Vintage 1930s Pale Peach Silk and Lace Bed Jacket US 10 UK 14
Located in Nashville, TN
This truly captivating 1930's pale peach silk bed jacket, accented by matching floral lace, is just the perfect statement piece to add to your vintage...
Vintage 1930s Pale Peach Silk and Lace Bed Jacket US 10 UK 14
Located in Nashville, TN
This truly captivating 1930's pale peach silk bed jacket, accented by matching floral lace, is just the perfect statement piece to add to your vintage...
CHANEL Rare Collectible Beige Fantasy Tweed Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL — Rare Collectible Beige Fantasy Tweed Jacket — A study in light, texture, and quiet authority — – This Chanel jacket does not announce itself — it shimmers into presence. ...
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...
Archival Gianni Versace F/W 1991 First Edition Barocco Men's Silk Shirt
Located in Rubiera, RE
GIANNI VERSACE Silk Shirt BAROCCO gold and pink F/W 1991 Made in Italy Creator: Gianni Versace Brand: Gianni Versace (Mainline / Archival White Label) Design: First-Edition "Barocco...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Couture Ivory Beaded Silk Bridal Wedding Gown w.Shawl
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier Wedding gown with matching shawl Vintage 1990's Photographs a little "whiter" than it looks ...
2000’s One Shoulder Cream nude Beaded Corsage Mesh Evening Maxi Dress - Gown
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Glamorous 2000’s cream vintage evening dress, crafted in a stretch mesh fabric with hand beaded decoration, asymmetric shoulder straps and flower corsage detail. The dress is sheer...
Chanel 13K$ Beige Ribbon Tweed Jacket 42 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Chanel Ribbon Tweed Jacket with CC Buttons ~ Current boutique value: over $16,000 ~ ~Some garments appear. Others reveal themselves slowly — like a painting under changing light. T...
CHANEL cream & white cotton 20B BRAID TRIM TWEED Jacket 36 XS
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Chanel 2020 braid trim zip-front tweed jacket in cream and white is a sophisticated interpretation of the House’s iconic tailoring. Crafted from richly textured c...
CHANEL Collectors Vintage Jacket with Bows 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
– A rare treasure of Chanel’s vocabulary, where femininity and allure are sculpted into couture — a Chanel masterpiece where fabric becomes language, detail becomes devotion – Th...
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
New Fendi Spring 2021 Heavy Weight All Knit Cotton Runway Blazer
By Fendi
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Tags Fendi Spring 2021 All Knit Heavy Cotton Blazer Two Front Open Pockets Covered Snap Closure at Front Stunning in Winter White Size 44 Bust 36" Waist 33.25" Sho...
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...
F/W 1995 Thierry Mugler Black Velvet Trim Sculpted Cutout Dress
Located in Concord, NC
Fall Winter 1995 Thierry Mugler dramatic black fitted sheath dress with dramatic sculptural velvet applique detailing at the neckline, bodice, shoulders, and cuffs. The architectural...
CHANEL Little Black Tweed Dress with CC Buttons 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Little Black Tweed Dress with CC Buttons — Iconic & celebrity-cited — as seen on Lily-Rose Depp — — this Chanel little black dress is a cultural unit — and this versio...
HERMES Poussin yellow Swift leather KELLY POCHETTE Bag Phw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Kelly Pochette clutch in Jaune Poussin Veau Swift leather with palladium hardware. Crafted from supple, fine-grained Veau Swift leather in a luminous Jaune Pous...
JEAN PAUL GAULTIER 2002 Vintage Mesh Tank Top JPG Tee T-Shirt Eyelash
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage 2002 Sheer ivory white mesh 3D eyelash print Pullover Size XS but can fit up to a Medium New Condition, no flaws Measurements in inches laying flat: length...
Comme des Garcons Vintage White Cotton Cropped Trench Coat Jacket, 1998
Located in Sparks, NV
Vintage Comme des Garcons white cotton double breasted jacket from the 1998 collection. Hook closure at the collar. Unlined. The jacket fits like a modern size small. The bust measur...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Silk Beaded Embroidered Bridal Gown Wedding Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier 1990's Vintage Light celery green grey muted neutral color 100% silk Delicate floral pattern wit...
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Brand New Casadei Gold Leopard Mules Heels Size 6.5
By Casadei
Located in Conroe, TX
Casadei Brand New With Box 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 & Dust...
$521Sale Price|25% Off
Brand New Casadei Pink Leather Woven Mules Heels Size 8
By Casadei
Located in Conroe, TX
Casadei Brand New With Box Size 8 Please Note: We feel these run a half size small. Multi-Colored Pink Leather Fabric & Leather Print Footbed Wood Detailed Heel Leather Sole ...
Vintage 1950's Duchess Satin Swing Coat Neiman Marcus US 4-10 UK 8-14
Located in Nashville, TN
Rendered in the most incredible shade of peacock green Duchess satin and lined in a peacock blue rayon, this original vintage 1950's Neiman Marcus Swing coat is a rare piece to behol...
GUCCI TOM FORD small beaded bag S/S 2000
Located in Rubiera, RE
GUCCI TOM FORD collection S/S 2000 Small bag embroidered with camouflage-effect beads in blue and beige. It closes with a flap and magnetic button. Gold-tone metal rectangular link ...
Black wool bodysuit ALAIA
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black wool bodysuit. Button and buttonhole on the middle front. Snap closure on the bottom. SIZE 36 (Fr) S
CHANEL Sex & The City Iconic Grey Ribbon Tweed Jacket 40 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Steel-Grey Lurex Ribbon Tweed Jacket — Paris / LONDON 2008 Métiers d’Art, Karl Lagerfeld — As seen on Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City — As seen on Keira Knightley...
CHANEL 16K$ Iconic Paris / Byzance CC Gripoix Buttons Coat 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Chanel 16K$ Paris / Byzance Art Level Runway Coat — 2011 Metiers d’ArtCollection by Karl Lagerfeld – With initial boutique value over 16,000, today’s boutique value for this level ...
$1,121Sale Price|25% Off
New Jimmy Choo Lizard Platform Pumps Heels Sz 37.5
By Jimmy Choo
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Box Stunning Jimmy Choo Heels Gorgeous High Lizard and Patent Leather Black Heel 4.75" Front Platform .5" Leather & Lizard Footbed
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Dusty Powder Blue Floral Neckline Slip Gown Maxi
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes 1990's Vintage Dusty powder blue Embroidered floral neckline Has a slight chic crinkle effect Pullover No size or comp tag, refer to measurements below Excellent condi...
Black printed and painted mesh bustier GAULTIER JEANS
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black printed and painted mesh bustier. with laces closure on the middle back. Boned . Fabric composition: 100% polyester. SIZE 42 (It) 38 (Fr) M
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...
$2295 New With Box Gucci Fall 2021 Alessandro Michele Leather Boots Sz 38
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Box $2295 Fall 2021 Size: 38 Alessandro Michele Gucci Leather Knee-High Riding Boots Black Horsebit Accent & Interlocking G Logo Round-Toes Block Heels Includes Bo...
CHANEL yellow cotton 21C CAPRI FUZZY TWEED Jacket 36 XS
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chanel jacket in pale yellow fuzzy fringe tweed crafted from cotton (66%), silk (22%), and polyamide (12%), the exuberantly textured fabric erupting in a cascading, fe...
Long printed dress with beadwork MICHEL KLEIN
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Long printed dress with beadwork . Main fabric composition: 100% rayon. Black chiffon lining.Button and buttonhole closure on the middle back + zip. Gros-grain ribbon on the waist. ...
Pin striped wool and linen double breasted jacket with belt JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pin striped double breasted wool and linen jacket with belt . One breast Pocket + 2 side pocket with flap. Shoulder pad. Cotton lining only inside the shoulder and sleeves. Button an...
Christian Dior 60's turquoise square sunglasses
Located in Rubiera, RE
Christian Dior 60's Logo Turquoise Sunglasses with opaque lens and silver logo on legs - early 2000s Made in Italy Measures: Front cm. 15 Legs cm. 12 Excellent condition With origi...
CHANEL New Paris / SHANGHAI Timeless Black Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Paris / SHANGHAI Métiers d’Art Collection — The Imperial Nocturne Jacket – A Timeless Masterpiece by Karl Lagerfeld ~ – From the Runway of the Paris / Shanghai Métiers d’A...
VVB VICTORIA BECKHAM emerald green viscose PLEATED SHIRT Dress UK 8 XS
By Victoria Beckham, Victoria Victoria Beckham
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic VVB by Victoria Beckham shirt dress in emerald green, a bold colorway cut with sharp, tailored precision. Crafted from a luxury blend of polyester (68%), viscose (29%)...
Moschino Cheap & Chic Piano Dress as seen on The Nanny
By Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in Concord, NC
Moschino Cheap and Chic shift dress with novelty piano key hem. As seen on Fran Dresher in “The Nanny”. Concealed back zip. Size: US size 8 Condition: In excellent condition Measu...
THE ROW Cuir brown Polished Saddle leather SOFT MARGAUX 10 Tote Bag
By The Row
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic The Row Soft Margaux 10 bag in cuir brown polished saddle calfskin leather (100%), offering the label's signature approach to understated luxury in a compact, consider...
Chanel Red & White Flat Thong Sandals, Interlocking CC Logo in Original Box
By Chanel
Located in valatie, NY
Chanel Red and White Flat Thong Mule Sandals with Interlocking Silver CC Logo in Original Box. Chanel red and white flat thong mule sandals are a great seasonal fashion statement. Th...
CHANEL 15K$ New Paris / Dubai Ribbon Tweed Ensemble 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Museum Level Paris / DUBAI Cruise Collection 2015 “Ribbon Mosaic Ensemble” — Jacket & Matching Vest by Karl Lagerfeld — Boutique value: over $15,000 at release — Comparable cr...
Black silk one shoulder evening dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black silk one shoulder evening dress with one wide sleeve . Zip closure on the left side. Jersey panty inside the dress SIZE 36 (Fr) S
Black knit asymmetrical skirt with embroideries CHRISTIAN DIOR Boutique
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black knit asymmetrical skirt with embroideries. Knit composition: rayon. See-through on the waist. Longer lenght = 120cm Shorter lenght =78cm SIZE 36/S
Hermès Vintage Evelyne Clemence III Red Leather Crossbody Bag, 1978
By Hermès
Located in Port Hope, ON
Designed by Evelyne Bertrand in 1978, at the time head of the Hermes riding department, it was initially created as a functional carryall for horse groomers. The signature H" was per...
Exclusive Vintage Long Fur Coat
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Brown/Creme vintage luxurious natural fitch fur coat is related to sable fur family Rare to find. We offer more exclusive fur items, view our frontsto...
CHANEL Paris / VENICE Iconic Black Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
– An ode to Venetian grandeur, this Chanel black tweed jacket from the Paris / VENICE Cruise Collection stands among the house’s most poetically coveted creations – Each detail wh...
LOUIS VUITTON brown Monogram canvas SPEEDY 35 Bag
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Louis Vuitton Speedy 35 is a timeless icon that blends heritage design with everyday practicality. Crafted from brown and olive green monogram canvas, it features...
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...
HERMES Vertigo Epsom leather MINI KELLY SELLIER Bag Ghw
By Hermès
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Hermès Mini Kelly 20 Sellier bag in striking Vert Vertigo Veau Epsom leather. Features a sculptural top handle, elegant gold-tone hardware and a matching Vert Vertigo ...
LOUIS VUITTON brown Monogram canvas BOETIE MM Bag
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Louis Vuitton Boétie MM bag is crafted from iconic Monogram canvas in a classic brown/ébène, offering a timeless and versatile look. The softly structured silhoue...
FENDI light blue BAGUETTE MINK FUR SLIDE Sandals Shoes 39
By Fendi
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Fendi fur Baguette slide in light blue is a luxurious statement sandal that blends playful texture with iconic House detailing. Crafted with a soft fur vamp strap...
Pair of Manolo Blahnik Light Blue Satin Heels With Blue & White Crystal Mounts
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Manolo Blahnik Light Blue Satin Heels With Blue and White Crystal Embellishment Size 39 (US 8.5-9). The shoes feature an elasticated slingback strap and sophisticated jewel...
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
Louis Vuitton White Monogram Multicolor Lodge GM Shoulder Bag (Murakami, 2005)
By Takashi Murakami, Louis Vuitton
Located in Rubiera, RE
Authentic Louis Vuitton "Lodge GM" (Grand Modèle) shoulder bag crafted in white ("Bron") Monogram Multicolor coated canvas, designed in collaboration with artist Takashi Murakami. Th...
1970s Vintage Metallic Paper Thin Indian Print Silk Dress with Batwing Sleeves
By The Silk Farm, Icinoo
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous paper thin metallic printed silk dress with batwing sleeves by The Silk Farm. Unlined with rear button closure. 100% silk. The marked size is 6 and the dress fits like a siz...
CHANEL Iconic Kristen Stewart Style Burgundy Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Iconic Burgundy Cashmere Jacket – Runway of the Fall 2016 Collection — as seen on Kristen Stewart in campaign imagery and on magazine covers – This jacket carries the aura o...
A 1960s Gucci Vintage Red Leather and Brass Hardware Evening Bag
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This exceptionally rare vintage Gucci evening bag is a magnificent showcase of mid-century Italian luxury, beautifully crafted in a deep, sop...
CHANEL 12K$ Iconic Penelope Cruz Style Lesage Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
An artifact of luminous rarity, this Chanel masterpiece from Karl Lagerfeld’s La Pausa 2019 Cruise collection is more than couture — it is an emblem of the Maison’s maritime reverie...
ZIMMERMANN multi silk MELODY FLORAL FLOATING PLAYSUIT Jumpsuit 1 S
By Zimmermann
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Zimmermann Melody playsuit in pale beige floral silk (100%). Rendered in fluid silk with a delicate floral print, this Zimmermann playsuit embodies the brand's signatu...
Black silk wrapped top with ballon sleeve ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black silk wrapped top with ballon sleeve . Elastic band on the sleeve bottom edge . SAMPLE SIZE 38/M
CELINE blue drummed leather NANO LUGGAGE Bag
By Celine
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Celine Nano Luggage bag in blue drummed calfskin is a sophisticated take on one of the House’s most iconic designs. Crafted from supple drummed calfskin leather, ...
Wool Chevron Striped Metal Chain Vest Top Maxi Skirt 2-Piece Ensemble, 1970s
Located in Sparks, NV
Wear together or separately! Stunning vintage 1970s wool chevron striped vest top and maxi skirt ensemble with a metal chain detail. The skirt is fully lined with side metal zip and ...
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.