$544Sale Price|29% Off
Fendi FF Gold See Through Mesh and Leather Tote/Shopper
By Fendi
Located in Port Hope, ON
This unusual Fendi tote/shopper is made gold-tone woven mesh with leather trim all around including the front applique Fendi logo and name.
Fendi FF Zucca Black Mesh Shopper Tote 4FF330
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
Fendi FF Zucca Black Mesh Shopper Tote 4FF330 Date Code/Serial Number: 228-259645-059 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 11.5" Width: 4.5" Height: 7.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 13...
Fendi Black Mesh Logo Shopper Tote Bag 1025f18
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 2308-26559-088 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 18.5" Width: 4" Height: 13.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 12" OVERALL VERY GOOD CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) ...
Fendi Black Mesh FF Logo Shopper Tote Bag 863431
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
VERY GOOD CONDITION (7.5/10 or B+) (Outside) Minor Rubs (Inside) Minor marks Width (inch) : 13.7 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 35 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 15.3 inch(approx) Height...
Fendi Black Mesh FF Logo Shopper Tote Bag 107f39
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 18.5" Width: 4" Height: 13" Handle Drop: 5.5" OVERALL EXCELLENT minus CONDITION ( 8.5/10 or A- ) Signs of Wear: Exterior: Very Minor Marks ...
Fendi Brown Monogram FF Zucca Mesh Tote with Pouch 1215f8
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 2305/8BH83/VYU/078 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 13.75" Width: 4" Height: 11" Shoulder Handle Drop: 8" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Acces...
2000 Fendi White Zucca Mesh & Coated Canvas Boston 40
By Fendi
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
FENDI White Zucca Mesh & Coated Canvas Boston 40 Xupes Reference: HB3537 Serial Number: AQ51234 Age (Circa): 2000 Accompanied By: Fendi Dust Bag, Padlock, Clochette, Keys Authentici...
Fendi Mini Mesh Logo Top-Handle Tote Bag
By Fendi
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This adorable and trendy mini Fendi tote bag is a must-have! This is such an easy bag to style as it can be dressed up or down.
Fendi FF Zucca Black Mesh Shopper Tote 824ff33
By Fendi
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 228-259645-059 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 11.5" Width: 4.5" Height: 7.5" Shoulder Handle Drop: 13" OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ( 7/10 or B ) Sign...
FENDI brown Zucca mesh 2018 RUNAWAY SHOPPING TOTE Bag
By Fendi
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Fendi Runaway shopping tote bag in dark brown and cognac brown mesh featuring dark brown leather tim and handles.
Fendi Runaway Tote Zucca Mesh Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Runaway Tote Zucca Mesh Large, crafted from brown and black mesh, features round top handles, all over logo print, front zip pocket, and silver-tone hardware.
Fendi Vintage FF Tote Mesh Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 5.5", Height 14", Width 17", Depth 4" Designer: Fendi Model: Vintage FF Tote Mesh Large Exterior Material: Mesh Exterior Color: ...
Fendi Tobacco Zucca Mesh Runaway Shopper Tote
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Make this Fendi Runaway shopper tote your new style ally It is crafted from the signature Zucca mesh and features oval leather handles, a long shoulder strap, gold-tone hardware, and...
Fendi Black x Ivory Mesh Tote bag
By Fendi
Located in Orlando, FL
This tote bag features a mesh body with polka dot leather trim, leather strap, and an open top. It carries a B condition rating. Dimensions: Length 36 cm Width 38 cm Depth 12 cm ...
Fendi Runaway Shopper Tote Zucca Mesh Large Black Green Orange Mesh
By Fendi
Located in Irvine, CA
Fendi Runaway Shopper Tote Zucca Mesh Large Black Green Orange Mesh Condition Details: Faint scuff and indentation on base, minor wear on base corners.
Fendi Logo Tote Embroidered Mesh and Coated Canvas Medium
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 14", Height 11", Width 14", Depth 4.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Logo Tote Embroidered Mesh and Coated Canvas Medium Exterior Mate...
Fendi Runaway Shopper Tote Printed Mesh with Leather Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 14", Width 17.5", Depth 7" Designer: Fendi Model: Runaway Shopper Tote Printed Mesh with Leather Large Exterior Material: M...
Fendi Tobacco Zucca Mesh and Leather Runaway Shopper Tote
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This Fendi Runaway shopper tote is sure to grab you never-ending compliments!
Fendi Tobacco Zucca Mesh and Leather Small Runaway Shopper Tote
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Make this Fendi Runaway shopper tote your new style ally It is crafted from the signature Zucca mesh and features oval leather handles, a long shoulder strap, gold-tone hardware, and...
Fendi Tobacco Zucca Mesh and Leather Small Runaway Shopper Tote
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Make this Fendi Runaway shopper tote your new style ally It is crafted from the signature Zucca mesh and features oval leather handles, a long shoulder strap, gold-tone hardware, and...
Fendi Runaway Shopper Tote Zucca Mesh Large Black, Green, Orange, Print
By Fendi
Located in Irvine, CA
Fendi Runaway Shopper Tote Zucca Mesh Large Black Green Orange Mesh Condition Details: Faint scuff and indentation on base, minor wear on base corners.
Fendi Peekaboo Defender Zucca Mesh Small
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Excellent. Light creasing on exterior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 1", Height 8", Width 10", Depth 4" Designer: Fen...
Fendi Tobacco Zucca Mesh and Coated Canvas Boston Duffel Bag
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Travel light. Travel fashionably. This Fendi Boston Duffel has a luxe appeal and a see-through effect owing to the use of Zucca mesh. The bag is added with signature coated canvas tr...
Fendi Runaway Tote Zucca Mesh Large
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
This Fendi Runaway Tote Zucca Mesh Large, crafted from brown and black mesh, features round top handles, all over logo print, front zip pocket, and silver-tone hardware.
Fendi Sunshine Shopper Tote Zucca Technical Mesh Mini
By Fendi
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 3", Height 7", Width 5.5", Depth 2", Strap Drop 24.5-27.5" Designer: Fendi Model: Sunshine Shopper Tote Zucca Technical Mesh Mini Ex...
Fendi Ff Tote 228058 Black Mesh Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in Forest Hills, NY
This item will ship out immediately. Previously owned, unless otherwise stated. Date Code/Serial Number: 228 259646 059 Made In: Italy Measurements: Length: 14.17" Width: 4.72" Heigh...
Melo Gold Silk Envelope Pouch , Zero-Waste Light Weight Travel Accessory
By Studio Variously
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The Melo Pouch reflects a slower approach to luxury, where craftsmanship and intention guide every detail. Handcrafted by artisans using responsibly sourced silk, each piece is creat...
LOUIS VUITTON brown Monogram canvas RASPAIL MM Tote Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Louis Vuitton Raspail MM tote bag in brown Monogram canvas featuring cowhide leather trim. Opens with a zipper on top and is lined in burgundy canvas with a large zipp...
CHRISTIAN DIOR navy blue Oblique canvas LARGE BOOK TOTE Bag
By Christian Dior
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Christian Dior Book Tote Large in navy and ecru Oblique embroiderey canvas. Brand new. Comes with dust bag. Measurements Model M1286ZRIW_M828 Height 35cm (13.7in) Wi...
Vintage 1990s Moschino by Redwall Striped PVC Sheepskin Bowling Bag
By Moschino, Redwall
Located in LAGNY-SUR-MARNE, FR
Beautiful and rare Vintage 1990s Moschino by redwall bowling bag. This piece was previously owned and gently worn you can see little signs of use or show signs of fading barely notic...
$356Sale Price|25% Off
H 12 in W 2 in L 11.5 in
1970s Vintage GUCCI Monogram Canvas Two-Way Document Shoulder Bag Brown
By Gucci
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage GUCCI 2-way document bag is crafted of GG monogram coated canvas and pigskin leather in brown featuring gold brass hardware and a detachable shoulder strap of the same l...
Hermès 1991 Sac Bolide 35 Brown Leather Bolide Bag With Strap Hermes Spa
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Bolide model bag, size 35, in lightly grained brown (hazelnut) leather, interior in soft, coordinated leather with a large patch pocket, 2 handles for carrying by hand and a r...
$3,150Sale Price|25% Off
H 8.5 in W 11.5 in D 3.8 in L 28.5 in
Chanel Vintage 1980s Large Quilted Lambskin Crossbody Bag with CC Lock
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Port Hope, ON
This is a large quilted lambskin bag which can be worn crossbody or shoulder. Vintage from the 80s it has a rare diamond etched CC turn lock fastening; interwoven leather and gold to...
$464
Gucci travel bag
Located in Carnate, IT
Vintage Gucci duffel bag in camel-colored leather with gold details. Zip closure. Very roomy, with fabric lining. Two internal pockets with logoed zip. It shows signs of use as in ...
$740Sale Price|20% Off
H 12.5 in W 11 in D 4.3 in
Louis Vuitton Vintage Monogram Canvas and Leather Trim MARCEAU GM Messenger Bag
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Port Hope, ON
This Louis Vuitton Marceau GM Messenger bag, dates back to the 1980s and is in great vintage condition. Made of canvas and leather trim, as well as a leather lining., the canvas is i...
Tom Ford for Gucci Black Python Skin Jeweled Dragon Bamboo Chain Shoulder Bag
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Gucci Limited Edition Runway Python Dragon Brooch Shoulder Bag F/W 2004 Runway Collection Elegant black python skin shoulder bag with gold-tone bamboo double chain shoul...
F/W 2004 Gucci by Tom Ford Genuine Python Rhinestone Dragon Black Flap Bag
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Designed by Tom Ford for his final collection as Gucci's creative director, this black python flap bag from the Fall/Winter 2004 collection is an ultra-luxurious must-have. A python ...
$808Sale Price|51% Off
H 9.85 in W 12.6 in D 4.34 in
Christian Dior Black Quilted Nylon LARGE Lady Di Bag 1990s
By Christian Dior
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
This large authentic Christian Dior Lady Nylon Tote Bag from 1995 is a remarkable piece that embodies the fashion trends of the 1990s, combining practicality with luxury. Its stunnin...
Chanel Portefeuille Classique Noir 2015 Black Leather Long Wallet Zipped
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Long zipped wallet Classic companion series in black quilted leather closed with a long silver metal zip, red leather interior with 18 card slots (!), 4 slots for bills or papers, a ...
New Tom Ford for Gucci S/S 2004 Limited Edition Black Crocodile Enamel Snake Bag
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Tom Ford for Gucci Limited Edition Black Crocodile Bag S/S 2004 Collection Crafted from crocodile skin, Bronze tone metal frame, Enamel clam closure finished with a large bronze ...
Gucci Multicolor GG Web Canvas Boston Bag Crossbody Bag
By Gucci
Located in Arnhem, NL
Gucci Boston bag with a shoulder strap. The bag is made of GG brown/beige canvas and red leather trim. The bag features a navy/red Gucci signature race strap. The hardware is gold to...
Chanel CC Perforated Leather Black Tote
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Chanel leather perforated large CC Tote in black. The tote is a classic, distinctively structured bag that is crafted of stylish black diamond pattern perforated leather. The ba...
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.
“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.
Iconic Italian fashion houses Fendi and Versace teamed up on this delightfully outrageous Fendace reimagining.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.