic Double Flap Bag Multicolor Quilted Tweed Medium exudes a classic yet easy style made for the modern woman.
Chanel Limited Edition quilted-tweed & velvet trim Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Limited Edition quilted-tweed boy bag - Green velvet trim - Green leather and antiqued gold-tone metal sliding chain shoulder strap, can be doubled for a shorter length - G...
Chanel Metallic Tweed And Lambskin New Medium Boy Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Metallic Tweed And Lambskin New Medium Boy bag of boucle tweed and silver metallic lambskin leather accented by ruthenium hardware.
Chanel Pink Tweed Medium Double Flap Classic Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
This classic and timeless Chanel tweed never looked so bold. Vibrant shades of Pink, lavender and red are accented with a beautiful pink leather chain strap, which can be worn double...
Chanel Multicolour Tweed and Velvet Medium Boy Flap Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Cease the wait and make this luxurious bag yours today with pride. Includes: Original Dustbag, Authenticity Card
Chanel Boy Flap Bag Quilted Tweed with Patent Old Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Light wear in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Authenticity Card Measurements: Handle Drop 11.5", Height 6", Width 10.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: ...
CHANEL 22 BAG BLACK & ECRU Tweed with Gold-Tone Hardware
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel 22 Bag in Black & Ecru Tweed Patchwork with Gold-Tone Hardware Accompanied by: Chanel Box, Dustbag & Authenticity Chip Dimensions: 38 × 42 × 8 cm
Chanel Black and White Tweed Flap Bag with Tiny Sequins
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
A very wonderful Chanel bag in a classic Chanel black and white tweed adorned with tiny black, white and silver sequins.
Chanel Multi-color Tweed & Black Calfskin Small Boy Bag New
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
A special edition of Chanel Boy in small size with multi-color tweed. Pewter chain shoulder strap with leather frame.
Gucci White/Red Tweed and Leather Mini Dionysus Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The bag is equipped with a chain-link just so you can easily flaunt it.
Chanel Vintage Black Gold Tweed Lame Medium Flap Bag (Circa 2000)
By Chanel
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This bag fealties a black and gold tweed exterior, chain shoulder strap, CC turn lock closure, gold tone hardware, a back slip pocket, beige woven lining and an interior slip and zip...
Chanel Vintage Pearl Chain Classic Double Flap Bag Quilted Tweed Medium
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
This Chanel Vintage Pearl Chain Classic Double Flap Bag Quilted Tweed Medium, crafted from white quilted tweed, features woven-in leather chain strap with pearls, exterior back pocke...
A Very Rare Chanel 'Sac 2.55' Multicoloured Tweed & Bejewelled Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in By Appointment Only, GB
This fabulous, rare bag by Chanel is a real 'Tour de Force'. The multicoloured Tweed is decorated all over with different coloured cut-glass stones, gold link chain, silver stars an...
Chanel Single Flap Red Tweed Single Flap Shoulder Bag With Gold Hardware.
By Chanel
Located in Westhampton Beach, NY
Vintage Chanel Red Tweed Single Flap Gold Chain Shoulder Bag. The flap of this bag is lined in red lambskin while the interior is lined in black leather.
Chanel Green White Silver Tone Tweed Chain "Medium Classic Double Flap" Bag
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Bright and chic bag by Chanel in an iconic design. This "Medium Classic Double Flap" purse features a vibrant green tweed and leather construction with silver-tone hardware.
Chanel Black Leather And Tweed Flap Bag With Removable Camellias And Bow
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chanel black bag 9in wide, 5 3/4in tall and 1 1/4in deep. The front flap is partially covered in tweed with an off center short fringe and decorated with two removable camellia pins ...
1960's Le Louvre Tweed Skirt Suit Ensemble and Matching Hand Bag
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Amazing Le Louvre Melbourne couture blue and white checked tweed 3 piece ensemble consisting of a jacket, skirt and matching self fabric hand bag.
Rare Chanel Classic Flap shoulder Bag in black Tweed and glittery threads, SHW
By Chanel
Located in Paris, IDF
Splendid Very chic and Rare Chanel Classic Flap bag in Tweed embroidered with multicolored glittery threads, silver metal hardware, a silver metal chain handle interlaced with black ...
Sold|$4,650
Chanel Tweed Striped Jumbo Flap
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
Unlike the traditional jumbo flap this flap is constructed of red, white and blue tweed stripes. This bag also features silver tone hardware, one exterior pouch pocket which is leath...
Chanel Black Tweed Runway Rolled Backpack- TWO BAGS
By Chanel
Located in Malibu, CA
Chanel Black Tweed Double Bag Roll Backpack- PRISTINE From the Fall Winter 2010 Runway Collection, this unique piece is very rare and extremely collectible.
Chanel Fuchsia Quilted Vinyl And Tweed Funny Tote
By Chanel
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Designed in an effortlessly chic and minimally glamorous style with an everyday functional utility and spacious interior, this Chanel bag is a hard one to miss. Crafted in vinyl and ...
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.
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.
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.