Versace Raffia Studded La Medusa Large Tote
By Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Elevate your style with this chic Versace tote. Crafted from neutral raffia, this bag features a striking graphic print, complemented by silver-tone hardware and luxurious leather tr...
Versace Chain Link Canvas La Medusa Large Tote
By Versace
Located in Houston, TX
Versace is an Italian fashion house founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. Under the creative leadership of Donatella Versace since 1997, the label continues to produce beautifully seduc...
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Versace La Greca Monogram Large Grey Tote Bag with Medusa Print
By Versace
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
Versace La Greca Monogram Large Grey Tote Bag with Medusa Print Elevate your style with the Versace La Greca Monogram Large Grey Tote Bag, a masterpiece of luxury and functionality....
Versace Crystal La Medusa Mini Bag
By Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This Versace Crystal La Medusa Mini Bag was made in Italy and it is finely crafted from black leather with silver-tone hardware and black crystal embellishments.
Versace La Medusa Pink Top Handle Bag
By Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
We are offering this beautiful Versace handbag. Crafted in Italy, made with pink leather and gold-tone hardware. It features the classic Versace Medusa head and a removeable chain sh...
Versace La Medusa Mini Pink Studded Top Handle Bag
By Versace
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Versace La Medusa Mini Pink Studded Top Handle Bag These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: EXCELLENT Very light signs of wear. DETAILS Versace...
VERSACE La Medusa black quilted greca leather zip clutch bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE La Medusa black quilted greca leather zip clutch bag Reference: PRCG/A00079 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: La Medusa Material: Leather Color: Black Pattern...
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Purple
By Versace
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Purple These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: Near new DETAILS Versace Siz...
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Purple
By Versace
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Purple These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: NEVER WORN DETAILS Versace S...
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag
By Versace, Donatella 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...
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/E00474 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: La Medusa Material: Leather Color: Pink Patter...
VERSACE La Medusa Vanity pink gold hardware mini crossbody bag
By Versace, Donatella 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...
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Blue Pink
By Versace
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Blue Pink These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: MINT LIKE NEW Light scratches to...
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new VERSACE Medusa Smiley Graffiti La Greca pink leather crossbody camera bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Medusa Smiley Graffiti La Greca pink leather crossbody camera bag Brand: Versace Collection: Medusa Smiley Extra Detail: La Greca geometric print glossy canvas with Medu...
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Blue Pink Disney Co
By Versace
Located in AUBERVILLIERS, FR
Versace La Medusa Mini Crystal Embellished Top Handle Bag in Purple These are professional photos of the actual bag offered by Luxbags. CONDITION: NEVER WORN DETAILS Versace S...
Versace La Medusa Repeat Fringed Mini Shoulder Hobo Bag
By Versace
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Experience luxury at its finest with the Versace La Medusa Mini Fringe Leather Hobo bag. Crafted from 100% calfskin leather, this bag features a chic front-facing silver medusa embel...
Versace La Medusa Tote
By Versace
Located in Paris, FR
Versace La Medusa tote bag in faux raffia leather delivered in its original Versace dustbag. Condition: very good Made in Italy Collection la Medusa Genre: woman Materials: raffia ...
Versace La Medusa Hobo Leather Medium
By Versace
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Very good. Odor in interior. Creasing, darkening, wear and small marks on exterior and handle, minor wear and small stains in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories:...
Versace La Medusa Hobo Leather Medium
By Versace
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Very good. Creasing, minor wear and small marks on exterior and in interior, pen mark on front near base, scratches on hardware. Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: ...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Wristlet Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This clutch is just the right accessory to compliment your chic ensemble. It comes crafted in quality material featuring a well-sized interior that can comfortably hold all your litt...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Wristlet Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This clutch is just the right accessory to compliment your chic ensemble. It comes crafted in quality material featuring a well-sized interior that can comfortably hold all your litt...
Versace Pink Leather La Medusa Hobo
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Crafted from leather, this hobo from Versace is designed with minimal style details but with high attention to craftsmanship so that it may assist you with durability. The spacious i...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Crossbody Bag
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The house of Versace is known for its sleek and bold designs, just like this black crossbody bag that has been crafted from leather. It has gold-tone hardware and comes with a Medusa...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Flap Chain Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This designer clutch for women has the kind of design that ensures high appeal, whether held in your hand or on your shoulder. It is a meticulously crafted piece bound to last a long...
Versace Black Leather Crystals La Medusa Chain Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Functional and fashionable, this clutch is a classy styling choice. It is crafted from quality materials, and its lined interior will keep your evening essentials in a neat way. Inc...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Flap Chain Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This designer clutch for women has the kind of design that ensures high appeal, whether held in your hand or on your shoulder. It is a meticulously crafted piece bound to last a long...
Versace Black Leather La Medusa Flap Chain Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This designer clutch for women has the kind of design that ensures high appeal, whether held in your hand or on your shoulder. It is a meticulously crafted piece bound to last a long...
Versace Black Leather Crystals La Medusa Chain Clutch
By Versace
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Functional and fashionable, this clutch is a classy styling choice. It is crafted from quality materials, and its lined interior will keep your evening essentials in a neat way.
Versace La Medusa Flap Shoulder Bag Leather Small
By Versace
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Excellent. Slight scuffs on interior base, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Height 6", Width 8", Depth 3", Strap Drop 19-21" Designer...
Versace La Medusa Bucket Hobo (Outlet) Leather Large
By Versace
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Great. Creasing and light wear on exterior, handler and strap, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Chain Strap, With Strap Measurements: Height 9.5", Width 11.5"...
Versace La Medusa Top Handle Bag Leather Medium
By Versace
Located in NY, NY
Condition: Great. Minor darkening and small indentations on exterior, light marks and indentations in interior, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Dust Bag, Extra Strap, With Strap ...
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.