Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 9" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 9" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior
Balenciaga Red Leather Classic Metallic Edge City 1BAL424C
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
: Very Minor Rubbing Edges: Excellent Hardware: Very Minor Scratches Odor: None
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H 4.5 in W 0.25 in L 8 in
Balenciaga Black Leather Motocross Zippy Wallet Metallic Gold Edges 1BAL0502
By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
Measurements: Length: 8" Width: .25" Height: 4.5" OVERALL NEW CONDITION ( 10/10 or N ) Accessories: Dust Bag sku : 1BAL0502
Balenciaga Metallic Edge Zip Around Clutch Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga Metallic Edge Zip Around Clutch Leather is for the on-the-go fashionista
Balenciaga Metallic Edge Zip Crossbody Bag Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Metallic Edge Zip Crossbody Bag Leather Small
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather, crafted in red leather, features braided
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather, crafted in red leather, features braided
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Leather Medium in vivid deep blue is for the
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Balenciaga Town Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 19-21.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Town Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material
Balenciaga Classic Metallic Edge Envelope Clutch Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Model: Classic Metallic Edge Envelope Clutch Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Green Interior
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Brown
Balenciaga Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 18-20" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Velo Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material
Balenciaga White Leather Metallic Edge Envelope Clutch
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This Balenciaga clutch is a creation marked by excellent craftsmanship and refined style. This flap
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga Velo Classic Studs Metallic Edge Handbag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Velo Classic Studs Metallic Edge Handbag Leather, crafted in black leather
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini, crafted from neutral leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini, crafted from neutral leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini, crafted from neutral leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small crafted from red leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium, crafted from red leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Mini, crafted from blue leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium, crafted from white leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small, crafted from pink leather, features
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Suede Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Suede Mini is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Mini is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Handbag Leather Medium is for the on-the-go
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 4", Strap Drop 21.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Small
Balenciaga Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 9" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior
Balenciaga Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
12", Width 16", Depth 7" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color
Balenciaga Hip Classic Metallic Edge Crossbody Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 21-23" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Hip Classic Metallic Edge Crossbody Bag Leather Exterior
Balenciaga Classic Metallic Edge Envelope Strap Clutch Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Drop 20-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Classic Metallic Edge Envelope Strap Clutch Leather Exterior
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 10" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior
Balenciaga Black Leather Classic Metallic Edge City Bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This Classic Metallic Edge City bag from the House of Balenciaga is very chic and elegant in
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 10" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
Balenciaga Burgundy Leather Small Metallic Edge City Tote
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This Metallic Edge City tote from the House of Balenciaga is very classy in appearance and style
Balenciaga Hip Classic Metallic Edge Crossbody Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Hip Classic Metallic Edge Crossbody Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 9" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Gray Interior Material
Balenciaga Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Papier A4 Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue Interior
Balenciaga City Classic Metallic Edge Bag Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Height 9", Width 15", Depth 5", Strap Drop 10" Designer: Balenciaga Model: City Classic Metallic Edge Bag
Starting as a modest boutique, Balenciaga evolved to transform the landscape of women’s fashion with shapes and contours during the middle of the 20th century that were nothing less than groundbreaking. Today, the brand is as venturesome as ever and is well known for its shoes, handbags, sneakers, streetwear and other clothing and accessories.
Though he was born in the quiet fishing village of Getaria in Spain’s Basque region, Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972) was destined to reshape modern fashion. As a child, he worked alongside his seamstress mother. Showing immense talent, he earned commissions as a teenager from local patron Marquesa de Casa Torres, who paid for his tailoring education in Madrid. In 1917, he established his first haute couture house — named Eisa, for his mother — in the trendy resort town San Sebastián. He soon followed it with boutiques in Madrid and Barcelona, drawing such clientele as the Spanish royal family.
When the Spanish Civil War put a hold on his prospects in Spain, the designer moved to Paris, opening a house on Avenue Georges V in 1937. There, Balenciaga rubbed elbows with fashion greats like Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli and quickly won over clients like Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.
As a couturier, Balenciaga drew from his Spanish heritage for ideas, riffing on everything from matador costumes and flamenco dresses to the paintings of Diego Velázquez, whose portraits of Spanish princesses famously inspired Balenciaga’s Infanta gown.
An expert tailor, he experimented with sculptural silhouettes that didn’t follow the body. Some of his notable designs include the 1953 balloon jacket, and from 1957, the cocoon coat, the baby-doll dress and the sack dress, which he popularized with his good friend designer Hubert de Givenchy. All of these could be considered not just the masterpieces of haute couture, but also objets d’art in their own right, leading to Balenciaga’s nickname, “The Master.”
Balenciaga continued designing until 1968, when he retired after three decades of influential work and his fashion house went dormant. The rights to Balenciaga were acquired by Jacques Bogart S.A. in 1986. Under designer Michel Goma, who focused on ready-to-wear, the brand experienced a resurgence, with his first collection introduced in 1987.
The brand returned to high fashion with the arrival of designer Josephus Thimister in 1992. It has since been led by a series of creative directors who have paid homage to Balenciaga’s iconic designs, including Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander Wang and, most recently, Demna Gvasalia. In 2011, a museum celebrating Balenciaga’s legacy opened in his hometown in Spain, commemorating where it all began.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Balenciaga crossbody bags, tote bags, day dresses, shirts and more.
An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
Once, a single “It” handbag ruled each fashion season. No more. Today, lovers of vintage handbags are savvier and have a wider range of shopping options. Nevertheless, classics created by the likes of Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
“It is not a fashion bag — it is a statement bag,” says Mightychic's Debra Kent of Hermès's widely beloved accessories. “When you carry an iconic Hermès bag — Birkin, Kelly, Constance — no one knows how long you have been into this culture or if you are a newbie. Your status is validated immediately.”
First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
From a 1980s Chanel black leather quilted mini buckle bag to the rare Hermès Birkin 30cm Himalayan with diamond hardware to a range of 19th-century bags, find a rich variety of vintage and designer handbags and purses spanning numerous brands on 1stDibs — seasonal “It” designation no longer needed.