GUCCI 1960s Black Lizard Leather Handbag with Mini Wallet and Mirror
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gucci 1960s black leather lizard handbag with mini wallet and mini rectangular mirror. This handbag is in 'LIKE NEW' condition. There are no significant flaws or wear areas to con...
Gucci Vintage Blue Monogram Canvas Mirrored Cosmetic Case
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Vintage Gucci blue monogram canvas cosmetic case with stripes. Blue monogram canvas with genuine leather trim. Mirror inside. Blue/Red/blue stripes around the bag. Kiss lock closure....
Gucci Brown Leather Shoulder Bag Tiger's Eye Clasp Gilt Chain + Mirror 80s
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Gucci brown box leather shoulder bag with gilt chain strap, tiger's eye clasp & make up mirror, circa 80s. One flat open pocket on exterior. Interior lined in leather: 2 open pockets...
Gucci Italy Rare Sterling Silver Sleek Lipstick Vanity Mirror Case c 1970s
By Gucci
Located in University City, MO
Gucci Italy Rare sterling silver lipstick vanity mirror case c 1970s The sleek sterling silver art deco inspired lipstick case is designed with impressed stripes The case slides open...
Gucci Train Case with Mirror & Lock GG Logo Canvas Webbing & Leather Travel Bag
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This fabulous vintage train case was made by Gucci, most likely in the early 1980s. Made from their small GG logo canvas, it's trimmed in light saddle leather and features Gucci's i...
Gucci Silver Patent Leather Mirror Clutch Bag Handbag
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Gucci 'Mirror' clutch bag. Crafted in silver-tone leather with mirror and resin elements on the front. It features flap closure with magnetic button closure, leather and suede interi...
Gucci Vintage Beige Monogram Canvas Cosmetic Case with Mirror
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Gucci Vintage beige monogram canvas cosmetic case stripes. Beige Monogram Canvas with Genuine Leather trim. Green/Red/Green stripes around the bag. Buit-in mirror inside. Kiss lock c...
Rare Beautifully Crafted Leather GUCCI Case with Mirror
By Gucci
Located in Port Hope, ON
The inside is of the softest of leathers with a zipped pocket and an internal mirror. It could be used to carry make-up or jewelry, and could pass as a purse.
Gucci Vintage Blue Compact Mirror Case Make Up Powder
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Rare vintage Gucci round compact mirrored powder compact in blue color. gold metal accents. The bottom portion of the compact still has the original removable powder screen, therefor...
Gucci Vintage Sterling Silver Enamel Stripes Powder Compact Mirror
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
Rare vintage Gucci round compact mirrored powder compact in black color. gold metal accents. The bottom portion of the compact still has the original removable powder screen, therefo...
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H 9 in D 8 in L 12 in
Gucci Lizard Embossed Chocolate Leather Train Case with Mirror + Keys 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Travel in style with this gorgeous vintage train case from Gucci. Made from a lizard-embossed leather in a rich chocolate brown, it features gold hardware and is lined in black leat...
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H 7.75 in D 8.5 in L 12.5 in
Gucci Train Case with Mirror & Lock GG Logo Canvas Webbing & Leather Travel Bag
By Gucci
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
This fabulous vintage train case was made by Gucci, most likely in the early 1980s. Made from their small GG logo canvas, it's trimmed in light saddle leather and features Gucci's i...
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H 6.5 in W 2.56 in L 9.85 in
Gucci Bronze Guccissima Mirrored Leather Small Emily Chain Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Gucci's handbags are not only well-crafted but are also coveted because of their high appeal. This Emily Chain shoulder bag, like all of Gucci's creations, is fabulous and closet-wor...
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H 9.45 in W 4.34 in L 11.03 in
Gucci GG Supreme Coated Canvas And Patent Leather Bow Mirror Sukey Tote
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The Sukey is one of the best-selling designs from Gucci, and we believe you deserve to have one too. Crafted from GG canvas and leather in brown and beige hues and equipped with a sp...
Gucci Handbag Black Satin Evening Bag With Black Crystals and Mirror
By Gucci
Located in Portland, OR
This is a perfect little evening bag from Gucci with a loop handle or wrist strap and zip top opening. The black satin wristlet box handbag is covered in black crystals and has an in...
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H 9.45 in W 4.34 in L 11.03 in
Gucci Beige/Brown GG Supreme Coated Canvas Patent Leather Bow Mirror Sukey Tote
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The Sukey is one of the best-selling designs from Gucci, and we believe you deserve to have one too. Crafted from GG canvas and leather in brown and beige hues and equipped with a sp...
1970's "New" Gucci Black Leather Handbag
By Gucci
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lined in maroon leather and comes with maroon leather coin purse and purse mirror. Original Gucci box and dust bag.
1950s Vintage Brown + Beige Wool Blazer Jacket Size XS
Located in Sparks, NV
Darling vintage early-1950s blazer jacket in a beige and brown woven wool. Fully lined with front button closure. Light shoulder pads are sewn in underneath the lining. This has a ju...
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 12
Beautiful 1990s Badgley Mischka Size 12 Fully Beaded Grey Vintage 90s Deco Gown
By BADGLEY MISHCKA, Badgley Mischka
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 1990s BADGLEY MISCHKA size 12 gray fully beaded + rhinestone deco style evening gown! Features elegant 3/4 sleeves with a fitted bodice and forgiving skirt. Hand cr...
Yves Saint Laurent Coco Brown Form-Fitting Lined Jersey Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent coco brown form-fitting lined jersey scoop-neck dress features a handkerchief hemline on both the dress's hem and also on the bell-sleeve's cuff. Detaile...
Hermes Birkin 35 Vermillion Bag Gold Hardware Togo Leather
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Birkin 35 bag featured in Vermillion. Unique warm red tone - is lush with gold hardware. Togo leather is scratch resistant. NEW or NEVER WORN. Comes with...
1940s Vintage Black Velvet Cocktail Dress with Collar + 3/4 Cropped Sleeves
Located in Sparks, NV
Flattering vintage 1940s cocktail dress in black velvet with a draped collar and 3/4 length sleeves. Unlined with side metal zip closure. Fits like a modern size small. The bust meas...
Oscar de la Renta Black Velvet beaded Gown, Halter Top Bodice 6
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a sexy evening gown from Oscar de la Renta. It is made of black velvet and has a fully beaded bodice. It is a halter style top, that crosses in the back. The skirt is slit up...
New Badgley Mischka Couture Beaded Evening Dress Gown Sz 4
By Badgley Mischka
Located in Conroe, TX
Badgley Mischka Gown Brand New with Tags Shell: 100% Silk Lining: 100% Polyester Sequined Neckline Flowing down one side and at back strap Zipper and Hook Closure Bust 36" Empire W...
Giorgio Armani 1990s 90s Vintage Khaki / Light Green Herringbone Blazer Jacket
By Giorgio Armani
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully tailored vintage Giorgio Armani blazer! This fitted blazer is a khaki/ on the verge of light green, with herringbone print throughout. Two pockets at each side of the wai...
Herbert Levine Red Stilettos
By Herbert Levine
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous Herbert Levine Red Calf Stilettos decorated with a black "berry" and red ties. Retailed at Bonwit Teller, 1950's USA. 6.5AA, 2.75" widest across front. Very narrow.
New Badgley Mischka Beaded Evening Dress Gown Sz 6
By Badgley Mischka
Located in Conroe, TX
Badgley Mischka Gown Brand New with Tags Bead Trim on Bodice and around waist Zipper and Hook Closure Pleated Bodice V-Shaped Front and Back Top We are happy to provide measurements ...
Moschino Halter Tuxedo Jumpsuit
By Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black halter jumpsuit from Moschino. It is double breasted with 6 buttons matching the satin peak lapels and hip pocket flaps. Semi fitted through the waist the lower por...
Gianni Versace Sculptural Dress 1990s
By Gianni Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A stunning red wool dress by Gianni Versace. It has great lines with square cut armholes, a fitted bodice and fabulous flared skirt with the back a few inches longer and fuller than ...
$450Sale Price|40% Off
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 3 in
Lilac Beaded Evening Bag with Caviar Beadwork circa 1950
Located in New Hope, PA
Lilac sequins are sewn in a circular pattern on to to liac silk crepe. This is then rebeaded with loops of caviar beads in shades of lilac to pale pink in a floral or grape cluster ...
1980s Celine Grey Wool Coat
By Celine
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1980s grey wool Celine coat. Double breasted, with epaulets and cinched waist with a matching grey wool belt. Celine marked cream and grey plastic buttons. Excellent vintage conditio...
NWT Blumarine Vintage FW 2010 Runway Sequin Evening Stretch Pants Leggings It 40
By Blumarine
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Vintage Blumarine Sequin Evening Stretch Pants Leggings F/W 2010 Runway Collection Designer size - 40 Stretch sequin fabric, Tiger print, Fully lined, No zipper, Low waist. Measu...
1960s Nina Ricci Couture Ruby Velvet Gown & Cape Ensemble W/ Heavy Bead Trim
By Nina Ricci
Located in Gresham, OR
An incredible and rare 1960s Nina Ricci Couture ruby red evening ensemble: an evening gown with a portrait neckline, fitted "princess" seaming, 3/4 sleeves and a faux Empire waist tr...
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.
Find vintage Gucci clothing and 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.
Created during Alessandro Michele's tenure at the brand, this sparkling, whimsical minaudière feels just right for a night out.
When the name of a bag is as well-known as its brand, you know it's a classic.