Chanel Belt
A Chanel Belt is a favorite accessory that can both elevate your every day denim and T-shirt or be the finishing touch for a floor length gown. Chanel belts date back to the 1930s but became famous with Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel chain belts. The Chanel chain belt was first featured on the runway in the mid 1990s. The Chanel chain belt was styled in new and creative ways. Karl featured the Chanel chain belt over jackets, dresses and sportswear. The chain was draped and in many cases layered and looked more like Chanel jewelry versus a basic Chanel belt. The Chanel chain belt has cemented its place as a Chanel seasonal staple. Nearly every season, Chanel creates new Chanel Chain belts.
Below are a few of the Chanel Belts and Chanel Belt Bags available now on Sotheby's Buy Now Marketplace. New items are listed weekly so check back for new styles available for immediate shipping.
Vintage Chanel Belts from the 1990s are highly sought after by Chanel collectors since these are the original belts that started a new category or belts or Chanel jewelry from the waste. The metal and woven leather chain is a nod to the strap of Chanel flap bag and the double C design adds another iconic Chanel motif. The vintage Chanel belt with triple leather and gold chain detail along with oversized CC Logo remains as popular today as during its initial peak in the mid 1990s.
Chanel belt designed by Victoire de Castellane for Chanel. Victoire de Castellane joined Chanel in 1984 and worked with Karl Lagerfeld. During most of her 14 years at Chanel she led the Chanel jewelry department. Chanel jewelry and accessories from her time at Chanel are highly collectible due to their bold and unique designs. Most Chanel belts from 1984 to 1998 were designed by Victoire de Castellane since most resembled Chanel jewelry versus a traditional leather belt with a metal buckle.
Black leather and interlocking Gold CC belt is also a classic belt design that is also a popular vintage design. It is a more classic Chanel belt with less adornment but still iconic Chanel.
Chanel Belt Bag
As bags have continued to shrink and Chanel features new micro Chanel flap bags on the runway, the Chanel belt bag has grown in popularity.
The Chanel Belt Bag is the perfect accessory that does double duty as a belt and micro bag. Chanel sent more micro bags down the for 2022 as did other designers. We are seeing micro bags worn as necklaces, attached to belts and attached to larger Chanel bags. It makes sense that Chanel would combine two hot accessories into one with the Chanel belt bag.
Chanel's newest heart bag hit the runway for the Spring Summer 2022 runway. The Chanel CC in Love was an instant obsession with Chanel lovers. The Chanel CC in Love Belt Bag is the perfect micro version of this new hot Chanel bag. While this Chanel Belt Bag is nearly impossible to purchase in Chanel Boutiques, Sotheby's often has a few available so check back often if you don't see one in your preferred color.
