$1,574Sale Price|31% Off
$2295 New With Box Gucci Fall 2021 Alessandro Michele Leather Boots Sz 36
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Box $2295 Fall 2021 Size: 36 Alessandro Michele Gucci Leather Knee-High Riding Boots Black Horsebit Accent & Interlocking G Logo Round-Toes Block Heels Includes Box ...
CHANEL Paris / Edinburgh Gripoix Buttons Tartan Tweed Coat 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Dubai, AE
A collectible artifact from one of Chanel’s most storied Métiers d’Art Collections Paris / EDINBURGH, 2013 by Karl Lagerfeld ~ More than a coat, it is an intersection of heritag...
Tom Ford Cream Fleece Wool Skirt And Black Leather Trim, 2000s
By Tom Ford
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tom Ford circa mid 2000's fleece wool pencil skirt. Cream wool contrasts with the black lambskin leather trim at the skirt's hem. Structured exposed seams highlight the natural curve...
1990s Vintage Gianni Versace Versus Rhombus Print Handbag Metallic Handle
By Versus Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
1990s Gianni Versace Versus Rhombus Print Handbag from Versus Versace — a timeless collector’s piece that perfectly embodies the house’s graphic and experimental aesthetic of the era...
Victorian Circa 1880s 1890s Black Chantilly Lace Cape With Pleated Satin Collar
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Enjoy this item as part of our Holiday Sale, for one week! Original Victorian Circa 1880s 1890s Black Lace Cape with Satin Collar This is an authentic Victorian-era cape, made from ...
Vintage Teal Blue Silk Sequin + Beaded Art Deco/ Flapper Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage 1920s-inspired 1980s teal blue silk dress with hand done sequin and beadwork. Full blouson sleeves that zip at the cuff. Side slits. Fully lined in silk. The marked size is a...
LOUIS VUITTON black REVERSIBLE SHEARLING & NYLON Windbreaker Jacket 38 S
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Louis Vuitton reversible windbreaker in black with one side in smooth nylon and the other in plush shearling. Features a boxy, cropped silhouette with a sleek mock nec...
Céline circa 1990 Robe daim noir FR40 Black Suede Maxi Dress UK12 US8 Celine
By Celine
Located in PARIS, FR
Celine dress circa 1990 in black suede, maxi tunic or shirt style, below-the-knee length, round neck fastened with five gold-tone metal snap buttons, long sleeves with matching butto...
GUCCI red & black leather 2018 THIARA MEDIUM DOUBLE ENVELOPE Bag
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Gucci Thiara Medium Double Envelope Shoulder Bag is crafted in a striking black, gold, and red color palette and defined by its sophisticated double-envelope silh...
1940s Art Deco Black Leather, Velvet and Bamboo Italian Hand Bag
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This exquisite black handbag is a rare find from the 1940s, embodying the sophisticated, structured glamour of Italian post-war design with an Art Deco-inspired sensibility. The exte...
RED VALENTINO cream silk 2020 JUNGLE PRINT GATHERED MIDI Dress 44 L
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic RED Valentino dress is crafted in white crepe de chine silk with a vibrant multicolor Jungle print. It features a relaxed yet feminine silhouette with a gathered ...
Byblos Black White Cashmere Wool Check Oversize Vintage Coat 1990s
By Byblos
Located in Brindisi, Bt
Byblos vintage wool and cashmere coat, black and white checkered pattern, double-breasted closure. Size: 40 Shoulder: 44cm Bust: 56 cm Sleeve: 54 cm Length: 86 cm
Chinese Hand Embroidered Silk Shawl with Flowers and Exotic Birds
Located in New Hope, PA
A stunning and unusual Chinese silk shawl is hand embroidered with silk thread on black silk, with a deep macrame topped fringe on all four sides. The unusual thing is that all of th...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Ruched Corset Bustier Dress
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous soft gold fine silk knit dress from Christian Dior. It has an inner boned corset with underwire bust cups, and detachable spaghetti straps enabling the dress to also be wo...
CHANEL 11K$ Black Tweed Jacket with Chain Link Pattern 34 FR
By Chanel
Located in Dubai, AE
~ A relic of the Maestro’s twilight vision, this black tweed Chanel jacket belongs to the Fall 2019 runway collection—Karl Lagerfeld’s last winter opus ~ A garment not merely desig...
Hermès 4 Mini Ashtrays Wild Animals Africa Porcelain Gold
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Authentic Set of 3 Adorable Hermès Mini Ashtrays Prints: 2 monkeys, 1 bear, 1 tiger in a bamboo setting Theme: Africa, Wild Animals, Jungle, Savannah Made in France Made of print...
Hermès Sangles Zig Zag à Pois Rainbow Chiffon Silk Scarf Plumetis Jamin 60 cm
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Lovely and Rare Authentic Hermès Scarf Print: “Sangles en Zig Zag" à Pois Rainbow Designed by Virginie Jamin and firstly issued in 2017, this plumetis is from 2022 Made in France ...
$1,800
Valentino New Neon Dress
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible neon dress from Valentino. It has a scoop neckline, full sleeves, a full skirt, and a fitted waist. It is lined in the same fabric and has a ...
Christian Dior John Galliano Spring 2004 Crop Biker Jacket Small Pink Python Fur
Located in Miami, FL
- Pink python exterior - Fox fur arms - Tagged size S - Silk and lycra lining This jacket was the final look from the 2004 spring summer show by gallinao, The main inspiration b...
Byblos by Alan Cleaver and Keith Varty vintage 90s linen jumpsuit
By Byblos
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Exceptional vintage Byblos Designed by Alan Cleaver and Keith Varty linen jumpsuit in a vibrant golden-yellow tone. The sleeveless silhouette is complemented by a softly structured h...
PRADA pink & black Saffiano leather 2016 CAHIER NOTEBOOK Bag Charm
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Prada Cahier bag charm is crafted in pink and black Saffiano leather, styled like a miniature notebook. It opens to reveal blank pages secured by a gold-tone pin ...
Printed "COCO" silk skirt CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Printed "COCO" silk skirt. Silk lining. Branded button, buttonhole and zip on the middle back. NO BRAND TAG. SIZE L
Herve Leger New Navy Wrap Dress 1990s
By Herve Léger
Located in Water Mill, NY
A great off white striped navy blue wool dress from Herve Leger. The semi fitted wrap style dress has a breast pocket, peaked lapels and a double vent on top of a single vent in the...
BALENCIAGA City Classic Mini neon yellow scaled leather motocross bag
By Balenciaga
Located in Hong Kong, NT
BALENCIAGA City Classic Mini neon yellow scaled leather motocross bag Reference: TGAS/F00513 Brand: Balenciaga Designer: Demna Model: City Classic Mini Material: Leather Color: Neon ...
Colourful Postcard Stamp Print long fitted bustier Dress / Sample
Located in Sheffield, GB
A fun One-off ‘Sample’ Dress, in a Colourful Postcard-Stamp Pattern. This long fitted bustier Dress features adjustable shoulder straps, fitted waistline, concealed zip closure and p...
$1,140Sale Price|20% Off
New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL Heels Sz 40
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Heels Brand New Size 40 * Tom Ford Era! This was his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent. He was inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977 * Stunning Red & Da...
Dries Van Noten SS24 Silk Chiffon Sequin Stripe Button-Front Drawstring Skirt
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dries Van Noten look 51 from the Spring/Summer 2024 collection. Sheer silk chiffon knee-length skirt by Dries Van Noten in alternating black and ivory vertical stripes, each finished...
Black Sunray pleated skirt CHRISTIAN DIOR
By MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI, Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black Sunray pleated skirt. no fabric composition tag but probably nylon. Made of 4 lays of tulle. Gros-grain around the waist with hook&eye closure on the left side. SIZE 38 (Fr) M
NEIMAN-MARCUS- Luxurious Mink Collar Sheared Black Broadtail Jacket c 1960s
Located in University City, MO
NEIMAN-MARCUS Luxurious mink collar sheared black broadtail jacket c 1960s The elegant retro jacket is designed with light weight sheared broadtail fur Accented with a plush brown ...
Gucci by Tom Ford F/W 2002 Black Shearling Belted Leather Fur Coat IT38
Located in Berlin, DE
An iconic piece from the Fall/Winter 2002 Gucci collection by Tom Ford, this black shearling leather jacket exemplifies Ford’s signature sensual yet structured aesthetic. Crafted in ...
Black and beige single breasted tapestry coat GALLIANO
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black and beige single breasted tapestry coat. Main fabric composition: 47% rayon, 35% cotton, 18% polyester. Branded and newspaper pattern lining composition: 50% Elite, 50% polyest...
A Christian Dior Haute Couture Evening Dress by Marc Bohan Circa 1975
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1975 France Long bat dress in jersey and silk muslin tightened at the chest by a tie. Sleeveless low-cut neckline retained by fine matching straps. Huge asymmetrical triangle w...
Gianni Versace Red Leather Motorcycle Jacket and Skirt A/W 1994
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous and rare red patent leather motorcycle jacket with matching skirt from Gianni Versace. It has all of Versace's amazing attention to detail includ...
Chanel Classic Double Flap Handbag Quilted Lambskin Leather Black
By Chanel
Located in Banbury, GB
SKU 33301902 Comes With Chanel Box, Chanel Dust Bag, Chanel Care booklet and Hologram Date 2013 RRP £8,850 Incl. Taxes / €10,300 Incl. Taxes / $11,300 Excl. Taxes Model Classic Flap ...
90s Thierry Mugler Navy Nautical Skirt Suit FR42
Located in Miami, FL
1990s Thierry Mugler navy skirt suit with white detailing in classic Mugler dynamic style. The suit is done in what feels like a light wool but is actually a polyester fabric. Full...
$325Sale Price|66% Off
Giorgio Sant'Angelo Cold Shoulder Dress 1970s
Located in Water Mill, NY
A feminine flower pattern silk dress from Giorgio Sant'Angelo in blues, reds, greens and white. It has exposed shoulders with spaghetti straps, 2 cut outs along the sleeves and func...
Alexander McQueen Geometric Color Block Dress
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful dress from Alexander McQueen in back and beige stretch bandage fabric. It is sleeveless with a V neck flattering with the strategically placed lines of beige cinching th...
Gucci Vintage Spring 2006 Chain Belt Skinny Rib Top
By Gucci
Located in London, GB
Gorgeous vintage Gucci chain belt skinny rib top from Frida Giannini’s Spring 2006 collection - in fabulous unworn with tag condition. Made from a sup...
$250Sale Price|47% Off
Salvatore Ferragamo Italian Chocolate Brown Leather Unisex Jacket circa 21st C
Located in University City, MO
Salvatore Ferragamo Italian chocolate brown unisex leather zippered jacket The dark brown lightweight Italian leather jacket is buttery soft with a zipper that runs down the center....
Exquisite 1930's Dusty Pale Pink Ostrich Feather Cape - Jacket Stole
Located in Sheffield, GB
Exquisite 1930's Dusty Pink Ostrich Feather Cape Stole A remarkable 1930's era Ostrich feather stole, in a dusty shade of Pale Pink. Featuring a h...
1970’s BEN KAHN Shaggy Long Brown White Striped Skunk Coat - Real Fur Jacket
Located in Sheffield, GB
A truly remarkable 1970’s coat by American designer & furrier Ben Kahn. Similar examples can be found in the New York Metropolitan Museum. This superb, plush striped fur coat c...
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Classic Double Flap Jumbo Bag w/ Gold HW
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Black Lambskin Leather Quilted Classic Double Flap Jumbo Bag with Silver Hardware Made In: France Color: Black Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Lambskin Leather Lining: Leathe...
$4,858Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Hermès Vintage Sumac Travel Riding or Picnic Bag Canvas Leather 50 cm
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
RARE Authentic Hermès Bag "SUMAC" Made in France Stamp X in circle (1994) Made of : Canvas (Toile), grained and smooth leathers, golden hardware Colorways: Beige, White, Naturel...
Boucheron Paris Jaipur Glass Bangle Shaped Fragrance Bottle in Presentation Box
By Boucheron
Located in University City, MO
Boucheron Paris Jaipur glass bracelet shaped fragrance bottle in Boucheron presentation box The opulent fragrance bottle is designed in the shape of ...
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Runway Leather Corset Bandage Crystal Sheer Dress Gown
Located in Naples, FL
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Runway Campaign Leather Corset Bandage Crystal Embellished Sheer Evening Dress Gown Closing Look 67 from the Fall 2001 Collection. Size: IT 40 Condition: G...
VERSACE Barocco Acanthus Pop print lace trim boned bustier bra top IT40 S
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VERSACE Barocco Acanthus Pop print lace trim boned bustier bra top IT40 S Reference: TGAS/C00885 Brand: Versace Designer: Donatella Versace Model: A78760 A236443 A7000 Collection: Po...
Tweed coat-dress with zip closure CHANEL
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Tweed coat-dress with zip closure on the middle front. Tweed composition: 48% wool, 18% nylon, 13% acrylic, 13% polyester, 13% rayon. Lining composition: 100% silk . 4 pockets on th...
Hermès Tennis 75 years Lacoste Cotton Scarf Charm Limited Edition
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Beautiful Authentic Hermès Scarf Print: "Tennis" Designed by Henri d'Origny in 1975 To celebrate the 75th anniversary of "Lacoste" brand, Hermès made a special edition of this pat...
NWT's EMPORIO ARMANI 2008 Vintage Runway Silk Embellished Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Emporio Armani Vintage Runway SS08 NWT's, Pristine Retailed for $1,295 Luxurious silk in a muted blue green color Armani is known for his calming expensive color scheme and this is a...
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...
$1,749
Silk printed kimono ETRO
By Etro
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Silk printed kimono. Yellow silk lining. Split on both side. One size / oversize
$295Sale Price|21% Off
Christian Louboutin 1st Edition Hardcover Book for Rizzoli c 2011
By Christian Louboutin, Rizzoli
Located in University City, MO
Christian Louboutin 1st Edition hardcover Rizzoli book c 2011 The hardcover book is an archive of Louboutin's exquisite shoe designs There is a forward from actor John Malkovich...
OscarDeLaRenta 1970s RuffleNeck PointelleKnit DrawstringWaist LongSleeve Sweater
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Oscar de la Renta in the 1970s, this poppy-red pointelle knit long-sleeve sweater with peek-a-boo textural stripes features a dramatic circular ruffle collar that drapes ...
Fluffy 1970’s Ginger Shearling Sheepskin & Brown Leather bomber jacket Fur coat
Located in Sheffield, GB
A fabulous Plush 1970’s ginger shearling coat, with chocolate brown leather panel inserts and knitted jersey wrist cuffs & waistband. The jacket closes via a central line zip do...
Fuchsia Boy Brick Lego Minaudière Clutch
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel's playful Lego clutch gets a fierce upgrade. This rare and collectible clutch bag is made of fuchsia plexiglass. Featuring prominent logos across both sides of its hard-case f...
HERMES Indigo blue & ecru HERBAG ZIP CABINE 50 Bag Toile Criss Viking / Hunter
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Hermès Herbag Zip Retourne Cabine 50 travel bag is crafted in cream and black Toile Criss Viking canvas with Indigo blue Vache Hunter leather trim, combining dura...
LORO PIANA Sage brown silk 2024 WIGHT OVERSIZED Coat Jacket S
By Loro Piana
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Loro Piana Dwight coat is crafted in Sage Brown silk for a refined, fluid drape. The relaxed silhouette cinches at the waist with a tonal self-tie belt, complemen...
$937Sale Price|25% Off
NWT Balenciaga Size Large Bright Yellow Cable Knit Slightly Cropped Sweater
By Balenciaga
Located in San Diego, CA
Make a statement in this brand new with tags Balenciaga bright yellow slightly cropped cable knit sweater ! Features soft polypropylene (99%) and polyamide (1%) fabric that stretches...
2000s Dolce & Gabbana Tan Suede + Python Snakeskin Vintage Handbag Shoulder Bag
Located in San Diego, CA
Early 2000s Dolce & Gabbana tan suede and python snake shoulder bag! Perfect for anytime of year. This bag has a tan / beige suede base with pink and yellow python skin on the front ...
Iconic Thierry Mugler Couture FW 2001 LES FAUVES Ensemble Dramatic Skirt Suit
Located in Berlin, BE
The iconic Thierry Mugler Fall/Winter 2001 LES FAUVES In Les Fauves, Manfred Thierry Mugler unleashed the woman as predator: elegant, dangerous, exquisitely controlled. This ensembl...
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.