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Vintage Chanel Gripoix Glass-and-Rhinestone Clip-on Dangle Earrings, 1980s

Name: Vintage Chanel Gripoix Glass-and-Rhinestone Clip-on Dangle Earrings, 1980s
Brand: Chanel
Price: 1500 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Unique Vintage Chanel Red Gripoix Red Glass-and-Rhinestone Dangle Earrings, Chanel round signature cartouche on the back of each earring, 'CHANEL' with interlocking 'CC' logo. Each earring clips onto the ear with a square red Gripoix stone set in gilt metal with a delicate gold-dot detailing as a subtle border. Dangling are a trio of rhinestones holding a drop set with red Gripoix squares, now set with rounded gold corners and a border of flower-petal-like loops.

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Weight:

25.5 g

Dimensions:

Height: 2 in (50.8 mm)Width: 0.88 in (22.36 mm)

Style:

Baroque Revival

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

Late 20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1980s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2705216015942

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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. 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. The 1957 two-tone slingback pumps had a practical heel height while offering a bold statement in the black tip of the shoes.

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. 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.

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