Sac Hermès modèle Bolide format 35 en cuir légèrement grainé (Epsom anciennement
By Hermès
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Bolide bag, size 35, in slightly grained leather (Epsom, formerly Courchevel) in camel or "gold" color, with a supple leather interior that coordinates with a large slip pocke...
RICHARD TYLER COUTURE 1995 Vintage Runway Black Silk Beaded Evening Gown
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Richard Tyler Couture Vintage Runway SS95 Jet black liquid silk Sexy gathered/darted deep v neck Black beaded X cross straps in the back Trumpet style bottom Invisible side zip Size ...
CHANEL Liliy Allen Style Grey Lesage Tweed Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL Liliy Allen Style Grey Lesage Tweed Jacket – An iconic Chanel creation, as seen on Lily Allen – A collector’s piece where heritage meets modern allure—wearable proof that ...
$1,825Sale Price|20% Off
$2295 New With Box Gucci Fall 2021 Alessandro Michele Leather Boots Sz 9.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Box $2295 Fall 2021 Size: 9.5 Alessandro Michele Gucci Leather Knee-High Riding Boots Black Horsebit Accent & Interlocking G Logo Round-Toes Block Heels Includes B...
1970s Vintage Emilio Pucci Silk Jersey Knit Dress- Signed
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Sparks, NV
Rare vintage 1970s Emilio Pucci for Saks Fifth Avenue silk jersey knit dress with a signed print and short puff sleeves. Unlined with side zip closure and high waist. From the estate...
Bill Blass Unworn Deadstock Vintage Wool Jacket + Skirt Suit
By Bill Blass
Located in Sparks, NV
Brown wool tailored skirt suit with the original tags still attached! By Bill Blass. Details: Fully Lined Shoulder Pads Sewn Into Lining Button Closure on Jacket/ Side Zip and Hook...
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL Lotus Heels Final Collection 2004 Sz 36
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Heels Brand New * Tom Ford Lotus Runway Ad Heels * This was his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent. He was inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977... His Fi...
Louis Vuitton x Richard Prince Red Monogram Jokes Man Crazy in MG Canvas handbag
Located in Capri, IT
Louis Vuitton x Richard Prince Red Monogram Jokes Man Crazy in Monogram Canvas with Gold Hardware, 2008 Limited Edition Richard Prince and Louis Vuitton collaboration created this ...
2009 Romeo Pires Roy Liechtenstein Comic Strip Print Mini Babydoll Dress
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Coveted Romeo Pires 2009 Babydoll dress, Featuring a sheer, printed exterior, with the Iconic Artwork of Roy Liechtenstein, lace detailed trim inserts, gold fleck threads running t...
Printed cotton chemise dress with short sleeve CHRISTIAN DIOR
By Christian Dior, MARIA GRAZIA CHIURI
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Printed cotton chemise dress with short sleeve with button and buttonhole closure on the middle front. Pocket on both side. NEW WITH TAG SIZE 38 / M
$1,322
Silk ivory shirt CHANEL
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Silk ivory shirt. Hidden button and buttonhole closure on the middle front and on the cuffs. SIZE 48 (Fr)
Archival Dolce & Gabbana Gold Metallic Strapless Lame Bustier Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana, D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA
Located in Sheffield, GB
An Archival Vintage Dolce & Gabbana bustier dress. Crafted in a Gold metallic lamé fabric, featuring a fitted silhouette, concealed zip up back and past the knee length hem. The dres...
Thierry Mugler Black Cotton Pique Wave Dress
Located in New York, NY
Thierry Mugler Black Cotton Pique Wave Dress from the 1980's. Cut with one shouldered design and interesting "wave" motif across bodice. Fitted to waist with fullness at hips which p...
CHANEL Legendary ICON of Icons Black Tweed Jacket 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
// Size mark 36 FR / Condition: never worn // — front is adorned with signature silver-tone CC logo buttons—sunburst medallions that gleam with quiet grandeur. Each button anchors...
VALENTINO 2007 Vintage Runway Burgundy One Shoulder Ball Gown Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino Vintage c. 2007 will search runways later a/s/o Rebecca Gayheart at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Burgundy Velvet Ruched / knot effect Side zip Size USA 10 but fits muc...
Black wool cocktail dress with guipure bottom edge GUY LAROCHE SPORTWEAR
By Guy Laroche
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black wool cocktail dress with guipure bottom edge. Sil and rayon lining. Zip, button and buttonhole closure on the top middle back. Button and buttonhole on the cuffs. size : 36/38...
KIESELSTEIN-CORD sterling silver 1999 DOUBLE ALLIGATOR Belt Buckle
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Kieselstein-Cord Double Alligator belt buckle in sterling silver, sculpted in a striking design featuring two finely detailed alligators facing opposite directions. Th...
Zimmermann T1 Robe Ramie FR38 Ginger Swing Multicolor Belted Maxi Dress UK10 US8
By Zimmermann
Located in PARIS, FR
Zimmermann Ginger Swing dress in ecru ramie with a colorful floral print, high smocked elastic collar fastened with 13 hook-and-eye buttons, flared silhouette cinched with a braided ...
GUCCI white yellow blue cotton 2023 FLORAL PUSSY BOW POPLIN Dress 42 M
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Gucci dress in white cotton (100%) poplin, printed with an exuberant large-scale floral motif in golden yellow and cobalt blue — a boldly romantic, vintage-inflected c...
Halston 1981 Black on Black Bugle and Caviar Beaded Sheer Chiffon Coat
By Halston
Located in New Hope, PA
First let me say that some of the photos have been lightened to show the detail of the coat. It is a true black and you see this in the second full length photo. Halston designed thi...
PRADA Bruciato brown leather 2010 STUDDED SHEARLING LINED Bag
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Prada shoulder bag in Bruciato brown distressed leather, exquisitely trimmed in rich dark brown shearling and finished with silver rivets along the base for a subtle u...
CHANEL 13K$ Black Sequinned Lesage Tweed Jacket 46 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Black Sequinned Lesage Tweed Jacket with Gripoix CC Jewel Buttons — Spring 2010 “Countryside” CollectionRunway, Karl Lagerfeld — Boutique value: over $13,000 — · Status: ex...
Valentino Garavani Evening Couture Bag in Bordeaux Velvet, 2000s
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
Extraordinary evening Valentino Garavani bag, made in Italy in the early 2000s, an expression of the romantic and theatrical aesthetic that has made the Maison iconic. The model is d...
Christian Dior By John Galliano Miss Diorella Trompe L'Oeil Denim Pareo, FW 2001
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Geneva, CH
From the unforgettable John Galliano years for Christian Dior, this sheer pareo/sarong features the iconic "trompe l'oeil" denim and patches print from the highly sought-after 2001 F...
CHANEL Paris / EDINBURGH Legendary Black Tweed Jacket 40 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Paris / EDINBURGH Black Tweed Jacket Métiers d’Art 2013 — Advertising Campaign — A talisman of tweed and tartan. A statement chapter of Chanel history — Born from Karl La...
Pleats Please by Issey Miyake Marigold Double-Tulip Sleeve Top
By Issey Miyake
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Issey Miyake Pleats Please marigold double-tulip sleeve top in pleated polyester. - Pleats Please by Issey Miyake; marigold / amber-orange - Round neckline; fitted micro-pleated bod...
2000’s PLEIN SUD Acid Wash Bleached Fitted Denim Button Down Top - Shirt
By Plein Sud
Located in Sheffield, GB
An early 2000’s bleached denim fitted top by Plein Sud. Featuring mock jean bust, capped sleeves, fitted silhouette and button closure down the centre in a distressed 'dirty-denim' e...
2000's Avant Guard Italian Sunset Newspaper print Strapless Tank Top - Boob Tube
Located in Sheffield, GB
2000's Avant Guard Sunset coloured newspaper print Strapless Tank Top - Boob Tube, crafted in a stretchy jersey with an elasticated bust and asymmetric ruched detail on the side. Rec...
Vintage 1950's Cotton Floral Embroidered Day Dress US 2 UK 6
Located in Nashville, TN
endered in the softest shade of sand coloured cotton, embellished with floral embroidery in shades of white and green, this original late 1950's dress is a timeless piece to add to y...
PACO RABANNE Museum Worthy Showpiece Angel Wings Sequin Hat
By Paco Rabanne
Located in New York, NY
PACO RABANNE Museum Worthy Showpiece Angel Wings Sequin Top Hat Each sequence carefully overlapped to mimic the texture of feathers. No label .Sourced from France many years ago R...
CHANEL Arctic Ice Timeless Black Tweed Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
~ An untrivial, glacial reimagining of the Eternal Little Black Jacket, this creation from Karl Lagerfeld’s ARCTIC ICE Legendary Collection carries the hush of snowlight and the per...
GUCCI cream leather MARMONT MINI Shoulder Bag
By Gucci
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Gucci GG Marmont Mini leather shoulder bag in cream is crafted from soft, supple leather with a refined, timeless finish. The compact silhouette is accented with ...
Christian Dior Pink Quilted Leather DiorAct Dad Sandals
Located in London, GB
Cool and comfy Dior DiorAct dad sandals. Bought for £920 and worn a handful of times.Show some light wear. Made from smooth rose pink quilted leather with goldtone DIOR logo to side...
Knitted lurex and rayon trouser ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Knitted lurex and rayon trouser. Zip closure on the middle back. SIZE 34/XS
Long wrapped printed dress DSQUARED2
By Dsquared2
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Long wrapped printed dress. Fabric composition: 94% rayon, 6% stretch. Hook&eye closure on the middle front on the waist. SIZE ON TAG XS but fit more likely S
Fendi brown Karung PEEKABOO ISEEU PETITE Bag
By Fendi
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Fendi Peekaboo ISeeU Petite bag in brown Karung snakeskin leather. This iconic luxury Fendi bag features the house’s signature stiff, structured construction with a cl...
Martin Margiela White Shirt with Elaborate Cutout Back
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous white cotton shirt from Martin Margiela. It has long sleeves with cuffs, a shirt collar and button front. The back is stunning in a chevron pattern of the same fabric lea...
CHANEL Paris / Shanghai Iconic Royal Ribbon Tweed Jacket 44 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
– A relic of couture history, this one-of-a-kind jacket from the Paris / SHANGHAI 2010 Métiers d’Art collection stands as one of the most coveted creations of the Maison – This is...
2000s Louis Vuitton Monogram Chantilly Crossbody Bag
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Louis Vuitton Chantilly crossbody bag is a timeless house classic, featuring a distinctive rounded saddle silhouette that effortlessly combines vintage elegance with everyday fu...
Zac Posen Fall 2005 Plum Purple Silk Tiered Gown with Pom Trimmed Flounces
By Zac Posen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ravishing runway gown from Zac Posen's Fall/Winter 2005 collection. It was originally worn by model Gemma Ward on the runway in an ashy green variation. This gown is a lovely muted l...
Exceptional Hermès Pill Box or Candies Box
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Rare Authentic Hermès Pill Box Vintage item Made of metal "Clou de selle" in front engraved "HERMÈS PARIS" "HERMÈS PARIS" engraved at back Colorway: silvery Perfect to keep pil...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Couture Beaded Silk Bridal Gown Wedding Dress Gloves
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier Wedding gown with matching gloves Vintage 1990's Heavy 100% ivory/taupe silk Iridescent glas...
PRADA black FLORAL SEQUIN Evening Bag
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Prada evening bag in black sequins, exquisitely embellished with intricate floral beaded appliqués that create a refined, luminous texture across its elegant silhouett...
CHANEL Paris / Edinburgh Collectible Lesage Tweed Cape Jacket 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Collectible Navy Lesage Tweed Cape Jacket — — Paris / EDINBURGH Métiers d’Art 2013 Runway · By Karl Lagerfeld — – Originally offered at a boutique price surpassing $10,0...
Chanel 2020 Iconic Peach Teddy Jacket with Chains 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
– CHANEL Iconic Peach Fluffy Chain-Link Jacket — Cruise 2020 Campaign by Virginie Viard – An icon immortalized on billboards Adverts across the world, this jacket is more than a...
Gucci by Tom Ford F/W 2004 Blue Silk Satin Crystal Evening Sandals
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare Gucci evening sandals from Tom Ford’s final years at the house, dating to the Fall/Winter 2004 collection. Crafted in vibrant cobalt blue silk satin, the design features elegant...
Chanel Lagerfeld Sleeveless Tweed Dress
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Sharon, CT
From the 2001 Collection. Four pockets in front. Hounds Tooth Tweed. Botton down Front. Chanel branded silk linning.
Loewe Trompe L'oeil Layer Green & Red Mesh Colorblock Maxi Dress
By Loewe
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous layered mesh in red and greens from Loewe. It has a crew neckline long sleeves and is maxi length. The front and back consist of a trompe l'oeil abstract pattern in shade...
DONNA KARAN 2012 Vintage Runway Grey Gauzy Silk Blend Gown Bridal Wedding
By Donna Karan
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Donna Karan Vintage Runway Resort 2012 Grey Tons of voluminous layers One panel by side/stomach is sheer (pictured) Hidden back zip Size USA 8 Obviously great for a bride to be! NWT...
Mint green silk cocktail dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Mint green silk cocktail dress. Zip and hook&eye closure on the middle back. Elastic sleeve bottom edge . Belt in the same fabric . Bodysuit inside the dress with snap closure Shorte...
CHANEL New Paris / SALZBURG Tyrolean Knit Jacket 42 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Highly collectible · rare runway knit · one of Lagerfeld’s most beloved Métiers d’Art chapters — Collectibility Note — • Paris / SALZBURG is one of Lagerfeld’s most appreciated Mé...
Halston 1970's Purple Fuchsia Linen Halter Dress
By Halston
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signature simple, yet effective, 1970's silhouette from Halston. Luscious linen in a vibrant shade of grape purple. Elegant and figure-flattering Marilyn Monroe-esque fit and flare ...
Chanel Paris / Saint-Tropez Collection Lavender Tweed Suit 38 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Paris / Saint-Tropez Cruise Collection by Karl Lagerfeld – A vision of refined harmony, this ensemble consists of a perfectly tailored jacket and a matching skirt, rendered in ethe...
Jean Paul Gaultier Junior Spring 1989 Leopard Print Lace Up Back Denim Dress
By Jean Paul Gaultier, Gaultier Junior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Jean Paul Gaultier is a collectors dream. This dynamite leopard print denim dress originates from the Spring/Summer 1989 'Travel Around the World in 168 Outfits' collection. Thi...
Orange and white Tweed sleeveless dress CHANEL
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Orange and white Tweed sleeveless dress. Main fabric composition: 61% rayon, 16% wool, 13% cotton, 8% nylon, 2% acrylic. Silk branded lining. Branded button and buttonhole closure o...
DOLCE & GABBANA cream cotton FLROAL JACQUARD Dress 42 M
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Dolce & Gabbana dress in cream floral jacquard in cotton (64%) and polyamide (36%). This luxury Dolce & Gabbana dress is crafted from the same richly textured jacquard...
CHANEL New 2022 Iconic Black Tweed Jacket with CC Sequin Buttons 36 FR
By Chanel
Located in Hong Kong, HK
CHANEL · Black Tweed Jacket with Lavender Hints & Sequin CC Buttons — Fall 2022 Collection, Virginie Viard — // Iconic, campaign-seen House piece · Timeless collector’s code // ...
Prada catwalk linen beige and light purple dress Size S
By Prada
Located in Capri, IT
Prada catwalk linen beige and light purple dress Size S totally made in italy in size S
CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO Vintage Lilac Tulle and Lace Dress US Size 4
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO vintage lilac tulle and lace dress. From the CHRISTIAN DIOR Spring/Summer 2008 Collection. This lilac lace dress embodies the romantic and theatrica...
JOHN GALLIANO 2000's Vintage Gazette Newsprint Newspaper Maxi Dress Gown w. Slit
Located in Leonardo, NJ
John Galliano Vintage 2000's Newspaper print Pullover Has stretch Huge side slit IT44 Pristine Measurements in inches laying flat: length 58, pit to pit 16 to 19, smallest of waist 1...
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.