Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium, crafted from blue leather, features front Balenciaga EU print and silver tone hardware.
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium, crafted from blue leather, features front Balenciaga EU print and silver tone hardware.
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium, crafted from blue leather, features front Balenciaga EU print and silver tone hardware.
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Blue
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Blue Leather Condition Details: Minor ceasing and scuffs, scratches on hardware. 45019MSC Height 15", Width 13", Depth 0.5...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Blue
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Blue Leather Condition Details: Minor wear on base corners, light scuffs and wear on exterior and in interior. 45020MSC He...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small, crafted from blue printed leather, features dual handles, front Balenciaga EU print, and silver-tone hardware.
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small, crafted from blue printed leather, features dual handles, front Balenciaga EU print, and silver-tone hardware.
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium Black
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium Black Print LEather Condition Details: Light wear in interior, faint scratches on hardware. 44809MSC Height 16", Wi...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium Black Print
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium Black Print LEather Condition Details: Light wear in interior, faint scratches on hardware. 44809MSC Height 16", Wi...
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Inter...
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black Inter...
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue ...
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Blue ...
Balenciaga Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 0.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Pouch Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Black, Pr...
Balenciaga Supermarket Clip Pouch Printed Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Clip Pouch Printed Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color:...
Balenciaga Supermarket Clip Pouch Printed Leather
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Height 9", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Clip Pouch Printed Leather Exterior Material: Leather Exterior Color: Print...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 18.5", Width 17.5", Depth 6" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Mate...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 18.5", Width 18.5", Depth 6" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Material: ...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 18.5", Width 18.5", Depth 0.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Materia...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 9.5", Height 18.5", Width 17.5", Depth 6" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Material:...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 16", Width 13", Depth 0.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Exterior Material: Lea...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 9.5", Height 18.5", Width 17.5", Depth 6" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Material:...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 9", Height 16.5", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Exterior Material: Lea...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 24.5", Width 12.5", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium Exterior...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8.5", Height 25", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium Exterior Ma...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 18.5", Width 18", Depth 5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Material: Le...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 15", Width 13", Depth 0.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Exterior Material: Lea...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 24", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium Exterior Mat...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 23", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium Exterior Material: Leat...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 23", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium Exterior Mate...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 9", Height 16.5", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Exterior Material: Lea...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 24.5", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Medium Exterior M...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 16.5", Width 13", Depth 0.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Small Exterior ...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Small
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Pochette Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 16", Width 12.5", Depth 7" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Striped Leather Small Exterior Material: Lea...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 10", Height 18.5", Width 18", Depth 6" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Large Exterior Material: Le...
Balenciaga Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Extra Pochette, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8", Height 16", Width 13", Depth 5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Supermarket Shopper Bag Plaid Printed Leather Medium ...
Balenciaga Logo Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 9", Height 16.5", Width 13", Depth 1" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Logo Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium Exterior M...
Balenciaga Logo Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 8.5", Height 16.5", Width 13", Depth 7" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Logo Supermarket Shopper Bag Printed Leather Medium Exterior Mater...
Balenciaga Black Leather Supermarket Shoulder Bag with leather, gold-tone
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Black Leather Supermarket Shoulder Bag with leather, gold-tone hardware, trim leather, exterior zip pocket, interior zip pocket, shoulder strap and zipper closure. 44801MSC
Balenciaga Red Leather Supermarket Pouch with leather, silver-tone hardware
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Red Leather Supermarket Pouch with leather, silver-tone hardware, black leather trim, logo accent at front, black canvas lining, single slit pocket at interior wall and zi...
Balenciaga Pink Leather Supermarket Shoulder Bag with nylon, gold-tone hardware
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Pink Leather Supermarket Shoulder Bag with nylon, gold-tone hardware, trim leather, exterior zip pocket, interior zip pocket, shoulder strap and zipper closure. 44918MSC
Balenciaga Pink Nylon Supermarket Shoulder Bag with nylon, gold-tone hardware
By Balenciaga
Located in Irvine, CA
Balenciaga Pink Nylon Supermarket Shoulder Bag with nylon, gold-tone hardware, trim leather, exterior zip pocket, interior zip pocket, shoulder strap and zipper closure. 44790MSC
Starting as a modest boutique, Balenciaga evolved to transform the landscape of women’s fashion with shapes and contours during the middle of the 20th century that were nothing less than groundbreaking. Today, the brand is as venturesome as ever and is well known for its shoes, handbags, sneakers, streetwear and other clothing and accessories.
Though he was born in the quiet fishing village of Getaria in Spain’s Basque region, Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972) was destined to reshape modern fashion. As a child, he worked alongside his seamstress mother. Showing immense talent, he earned commissions as a teenager from local patron Marquesa de Casa Torres, who paid for his tailoring education in Madrid. In 1917, he established his first haute couture house — named Eisa, for his mother — in the trendy resort town San Sebastián. He soon followed it with boutiques in Madrid and Barcelona, drawing such clientele as the Spanish royal family.
When the Spanish Civil War put a hold on his prospects in Spain, the designer moved to Paris, opening a house on Avenue Georges V in 1937. There, Balenciaga rubbed elbows with fashion greats like Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli and quickly won over clients like Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.
As a couturier, Balenciaga drew from his Spanish heritage for ideas, riffing on everything from matador costumes and flamenco dresses to the paintings of Diego Velázquez, whose portraits of Spanish princesses famously inspired Balenciaga’s Infanta gown.
An expert tailor, he experimented with sculptural silhouettes that didn’t follow the body. Some of his notable designs include the 1953 balloon jacket, and from 1957, the cocoon coat, the baby-doll dress and the sack dress, which he popularized with his good friend designer Hubert de Givenchy. All of these could be considered not just the masterpieces of haute couture, but also objets d’art in their own right, leading to Balenciaga’s nickname, “The Master.”
Balenciaga continued designing until 1968, when he retired after three decades of influential work and his fashion house went dormant. The rights to Balenciaga were acquired by Jacques Bogart S.A. in 1986. Under designer Michel Goma, who focused on ready-to-wear, the brand experienced a resurgence, with his first collection introduced in 1987.
The brand returned to high fashion with the arrival of designer Josephus Thimister in 1992. It has since been led by a series of creative directors who have paid homage to Balenciaga’s iconic designs, including Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander Wang and, most recently, Demna Gvasalia. In 2011, a museum celebrating Balenciaga’s legacy opened in his hometown in Spain, commemorating where it all began.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Balenciaga crossbody bags, tote bags, day dresses, shirts and more.
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.