Vintage 1950's Marbled Lucite Pearlescent Clutch Bag
Located in Nashville, TN
This beautiful 1950's pearlescent lucite clutch, rendered in swirling marbled pattern, is just the piece to add to your accessory collection. The beautiful rectangular shape of the...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Ivory Voluminous Long Skirt Maxi Ankle Bride Wedding
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes 1990's Vintage Ivory yellow color Extremely voluminous tulle underlay Side zip No size or comp tag, refer to measurements below Excellent vintage condition, minor feel...
Pr of Vintage Christian Dior Kitten Heal, Peep Toe Calf Skin Pumps in Turquoise
Located in valatie, NY
Pair of Vintage Christian Dior Kitten Heal, Peep Toe Calf Skin Pumps in Hard to Find Turquoise. Kitten heels are known for comfortable, all-day wear. Peep-toe shoes feature a cut-out...
Bill Blass Vintage Sheer Black Lace Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Sparks, NV
Darling vintage sheer black lace dress by Bill Blass. Sweetheart neckline with sheer sleeves and upper back. Rear zip and hook closure. The marked size is a US 6 and the dress fits t...
Capriccio Vintage Taupe Embroidered Flower Lace Dress with Scalloped Hem
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage taupe lace dress by Capriccio with embroidered flowers and a scalloped hem. Partially lined with rear zip and hook closure. There is no marked size, but the dress fi...
DONNA KARAN 90's Vintage Navy Blue & Tan Printed Silk Slip Maxi Dress Gown
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage Late 1990's 100% silk Slated cool toned colors I adore this print it's like a marble cement Lined with a silk brown slip Pullover Size IT38 Excellent condition, n...
MARIA GRACHVOGEL Vintage Silk Tan Floral Embroidered Sequin Slip Gown Maxi Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Maria Grachvogel Vintage Tan brown floral embroidered silk May look a little more 'cool toned' in real life under darker lighting Square brown sequins all throughout, done very taste...
Jean Varon Vintage Strapless Black Taffeta Evening Dress with Ruffles and Bow
By Jean Varon
Located in Sparks, NV
Early 1980s inspired by the 1950s! This Jean Varon evening dress features ruffles and a front bow detail. Partially lined with rear zip closure. Made in England. The marked size is a...
James Galanos Vintage 1990s Black Silk Starfish Print Slip Gown 90s Maxi Dress
By Galanos, James Galanos
Located in San Diego, CA
Approximately Size Small Measurements: Bust: 30-32 inches Waist: 28 inches Hips: 36 inches Length (top back shoulder seam to hem): 55 inches An elegant and effortlessly timeless rar...
DONNA KARAN Vintage Black Ruched Extra Long Open Back Evening Gown Maxi Dress
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage Sometime between 1995 and 2004 Jet black I changed the contrast in some photos to better show the details, but in real life, this is very very black Open adjustab...
DONNA KARAN 90's Vintage Silk Marbled Print Slip Gown Maxi Dress
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage Late 1990's 100% silk Beige tan marbled print Pullover Size IT44 Pristine Measurements in inches laying flat: length 58, smallest of waist 13.5 to 16.5, pit to pi...
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Brand New Casadei Gold Leopard Mules Heels Size 8
By Casadei
Located in Conroe, TX
Casadei Brand New With Box Size 8 Please Note: We feel these run a half size small. Gold Leather Fabric Leopard Print Footbed Wood Detailed Heel Leather Sole 4" Heel With Box &am...
CHRISTIAN DIOR white cotton 2021 PATCHWORK LACE MAXO Dress XS
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Christian Dior dress in cream patchwork lace. A masterwork of artisanal lacework, this coveted Dior piece exemplifies the house's couture-level attention to craft, ren...
ALESSI Giulio Iacchetti 'Bis' Snake Letter Opener, 2013
By Alessi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Meet the elusive paper snake ... sleek, functional, fun to hold and even better to observe. This 2013 stainless steel snake shaped letter opener is by Italian industrial designer Giu...
Silver Metallic Cable Knit Top and Maxi Skirt Two Piece Ensemble, 1970s
Located in Sparks, NV
Two-piece cable knit ensemble by Hazel Haire by Fredricks Sport in sparkling metallic silver. Wear together or separately! Details: Top Unlined Back Zip and Hooks Closure Marked Si...
Richilene for Elizabeth Arden 1970s Blue Sheer Silk Midi Dress
By Richilene
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous sheer washy Atlantic blue silk midi dress by Richilene for Elizabeth Arden. This dress features long sheer balloon sleeves, a ruffled collar and full sweep triple layered sk...
CHRISTIAN DIOR white cotton 2023 BRODERIE ANGLAISE MAXI Dress XS
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Christian Dior dress in white voile cotton, the sheer, lightweight fabric carrying an airy romanticism throughout this sleeveless luxury Dior silhouette. The fitted bo...
Balenciaga Gray Polka Dot Silk Dress with Deep-V Neckline
By Balenciaga
Located in Sparks, NV
Simple and chic gray polka dot silk dress by Balenciaga. Deep-V neckline and empire waist that ties in back. Details: Unlined Marked Size: 36 Estimated Size: Small Color: Gray Fabr...
1960s Amazing Vintage Silk Chiffon Full Circle Cocktail Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage cocktail dress with a full swinging delicate silk chiffon skirt and draped bustline. Gorgeous quality and construction with what seems like miles of silk fabric. ...
Y2K Moschino Couture! Vintage Cream Blazer or Suit Jacket
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous cream jacket with unique buttons and front pockets. By Moschino Couture! Details: Fully Lined Front Pockets Shoulder Pads Sewn Into Lining Front Button Closure/ Bu...
CHANEL 2001 Collectible Timeless Lesage Tweed Jacket 42 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Timeless Collectible Lesage Tweed Jacket — Fall 2001 Collection by Karl Lagerfeld — // Boutique value: over $10,000 – A museum-worthy artifact, preserved from a season now w...
Bill Blass Vintage Yellow and Black Lace Halter Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Sparks, NV
Unworn with the original store tags still attached! Vintage yellow and black lace halter dress by Bill Blass. Full flared skirt and open back. Details: Fully Lined Back Zip w...
Vintage 1930s Peach Rayon Lace Bed Jacket with Ribbon Tie, US 6 UK 10
Located in Nashville, TN
This truly captivating 1930's pale peach rayon and cream lace jacket, accented by a pale peach ribbon tie, is just the perfect piece to add to your vintage collection. The V shaped ...
$199Sale Price|20% Off
Iris Mink Cashmere Merino Soft Handwoven Modern Artisanal Scarf
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Iris Mink Cashmere Merino Handwoven Scarf by Studio Variously in designed Michigan and handwoven by master artisans in Nepal, is more than a scarf—it is a story of craftsmanship, car...
CHANEL 1990s Rare Black Tweed Suit with Giant Camellia Buttons 34 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Rares Black Tweed Suit with CC Giant Camellia Button — Early 1990s Karl Lagerfeld Era • Collectors value: museum-level (connoisseur market) — An early-90s Lagerfeld relic ...
Fendi Limited Edition Baguette Grande Zucca Tobacco Canvas and Leather 2008
By Fendi
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
A rare Fendi Baguette Grande Limited Edition bag from 2008, crafted in the iconic Zucca FF canvas in shades of tobacco and black, with distressed leather details and burnished metal ...
Black silk cocktail dress with white lace edge YVES SAINT LAURENT Circa 1960's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black silk cocktail dress with white lace edge . Taffetas petticoat. Velvet bow on the middle front.Zip closure on the middle back. SIZE 38 (Fr) M
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Silver Grey Beaded Floral Slip Gown Maxi Dress Bridal
Located in Leonardo, NJ
great for bride, bridal, wedding festivities Les Habitudes 1990's Vintage Meant to look antique-y Not sure of the material, likely a silk blend Hand embroidery and beading on the fl...
Vintage 1940's Champagne Pink Satin Slip on Mules US 6 UK 4 EU 37
Located in Nashville, TN
The most beautiful little pair of 1940's mules you could ever hope to set eyes upon. Rendered in the softest shade of Champagne pink silk rayon, in an iconic design. The front of th...
Vintage 1930's Pink Satin Gown Lace Accents Lingerie Nightgown UK 8-10 US 4-6
Located in Nashville, TN
This elegant 1930's gown, rendered in the most classic shade of pink rayon silk, set off by cream and taupe floral lace accents, is just the piece to welcome to your lingerie collect...
CHANEL Paris / Venice Iconic Navy CC Buttons Tweed Jacket 40 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Navy Tweed Jacket with Gilded Trim Paris / VENICE Cruise Collection by Karl Lagerfeld ~ An ode to Venetian grandeur, This Chanel navy tweed jacket from the Paris / VENICE...
CHANEL 13K$ New Paris / Dubai Ribbon Tweed Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Museum Level Paris / DUBAI Cruise Collection 2015 Jacket by Karl Lagerfeld — Boutique value: over $11,000 at release — Comparable creations today exceed $15,000, yet few app...
EAVIS & BROWN 90's Vintage Couture Silk Hand Beaded Embroidered Gown Maxi Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
great for bride, bridal, wedding festivities, something blue Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier 1990's Vintage Dusty pale blue/grey...
Black and white short with Vichy pattern JEAN -PAUL GAULTIER Soleil
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black and white short with Vichy pattern . Main fabric composition: 96% rayon, 4% elastane. SIZE S
1950s Dorothy O'Hara Vintage Black Asymmetric Cocktail Sheath Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage 1950s black hourglass sheath dress with asymmetric drape detail for sale by Dorothy O'Hara. Fully lined with rear zip and hook closure. Fits like a modern size medium. The bu...
HANAE MORI Vintage Silk Hand Beaded One Shoulder Vibrant Cocktail Dress Feather
By Hanae Mori
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Hanae Mori Vintage Pink fuchsia / magenta colors Impeccable hand-beaded silk Carefully crafted, the attention to detail is insane, the scalloped edges, perfectly placed beads, the ma...
Art Deco Shell Pink Pleated Silk and Lace Trimmed Slip Dress
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Shell Pink Pleated Silk and Lace Trimmed Slip dress in unusual large size. Hand made Valencienne lace trimmed neckline and sleeves. Original monogram. 1920's France. Width 5...
LOUIS VUITTON by Marc Jacobs 2005 Vintage Mink Fur Trimmed Knee Length Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
USA ONLY !! Mink FUR trim cannot cross customs Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Vintage 2005 a/s/o Selma Blair Creamy colors Silk bust area, wool body, and mink fur trim Perfectly embel...
Norman Norell 1960s Vintage Camel Silk + Wool Tailored Jacket
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage Norman Norell vintage 1960s camel colored wool jacket with four front patch pockets. Fully lined in gorgeous quality silk fabric. Hand stitched couture finishing th...
Christian Dior 2003 Collection Python and Silk Satin Shoes Size 37
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in Port Hope, ON
These 2003 Collection Christian Dior Python and Silk shoes were designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior. The materials are a combination of printed silk satin and pink python/s...
HERVE LEGER 90's Vintage Ruffle Mini Little Black Dress
By Herve Léger
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Herve Leger 1990's Vintage Jet black (I lightened some photos to better show the details) Invisible side zip Size XS Like New Condition I want to price this higher, but I won't. Even...
CHANEL 1990s Museum Level Rarest Leather Backpack
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Vintage Platinum Gold Leather Backpack — Circa Early 1990s • A Super-Rare Collectible for True Connoisseurs of the Maison — — Comparable examples on the market exceed $15,000...
1960s Norman Norell Vintage Brown Wool Cropped Jacket
Located in Sparks, NV
Absolutely stunning construction! Vintage 1960s Norman Norell brown wool jacket with a pop up portrait collar. Fully lined in silk with front button and snap closure. Front patch poc...
Chester Weinberg Vintage 1960s 60s Silk Floral Print Dress- Rhinestone Buttons
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning floral printed silk dress by Chester Weinberg. Balloon sleeves, rhinestone buttons and medium weight quality silk fabric. Fully lined in mustard silk, this dress features ha...
CHANEL Paris / Cosmopolite Rarest CC Dare To Disturb Sequin Flap Bag
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Paris / Cosmopolite 2017 Métiers d’Art Collection Collectible “DARE TO DISTURB” Black Sequin CC Logo Flag Bag — A Rare Masterpiece by Karl Lagerfeld — – A luminous artefact f...
1940's Surrealist Black Silk Crepon Jacket with Painted Ribbon Bow Print
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A truly exquisite late 1930's to early 1940's lightweight stroller jacket with adorable ribbon bow motif. Deliciously textured black silk crepon makes up the exterior with whimsical ...
Exceptional Hermès Handbag Purse Clutch Black Porosus Crocodile Gold Hdw
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Exceptionally Rare Authentic Hermès Purse Absolutely divine, a jewel The entire bag is rigid (leather and hardware), so chic ! Made in France Stamp R (no circle nor square - the...
Rare Historical Victorian Embroidered Bespoke Handmade Smoking Jacket c 1910
Located in University City, MO
Rare historical floral embroidered bespoke handmade smoking jacket c 1910 The vintage smoking jacket is designed with floral embroidered satin panels running down the front that ex...
DONNA KARAN (FLAWED) 2000 Vintage Runway Silk Blue Backless Halter Dress
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage SS00 Runway Pullover Backless 100% silk Missing size tag, hard to measure. Fits XS/S Flawed, see pictures !! (stains by armpits, a rip, and some holes) final sale
Charming Whimsical Vinyl Wicker Car Design Handbag 21st c
Located in University City, MO
Charming woven vinyl wicker car design handbag 21st c The whimsical handbag is designed in the shape of an adorable sporty car Suspended from a a pair of tan vinyl handle straps T...
Red taffetas asymmetrical draped evening dress LORIS AZZARO
By Loris Azzaro
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Red taffetas asymmetrical draped evening dress. Acetate or polyester lining. Boned. Ziop closure on the middle back. Front lenght : 88cm Back lenght : 142cm SIZE 34/XS
HERMES blue silk ISOLA DI PRIMAVERA Scarf Marine Brun Blanc
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Isola di Primavera 90 scarf by Matthieu Cossé in Marine blue silk twill (100%) with a contrasting Brun brown border. Th...
KARL LAGERFELD 1989 Vintage Runway Black + Gold Silk Beaded Corset Ensemble
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Karl Lagerfeld Vintage Runway FW89 2 pieces Jet black and vibrant gold The beaded detailing is insane The pleats are so good and as pictured there are 2 huge slits Both pieces are 10...
Moschino Vintage 1990s 90s Black Lace Up Grommet Sheath Dress
By Moschino
Located in Sparks, NV
Simple and chic black sheath dress by Moschino. Oversized grommet detail with a lace up front. Details: Unlined Side Zip Closure Marked Size: I 46/ US 12/ F 42/ D 42/ GB 16 Color:...
$1,216Sale Price|20% Off
Chanel Y2K Quilted Mini Crossbody Half Moon Crossbody Sling Bag – Pink Leather
By Chanel
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
Channel early-2000s luxury with this adorable Chanel Y2K mini crossbody bag. Crafted in pink quilted leather, this compact piece features the house's iconic diamond stitching, a gold...
Emilio Pucci Underwire Mini Dress
By Emilio Pucci
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Emilio Pucci Underwire Mini in nylon jersey from the 1960's with built in brassiere. X Small size with geometric placed Pucci print. Size 34A vintage. 1960's USA. designed in...
Scandinavian Rosemaling Folk Art Painted Wood Basket Handbag
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rosemaling is a folk art form that was first popularized in 1700's Norway. It literally translates to 'painting of roses' and usually involves flowers and scroll work painted with oi...
Pair of Chanel Black Cap-Toe Ballet Flats with Bow in Lambskin & Patent Leather
By Chanel
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Chanel Leather Cap-Toe Ballet Flats with a Leather Bow. The shoes are Black Lambskin and Patent Leather With a Subtle White Contrast Piping and Embossed with the Chanel Log...
Black double shoulder strap tank top ALEXANDER McQUEEN
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black double shoulder strap tank top. Fabric composition: 83% rayon, 17% polyester. SIZE M on tag but fit more likely S
RICHARD TYLER 2000 Vintage Ivory Silk Wedding Dress Bridal Gown Train + Bustle
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Richard Tyler Vintage 2000 Warm ivory Impeccably draped layers of silk Hard boning throughout Removable straps Ruched back with train Hook-and-eye for train pick-up USA size 10, fits...
Fashion is littered with stories we can’t help but consume with voracity. Behind the world’s revered luxury houses and designers, there are often accounts of modest beginnings that gave way to the resonant work we’ve cherished all of our lives.
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel learned to sew under the tutelage of nuns in an orphanage. Later, as an impoverished teenager at a boarding school in central France, clad in the drab clothes of the underclass compared to those of her classmates, she furthered her needlework skills. By the early 1900s, she was helming a hat shop with help from her sister and her aunt.
Chanel made spare, unadorned hats at first, and the now-momentous “little black dress,” published in the form of a sketch in Vogue in 1926, symbolized her intention to design for all social classes. Working with simple lines and ordinary fabrics, Chanel created garments that she hoped would encourage women to leave extravagant clothes behind. The young milliner would soon become pivotal to the evolution of both covetable casual wear and handmade high-fashion apparel, building a brand that has influenced countless designers all over the world.
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only,” Chanel said. “Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”
Around the same time, a young former hotel bellboy named Guccio Gucci began to sell imported leather luggage from a small retail space in his native Florence, and it wouldn’t be long before he was overseeing a number of artisans who were making leather goods and other accessories. With the help of his sons, he opened a second shop in Rome and later launched his handbags, wallets and more.
There are people like Chanel and Gucci, sometimes of meager means, working in near obscurity to create lasting and innovative garments and accessories that today fill the interiors of our favorite boutiques and, ultimately, the closets of our home.
There are family-owned luxury-goods companies, such as Hermès in Paris, which began as a saddle manufacturer in the 1800s, serving the era’s carriage trade before it would expand to include venerable handbags as well as its numerous silk scarves, each emblazoned with a richly decorative design.
For many of us, the narratives behind the ornate monograms that adorn these iconic works are just as important as the items themselves.
Haute couture from the House of Chanel — practical, form-fitting evening dresses and menswear made of fine tweeds — has a long lineage, but now it’s earned a legitimate place in museums as often as it has in the homes of modern marquee influencers. Vintage Yves Saint Laurent leather clutches and handbags couldn’t have aged better over time, either. The French luxury fashion label’s long history of vibrant, gender-blurring designs, including the revolutionary Mondrian minidress in 1965, owe to the creative inclinations of a young Yves, who made paper dolls as a child and designed dresses for the women in his family by the time he was a teenager.
The appeal of vintage and designer clothing — whether it’s nostalgia for ’80s fashion treasures like oversize blazers or the bright and elaborate patterns that characterize sundresses of the 1960s — endures, and our appetite for irreplaceable garments as well as their riveting origin stories won’t recede anytime soon. An authentic handbag or purse from Hermès isn’t merely durable and alluring. The Birkin, for example, is hand-sewn according to Hermès’s centuries-old saddle-stitching technique, comes in a variety of exotic leathers and is also a savvy investment.
“The Birkin’s value has consistently risen and never fluctuated downward,” says Reece Morgan, head of handbags and accessories for Xupes, citing the fact that “production has been highly limited to maintain its unattainable aura.” In fact, he adds, Hermès has been “scaling back production each year.”
Today, we’re captivated by the work of prodigious Illinois-born talent Virgil Abloh, who not only triumphed in the fashion world with his Milan-based streetwear label Off-White, but was also a visual artist, a furniture designer and more. In 2018, Abloh, who learned about fashion from his seamstress mother, became one of the first Black designers to head a French luxury fashion house, having secured an artistic director role at Louis Vuitton.
“His clothing turns wearers into accomplices of his grand artistic scheme,” Michael Darling, the chief curator at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, wrote of Abloh’s work.
On 1stDibs, you can revel in the stories behind the fashion we love and browse everything from classic, one-of-a-kind gowns crafted by Parisian couturiers to stylish, modern streetwear designed by forward-looking brands. Shop 19th-century Louis Vuitton trunks or kaleidoscopic and colorful 1960s skirts by Emilio Pucci or edgy ensembles by visionary designers like Azzedine Alaïa. Your fashion journey begins right here.