Fendi KAN I Scalloped Vitello Liberty Leather Studded Medium Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi KAN I Scalloped Vitello Liberty Leather Studded Medium Shoulder Bag Black handbag crafted
Fendi KAN I Scalloped Vitello Liberty Leather Studded Medium Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi KAN I Scalloped Vitello Liberty Leather Studded Medium Shoulder Bag Black handbag crafted
Borsa A Tracolla Fendi Kan I Small Tricolor Nera
By Fendi
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Borsa firmata Fendi, modello Kan I, misura small, realizzata in pelle liscia tricolor con
Fendi Beige Leather Kan F Logo Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Color: Beige Material: leather Model. No. 8BT284 Comes with: generic dust bag Condition: very good. Faint marks throughout. Made in Italy Measurements~ Height 8” Length 4" Depth 10...
Fendi Kan I F Chain Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the Fendi Kan I F Chain Shoulder Bag—a striking and elegant accessory that seamlessly
Fendi Brown Leather Kan I Bag
By Fendi
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Fendi Kan I line bag made of brown FF leather with red leather details and silver hardware. Closure
FENDI Red Velvet Medium Kan I
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
FENDI Red Velvet Medium Kan I Xupes Reference: CB894 Age (Circa): 2017 Accompanied By: Fendi Dust
2019 Fendi Multicolour Calfskin Leather Fendi Mania Mini Kan I
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
FENDI Multicolour Calfskin Leather Fendi Mania Mini Kan I Xupes Reference: HB2916 Serial Number
2019 Fendi Multicolour Calfskin Leather Fendi Mania Mini Kan I
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
FENDI Multicolour Calfskin Leather Fendi Mania Mini Kan I Xupes Reference: HB2916 Serial Number
Fendi Black Leather KAN I Shoulder Small Bag
By Fendi
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
"Kan I" small shoulder bag in black Fendi leather with scalloped flap embellished with maxi white
Fendi Mesh Vitello Century 'FF' Monogram 1974 Kan Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi Mesh Vitello Century 'FF' Monogram 1974 Kan Shoulder Bag Brown shoulder bag crafted from a
FENDI Calfskin Floral Print Rosebud Kan I Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This Fendi bag is crafted of smooth calfskin leather in cream and floral-print leather with floral
Fendi Blue Calfskin Leather & Embroidered Raffia Small Kan I F
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
FENDI Blue Calfskin Leather & Embroidered Raffia Small Kan I F Reference: HB2048 Serial Number
Fendi Black & Brown Zucca Monogram Calfskin Leather Medium Kan U
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Fendi Black & Brown Zucca Monogram Calfskin Leather Medium Kan U Product Details Xupes Ref: HB5788
Fendi Blue Calfskin Leather and Embroidered Raffia Small Kan I F Bag
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"FENDI Blue Calfskin Leather & Embroidered Raffia Small Kan I F Reference: HB2044 Serial Number
FENDI FILA 2018 Roma Mania Kan I black yellow leather crossbody flap bag
By Fendi
Located in Hong Kong, NT
FENDI FILA 2018 Roma Mania Kan I black yellow leather crossbody flap bag Reference: BNAY/A00002
FENDI FILA 2018 Roma Mania Kan I black yellow leather crossbody flap bag
By Fendi
Located in Hong Kong, NT
FENDI FILA 2018 Roma Mania Kan I black yellow leather crossbody flap bag Reference: BNAY/A00002
Fendi 2017 Gold & White Kan I Floral Monster Satchel Bag rt. $5, 950
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Fendi Gold & White Kan I Floral Monster Satchel Bag Features scalloped trim, leather flower
Fendi Kan I Bag
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Studded Leather Small, crafted from pink studded leather, features sliding
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features sliding chain link
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features sliding chain link
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from pink leather, features sliding chain link shoulder
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features sliding chain link
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features a long sliding chain-link
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium, crafted from black leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small, crafted from light pink leather, features a long sliding
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features flat top handle with studs
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features sliding chain link
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Small, crafted from blue leather, features sliding chain link shoulder
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium, crafted from brown leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Leather Medium, crafted from brown leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from pink leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from white leather with scalloped trims, features
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features a flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small, crafted from black leather, features a long sliding chain
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small, crafted from pink leather, features a long sliding chain
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from brown leather with scalloped trims, features
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from brown leather, features flat top handle with
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium, crafted from purple leather with scalloped trims, features
Fendi Kan I Bag Studded Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Studded Leather Small, crafted from green studded leather, features sliding
Fendi Kan I F Small Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi Kan I F Small Shoulder Bag - Black leather mini bag - Flap and F is Fendi logo - Gold tone
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small is a uniquely designed bag perfect for the stylish
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small is a uniquely designed bag perfect for the stylish
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Smal
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Bow Bag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bow Bag Leather Small, crafted from pink leather, features chain link strap with
Fendi Kan I Leather Medium Handbag
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
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Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small is a uniquely designed bag perfect for the stylish
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Small is a uniquely designed bag perfect for the stylish
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium is a uniquely designed bag perfect for the
Fendi Kan I Handbag Leather Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Fendi Kan I Handbag Embroidered Studded Leather Small from the brand’s Resort 2017
Fendi Kan I F Wallet On Chain Velvet
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I F Wallet On Chain Velvet, crafted in pink velvet, features chain link strap, front
Fendi Kan I Bag Embellished Whipstitch Leather Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Kan I Bag Embellished Whipstitch Leather Small, crafted from black embellished leather
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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When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.