Fendi Chameleon Ff Jacquard Grosgrain Clutch
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Fendi Chameleon Ff Jacquard Grosgrain Clutch
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi Chameleon ff jacquard grosgrain clutch. Made from durable red grosgrain with the brand’s
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Fendi Chameleon Ff Jacquard Grosgrain Clutch
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi Chameleon ff jacquard grosgrain clutch. Made from durable red grosgrain with the brand’s
Fendi Beige Leather Chameleon Bag
By Fendi
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Chameleon Fendi bag made of brown and beige leather with golden hardware. Equipped with leather
Brown Fendi Leather Chameleon Satchel
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Product details: Tonal brown leather Chameleon satchel by Fendi. Dual carry handles. Detachable
Black Fendi Leather Chameleon Satchel
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Product details: Black leather Chameleon satchel by Fendi. Top carry handles. Detachable
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in black leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in black leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in neutral leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in black leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in brown leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in brown leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium, crafted in yellow leather, features dual top handles
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium showcases a simple, classic design with a
Fendi Chameleon Tote Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Tote Canvas Medium showcases a simple, classic design with a modern
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large, crafted in brown leather, features dual top
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium showcases an athletic-chic design with a
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large is a classic stylish bag perfect for daily or
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large is a classic stylish bag perfect for daily or
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Mini, crafted in tricolor canvas, features dual top
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large, crafted in brown leather, features dual top
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large, crafted in burgundy leather, features dual
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Mini, crafted in beige and yellow canvas with black
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large, crafted in brown leather, features dual top
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Canvas Medium showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Shoulder Bag Leather Medium is the perfect bag to pair for your
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Large Leather Satchel
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large showcases a simple classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Large showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Small showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Mini showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather Small showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Jacquard Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Jacquard Mini is a classic stylish bag perfect
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Python Small showcases a simple, classic design
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather with Patent Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather with Patent Medium, crafted in black leather and
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Canvas Medium, crafted in pink leather and
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Patent Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Patent Small showcases a simple
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Calf Hair Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Leather and Calf Hair Large is a classic stylish
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Patent Leather and Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Patent Leather and Canvas Medium showcases a
Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Patent Leather and Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Chameleon Convertible Satchel Patent Leather and Canvas Medium showcases a
Fendi Chameleon Nude Tricolor Kidskin Leather Satchel + Strap
By Fendi
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Fendi Chameleon Satchel in Tricolor Kidskin Leather. It features brushed gold-tone Zucca hardware
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 11.5", Width 15", Depth 6.5", Strap Drop 18-23" Designer: Fendi Model
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Small Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Drop 18-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red Interior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
10", Width 12", Depth 6", Strap Drop 18-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Small
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Drop 18-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Denim Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Height 10", Width 15", Depth 5.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Denim Large Exterior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
", Width 15", Depth 6.5", Strap Drop 18-25" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Large Exterior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
5", Height 10", Width 12", Depth 6", Strap Drop 18-24" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Canvas Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 3.5", Height 8", Width 9.5", Depth 4.5", Strap Drop 19.5-24" Designer: Fendi Model
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 12", Width 15", Depth 7" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 12", Width 15", Depth 7" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 6", Strap Drop 18-23.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Medium Exterior Material
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Neutral
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Drop 18-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Fendi Chameleon Satchel Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Drop 18-23" Designer: Fendi Model: Chameleon Satchel Leather Large Exterior Material: Leather Exterior
Like other major European luxury fashion houses, Fendi started small. Adele Casagrande was an Italian creative who loved fashion and sold leather and fur accessories from a tiny workshop she opened in Rome in 1918. However, after marrying Edoardo Fendi in 1925, her business model was altered dramatically. Together, the couple changed the boutique’s name to Fendi and moved into a bigger storefront, which quickly became the favorite shop of women all over Italy’s capital city for furs and leathers, such as handbags, coats and accessories.
As time moved on for Adele and Edoardo, the couple began to distribute more responsibility to their five daughters, who assumed management of the company during the 1950s. Fendi’s audience broadened and its profitability has soared over the years, owing to the brand’s fresh perspective on fashion world happenings and innovative sensibility.
The maison also has a distinctive relationship with old-world Italian craftsmanship. The Selleria bags were the work of master saddlers in Rome, and Fendi partnered with lace artisans in southern Italy as well as craftsmen in the east trained in the intrecciato (intertwined) technique (an idea that Adele introduced during the 1940s), which, in Fendi’s case, sees an interwoven leather fabric integrated in the creation of its handbags, countering leather’s traditional rigidity with a bag that is soft, versatile and fitted with an alluring slouchy curve.
It wasn’t until 1965, however, when a young German designer named Karl Lagerfeld took the creative helm that Fendi became a world-renowned fashion house. In fact, Lagerfeld, who produced four to five collections yearly for the brand, is credited with creating Fendi’s instantly recognizable double-F logo (which stands for “Fun Furs”) in “less than five seconds.” Until Lagerfeld started designing for the brand, fur was a material mostly associated with heavy coats that few people actually wore. Lagerfeld reimagined fur in creative ways, using it as an accent on purses, cuffs on dress sleeves and collars on wool coats.
Over the ensuing years, Fendi has broken into the home-goods market with Fendi Casa and has become synonymous with luxury fashion, producing such pieces as the iconic Baguette, which was rendered ever popular on the television series Sex and the City. In fact, an entire episode during the third season was dedicated to the “original It bag,” a slim accessory tapered in a manner that recalls its namesake, designed in 1997 by Adele and Edoardo’s granddaughter Silvia Venturini Fendi, who was named creative director of accessories three years earlier.
Perhaps just as well known as its vintage Baguette handbags and creative use of fur is the brand’s devotion to its Italian roots. In 2013, Fendi donated more than 2 million euros to restore Rome’s Trevi Fountain, and when it was reopened to visitors, Fendi hosted its Autumn/Winter 2017 show on top of the landmark.
Fendi was a family-controlled brand until 1999 and is now owned by LVMH. In late 2020, British fashion designer Kim Jones was named the house’s artistic director for womens wear.
Find a wide variety of vintage Fendi handbags and purses, clothing and other accessories on 1stDibs.
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.
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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.
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