FENDI Snake Companion Purse
By Fendi
Located in Paris, FR
The companion is from Maison FENDI. Rectangular in shape, it is made of taupe leather with two
FENDI Snake Companion Purse
By Fendi
Located in Paris, FR
The companion is from Maison FENDI. Rectangular in shape, it is made of taupe leather with two
Rare Fendi Denim Snake Leather Baguette
By Fendi
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Fendi denim/jeans print lurex baguette with details in turquoise snake leather, gold hardware
Rare Fendi Fur + Snake leather crystal embellished Baguette Bag
By Fendi
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Fendi baguette in brown and black dyed fur + water snake leather color black, jewellery logo, gold
Fendi Beige Leather Snake Embossed Sandals Size IT 37
By Fendi
Located in London, GB
Fendi designer resale item. Details Beige Leather Sandals Snake embossed pattern Platform High
Rare Fendi Baguette in Fur + Snake leather crystal embellished logo
By Fendi
Located in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige
Fendi baguette in brown and black dyed fur + water snake leather color black, embellished jewellery
Fendi Turquoise Snake Embossed Slingback Platform Sandals Size 37
By Fendi
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials, they display a classy design and comfortable insoles.
Fendi White Snake Skin w/ Pink & Yellow Accents Baguette Handbag
By Fendi
Located in Houston, TX
Offered is a vintage signed Fendi "Baguette" handbag of white snakeskin and chromed metal hardware
Fendi Peekaboo Monster Blue Lambskin Leather and Snake Skin Top Handle Bag
By Fendi
Located in Kowloon, HK
Color: Blue Material: Lambskin Leather and Snake skin inside Condition: Rank A Overall: Good
Fendi Baguette Denim Shoulder Bag Snake-skin Strap
By Fendi
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Fendi Baguette Denim Shoulder Bag Snake-skin Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag
FENDI Black Snake Skin Evening Zucca Mini Handbag
By Fendi
Located in San Francisco, CA
FENDI handbag comes in a black snake skin featuring a mini style, stone embellishment, top handle
Fendi Beaded Flower Design with Lime Green Snake Skin Handbag
By Fendi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fendi handbag with beaded flowers and lime snake skin. Height 6", width 10", depth 2", handle drop
Fendi Baguette Vintage Black Round Beads with Snake Skin Strap
By Fendi
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Fendi Baguette Vintage Black Round Beads with Snake Skin Strap These are professional photos of the
Fendi Black Silk baguette with red snake strap/rhinestone buckle
By Fendi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fendi Black Silk baguette with floral motif in bugle beads. Red Snake strap and buckle with
Fendi Handbag - Cream and Yellow Floral Beaded Snake Skin Baguette
By Fendi
Located in San Francisco, CA
FENDI "Baguette" handbag comes in cream beaded martial with all over yellow flower embroidery and
Black fur, snake pattern leather and branded nylon hand bag FENDI
By Fendi
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black fur, snake pattern leather and branded nylon with wallet attached. Branded nylon lining
Fendi Baguette Rare Vintage Gold Metallic Beaded Snake-skin Trimmed Shoulder Bag
By Fendi
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Fendi Baguette Rare Vintage Gold Metallic Beaded Snake-skin Trimmed Shoulder Bag These are
Fendi Black Snake Print Thin Baguette Double Wrap Belt sz 75/ 30"
By Fendi
Located in New York, NY
Fendi Black Snake Print Thin Baguette Double Wrap Belt sz 75/ 30" Made In: Italy Color: Black
FENDI Spring 2016 Size 34 Lamb Deer Leather Snakeskin Studded Monster Jacket
By Fendi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fendi Lamb, Deer and Water Snake (Python) Leather Moto Jacket from the Spring 2016 Menswear
Fendi Snake Skin Clutch Handbag
By Fendi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fendi clutch handbag with genuine snake skin from the 90s. In excellent condition, Measurements
Fendi Baguette Brown Python Leather Snake Print
By Fendi
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Fendi Baguette Brown Python Leather Snake Print These are professional photos of the actual bag
Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld Maxi Baguette Snake Skin Shoulder Bag – Spring 2008
By Fendi
Located in Boca Raton, FL
An iconic piece from Fendi’s Spring 2008 runway collection, this oversized baguette bag is a
Fendi Rare 1990s Beaded Baguette Bag
By Fendi
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
features a colorful tribal motif and a Fendi logo magnetic closure. Purple snake-embossed leather trims the
Fendi Coral Snake Skin Embosed Pump
By Fendi
Located in Narberth, PA
Coral Snake Skin Embosed Pump Size UK 39 (Equates to US 8-8.5) Wooden detailed Heel 4.75" Inch
Fendi Ff Beige Canvas Snakers (7 US)
By Fendi
Located in Montreal, Quebec
COLOR: Beige MATERIAL: Canvas SIZE: 7 US COMES WITH: Dust bag CONDITION: New Made in Italy
Fendi grey snake leather Monster Charm' backpack key chain
By Fendi
Located in Paris, FR
Fendi grey python leather Monster Charm' backpack key chain never used. With box
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Fendi Hobo Bag
By Fendi
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fendi Black Snake Skin Hobo Bag with Yellow Gold Hardware and Magnetic Closure.
Fendi Reversible Broadtail Jacket with Chinchilla Fur Collar
By Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Fendi Luxurious Reversible Broadtail to Snake Embossed Leather Jacket with wide Genuine
Victor Costa Strapless Dress
By Victor Costa
Located in Alford, MA
One of Victor Costa's best designs, this strapless cocktail/evening dress is fashioned of white satin and black velvet alternating horizontal stripes with fitted bodice leading to an...
Early 2000s Burberry Pink Fox Fur Pill Box Hat
By Burberry London, Burberry
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Burberry London hat from the early 2000s is constructed in a pillbox silhouette and covered entirely in pink fox fur. Approximate measurements: Height: 8" Width: 6.5"
$1,395Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 37
New Rare Spring 2005 Gucci Crocodile and Patent Leather Heels Mules Sz 37
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Gucci Brand New * Stunning in Black Patent Leather Spring 2005 * European Size: 37 * Crocodile Ankle Strap * Metallic Gold Insole * Brass Hardware * Patent Heel * 4.25" Heel * Comes...
Tom Ford for Gucci Python Snake Head Ad Runway Heels Sz 37.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Tom Ford For Gucci Heels Worn Once for a Runway show * Stunning in Gold Python * Tom Ford's "Farewell Collection" w/ Gucci * Size: 37.5 * Gold Bamboo Heel Green Snake Head Jewel * 4"...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN 2002 "Supercalifragilistic" Laced Leather Denim Skinny Jeans
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN 2002 "Supercalifragilistic" Laced Leather Denim Skinny Jeans - Runway look #4 Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn / Winter 2002 "Supercali...
Pierre Balmain Silk Safety Pin Dress
By Pierre Balmain, Balmain
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful pale yellow silk dress from Pierre Balmain. It is semi fitted skimming the body with a crew neckline and long sleeves adorned along the outside with dozens of silver saf...
1990s Richard Tyler Couture Size 6 Cranberry Red Burgundy Sequin Vintage Gown
By Richard Tyler, Richard Tyler Couture
Located in San Diego, CA
Phenomenal 90s RICHARD TYLER COUTURE cranberry red / burgundy / maroon fully sequined and beaded silk chiffon evening dress! Features thousands of vibrant hand-sewn sequins and beads...
Vivienne Westwood Fall 1996 Black sheepskin Fluffy Shearling Trapper Hat
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Rare, Fall 1996 Museum worthy Vivienne Westwood Black Shearling Trapper Hat. MADE IN ENGLAND. Measurements are provided in Inches; Length; 12” Approximately Size; 23.5” Appro...
Christian Dior sunglasses 'Ski Mask' 2000s
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in Italy) Ski-Mask-style sunglasses with oversized glasses and green arms. Silvery metal elements. A Collection from the early 2000s, under the artistic direction of Joh...
$975
Size: 40 / US 9.5 - 10
2000s Givenchy Silver Metallic Snake Print Shoes / Kitten Heels Sz 40 / 9.5 - 10
By Givenchy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful brand new pair of early 2000s / Y2K vintage silver Givenchy kitten heels! Just the right amount of height. Silver Givenchy logo plate on each toe. Unique shaped toe that is...
Christian Dior poncho coat
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - (Made in France) Poncho-style white goat coat with matching fox fur long collar and bottom. Fabric lining, and detachable collar. Composition and size labels missing, it fits ...
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2006 “The Widows of Culloden” Tartan Layered Blazer
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2006 “The Widows of Culloden” Tartan Layered Blazer Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: Autumn / Winter 2006 “The Widows of Culloden” Design...
S/S 1998 Dolce & Gabbana 'Stromboli' Taupe Mesh Silver Bodycon Boned Gown
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the Spring/Summer 1998 collection, this dress features a silver satin base and a sheer taupe mesh exterior. The strapless silver inner layer is visible through the mesh, giving ...
Vintage Chanel Black and White Halter Maxi Dress
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1990s CHANEL black and white V neck halter maxi dress. Size: 4 / small Bust 34” / Waist : 26” Hip: open/ Dress length: 55”
Pierre Balmain Bodycon Dress with Sheer Shoulders and Waist
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous black bandage dress from Pierre Balmain. It has a stand up collar, long sleeves and is fitted through to the hips. There are fabulous horizontal sheer panels around the sh...
Dolce & Gabbana Autumn-Winter 1990 beaded corset blouse
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
Dolce & Gabbana Autumn-Winter 1990 beaded corset blouse
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.
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