VERSACE Gianni Signature black gold Barocco Virtus Medusa nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00788 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
$66Sale Price|40% Off
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Medusa Baroque 100% silk face mask
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Medusa Baroque 100% silk face mask Reference: TGAS/B01197 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Gianni Versace Signature Material: Silk Colo...
$960Sale Price|20% Off
VERSACE Tribute Icon black gold Barocco calfskin Medusa crossbody satchel bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Tribute Icon black gold Barocco calfskin Medusa crossbody satchel bag Reference: TGAS/E00999 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Material: Leather Color: Black, Gold P...
$585Sale Price|35% Off
VERSACE Vanitas quilted black baroque gold Medusa metal chain crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Vanitas quilted black baroque gold Medusa metal chain crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/B02107 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Vanitas Material: Leather, Metal ...
$424Sale Price|69% Off
Gianni Versace Couture Black Lambskin with Gold Toned "Medusa" Shoulder Bag
By Gianni Versace
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage 90s Gianni Versace Couture black lambskin shoulder bag. - Featuring gold toned "Medusa" throughout the front flap. - Gold toned "Medusa" on each side of the handle. -...
$1,137Sale Price|30% Off
1990's Gianni Versace Signature Medusa Head Gold Medallion Shoulder Bag
By Gianni Versace, Versace
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
The 1990s Gianni Versace Signature Medusa Head Gold Medallion Shoulder Bag is a true icon of fashion history. This exquisite accessory captures the essence of Gianni Versace's bold a...
S/S 1992 Gianni Versace Leopard Print Shoulder Bag Gold Medusa Medallion
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Gianni Versace shoulder bag from the Spring/Summer 1992 collection is crafted in leopard-print fabric with structured rectangular shaping. It features a prominent gold-tone Medu...
$555Sale Price|25% Off
VERSACE Runway black medusa lamb leather gold tone chain hobo top handle bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Runway black medusa lamb leather gold tone chain hobo top handle bag Reference: TGAS/C01903 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DBS1070 D6NAP JVO41 Collection: ...
F/W 1992 Gianni Versace Couture Black Satin Gold Rhinestone Medusa Bag
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Made of gorgeous black silk satin and embellished bag with a large iconic gold Medusa logo, this bag is classically Versace. Gold and crystal Greek Key embellishments are seen throug...
F/W 1992 Gianni Versace Couture Blue Satin Gold and Rhinestone Medusa Bag
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Made of gorgeous blue silk satin and embellished bag with a large iconic gold Medusa logo, this bag is classically Versace. Gold and crystal Greek Key embellishments are seen through...
F/W 1994 Gianni Versace Black Leather Gold-Tone Medusa Medallion Belt Bag Pouch
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the Fall/Winter 1994 collection, this fabulous Gianni Versace designed mini bag features two belt loops and can be attached to any belt. A variation of this Versace mini bag was...
1990s Gianni Versace White Leather Gold Medusa Mini Flap Belt Bag Pouch
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Gianni Versace designed this fabulous white leather Gianni Versace belt bag. From the 1990s, this white leather bag/wallet features a large gold-tone Medusa accent at the front, a zi...
F/W 1994 Gianni Versace Black Leather Gold Stud Medusa Sunburst Mini Belt Bag
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a fabulous black leather Gianni Versace belt bag designed by Gianni Versace. From the Fall/Winter 1994 collection, this fabulous mini bag features two belt loops and can b...
Gianni Versace Couture Turquoise Leather Gold Medusa Chain Purse bag
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Berlin, DE
Gianni Versace Couture bright turquoise with golden hardwear chain purse from circa 1990s. Sz : 11,5 x 17 x 4,5 cm Total length shoulder chain 116 cm
Versace Quilted Leather Gold Medusa Head Small Flap crossbody Bag
By Versace
Located in Montreal, Quebec
COLOR: Gold MATERIAL: Leather MEASURES: 5 X” x L 8” x D 2.5” DROP: 21” COMES WITH: Dust bag, care card and copy of receipt CONDITION: New Made in Italy
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H 7.87 in W 3.54 in L 11.8 in
Versace Gold Medusa Medallion Chain Tote 870366 Black Nylon Shoulder Bag
By Versace
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Width (inch) : 11.8 inch(approx) Width (cm) : 30 cm(approx) Height (inch) : 7.87 inch(approx) Height (cm) : 20 cm(approx) Depth (inch) : 3.54 inch(approx) Depth (cm) : 9 cm(approx) S...
Gianni Versace Gold Medusa Palazzo Tote
By Gianni Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Sophisticated and luxe, this bag from Versace definitely needs to be on your wishlist. The bag is crafted from leather in a lovely gold metallic shade and it features a structured si...
GIANNI VERSACE c.1990's Black Leather Gold Medusa Mini Buckle Handbag Purse
By Gianni Versace
Located in Thiensville, WI
GIANNI VERSACE c.1990's Black Leather Gold Medusa Mini Buckle Handbag Purse Brand / Manufacturer: GIANNI VERSACE Color(s): Black Unmarked Materials (feel of): Leather Additional D...
VERSACE Gianni Signature black gold Barocco Virtus Medusa nylon backpack bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00787 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag-
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag- Reference: TGAS/E00763 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collection: ...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00567 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
New Versace Gold Palazzo Sultan Medusa Swarovski Crystal Evening Shoulder Bag
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Versace Gold Palazzo Sultan Medusa Swarovski Crystal Evening Bag - SOLD EVERYWHERE!!! STUNNING SPARKLING GOLD SWAROVSKI CRYSTALS COVERING THE FRONT EXTERIOR GOLD-TONE HARDWARE LA...
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag-
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag- Reference: TGAS/E00750 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collection: ...
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag-
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag- Reference: TGAS/E00761 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collection: ...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00721 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00722 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00573 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00648 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00568 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00567 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collection...
VERSACE Clash Demi Medusa gold silver split black leather neck crossbody bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Clash Demi Medusa gold silver split black leather neck crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00330 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88S93 DVT77 D41VP Collection: ...
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H 16.93 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00529 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V M...
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H 16.93 in W 13 in D 7.88 in
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00574 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V M...
VERSACE Clash Demi Medusa gold silver split black leather neck crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Clash Demi Medusa gold silver split black leather neck crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00333 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88S93 DVT77 D41VP Collection: ...
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather gold zip wristlet clutch bag Reference: TGAS/D00831 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collectio...
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Gianni Signature gold Barocco Virtus Medusa print nylon backpack bag Reference: TGAS/C00532 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 1002886 1A02182 5800V Collec...
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H 15.36 in W 14.97 in D 7.09 in
new VERSACE soft calkskin leather gold studded Medusa top zip pillow backpack
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE soft calkskin leather gold studded Medusa top zip pillow backpack Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model Name / Style: Leather backpack Material: Leather Color:...
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H 8.67 in W 10.24 in D 5.12 in
VERSACE Palazzo Empire Small black gold Medusa crossbody satchel bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Empire Small black gold Medusa crossbody satchel bag Reference: TGAS/B01402 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Empire Small Material: Leather Col...
VERSACE -COLLECTION Metallic Olive Leather Gold Medusa Zip Shoulder Bag
By Versace
Located in San Francisco, CA
VERSACE COLLECTION shoulder bag comes in a metallic olive smooth leather and features an oversized gold tone Medusa engraved zip front, adjustable cross body strap, and top zip closu...
VERSACE 2018 Tribute 1992 gold Medusa stud bondage bowling shoulder bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 2018 Tribute 1992 gold Medusa stud bondage bowling shoulder bag Reference: TGAS/B00521 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Tribute Medallion Bowling bag Collect...
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag Reference: BNAY/A00006 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: La Medusa Material: Leather Color: Pink Patter...
Subversive, maximalist and unabashedly seductive, Gianni Versace’s (1946–97) designs infused high fashion with an entirely new ethos. “I don’t believe in good taste,” the legendary Italian couturier once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life. Today, vintage Versace clothing, handbags and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.
More than any designer before him, Versace mined celebrity, music and Pop art for inspiration. In fact, the New York Times noted in 1997 that the fashion industry “is now driven by contemporary culture because Mr. Versace made it that way.”
Insiders consider his 1991/1992 Autumn/Winter runway show — which featured supermodels Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista lip-synching George Michael’s “Freedom! '90” — the moment when the two worlds of fashion and pop culture became one, changing both forever.
Versace was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy. His mother was a successful dressmaker who employed more than 40 seamstresses. As a child, little Gianni marveled at her workshop, which would become a university of sorts, where he learned the exceptional construction techniques that were at the foundation of his creative expression.
In 1972, at age 25, Versace moved to Milan to work in fashion. He launched his first collection — and his label — in 1978, with his older brother Santo managing the business concerns. Soon, sister Donatella, whom Gianni dressed and took to discos when she was still a child, joined the family venture, where she had a creative role and managed enormously popular ready-to-wear lines such as Versus.
Vintage Versace — and Gianni Versace Couture, which debuted in 1989 — has become catnip for modern fashion enthusiasts who seek out the now-iconic house codes that originated in the designs of the 1980s and 1990s. His glamorous and seductive apparel — the clingy skirts and slender, strappy party dresses, as well as the erotic magazine ads that publicized them — looms large, but Versace’s art and historical influences were also vast.
Versace was an art collector, and he took on commissions to create costumes for theatrical performances during the 1980s and spoke of looking to numerous cultures for inspiration. This adventurous spirit of design resulted in his creating jewel-toned prints rooted in Grecian motifs, Etruscan symbols, the Italian Baroque and Andy Warholʼs Marilyn Monroe. There were slinky dresses in Oroton, his patented chain-mail textile that draped like satin, and leather bondage ensembles. Sex sold, for both women and men. Wrote the late curator Richard Martin, “[Versace] became the standard-bearer of gay men’s fashion because he eschewed decorum and designed for desire.”
Following Versace’s tragic murder in 1997, Donatella took over the role of artistic director and continued to evolve the house codes with a twist of her feminine and feminist perspective. Today, Santo Versace is chief executive officer of Versace and Donatella is its chief creative officer.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Versace evening dresses, handbags, day dresses, accessories and more 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.