VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00797 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8F785V D7VIT K310OT Collection: Virtus...
F/W 2004 Versace by Donatella Genuine Snakeskin Gold Zip Small Shoulder Bag
By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Versace shoulder bag from the Fall/Winter 2004 collection by Donatella Versace is constructed from genuine black snakeskin with gold-tone hardware. The compact, crescent-shaped ...
S/S 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Red Leather Oversized Zip Mini Shoulder Bag
By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Donatella Versace designed this petite red leather bag for the Spring/Summer 2002 Gianni Versace collection. Made entirely of leather, this mini bag showcases a leather lace detail a...
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Gianni Versace Bordeaux Faux Leather Handle Bag
By Gianni Versace
Located in Milano, IT
Amazing and rare handle bag designed by Gianni Versace in the 1990s in burgundy crocodile print faux leather.
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 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 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00093 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Collection: 2020 Material: Leather Color: Black P...
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H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 1.97 in
new VERSACE vintage pink logo black leather zip clutch crossbody bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE vintage pink logo black leather zip clutch crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/B00508 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch C...
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00509 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch Collecti...
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 Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather silver zip wristlet clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather silver zip wristlet clutch bag Reference: TGAS/D00832 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collection:...
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather silver zip wristlet clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black lambskin leather silver zip wristlet clutch bag Reference: TGAS/E00767 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP88507 DVT8ME 1B00E Collection:...
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00092 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Crossbody clutch Collection: 2020 Material...
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00796 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8F785V D7VIT K310OT Collection: Virtus...
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00509 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch Collecti...
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00798 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8F785V D7VIT K310OT Collection: Virtus...
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE gold Virtus Barocco V black leather zip clutch crossbody bag Reference: TGAS/C00798 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8F785V D7VIT K310OT Collection: Virtus...
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Donatella Versace, Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00511 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch Collecti...
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: ...
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H 5.91 in W 8.27 in D 3.15 in
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag Reference: TGAS/B01623 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Palazzo Medusa crossbody ba...
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H 5.91 in W 8.27 in D 3.15 in
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag Reference: TGAS/B01623 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Palazzo Medusa crossbody ba...
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H 5.91 in W 8.27 in D 3.15 in
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black saffiano top zip medium crossbody camera bag Reference: TGAS/B01624 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Palazzo Medusa crossbody ba...
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag Reference: TGAS/C00847 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8G975 D3VIT K41OT Collecti...
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag Reference: TGAS/C00844 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8G975 D3VIT K41OT Collecti...
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Tribute gold Medusa black leather small wristlet zip clutch bag Reference: TGAS/C00845 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8G975 D3VIT K41OT Collecti...
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H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 1.97 in
new VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE 90s graphic logo black calf zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00507 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch Coll...
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H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 1.97 in
new VERSACE 90s pink logo black leather zip pouch crossbody clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE 90s pink logo black leather zip pouch crossbody clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B00512 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: 90's logo top zip crossbody pouch ...
new VERSACE diamond quilted gold Medusa emblem zip wristlet flat clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE diamond quilted gold Medusa emblem zip wristlet flat clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B01421 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Medusa diamond stitch wristle...
new VERSACE diamond quilted gold Medusa emblem zip wristlet flat clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE diamond quilted gold Medusa emblem zip wristlet flat clutch bag Reference: TGAS/B01421 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: Medusa diamond stitch wristle...
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H 6.7 in W 10.24 in D 0.2 in
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black leather gold chain crossbody zip clutch bag
By Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Palazzo Medusa black leather gold chain crossbody zip clutch bag Reference: TGAS/C00849 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: DP8F162 DVITX KNJOC Collect...
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H 6.3 in W 10.24 in D 3.55 in
new VERSACE Butterfly Starfish Baroque mixed print Medusa coin zip waist bag
By Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Hong Kong, NT
new VERSACE Butterfly Starfish Baroque mixed print Medusa coin zip waist bag Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model Name / Style: Belt bag Material: Fabric Color: Multicolo...
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.