Gucci Leather Rajah Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in London, GB
Gucci Leather Rajah Shoulder Bag White shoulder bag crafted from smooth leather and designed with
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GUCCI Suede Patent Large Rajah Chain Tote
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GUCCI Suede Patent Large Rajah Chain Tote
By Gucci
Located in Salt Lake Cty, UT
Authentic Gucci Suede Patent Large Rajah Chain Tote Shoulder Bag. Features Suede and Patent leather
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2020 Gucci Pink Leather Rajah Bag
By Gucci
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Gucci Rajah bag made of canvas with floral print and pink leather details. Equipped with double
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Gucci Rajah shoulder bag small size
By Gucci
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
A new introduction in the Rajah line for Spring Summer 2019, the small size shoulder bag is
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Gucci Rajah Large Suede Shopper Bag & Pouch
By Gucci
Located in London, GB
Gucci Rajah Large Suede Shopper Bag & Pouch Navy tote bag and detachable pouch crafted from suede
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Gucci Rajah Large Suede Shopper Bag & Pouch
By Gucci
Located in London, GB
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By Gucci
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
The Gucci Python Rajah Envelope Clutch is a luxurious accessory that exudes sophistication. Made
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Gucci Brown Monogram Velvet Large Rajah Tote Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
This stunning Gucci 'Rajah' Large Tote is a true testament to luxury craftsmanship, designed to
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By Gucci
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
shopping bag, profiled in black patent leather and enhanced by the green and red web ribbon.
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Gucci White Red Blue Rajah Checked Tweed Large Tote Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Rome, Rome
certificate will be provided at no further cost Gucci 'Rajah' Large Tote. The bag is crafted of white, blue
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Gucci Brown GG Velvet & Black Patent Leather Large Rajah Tote Bag
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H 13.39 in W 17.33 in D 1.97 in
Gucci Brown GG Velvet & Black Patent Leather Large Rajah Tote Bag
By Gucci
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
"GUCCI Brown GG Velvet & Black Patent Leather Large Rajah Tote Bag Xupes Reference: CB410 Serial
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Tote Bags
GUCCI brown leather canvas RAJA LARGE TOTE Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Gucci Rajah Large tote bag in beige canvas, trimmed with cognac leather and the
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GUCCI red leather RAJA LARGE GG JACQUARD TOTE Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Gucci Rajah Large tote bag in black and white GG Jacquard tweed, trimmed with cerise
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GUCCI navy blue suede & red leather RAJA LARGE TOTE Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Gucci Rajah Large tote bag in navy suede trimmed with cerise glazed leather and the
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Gucci Rajah Large Tote Bag
By Gucci
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very Good condition Gucci Rajah Large Tote Bag A bag with a rich history always feels more
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Gucci Rajah Bucket Bag Suede Medium
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Located in NY, NY
Drop 22" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Bucket Bag Suede Medium Exterior Material: Suede Exterior Color
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Gucci Black Leather Small Rajah Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
this Gucci Rajah shoulder bag just for you. Its compact shape, notable details, and simple elegance
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium, crafted in green leather, features chain-link
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium, crafted in green leather, features chain link
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Crocodile Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 7", Width 11", Depth 3" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 6", Width 8.5", Depth 2", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Height 6.5", Width 10.5", Depth 2.5", Strap Drop 21.5" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag
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GUCCI Rajah Tote bag in Yellow Canvas
By Gucci
Located in Clichy, FR
- Designer: GUCCI - Model: Rajah - Condition: Never worn. - Accessories: Dustbag - Measurements
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GUCCI Rajah Shoulder bag in Blue Velvet
By Gucci
Located in Clichy, FR
- Designer: GUCCI - Model: Rajah - Condition: Never worn. - Accessories: Dustbag - Measurements
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Gucci Rajah Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 7", Width 10.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
This Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small, crafted in black leather, features green and
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Ring, Dust Bag, Extra Strap Measurements: Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Bag, With Strap Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Bag, With Strap Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
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Located in NY, NY
: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
. Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: Gucci Model
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
, With Strap Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Red Interior
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Height 8.5", Width 13", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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21st Century and Contemporary Structured Shoulder Bags
Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 2", Strap Drop 23.5" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini Exterior
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
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", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini Exterior
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Height 8.5", Width 13", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Strap Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Medium
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
8.5", Width 13", Depth 2", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
", Depth 3", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small Exterior
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Height 6", Width 9", Depth 3", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
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", Height 6", Width 9", Depth 3", Strap Drop 20.5" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Height 6", Width 9", Depth 3", Strap Drop 11" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 11", Height 6", Width 9.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 21" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web
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Gucci White Leather Medium Rajah Flap Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This shoulder bag hails from the 'Rajah' line of bags by Gucci. The name comes from a Sanskrit word
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Gucci Off White Leather Medium Rajah Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Structured, sophisticated, and stylish are some words that describe this shoulder bag! Crafted from
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Gucci Navy Suede Red Leather Large Rajah Tote Bag
By Gucci
Located in Irvine, CA
Navy blue suede and red leather Gucci Large Suede Rajah tote bag with gold-tone hardware, dual
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Gucci Rajah Broadway Top Handle Evening Bag Quilted Satin
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Height 4.5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag Vintage Web Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
, Box Measurements: Height 5", Width 7.5", Depth 2", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah Web
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
, With Strap Measurements: Height 4.5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
, With Strap Measurements: Height 4.5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
, With Strap Measurements: Height 5", Width 7", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 23" Designer: Gucci Model: Rajah
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Gucci Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini
By Gucci
Located in NY, NY
: Rajah Web Chain Shoulder Bag GG Coated Canvas Mini Exterior Material: Canvas Coated Exterior Color
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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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Ever since we’ve needed an accessory to carry our personal items when we’re on the go, shoulder bags have proven indispensable. Today, vintage and designer shoulder bags are such a treasured part of fashion history that they even get their own museum exhibitions. And while lovers of luxury handbags and purses are savvier now and have a wider range of shopping options, classics created by brands such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Balenciaga still rule.
Prior to bags becoming an essential piece of any ensemble for any gender, women wore pockets strung on ribbons as garments that were separate from their gowns, accessible by openings in the fabric. Small handbags and handheld purses were developed before the accessory gained importance as functional and fashionable. Most had more in common with wallets than anything else.
While the bags of the 16th century warranted ornament, such as exteriors embroidered with silver-gilt thread and beads, it wasn’t until the late 18th century and early 19th century that the design and craft of bags had really broadened. Handheld purses were finished with details that were meant to garner attention, and bags were fitted with shoulder straps. A stylish shoulder bag meant that women could tote jewelry, cash and perhaps a decorative snuff box full of tobacco to an evening ball across town.
The early 1900s saw the introduction of gold and silver minaudières. The patenting of these compact bejeweled clutches has been attributed to revered French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels, and today they remain a fashion favorite. One of Judith Leiber’s innovative minaudières even earned a role in the movie Sex and the City.
A luxury shoulder bag is a work of art with a long, fascinating origin story, and entire brands and fashion lines have emerged around creating the perfect versions of shoulder bags and top-handle bags. For example, the iconic Hermès Kelly bag, which was popularized by actress Grace Kelly, is a widely coveted, collected and often faked entry from the handbag hall of fame. And while vintage Gucci tote bags have their own dedicated fan base, collectors are likely familiar with the Dionysus, a pared-down Gucci shoulder bag that manages to make a substantial statement anyway.
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