Edwardian White Irish Crochet and Hand Embroidered Lace Dress Updated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully pieced together Edwardian full-length dress made with antique laces and other embellished textiles. Zipper added in back. Attached peplum with full length skirt. Sheer a...
Judith Leiber Vintage Golden Japanese Obi Silk Embellished Clutch Bag
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Judith Leiber Vintage Golden Japanese Obi Silk Embellished Clutch Bag is a stunning statement piece that exudes elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted from silk inspired by traditional ...
S/S2001 Fendi asymmetrical pony hair Baguette bag
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A rare and visually striking piece from Fendi Spring/Summer 2001, this iconic Baguette bag captures the experimental spirit of the early 2000s with unmistakable sophistication. Craft...
Alexander McQueen 2003 Cherry Skirt in Black and Red Silk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander McQueen floaty silk chiffon bias cut ruffle skirt from Spring/Summer 2003. Semi-sheer colorful cherry patterned chiffon over a solid cream silk lining. Curving seam detail ...
Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage Y2K Mesh Top Pop Art Rare Archive Piece S
Located in CACHAN, FR
Rare vintage Jean Paul Gaultier mesh tank top featuring an iconic pop-art inspired portrait print in vibrant multicolor tones. A highly collectible early 2000s/Y2K piece showcasing t...
S/S 1995 Ralph Lauren Collection Runway White Silk Chiffon Floral Mini Dress
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Ralph Lauren Collection mini dress from the Spring/Summer 1995 collection is cut with a softly flared skirt and thin shoulder straps. It is constructed from white silk chiffon w...
Bill Blass Black Silk Satin Skirt Suit with Hot Pink and Chrome Yellow Trim
By Bill Blass
Located in New Hope, PA
This Bill Blass black silk satin skirt suit has pops of hot pink and chrome yellow on the beautifully tailored jacket. The interior of the jacket is all chrome yellow silk satin and ...
Cartier Bordeaux Leather Shoulder Bag
By Cartier
Located in Paris, FR
Cartier bordeaux leather shoulder bag featuring an adjustable shoulder strap, gold-tone hardware, inside zip pocket, logo lining, a front leather logo patch. Circa 1990s Made in Fr...
Betty Carol 1950s Sculptural Dress
By Betty Carol, Mamselle
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous dress from Betty Carol in light weight black wool and silk taffeta. It has a V neckline front and back with fabulous princess seaming creating a fitted silhouette through...
$395Sale Price|27% Off
Vintage New The Original Prada Car Shoe Flat Moccasin Shearling Driving Sz 36
By Prada
Located in Conroe, TX
The Original Car Shoe by Prada Vintage Brand New * Rust * Suede * Shearling Lining * Gold Hardware * Bow Toe * Flat Heel * Rubber Bumper Sole * With Box & Dust Cover
$95Sale Price|20% Off
Samu Modern Artisanal Black White Square Silk Chiffon Scarf With Gold Silk Hem
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Add a tinge of serenity with our beautiful Samu Black Scarf which is apure statement piece that adds modern and timeless quality as an accessory which can be used suitably for person...
CLAIRE PETTIBONE 2016 Sample Wedding Gown Lace White Beach Wedding
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Claire Pettibone Romantique Collection Sample Wedding Dress White Lace Nude underlay Semi-Sheer Side zip No size or comp tag Excellent Condition, extremely faint traces of makeup by ...
Miu Miu, Cammeo Baroque, leather wedge - '00s
By Miu Miu
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Description An iconic archival piece from Miu Miu’s Fall/Winter 2006 collection, the “Cammeo Baroque” wedge represents one of the most distinctive expressions of Miuccia Prada’s desi...
Exceptional Hermès Silk Scarf EVA Philippe Dumas 90 cm RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Stunning and Rare Authentic Hermès Scarf Print: "EVA" Pattern: 2 hair seen from above adorned with flowers in a crown Designed by Philippe DUMAS in 1976 This one is a reissue fr...
CHANEL 14K$ Museum Rare Supermarket Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Museum Rare Burgundy Architectural Tweed Jacket with Zipper Accents — “SUPERMARKET” Fall 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection · by Karl Lagerfeld — // As seen on Cara Delevingne i...
1970's LEONARD of Paris floral printed silk jersey dress
Located in San Fransisco, CA
A 1970's Leonard Paris dress in black silk jersey. It has a simple V-neck bodice with a lightly gathered high waist, falling into a straight skirt. The sleeves are cropped and loose ...
Hermes Bleau Atoll Kelly 25 with Palladium Hardware 2015
By Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Meticulously crafted by hand, this Hermès Kelly 25 in Bleu Atoll showcases the house’s signature precision, from its structured silhouette and saddle stitching to the smooth Swift le...
Silver leather sandal with chain on the heel VERSACE
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Silver leather sandal with chain along the heel . Buckle closure on the top side. Heel height : 10cm Shoe size : 39 (It)
1960's EMILIO PUCCI silk printed jersey dress with billowing sleeves
By Emilio Pucci
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Emilio Pucci, 1960's A very rare printed silk jersey dress by Emilio Pucci dating to the 1960's. It features one of Pucci's signature kaleidoscopic prints in bright, saturated color...
Alexander McQueen 2010 Black Butterfly Detail Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander McQueen black pencil dress with multi-toned black satin, mesh and sheer panels at bust creating a butterfly. Nude lining. Back zip and hook and eye closure. 50% viscose, ...
S/S 2005 Donatella Versace Chaos Couture Colourful denim Print silk corset dress
Located in Sheffield, GB
Incredible Spring / Summer 2005 Donatella Versace, jeans couture dress in a silk floaty denim print with colourful slogans, butterfly patch embroidery and fitted bustier, corset top....
CHANEL 13K$ New Vittoria Ceretti Style Black Tweed Jacket 34 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
— From the immortal Fall 2019 Runway, the last collection personally conceived by Karl Lagerfeld, comes this iconic black Lesage tweed jacket — a couture relic of farewell elegance ...
Hermes Paris Tennis Racquet Paper Clip Money Clip Tennis Ball
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Exceptional Authentic Hermès Paper Clip Very rare item ! Made in France Vintage item Made of Metal (non precious), wood and plastic Colorways: silver-tone, brown "HERMÈS" engra...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Brown Embroidered Tulle & Silk Dress, FW 2005
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
▪ Brand: Christian Dior ▪ Creative Director: John Galliano ▪ Collection: Fall-Winter 2005 ▪ Fabric: Silk, Tulle ▪ Size: FR38 - UK10 - US6 ▪ Made in: France ▪ Condition: Excellent ▪ M...
2008 Chanel Navy Silk Dress
By Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel
Located in Paris, FR
Chanel Navy silk dress featuring a detachable front bow, back neck slit, center back zip opening, with sides bra wires, full silk lining. Composition: 100% Silk Lining: 100% Silk C...
Pale pink silk night gown with embroideries and lace Circa 1930's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pale pink silk night gown with embroideries and lace. Thin thread belt loop ( no belt) Tiny hand made pleats on the top of the dress. SIZE 38 (Fr) M
$375Sale Price|36% Off
Vintage 1940s Guild Creations Women's Wool Hand Bag with Gold Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a classy 1940s Guild Creations wool hand bag with zip closure. This solid black wool fabric purse is high lighted with a wave shaped gold-tone metal engraved frame and set wi...
Louis Estevez Silk Bodycon Backless Dress 1950s
Located in Water Mill, NY
A stunning black silk dress from Estevez. The neckline has 2 fringe edged overlapping panels at the center front and the back is low cut. Intricate seaming creates a clever figure enhancing fit with princess seaming...
A Christian Dior Lace Couture Gown Collection Ligne Oblique (?) Circa 1950
Located in Toulon, FR
Ligne Oblique Collection (?) Circa 1948/1950 Paris France A Collectible Calais black lace cocktail or ceremonial dress by Christian Dior. Black and white transparency effect obtained...
Deco Chinese Brocade and Embroidered Rose Jacket
Located in Sharon, CT
A Deco Period Chinese Export brocade jacket with multicolored embroidered flowers on a rose pink silk. Though marked US 12 fits like a US 6-8, or an EU 38. Fully lined in white silk.
HERMES Craie white Epsom leather KELLY 28 SELLIER Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Kelly 28 Sellier bag in Craie (chalk white) Veau Epsom leather with gold-plated hardware. Features a refined, structured Sellier silhouette with crisp edges and...
Early 2000s Miu Miu Orange Genuine Python Leather Knee-Length Pencil Skirt
By Miu Miu
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Miu Miu skirt from the early 2000s is cut in a fitted pencil silhouette with a knee-length hem. It is constructed from orange python leather with vertical paneled sections. Ap...
Vintage Iconic Gucci Flora Scarf Featuring Vibrant Flowers and Butterflies
By Gucci
Located in valatie, NY
Vintage Iconic Gucci Flora Scarf Featuring Vibrant Flowers and Butterflies, is the most famous and iconic Gucci scarf. It was originally created in 1966 for Princess Grace of Monaco...
$476Sale Price|20% Off
New With Tags Kenneth Cole Camel Wool Trench Coat Jacket Size 4
By Kenneth Cole
Located in Conroe, TX
Kenneth Cole Coat Brand New w/ Tags * Stunning in Camel * Detachable Belt * Tortoise Buttons * Slit Pockets * Button Up Closure * Fully Lined * Shell: 75% Wool, 20% Nylon, 5% Cashme...
Vintage Chanel 2000s Black Patent Leather CC Logo Quilted Wristlet Micro Clutch
By Chanel
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Chanel black patent leather mini wristlet purse from 2003/2004. Bag has square quilting throughout with CC logos, large CC logo at top. Dangling large gunmetal silver metal C...
2000's Versace Floral & Striped colourful Prairie Summer Dress - Off shoulder
By Versace
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Colourful 2000's Vintage Versace Mini dress featuring floral & striped prints with elasticated collar line that can be styled on or off the shoulders, buttons down the front an...
Robert Rodriguez Silk Dress with Large Flower
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous mint green silk dress by Robert Rodriguez. It has spaghetti straps and lots of diagonal seaming leading to a large petal flower compri...
Givenchy Spring 2008 Runway Black Leather Gladiator Platform Heels, EU 39
By Givenchy
Located in Berlin, DE
Striking gladiator-style platform heels from the Spring/Summer 2008 runway collection. Crafted in smooth black leather, the design features dramatic cut-outs with crisscross lacing t...
PRADA black BOW SATIN Ballet Flats Shoes 39
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Prada ballet flats in black satin. Crafted in a refined, feminine silhouette with a soft, graceful line, these elegant flats feature round toes adorned with delicate k...
Chloe Silk Rainbow Off Shoulders Baby Doll Dress S/S 2016
By Chloé
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous semi sheer silk dress in vertical lines of rainbow colors melting into one another from Chloe. The body of the dress is full baby doll style with adjustable fine silk rop...
Lucie Ann Beverly Hills Glamourous Vintage Black Lace Negligee Size L
By Lucie Ann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Why keep it exclusively in the bedroom? This original negligee by Lucie Ann Beverly Hills is so beautiful we hope a new generation will appreciate it and will wear it out with a coat...
$475Sale Price|29% Off
B H Wragge 1967 Linen Dress with Cutout Back
Located in Water Mill, NY
A great bight pink mid weight linen dress from B. H. Wragge (specifically the year 1967 as per the label). It is sleeveless with a rolled collar and it f...
Comme des Garcons AD 2002 Pants with Straps
By Junya Watanabe, Comme des Garçons
Located in Water Mill, NY
Fabulous black cotton bondage pants from CDG Comme des Garcons AD 2002 collection. They are adorned with a number of straps (some adjustable), silver triangular rings...
Yohji Yamamoto Wool Pinstriped Draped Gray ConvertibleApronClokeSkirt Cape c1990
Located in Chicago, IL
Embodying Yohji Yamamoto's unique mix of Japanese classic fashion draping and construction with Savile-Row menswear-tailoring for women, this convertible wool white-pinstripe grey re...
$217Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Yves Saint Laurent Orange Suede Gold High Waist Belt
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in London, GB
Yves Saint Laurent High Waist Belt, Orange Suede on Gold leather details, Made in France Measurements: 85 (buckle included) x8cm Condition details: 1980s, vintage, a little mark ...
$225Sale Price|50% Off
Vintage Chanel CC Interlocking Black Large Side Logo Grey Lens Sunglasses
By Chanel
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
Vintage Chanel Millennium Black Rhinestone CC Logo Sunglasses Step into timeless elegance with these Vintage Chanel Millennium Sunglasses, a rare collector’s piece from the early 20...
Chanel top by Chanel studios Cruise 2025
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - 2025 Cruise ready-to-wear Collection under the artistic direction of Chanel studios. Off-white knitting top. Size and composition labels missing, it fits a 38FR. Condition...
BALENCIAGA black leather 2016 PLATFORM ANKLE Boots Shoes 36
By Balenciaga
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Balenciaga 2016 platform leather ankle boot in black delivers a bold, fashion-forward silhouette rooted in the brand’s signature avant-garde aesthetic. Crafted fr...
VERA WANG 90's/00 Tan Evening Gown w. Bustle Maxi Dress Bridal Wedding
By Vera Wang
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Vera Wang 1990's-2000's Vintage Tan / Beige color, neutral tone Train that bustles at the back Size tag missing will measure later, appears to be a 2/4 Great vintage condition, no ri...
Etro Large Paisley Shawl with Purple Center
By Etro
Located in New Hope, PA
This large Etro paisley shawl has a bright purple center surrounded by elaborate patterns. The shawl has green, grey, olive, rust, mustard yellow and black designs surrounding the vi...
CHRISTIAN DIOR By JOHN GALLIANO S/S 2002 Runway Khaki Jacket FR42
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Berlin, BE
Christian Dior by John Galliano Spring Summer 2002 Khaki Runway Trenchcoat FR42 Brand: Christian Dior Designer: John Galliano Collection: Spring Summer 2002 Fabric: 47% Linen, 40% Viscose, 13% Cotton Color: Khaki Metallic Size: FR42 Made in France From Christian Dior’s Spring Summer 2002 collection, designed by John Galliano. Part of Galliano’s “Street Chic” collection, a journey drawing inspiration from military, utilitarian, and global references - the runway merged influences ranging from Bedouin dress...
JIMMY CHOO gold & silver BON BON CRYSTAL SATIN Bucket Bag
By Jimmy Choo
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Jimmy Choo BON BON bag is a striking statement piece, expertly crafted in satin and adorned with dazzling hotfix crystal embellishments. Made in Italy, this signa...
CHANEL black silk 15C DUBAI CHAIN TRIM PLATFORM Pumps Shoes 38.5
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
These 100% authentic Chanel platform pumps are crafted from black silk and finished with a contrasting cap toe for timeless elegance. The design is elevated with signature silver-ton...
Prada Sport SS 2003 Technical Nylon and Leather Shoulder “Hoop” Bag
By Prada, Miuccia Prada
Located in Berlin, DE
Prada Sport shoulder bag from the Spring/Summer 2003 collection, crafted in the house’s signature technical nylon with leather trim. This iconic “hoop” silhouette is characterized by...
Jimmy Choo London Italian Black Brushed Leather Stiletto Pumps Size 40 c 1990s
By Jimmy Choo
Located in University City, MO
Jimmy Choo London Italian black brushed leather stiletto spike pumps Size 40 c 1990s The classic black leather pumps are designed with brushed black leather with a slight matte shee...
Chanel Vintage Denim Vanity Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare vintage denim vanity case with quilted detailing and gold-tone hardware. A highly unusual structured silhouette with rounded edges, rigid construction, and integrated top handle...
CHANEL red quilted leather 20S CLASSIC MINI SQUARE Shoulder Bag
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Chanel Classic Mini Square shoulder bag is crafted in bright red quilted lambskin leather with light gold-tone hardware. It features the iconic CC turn-lock closu...
Vintage 1940's blue velvet and pearl pixie hat and matching bag set 1940s hat
Located in Nashville, TN
This wonderful 1940's navy blue velvet and pearl decorated hat and matching bag set, are the perfect ode to the winter season. The pixie design of the hat, boasts a rounded wire fra...
S/S 2004 Donatella Versace Pop art print colourful Tank Top - Vest
Located in Sheffield, GB
Spring / Summer 2004 Donatella Versace Runway Tank Top, crafted in a vibrantly coloured pop-art print featuring a rounded neckline, pink trimmed piping edges and the iconic Versace l...
Vintage 1950's Pink Satin Embroidered Scalloped Tiered Tulle Dress UK 6-8 US 2-4
Located in Nashville, TN
This truly spectacular 1950's dress, rendered in a blush pink satin which is embroidered with pink lurex and cream threads in a swirling floral design, set against layers of matching...
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.