Vintage Chanel Brown Handbag

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Vintage Lambskin Chanel Quilted Bag

$2,598

Caramel vintage shoulder bag Chanel ‘80

Located in Carnate, IT

80s caramel Chanel bag Vintage caramel-colored leather bag worn over the shoulder. Golden hardware. 3 general pockets 1 with zip which contains 1 other zipped pocket and 2 other spac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags

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Vintage Chanel Handbag with brown colored hardware - Large

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H 10.63 in D 3.94 in L 11.42 in

Vintage Chanel Handbag with brown colored hardware - Large

By Chanel

Located in Paris, FR

Chanel Handbag with brown colored hardware. The material of the bag is black caviar leather. The bag opens with a zipper. There are two small pockets on the inside that opens with a ...

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1980s French Top Handle Bags

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H 6.7 in W 6.3 in L 11.82 in

Rare Vintage Chanel Dark Brown Lambskin Quilted Large Vanity Box

By Chanel

Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta

Super rare vintage chanel lambskin vanity box. Slight scratches and faint rubbing on the corners. The color of the leather is black-dark brown. Slight scratches on the leather lining...

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1990s Top Handle Bags

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Chanel Vintage Brown Quilted Caviar Leather Gold Metal Top Handle Bag

By Chanel

Located in Kowloon, HK

Color: Brown Material: Quilted Caviar Leather Condition: Rank C Overall: Poor. Serious Defects Surface: Obvious Scratches Corners: Obvious Scratches Edges: Obvious Scratches Hand...

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1990s Top Handle Bags

Vintage CHANEL blue jean denim and brown leather combi shoulder tote bag with cc

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Vintage CHANEL blue jean denim and brown leather combi shoulder tote bag with cc

By Chanel

Located in Kashiwa, Chiba

1990s. Vintage CHANEL blue jean denim and brown leather combination classic shopper, shoulder tote bag with golden cc round charm. Introducing a vintage CHANEL denim fabric and br...

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1990s Italian Tote Bags

80's vintage Chanel dark brown lambskin shoulder bag with CC motif and chains

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H 7.8 in W 11 in D 2 in

80's vintage Chanel dark brown lambskin shoulder bag with CC motif and chains

By Chanel

Located in Kashiwa, Chiba

80's vintage Chanel dark brown quilted lambskin shoulder bag with CC motif and built-in chain shoulder strap. Rare Chanel purse. Introducing one-of-a-kind vintage purse from Chanel ...

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1980s Italian Shoulder Bags

Vintage Chanel classic beige caviar leather 2.55 square shape chain shoulder bag

By Chanel

Located in Kashiwa, Chiba

Vintage Chanel classic beige caviar leather 2.55 square shape chain shoulder bag with golden CC closure. Must have purse. Introducing a vintage Chanel classic 2.55 beige caviarski...

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Chanel Vintage Classic Flap Medium Bag In Beige Lambskin Leather Gold Hardware

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$3,900

Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Skin Shoulder Bag / Tote, Golden Chain & Hardware

By Chanel

Located in New York, NY

Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Skin Shoulder Bag / Tote, Golden Chain & Hardware Material: Leather Vintage Code ID 0548030 Color: Black Description Chanel Tote From the Late 1980's - E...

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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags

Midnight Black Fully Lined Silk Chiffon Beaded Evening Top

$885

Midnight Black Fully Lined Silk Chiffon Beaded Evening Top

Located in New York, NY

This wonderfully elegant midnight black fully lined silk chiffon beaded evening top features an invisible side zipper measuring 11 inches with hook & eye. The length measures 2...

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1990s Italian Bustiers

Dolce & Gabbana Pink Green Geometric Print Lace up Sides Silk Dress 1990s

$6,800

Size: 40

Dolce & Gabbana Pink Green Geometric Print Lace up Sides Silk Dress 1990s

By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in Water Mill, NY

A beautiful silk dress in a pink and green geometric print from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice is vertically boned, fitted through to the hips and has an attached matching pink adj...

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1990s Italian Day Dresses

Chanel 2004 Rare Vintage Bible Book CC Limited Edition Minaudière Clutch Bag

$12,920

H 12 in W 16 in D 3 in

Chanel 2004 Rare Vintage Bible Book CC Limited Edition Minaudière Clutch Bag

By Chanel

Located in Miami, FL

Chanel 2004 Rare Vintage Bible Book CC Limited Edition Minaudière Clutch Bag Year: Fall 2004 Gold accent Black suede book motif Diamond quilted Signature CC patch Tassel detail In...

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Early 2000s Italian Clutches

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Vintage Chanel Brown Handbag For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary vintage chanel brown handbag you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Brown is a pretty popular color, but we also have Black, Beige and more in stock now. If you’re looking for a vintage chanel brown handbag from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re browsing our inventory for these accessories, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for men and unisex.

How Much is a Vintage Chanel Brown Handbag?

Prices for a vintage chanel brown handbag can differ depending upon size, designer and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $465 and can go as high as $22,289, while, on average they fetch $2,475.

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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.

Finding the Right Handbags-purses-bags for You

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.

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For the brand’s 2014–15 ready-to-wear show in Paris, the designer was inspired by a most unexpected place: the supermarket.

A Chanel Wicker Handbag Gives Impossibly Chic Picnic Vibes

Only Chanel could elevate humble materials like denim and wicker to icon-level status.

Chanel’s Boy Brick Lego Bag Transforms a Barcode into Art

In the hands of Karl Lagerfeld, even running errands became a chic exercise.

A Chanel Obsessive’s Cache Extends Well beyond Her Walk-In Closet

From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.

14 Ways to Spot a Fake Chanel Bag

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.