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Fashion For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1940s
Returnable Items Only
Vintage 1970s Marion Donaldson Floral Dress
Located in London, GB
A very pretty vintage floral dress by Marion Donaldson. The dress dates from the 1970s , and is made of cotton with an ivory background and pretty floral print, in pink , lilac and t...
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1970s British Fashion

1940S Baby Pink Silk Hand Embroidered Negligee Slip Dress With Adjustable Waist
Located in New York, NY
1940S Baby Pink Silk Hand Embroidered Negligee Slip Dress With Adjustable Waist Ties
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1940s Fashion

1970s Yellow Vintage Flower Print Striped Long Sleeve 70s Boho Prairie Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1970s yellow flower and stripe printed long sleeve boho prairie jersey dress! Fitted bodice with a drawstring waist and A line skirt. Long sleeves feature elastic at each cuff, ...
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1970s American Fashion

Vintage Fernando Sanchez Cream Silk Bohemian Maxi Dress 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Fernando Sanchez cream silk bohemian maxi dress from the 1970s. Beautiful dress, the fabric is translucent, great worn with a belt (belt ...
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1970s American Fashion

Chloe Karl Lagerfeld Cubist Green Silk Print Sleeveless Dress, 1970s
Located in Boca Raton, FL
The house of Chloé has undergone various aesthetic transformations throughout the decades. Typically associated with classic silhouettes and soft, muted colors, the house departed fr...
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1970s French Fashion

Galanos Silk Jersey Purple / Rust / Taupe Balloon Sleeve Custom Made Dress, 70s
Located in Gresham, OR
1970s James Galanos streamline and sleek draped silk jersey calf-length disco dress in color-blocked purple, rust and taupe. Asymmetrical keyhole neckline enhance this couture qualit...
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1970s American Fashion

1940s Guild Creations Wool Hand Bag
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a classy 1940s Guild Creations wool hand bag with zip closure. This solid black wool fabirc purse is high lighted with a wave shaped gold-tone metal engraved frame and set wi...
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1940s American Fashion

A Brown lambskin Mini-Dress Circa 1975
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1975 Europe Brown lamb leather tunic mini-dress by Rollanfer, dating from the 1970s. Fitted cut with a flared yoke at the bottom. Athletic "Marcel" cut with wide shoulder bla...
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1970s European Fashion

Joy Stevens 1970s Pink Mauve Dusty Rose Long Sleeve Disco Vintage 70s Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1970s JOY STEVENS pink / mauve long sleeve jersey dress! Perfectly cut v-neck reveals just the right amount of cleavage. Simply slips over the head and ties in the back to fit a...
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1970s American Fashion

F/W 1978 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Purple Lesage Embroidery Floral Jacket
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a truly incredible purple velvet Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture evening jacket, designed by Yves Saint Laurent. From the Fall/Winter 1978 collection, this gorgeous jacke...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Ted Lapidus Haute Couture Flame Red Silk Dress
Located in London, GB
This Ted Lapidus dress is circa 1977 and is made entirely by hand; this label is probably the haute couture label. The beautiful flame red, raw silk georgette fabric is both striking...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Brenner Couture Navy and Red Embroidered Maxi Dress
Located in London, GB
This is a really well made 1970s navy embroidered maxi dress by Brenner Couture. It's a smart shirt-waister style with a crossover V neck with two butt...
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1970s British Fashion

1940s Demi Couture Navy Blue + Pale Pink Short Sleeve 40s Vintage Gown / Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 1940s demi couture navy blue and light pink short sleeve crepe gown! Features a gathered sweetheart neckline with pale pink lace above the bust. Pale pink ruffle al...
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1940s Fashion

An Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Evening Dress - Spring Summer 1978
Located in Toulon, FR
Spring Summer 1978 Collection France Beautiful Antique printed silk long evening dress by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche from the 1978 Collection...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Bill Blass Brown White One Shoulder Vintage One Piece Swimsuit Bodysuit
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy 70s BILL BLASS chocolate brown and white one shoulder swimsuit or bodysuit! Features a sloped with stripe at waistband, and above the bust. Built i...
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1970s American Fashion

Stephen Burrows Color Block Shirt Jacket 1970s
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous sheer silk color block open front jacket, shirt, top in colorful shapes joined together with his signature red stitching from Stephen Burrows. It has a pointed shirt coll...
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1970s American Fashion

Yves Saint Laurent 1970's Black & White Wool Check Skirt
Located in New Hope, PA
This chic black and white check skirt from YSL can be dressed up or down for a variety of occasions. Two pleats create a panel at the center front below t...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Nolan Miller Couture Chocolate Brown Silk Chiffon Vintage 70s Midi Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1970s NOLAN MILLER COUTURE chocolate brown silk chiffon long sleeve midi dress ! Miller, who was the famed designer for all the wardrobe on "Dynasty" in the 80s, started hi...
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1970s American Fashion

Printed challis Skirt suit by Yves Saint Laurent - Opera Ballets Russes A/W 1976
Located in Toulon, FR
Autumn-Winter 1976 Collection Paris Iconic blouse and skirt in floral and striped printed Challis by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, taken from the Haute Couture master's famous Ba...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Cream Cape Sleeveless Coat
Located in London, GB
This graceful midi-cape was made in the 1970s by an unknown designer and is woven from a soft cream cloth. The fabric feels like that of a traditional trench coat which adds a utilit...
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1970s American Fashion

1970s Halston Midnight Navy Blue Silk Velvet Vintage 70s Plunge Faux Wrap Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
The silk velvet on this amazing 1970s HALSTON midnight navy blue faux wrap dress is the most luxurious velvets that I have ever felt! I can only imagine how incredible it feels on (i...
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1970s American Fashion

Iconic Missoni 1970s Floral Print Metallic Lurex Caftan Dress
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Highly coveted and collectible early 1970s rare Missoni caftan dress. Done in a beautiful lightweight metallic lurex fabric with an all-over captivating...
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1970s Italian Fashion

1970s Samir Rust Brown Faux Suede Beaded Fringed Boho Vintage 70s Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1970s SAMIR rust colored faux suede spaghetti strap handkerchief hem boho beaded dress ! Features a soft faux suede with fringe at the neck and hem. Hidden zipper up the side...
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1970s American Fashion

Fendi Black Leather Crocodile Print Shoulder Bag 1970s Vintage
Located in Brindisi, Bt
Fendi shoulder bag vintage 1970s. Black, 100% crocodile leather. Adjustable shoulder strap, can also be carried by hand. Clip button closure. Internal zip pocket. Made in Italy. Exce...
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1970s Italian Fashion

Vintage 1970's Novelty cat print three piece set 1970s catsuit UK 10-12 US 6-8
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This truly fantastic 1970's three piece suit, rendered in an eye-catching cat print, in a brown sketched style, accented by green eyes set against a cream background, is the perfect ...
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1970s Fashion

Vintage Scotch House Silk Tartan Skirt
Located in London, GB
A wonderful vintage silk skirt by The Scotch House. The skirt has a red background with multicolour check detail. - red, blue and yellow. The skirt is lined with a full net petticoa...
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1970s British Fashion

Woven Silvery Gold Tone Metal Thread Buckle and Belt c. 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Unique c. 1970s woven metal thread belt with metal disk buckle. The alluring artisanal belt features a round metal disk buckle covered with woven patinized silvery gold tone metal threads. The buckle is set on a smooth metal wire belt...
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1970s Unknown Fashion

EMILIO PUCCI 1970s White Pink Signature Butterfly Print One-Piece Swimsuit
Located in Munich, DE
Add a dose of Emilio Pucci's 1970s signature jet set glamour to your beachwear or vintage fashion collection. This fabulous and rare one-pie...
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1970s Italian Fashion

Rare Vintage White Mexicana Blouse
Located in London, GB
A stunning vintage blouse by Mexicana. In great condition , the blouse has wonderful pintuck detail - front and back , with lace decoration . It has a round neckline with button fro...
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1970s Fashion

1940s Couture Old Hollywood Silky Black Jersey Shoulder drape Evening Gown
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 1940s Custom made, old Hollywood silky black Jersey gown with shoulder drape. Couture quality, this gown is sleek & modern the fabric is a weighty matte jersey that drapes bea...
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1940s American Fashion

Vintage 1940's Floral Silk Blouse Pussy Bow Floral Shirt UK 10 US 6
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This wonderful 1940's crepe silk blouse, in a floral print in a palette of pinks, blues, sea greens and tans, with navy blue and cream accents, is the perfect piece for adding to you...
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1940s Fashion

1970s Yuki Couture Cream Silk Jersey Dress
By Yuki
Located in London, GB
1970s Yuki couture asymmetrical dress in cream silk/jersey. Draped in a Grecian style, this dress is really special and would be perfect for any occasion. This is a piece from his main line collection not his later diffusion line for Rembrandt. Coming to below the knee it is very flattering and would look good accessorised. In excellent condition with a zip on the left side. Due to the fluid design it could fit a range of shapes and sizes but would best fit a size small. Yuki was the design name of Gnyuki Torimaru...
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1970s British Fashion

Vintage 1970's Ossie Clark Moss Crepe Silk Wrap Dress Eau De Nil UK 8 US 4
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This truly iconic 1970's Ossie Clark moss crepe dress in the softest shade of Eau De Nil, is the perfect piece to add to your collectable and classic vintage wardrobe. The deep V ...
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1970s Fashion

Ungaro Floral Print Jacket-Circa 70's
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ungaro Floral Print Jacket - Crica 70's length 27.5", chest 40", waist 40", sleeve 24.5".
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1970s Italian Fashion

A Madame Grès Woollen Beige Couture Dress (attributed to)- France Circa 1970
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1970 France Prototype or parade dress attributed to Madame Grès and dating from the 1970s. Bolduc of white cotton sewn indicating No. 144 to Christine Vicky. Beige wool knit...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s Karl Lagerfield for Chloe Black Victoriana Silk Lace Skirt
Located in London, GB
This late 1970s to early 1980s black silk taffeta 'Victoriana' skirt is by Chloe and made to almost couture standards. Throughout the fashion House's history, Chloe has always subsc...
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1970s French Fashion

Vintage Anglo American Eyewear Athens 1970's Sunglasses
Located in Baleares, Baleares
Highly Collectable Sunglasses Signed By English Anglo American Optical. Vintage Anglo American Optical Eyewear Tortoise Mask With Brown Lenses. This Item May Show Minor Sign Of We...
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1970s English Fashion

Leonard Paris vintage 1970s extra large silk jersey printed fringed scarf
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
This Leonard Paris 1970s vintage silk jersey printed extra-large fringed square scarf is just a few stitches away from being the most fabulous dress. No fading or other damage to th...
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1970s French Fashion

Leonard Paris 1970s vintage signed 100% silk jersey floral print maxi dress
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Signed Leonard Paris 1970s vintage maxi dress featuring bell sleeves and made in a botanical printed 100% silk jersey. The dress is labeled size 4 but can accommodate a variety of si...
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1970s Fashion

A French André Courrèges Couture Future Dress numbered 0045426 Circa 1970/1972
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1970/1972 France Courrèges Haute Couture day dress in thick orange jersey from the early 1970s. Straight sleeveless cut, pleated tabs at the shoulders and slightly flared on the skirt with vertical stitched seams. Minimalist simplicity with unique piping effect in matching leatherette vinyl at the shoulders and bardot collar. Orange Belt with flat bow...
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1970s French Fashion

Argos bold vintage sunglasses, France 70s
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
MAKE: Argos MODEL: 099 - 228 MADE IN: France ERA: 1970s CONDITION: New Old Stock [never worn] DIMENSIONS: Lens width: 54 mm / 2 1/8 in Lens height: 50 mm / 1 15/16 in Bridge: 18...
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1970s French Fashion

1970s La Mendola Silk Jersey and Chiffon Abstract Peacock Print Cocktail Dress
Located in Gresham, OR
A fabulous 1970s La Mendola silk jersey and chiffon abstract peacock print cocktail dress with sheer balloon sleeves and button cuffs. Matching original belt with gold-tone buckle i...
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1970s Italian Fashion

1970s Coral Pink Silk Chiffon Halter Sheer Caplet Vintage 70s Maxi Dress Gown
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1970s coral pink halter maxi dress / gown with attached sheer caplet! Features a halter neck with two spaghetti straps in the back to offer additional support. Self tied sa...
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1970s American Fashion

Gucci Vintage GG Micro Monogram Navy Shoulder Bag
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This vintage Gucci shoulder bag is a timeless piece crafted from navy blue micro GG monogram canvas with PVC leather trim. Featuring a detachable shoulder strap with gold-tone hardwa...
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1970s Italian Fashion

Yves Saint Laurent "rive gauche" Fall Winter 1977 Brown Silk Crepe Floral Set
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Incredible and rare vintage Yves Saint Laurent "rive gauche" fall winter 1977 runway high collar ruffled blouse en maxi boho skirt set made in the richest chocolate brown silk crepe ...
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1970s French Fashion

Neil Beiff Black & Green Totally Sequined Cocktail Dress
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neil Beiff black & green totally sequined cocktail dress. Take center stage at your next evening event in this sparking dress from Neil Beiff. Every surface is covered in glittering ...
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1970s Indian Fashion

1970s Giorgio di Sant Angelo Kelly Green Slinky Bodysuit 70s Vintage Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic mid 70s GIORGIO DI SANT ANGELO kelly green slinky short sleeve jersey bodysuit dress! Features flattering stitches on the bodice. Attactched bodysuit makes this rare gem perfect...
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1970s Italian Fashion

1970s Yves Saint Laurent YSL Cotton Abstract Floral Print Size 34 Blouse 70s Top
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage late 1970s YVES SAINT LAURENT Rive Gauche abstract floral print short puff sleeve blouse / shirt ! Lightweight cotton, features vibrant colors of burnt orange, marigold,...
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1970s French Fashion

Incredible 1940s Nylon Jersey Swing Dress In A Spectacular Chartreuse and Floral
Located in Gresham, OR
An incredible 1940s iconic swing style dress with uber 1940s styling details: square-cut neckline that begs for some coordinating dress clips, high structured shoulder pads for that ...
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1940s American Fashion

Lilli Ann 1960s Black and White Wool + Mink Fur Vintage 60s Swing Jacket Coat
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1960s 60s LILLI ANN Jackie O style black and ivory / white wool and mink fut swing coat! Luxurious soft black wool, with the signature Lilli Ann swing fit. Attached mink fur col...
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1970s American Fashion

Early 1970s Holly's Harp Rare Black Silk Jersey Wrap Cap Sleeve 70s Wrap Blouse
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare early label vintage 1970s HOLLY'S HARP black silk jersey boho wrap top! Features a stretch silk jersey with a unique innovative style. Wraps over the shoulders into a racerback,...
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1970s American Fashion

1970s Roland Klein by Marcel Fenez Studio 54 Grey Jersey Dress
Located in London, GB
This desirable 1970s light grey silky jersey 'studio 54' dress by Roland Klein is simultaneously seductive and sophisticated. Featuring batwing cut sleeves and a plunging V-neck lin...
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1970s British Fashion

Marimekko for Design Research Olive Green Striped Blue Cotton Dress
Located in New Hope, PA
Crisp blue cotton is banded with olive green for this five button front dress from Marimekko. Dated 1972 the dress was retailed by Design Research. It has two breast pockets and is m...
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1970s Finnish Fashion

Amazing 1970s Black Hand Crochet Fringe 70s Vintage Embrodiered Boho Maxi Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1970s hand crochet black open weave fringed couture quality maxi dress! Incredible amount of details that were completely sewn by hand. Fringe detail at collar, sleeves, and...
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1970s Fashion

1970s Jean Varon Red Circle Print Tunic Dress
Located in London, GB
A very wearable late 1960s to early 1970s cotton tunic print dress by high end British label Jean Varon, synonymous with the designer John Bates. The condition of this dress is exemp...
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1970s British Fashion

A Loris Azzaro Couture Embroidered Sequins Evening Dress Circa 1970/1980
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1970/1980 France Paris Loris Azzaro Haute Couture evening dress embroidered with black sequins dating from the 70's. Entirely embroidered wi...
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1970s French Fashion

Yves Saint Laurent Orange Straw Back Patent Lucite trim Hat, 1970s
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Accessory designs are intended to add the finishing touches or accrue shock value. By combining various fabrics, embellishments, and textures, Saint Laurent was a master of accessories on and off the runway. From the 1970s this YSL orange...
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1970s French Fashion

Leonard Angel Sleeve Silk Maxi Dress 1970s
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous angel sleeve long dress from Leonard in a bold pattern of bright pink, tan, black an yellow fine silk jersey. It has a square neckline and lon...
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1970s French Fashion

1979 Hermès Bag Precious Coins Or Dark brown
Located in PARIS, FR
Hermès Coins d'Or clutch bag in precious leather and gold metal, interior in soft leather with 1 compartment and 1 front pocket marked with the Hermès carr...
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1970s French Fashion

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Cape 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche black wool cape from the 1970s. Lightweight black wool cape with long silky black tassel end neck ties The ties run through the neck casing a...
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1970s French Fashion

Fashion: Shop Vintage Clothing, Haute Couture and More

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.

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