CHANEL 16K$ Jewel Embellished Black Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
patched pocket architecture — unmistakably Chanel • Square silver-tone cube buttons, engraved with the
CHANEL 16K$ Jewel Embellished Black Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
patched pocket architecture — unmistakably Chanel • Square silver-tone cube buttons, engraved with the
CHANEL 16K$ Runway Fall 2011 Jewel Embellished Black Tweed Jacket 40 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
signature 4 patched pocket architecture — unmistakably Chanel — Square silver-tone cube buttons, engraved
Unavailable
H 9 in W 9 in D 2.5 in
CHANEL Vintage 90s Square Front Pocket Camera CC Small Crossbody / Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Sanford, FL
CHANEL - Excellent - Vintage 90s Square Front Pocket Camera Small Crossbody Shoulder - Beige
CHANEL Python Clutch
By Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous! Couture CHANEL pocket square entirely in python whose colors are a gradient from beige to
New Louis Vuitton Blue Yellow Cotton Pocket Square Scarf
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Louis Vuitton brand new cotton pocket square in blue with yellow and white stripe . Hand rolled
CHANEL Blue & Pink Floral -CC- Logo Silk Pocket Square
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chanel Pocket Square consists of a 100% silk material in a powder blue tone. Designed with a pink
Chanel Yellow Silk Twill Pocket Square Scarf
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel yellow and orange geometric design silk pocket square. Hand rolled edges.
Chanel Vintage Gold Quilted Lambskin Mini Square Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
interior pocket. Brand: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Mini Flap Origin Country: France Size (Generic): Mini
Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pockets. Square engraved Chanel buckle belt is included.
Chanel Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Lambskin
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Handle Drop 11", Height 6", Width 6.5", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Chanel Model: Square Front
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Square Backpack Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
9", Depth 3", Strap Drop 16" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Front Pocket Square Backpack Quilted
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Leather Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
6.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Width 8", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 19" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent
Chanel Front Pocket Square Clutch with Chain Quilted Lambskin Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
: Chanel Model: Front Pocket Square Clutch with Chain Quilted Lambskin Small Exterior Material: Leather
Chanel Vintage Front Pocket Chain Square Tote Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
Front Pocket Chain Square Tote Quilted Patent Small Exterior Material: Patent Leather Exterior Color
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small Exterior Material
Chanel Vintage Square Pocket Chain Shoulder Bag Quilted Caviar Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Pocket Chain Shoulder Bag Quilted Caviar Small
Chanel Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag Quilted Patent Small
By Chanel
Located in NY, NY
8", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Chanel Model: Vintage Square Front Pocket Camera Bag
Chanel Pebbled Leather Shoulder Handbag
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
includes two side zippered pockets and Chanel logo; squared-off, flat bottom allows bag to rest upright
La Perla S/S 2002 beige nude sheer embellished backless wedding slip dress gown
By La Perla
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI VINTAGE La Perla S/S 2002 Composed of two layers of beige stretch sheer silk chiffon, embellished with circular motifs in varying sizes, formed from a combination of silve...
$975
Size: 38.5 / US 8.5
New Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Fall 2002 Size 38.5 / 8.5 Corset Heels YSL
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Step into early-2000s runway glamour with these ultra-rare vintage Yves Saint Laurent slingback heels from Tom Ford’s iconic Fall 2002 collection. Crafted in sumptuous yellow silk s...
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 39.5
New Yves Saint Laurent by Stefano Pilati YSL Runway Satin Heels Pumps Sz 39.5
By Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent Debut Collection Rare & Collectible Brand New * Yves Saint Laurent "POUF" Heels * Fuchsia Satin Upper * Removable Feather POUF * Leather Ins...
CHANEL ARCTIC ICE Collectible Runway Suit 40 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Fall 2010 — From the “Arctic Ice” Runway by Karl Lagerfeld – Graphite Cashmere Suit - Dress with Fantasy Fur Accents and The Fluffy Cashmere Bouclé Jacket evokes both glac...
$10,692
Size: FR 34 - UK 6 - IT 38 - US 0
Gucci by Tom Ford purple embroidered lace flared evening pants, fw 1999
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in London, GB
Gucci by Tom Ford purple embroidered lace and silk flared evening pants with leather ribbon bows on knees Fall-Winter 1999
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
CHRISTIAN DIOR 2006 John Galliano Vintage Runway silk floral drape dress FR34 XS
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Hong Kong, NT
CHRISTIAN DIOR 2006 John Galliano Vintage Runway red silk black floral drape dress FR34 XS Reference: TGAS/E00996 Brand: Dior Designer: John Galliano Collection: AW 2006 - Runway Mat...
CHANEL 9K$ New Paris / Greece Shimmer Tweed Belted Dress 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Collectible Shimmer Tweed Dress — Paris / GREECE Cruise 2018 Collection · by Karl Lagerfeld Boutique Value: Over $8,000 – A radiant relic from Chanel’s Paris–Greece Cruis...
$4,800
Size: Marked 8 but fits today's size 4
Stunning Bob Mackie Gold & Black Deco Inspired Beaded Dress with Exposed Back
By Bob Mackie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to present a stunning vintage Bob Mackie gold and black beaded dress with a high neck, open exposed back, a center back zipper, and mini length. The d...
Beautiful Thierry Mugler Couture Dress Gown Rare
By Thierry Mugler Couture
Located in Berlin, BE
This arresting, floor-grazing Thierry Mugler Couture gown is a masterclass in architectural sensuality. Cut with Mugler’s signature anatomical precision, the bodice plays a daring ga...
1997 Gucci by Tom Ford Semi-Sheer Black Extra Long Gown Dress
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Baar, CH
Rare 1997 Tom Ford for Gucci dress with original gold-tone "Illusion" hook belt, crafted from thick, body-molding jersey. - From the 1997 Cruise collection. - Comes with original ...
$1,795
Size: 42 / US 10
1990s 90s Escada Size 10 Red Tweed Skirt Suit Detachable Rabbit Fur Vintage 90s
By Escada
Located in San Diego, CA
A striking 1990s Escada skirt suit, tailored in a richly textured red tweed with a beautifully structured jacket and coordinating mini skirt. This set exemplifies Escada’s signature ...
$65,798
Size: IT42 - FR38 - UK10 - US6
Alexander McQueen Chiffon Embellished Dress With Ostrich Feathers, FW 2006
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen museum-grade evening dress featuring a high ruffled collar and elaborate bugle bead embroidery on the front and back. The dress is constructed from layers of olive ...
MUGLER Crystal Teardrop Corset Top Rhinestone Corsage
By Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
Spectacular Mugler Teardrop Corset Top. The beautiful piece showcases Thierry Mugler's signature blend of bold structure and feminine elegance. Crafted in a delicate powder blue, the...
Alexander McQueen Black Cashmere 'Joan' Suit, FW 1998
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen suit crafted from black cashmere, featuring a sharply tailored jacket with standing shoulders and a funnel collar. The jacket is adorned with 31 horn buttons and ha...
$19,191
Size: IT42 - FR38 - UK10 - US6
Gianni Versace Gold Metal Mesh Evening Dress with Crystal Barbed Straps, FW 1998
By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
This rare Gianni Versace dress from the Fall-Winter 1998 collection is constructed from gold-tone metal mesh, showcasing a structured, fitted silhouette with a straight-cut design. T...
CHANEL Vogue Cover Paris / VERSAILLES Denim Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Blue Denim Jacket with CC Silver Buttons — Cruise 2013 Paris / VERSAILLES Runway by Karl Laferfeld Cultural reference: as seen on Pharrell Williams and on the Vogue cover ...
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.
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.