Pre-owned Chanel shoes

Q: Do Chanel shoes run small or large?

Chanel does not publish a size guide: the house does not sell its shoes online. The consensus among resellers and wearers is clear—Chanel shoes run small by about half a size, and narrow at the toe, with real variations from one season to another and sometimes between two pairs of the same model (due to hand finishing). Lambskin stretches by half a size with wear, while patent leather and grosgrain never do. Good to know: the letter engraved after the size indicates width, with B for standard and C for wide.

Q: What is a vintage pair of Chanel?

At Chanel, the icon is not a model name, it's a geometry: the beige body and black toe, designed in 1957 with Parisian shoemaker Raymond Massaro. The house does not name its shoes — it has types: slingback, ballet flat, espadrille, boot. Beware of pages that sell you a "Cambon model": that's a line of bags. And a pair is only vintage beyond twenty years, meaning 2006 and earlier: most of what circulates under this word comes from the Karl Lagerfeld years, not Gabrielle Chanel.

2 pairs available · Sizes 36.5 to 37 · from €240 to €550

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Our selection of Chanel shoes

Black Velvet Ballet Flats

Chanel · Size 37

£559.00 £1,049.00

Chanel Green Pumps Size 36.5

Chanel · Size 36.5

£289.00 £1,129.00

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Chanel size guide: which size should you choose?

✦ Size French / EU the number indicated on our product sheets
✦ Fit Fits small, narrow toe take half a size up from your usual
✦ Half sizes Yes, from 34.5 to 42 Chanel official women's range

Do Chanel shoes run small or large?

Chanel does not publish a size guide: the house does not sell its shoes online. The consensus among resellers and wearers is clear—Chanel shoes run small by about half a size, and narrow at the toe, with real variations from one season to another and sometimes between two pairs of the same model (due to hand finishing). Lambskin stretches by half a size with wear, while patent leather and grosgrain never do. Good to know: the letter engraved after the size indicates width, with B for standard and C for wide.

Chanel size chart (FR, UK, US)

Size FR	UK	US	In stock
34.5	1.5	4.5	—
35	2	5	—
35.5	2.5	5.5	—
36	3	6	—
36.5	3.5	6.5	1 pair
37	4	7	1 pair
37.5	4.5	7.5	—
38	5	8	—
38.5	5.5	8.5	—
39	6	9	—
39.5	6.5	9.5	—
40	7	10	—
40.5	7.5	10.5	—
41	8	11	—
41.5	8.5	11.5	—
42	9	12	—

Chanel does not publish foot length; useful reference: a size 37 corresponds to a foot of approximately 24 cm.

Our advice by model

+½ Two-tone Slingbacks — do not stretch, and if too large, they slip off the heel resellers and wearers
+½ Two-tone Ballerinas — up to +1 in quilted, patent, or denim; tweed, however, runs large resellers
+½ / +1 Turnlock Loafers — the most variable in the catalog, depending on the season wearers
+½ Pointed-toe Pumps — round toe, however, is true to size wearers
+½ Espadrilles — whole sizes only, and they stretch a lot wearers
= Ankle boots and combat boots — true to size; tall boots require an extra half size wearers
−½ Dad sandals — run large resellers

Sources: guides des revendeurs spécialisés (Fashionphile, Thrift & Tell), retours de porteuses (PurseForum, r/chanel). Chanel ne publie pas de guide des tailles. Updated on 8/28/26.

Chanel vintage: archive models and how to recognize them

At Chanel, the icon is not a model name, it's a geometry: the beige body and black toe, designed in 1957 with Parisian shoemaker Raymond Massaro. The house does not name its shoes — it has types: slingback, ballet flat, espadrille, boot. Beware of pages that sell you a "Cambon model": that's a line of bags. And a pair is only vintage beyond twenty years, meaning 2006 and earlier: most of what circulates under this word comes from the Karl Lagerfeld years, not Gabrielle Chanel.

Gabrielle Chanel1954-1971
Karl Lagerfeld1983-2019
The 1990s, the most sought-after

Chanel archive models

Two-tone Slingback 1957 still produced

beige body, contrasting black toe, elasticated back strap, low heel
Two-tone Ballerina 1980s still produced

flat beige ballerina, rounded black toe, small bow
CC Pump 1990s discontinued

square or pointed toe, CC as a plaque, strap jewel or topstitched; satin, velvet, suede or caviar leather
CC Espadrille 2013 still produced

rope sole, contrasting toe, interlocking CCs on the vamp
Two-tone Boots and Over-the-knee Boots discontinued

the 1957 geometry transposed to the boot: plain shaft, contrasting black toe

Recognizing and dating a pair of Chanel

On the insole: CHANEL, with the CC logo below and the country above. The marking is hot-stamped or blind-debossed—even with significant wear, a pair will retain its trace.
On the sole: the CC logo, the mention Made in, and the size directly below. Italy in the vast majority of cases, France occasionally, Spain for espadrilles—this is therefore not a cause for concern.
There is no authenticity card for Chanel shoes, unlike bags, and no serial number dates them. Numbered stickers, holograms, and the 2021 chip are for leather goods: do not look for them on a shoe.
What truly dates a pair is its shape: square toe and prominent metal CC plaque for the 1980s-1990s, almond toe for the 1957 line and its re-editions.

What to look for before buying

The black grosgrain toe is the brand's weak point — ironically, it was designed to hide scuffs. It frays, unravels at the edge, and stains easily. We replace it; however, a grosgrain that is stained over its entire surface or has turned brown can no longer be re-dyed.
The elastic strap of the slingback loses its tension within one to two decades: on a pair from the 1990s, it is often stretched out. We replace it, and we state this rather than hiding it.
Lambskin marks at the slightest friction, and metallic lambskin cracks: on the latter, the heat from resoling damages the film, so we avoid it.
Hardware that has lost its plating can be redone.

What makes a pair valuable

The two-tone: a beige pair with a black toe clearly stands out above an equivalent monochrome, it's the recognizable code of the house.
The visible CC — the most sought-after 1990s pairs are those where it is embossed on the caviar leather or topstitched on the velvet.
The material: caviar leather and velvet above satin.
The condition of the toe, which in the eyes of the buyer determines the condition of the entire shoe.
A common size, and the original box.

Sources: Inside Chanel (chronologie officielle, entrée 1957), page Massaro de chanel.com, Victoria & Albert Museum (T.20:1,2-2015), 1stDibs, South China Morning Post, Harper's Bazaar. Updated on 8/31/26.

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