Lulu Guiness Felt Embroidered Velvet Bag
By Lulu Guiness, Lulu Guinness
Located in New York, NY
Lulu Guiness designs are always vintage in inspiration with a nod to today. 13" x 9" x 2", 8" handle.
Lulu Guiness Felt Embroidered Velvet Bag
By Lulu Guiness, Lulu Guinness
Located in New York, NY
Lulu Guiness designs are always vintage in inspiration with a nod to today. 13" x 9" x 2", 8" handle.
Lulu Guinness Face Motif Raffia Woven Basket
By Lulu Guiness
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Elevate your style with this Lulu Guinness Face Motif Raffia Woven Basket circa 1990s! This adorable mini top handle handbag is a true fashion gem, featuring an eye-catching face mot...
Lulu Guinness Padded Lip Snake Skin Clutch Bag
By Lulu Guiness
Located in London, GB
Lulu Guinness Padded Lip Snake Skin Clutch Bag Crafted from black snakeskin leather, featuring a top zipper closure with silver-tone hardware. Size - Height 24cm Width 13cm, ...
Lulu Guinness Paper Doll Raffia Tote
By Lulu Guiness, Lulu Guinness
Located in New York, NY
Charming Raffia and canvas tote by Lulu Guinness with embroidered, vintage paper doll motifs. Zipper top entry with cotton lining. There's even a L.G. logo bag option as a cut out. ...
Lulu Guiness Cocktail Case
By Lulu Guinness
Located in London, GB
A fun cocktail suitcse from Lulu Guiness. The sides have a black background and pint with multi colour cocktails.
Lulu Guiness Sequin Flower Pot Purse
By Lulu Guinness, Lulu Guiness
Located in New York, NY
Iconic "Flower Pot" bag by Lulu Guiness in black satin with sequinned blooms on top.
Lulu Guiness Violet Pot Bag
Located in New York, NY
Lulu Guiness does Schiaparelli in this surrealist flower pot bag.
LuLu Guiness Embroidered Suede Boots, Never Worn
By Lulu Guinness, Lulu Guiness
Located in New Hope, PA
Tall black suede boots are embellished with colorful embroidered botehs. The boots have a side zipper, they are lined in black leather and they have leather soles. They have never be...
Lulu Guinness Black, Red & Green Velvet Vintage Florist Pot Bag
By Lulu Guinness, Lulu Guiness
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
LULU GUINNESS Black, Red & Green Velvet Vintage Florist Pot Bag Xupes Reference: WAHF-HB011 Age (Circa): 1990 Authenticity Details: (Made in England) Gender: Ladies Type: Top Handle...
Lulu Guiness Black Lips Perspex Clutch Bag
By Lulu Guiness
Located in London, GB
Lulu Guiness Black Lips Perspex Clutch Bag - Top concealed magnetic clasp fastening - Interior fully lined in a black grosgrain fabric - internal pocket featuring a black leather...
Lulu Guiness Collector's Handbag
By Lulu Guinness
Located in San Francisco, CA
Miss Lulu is the perfect companion! She's that friend who always looks so chic - always in a red-and-black striped sunhat, little gold hoop earrings, bright red lipstick, and a pair ...
Lulu Guinness Eye Clutch
By Lulu Guiness
Located in London, GB
Lulu Guinness Eye Clutch - Classic eye shaped clutch in black and white - Zip closure - Silver-tone hardware - Wrist strap - Striped CC lining - Branded label stitched to the linin...
Lulu Guinness Quilted Lip Leather Handbag
By Lulu Guiness
Located in London, GB
Lulu Guinness Quilted Lip Leather Handbag - Signature quilted lips leather - Double leather shoulder straps - Zip top closure - Gold-tone hardware - Metal feet on base - Leather lab...
Lulu Guiness Lipstick Clutch
By Lulu Guinness, Lulu Guiness
Located in London, GB
Lulu Guinness current season black and red perspex lipstick clutch. Opens at the top with a hinge and magnet opening and features a mirror on the top side, grosgrain lining and gold ...
Lulu Guiness Collector's Handbag
By Lulu Guinness
Located in San Francisco, CA
Meet your new best friend! Lulu is always right by your side, helping you carry your things, making sure you don't leave your phone, keys, or wallet anywhere. She's so fun and stylis...
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.