Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Dark Green
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Dark Green These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Top Handle Bag
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small Navy Grained Leather Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small Navy Grained Leather Top Handle Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Ostrich Leather Small Dark Beige With Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Ostrich Leather Small Dark Beige With Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval desi...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Sac Bamboo 1947 Large circa 1990 Couture Black Leather Handbag Extra Strap
By Gucci
Located in PARIS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 bag in smooth black leather and gold-tone hardware, circa 1990. The interior (exceptional) is the "Couture" style (revisited by Demna Gvasilia since his arrival in ...
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1990s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Brown Top Handle Bag Leather with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Brown Top Handle Bag Leather with Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Calfskin Leather Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Calfskin Leather Top Handle Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small White Box Leather Top Handle and Leather Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small White Box Leather Top Handle and Leather Strap Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small White Box Leather Top Handle and Leather Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Small White Box Leather Top Handle and Leather Strap Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Black
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Black These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval design with the bamboo ...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Black Grained Leather Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Black These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval design with the bamboo ...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Camel with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Camel with Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval design with ...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo Vintage 1947 Black Leather Large Top Handle Bag, 1980.
By Gucci
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Gucci Bamboo Vintage 1947 Black Leather Large Top Handle Bag, 1980.
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Gucci Bamboo Vintage 1947 Brown Leather Large Top Handle Crossbody Bag
By Gucci
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Gucci Bamboo Vintage 1947 Brown Leather Large Top Handle Crossbody Bag, 1980.
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Gucci 1947 Original Issue Navy Leather Handbag With Bamboo Handle
By Gucci
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The "it" bag of spring/summer 2022 is Gucci's 1947 reissue bag in mini, small and medium sizes. This is the original Gucci bag in navy box leather in medium size with red leather int...
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Night Super Mini Black Nylon Evening Bag with Original Chain
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Night Super Mini Black Nylon Evening Bag with Original Chain These are professional photos of the actual bag. This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval desi...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Rare Lizard-skin Leather Large Black with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Vintage Rare Lizard-skin Leather Large Black with Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag. This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval design wi...
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GUCCI Italian VINTAGE Black Leather BAMBOO BAG Handbag PURSE Rare
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
The bag features a looping bamboo top handle, a frontal flap, brass hardware and a bamboo turn lock.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small Green Box Leather
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small Green Box Leather These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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Gucci White Leather Small 1947 Bamboo Top Handle
By Gucci
Located in New York, NY
Interior light scuffing and marks. Brand: Gucci Model: 1947 Bamboo Top Handle Origin Country: Italy Handbag Silhouette: Crossbody Bag;Top Handle Occasions: Everyday;Fall/Winter;Sprin...
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Burgundy with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Burgundy with Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Patent Leather Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Patent Leather Top Handle Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Patent Leather Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Small Ancora Red Burgundy Patent Leather Top Handle Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small Green Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small Green Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Tan Brown
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Tan Brown These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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2010s Structured Shoulder Bags
Gucci Vintage Black Nylon Bamboo WOC Wallet on Chain Crossbody
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Crafted in black canvas, it features the house's iconic bamboo top handles - a signature detail first introduced by Gucci in 1947 as an ingenious postwar innovation.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Beige with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Beige with Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Chocolate Brown with Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Dark chocolate brown These are professional photos of the actual bag offered This Gucci crossbody bag has the signature oval design...
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Black These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Tan Brown
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Medium Tan Brown These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Top Handle Bags
GUCCI Italian VINTAGE Black Patent Leather BAMBOO BAG Handbag PURSE Rare
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GUCCI Italian VINTAGE Black Patent Leather BAMBOO BAG Handbag PURSE Rare
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
The bag features a looping bamboo top handle, a frontal flap, brass hardware and a bamboo turn lock.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Dark Green
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small Dark Green These are professional photos of the actual bag.
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2010s Italian Structured Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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2010s Italian Shoulder Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap
By Gucci
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Small White Box Leather Canvas Strap These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags.
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S/S 1991 Gucci Small Mini Crossbody Black Alligator Bamboo Top Handle Bag
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S/S 1991 Gucci Small Mini Crossbody Black Alligator Bamboo Top Handle Bag
By Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
TheRealList presents: a classic Gucci bamboo top handle bag in a rare small size with its original crossbody strap in matching black alligator.
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1990s Italian Crossbody Bags and Messenger Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Mirror, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4.5", Height 5.5", Width 8.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 20-23" Designer: Gucci Model: Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag ...
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Studded Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Strap, Mirror With Case, With Strap Measurements: Height 6", Width 8.5", Depth 3" Designer: Gucci Model: Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Studded Leather Small Exterior ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo Daily Top Handle Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Bamboo Daily Top Handle Bag Leather Small was first designed in 1947, created out of burnishing cane sticks.
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Limited Edition Geometric Print Leather Medium
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Limited Edition Geometric Print Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Mirror With Case, Box, Extra Strap, With Strap Measurements: Height 7", Width 10.5", Depth 3" Designer: Gucci Model: Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Limited Edition...
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21st Century and Contemporary Top Handle Bags
Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Mirror, Box, Extra Strap, Card Holder, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 4", Height 6", Width 8.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 17-20" Designer: Gucci Model: Bamboo 1947 Top...
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Gucci Bamboo 1947 Top Handle Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
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Long before trend-bucking creative director Alessandro Michele brought his hallucinatory “Utopian Fantasy” campaign to Gucci, it was a modest Italian leather shop. Today, it’s an internationally renowned luxury house with an iconic logo, and vintage Gucci clothing, handbags and shoes are among high fashion's most covetable goods.
Guccio Gucci (1881–1953) admired the stylish suitcases he saw wealthy guests arrive with at the Savoy Hotel in London, where he worked as a bellhop. So, in 1921, after a stint at Franzi, a luggage company in his hometown of Florence, he opened a leather goods shop of his own.
At first, Gucci’s Florence business specialized in equestrian accessories. But as its reputation flourished, particularly among the English aristocracy, so too did its footprint. In 1938, he brought three of his sons — Aldo, Vasco and Rodolfo — into the business and expanded it to Rome and later Milan. In the mid-1930s, a League of Nations embargo against Italy pushed Gucci to experiment with alternatives to imported leather. Its woven hemp fabric from Naples, adorned with the brand’s signature diamond print, was a hit, especially among A-list celebrities. The material was first used on suitcases before finding enduring popularity on handbags. (No list of revered designer purses would be complete without Gucci.)
In the 1950s, Elizabeth Taylor carried one of Gucci’s bamboo-handled tote bags, another adaptation to material rationing. After Jackie Kennedy was seen sporting a slouchy Gucci tote in 1961, it was renamed for the First Lady. Then Grace Kelly, on a visit to the boutique in Milan, inspired Rodolfo Gucci to work with Italian illustrator and Gucci textile designer Vittorio Accornero on the Flora print in 1966. Taking cues from Sandro Botticelli’s Primavera, with its pattern of flora and insects, it was painted entirely by hand and featured no fewer than 37 colors.
In 1953, just 15 days after opening his first store on New York’s 5th Avenue, Guccio passed away at 72. The early 1970s saw store openings in Tokyo and Hong Kong, but by the late 1980s, Gucci was floundering. Rodolfo Gucci took charge in 1982, but family drama and lawsuits ensued. In 1993, Rodolfo’s son, Maurizio, transferred his shares in the company to Investcorp, ending the family’s involvement in Gucci. Dawn Mello, then-president of Bergdorf Goodman, joined as creative director in 1989. But it was Tom Ford, who took over as creative director in 1994, who ultimately revived the brand.
Ford’s racy ads, shot by photographers such as Mario Testino, stirred controversy. And his potent vision of sexed-up femininity — with “jewel-toned satin shirts unbuttoned to there,” as Vogue described his breakthrough 1995 runway show — was wildly successful. The new millennium brought new ownership — Pinault Printemps Redoute in 2004 — and a more toned-down vision from Frida Giannini, who became sole creative director in 2006. Alessandro Michele was named creative director in 2015, and the storied brand took a giant leap forward.
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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.”
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