Chanel Clothing

Chanel clothes are marked by their comfortable elegance and timeless classicism. Chanel suits, jackets, and other mainstays are essential wardrobe pieces for fashionable, successful women around the world.

Many collectors of Chanel clothing are drawn to the brand’s namesake, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. The details of her novel-worthy personal life strike a chord with many fans as she was born into poverty, placed in an orphanage after her mother’s death, and taught how to sew by Cistercian nuns. Her career in fashion began after one of her many high-powered lovers encouraged her to pursue dressmaking, and she became the highly successful couturier we know today.

Though Chanel died in 1971, her fashion philosophy and style sensibility live on and continue to be relevant. At auction, vintage Chanel clothing is as popular with collectors and retro-loving fashionistas as it was when first released.

Quick Facts

• In 2015, a circa 1956 Chanel couture striped cocktail dress sold at a Kerry Taylor auction in London for more than $26,000. The dress, a tasteful take on mid-century style, was only estimated to be worth $1,200
• In 2013 at Christie's in London, a elaborately stitched 1930 Chanel wedding dress with detachable train festooned with velvet flower appliqué sold for £40,000, well above its £5,000 to £8,000 pre-sale estimate
• A sheer Chanel ball gown with matching cape, shoes, and clutch purse from the estate of Elizabeth Taylor sold at a 2011 Christie's New York auction for an eye-popping $134,500