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Fashion For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1930s
Vintage 1930's Rhinestone Beaded Candlelight Silk Trained Old Hollywood Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An absolutely breathtaking and incredibly rare candlelight liquid silk satin trained custom couture gown dating back to the 1930's Old Hollywood era of glamour. So Jean Harlow! The f...
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1930s Fashion

Nearly Naked White Satin Deco Wedding Gown w Transparent Lace Panels - XS, 1930s
Located in Tucson, AZ
You would be forgiven for thinking this is an uptight wedding gown because of its age and sleeves. Of course we would direct your attention to the transparent lace insets that discourage the use of underwear, and to the bias-cut liquid satin...
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1930s American Fashion

A Foldover Muslin fichu Scarf Chain stitched embroidery- Circa 1800
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1780 /1820 France Provence Large foldover cotton muslin fichu or shawl embroidered in Beauvais stitch and openwork with drawn threads. Elegant embroidery of foliage scrolls ch...
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1780s French Fashion

Vintage Ivory Net and Satin Slip Dress
Located in London, GB
A slinky and easty to wear vintage slip dress in a pretty ivory colour. The dress has a net bodice and side opening. Measurements Bust 33'', waist 2...
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1930s Unknown Fashion

Hattie Carnegie 1930s Black Velvet and White Fox Fur Vintage 30s Opera Jacket
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning and rare 1930s HATTIE CARNEGIE for I MAGNIN black silk velvet opera coat with dramatic white fox fur oversized collar! Features the softest most luxurious silk velvet and hi...
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1930s French Fashion

A Maggy Rouff Haute Couture black satin and velvet Evening Dress, Circa 1935
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1935 France Haute Couture Evening Dress Haute Couture Maggy Rouff in black satin and velvet from 1935. Jacket with round neck, collar and lapels of black velvet sleeves, puff s...
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1930s French Fashion

Pauline Rader Gold Lock and Key to My Heart Chain Belt Necklace – XS-S, 1960s
By Pauline Rader
Located in Tucson, AZ
A luxurious promise, this chain belt is reminiscent of Chanel's uber-rare lock and key belts from the 80s--except that it pre-dates them by a cool 20 years. Set with multicolored cab...
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1660s American Fashion

Hermes Birkin 35 Black Vache Liegée leather with Gold Hardware
Located in London, GB
Hermes Birkin 35 Black Vache Liegée leather with Gold Hardware This Hermes Birkin 35 is crafted from Black Vache Liegée leather and finished with gold hardware, giving it an instan...
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15th Century and Earlier Fashion

1930S Mustard Yellow Rayon Crepe Caplet Dress With Leg O Mutton Sleeves
Located in New York, NY
Shows some signs of wear, cleaned and restored and ready to wear. 1930S Mustard Yellow Rayon Crepe Caplet Dress With Leg O Mutton Sleeves
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1930s Fashion

Chanel Quilted Caviar Jumbo Classic Double Flap Bag Gold Hardware 2022
Located in London, GB
Timeless Elegance: This bag is a timeless classic that has been a staple in the fashion world for decades. Its design is instantly recognizable and exudes elegance. Size: The Jumbo ...
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15th Century and Earlier French Fashion

A French original Gentleman's Frock Coat in Miniature Velvet - France Circa 1775
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1775 France French gentleman's frock coat in miniature velvet from the Louis XV / Louis XVI transition period around 1775. Clever velvet as Miniature in cut silk velvet brocad...
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1770s French Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Hand Embroidered Tap Short Knickers
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Hand Embroidered Tap Short Knickers
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1930s Fashion

Vintage Black Rayon Heavily Floral Embroidered Kimono Robe 1930s-40s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage black rayon heavily floral embroidered kimono robe from the 1930s-40s. Wrap front robe lined in black tissue rayon, with kimono style sleeves that have rolled padded hems. Th...
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1930s Japanese Fashion

Black crêpe evening dress with rhinestone shoulder-strap and belt Circa 1930's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black crêpe evening dress with rhinestone shoulder-strap and belt . Snap closure on the left side. and belt with rhinestone on. SIZE 38/ M
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1930s European Fashion

Vintage Black Rayon & Silk Pastel Floral Embroidered Kimono Robe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage black rayon pastel floral embroidered kimono robe from the 1930s-40s. Wrap front robe lined in black tissue rayon, with kimono style sleeves that have rolled padded hems. The...
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1930s Japanese Fashion

1930S Navy Blue Wool Men's French Fisherman's Suspender Vest
Located in New York, NY
1930S Navy Blue Wool Men's French Fisherman's Suspender Vest
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1930s Fashion

Callaghan Fall Winter 1990 by Romeo Gigli red roses Balck Cape
Located in Carnate, IT
Callaghan Fall Winter 1990 Cape. By Romeo Gigli. In wool and acetate. Lined. Featuring amazing red roses and Russian inspired details. Size 42 Italian but fits bigger. Shoulders 48 c...
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18th Century and Earlier Fashion

1930S Black Silk Sheer Slip
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Sheer Slip
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Silk Charmeuse Antique Bra
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Silk Charmeuse Antique Bra
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1930s Fashion

Vintage Silk & Rhinestone Purse 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A vintage silk & rhinestone purse. Featuring a black exterior set with a geometric rhinestone pattern. Finished with cream silk on the interior. Vinta...
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink With Embroidery Silk Crepe De Chine Bra
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink With Embroidery Silk Crepe De Chine Bra
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1930s Fashion

1930S Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Couture Detailed Slip
Located in New York, NY
1930S Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Couture Detailed Slip
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1930s Fashion

1930S Off White With Brown Embroidered Flowers Silk Bra
Located in New York, NY
1930S Off White With Brown Embroidered Flowers Silk Bra
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1930s Fashion

1930S Purple Rayon Crepe Dress With Belt & Gold Sequin Embellishment
Located in New York, NY
Late 30's Empire Waist Rayon Crepe Purple Dress with Gold Sequin Embellishment and belt. Good condition for the age. 1930S Purple Rayon Crepe Dress With Belt & Gold Sequin Embellish...
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1930s Fashion

Black shiny sequins boléro on a black tulle base Circa 1930's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black shiny sequins boléro on a black tulle base. SIZE M
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1930s Unknown Fashion

Jean Paul Gaultier Vintage SS 2002 face long Dress
Located in Carnate, IT
Vintage Jean Paul Gautier dress. SOLEIL. Spring summer 2002. Iconic piece. In stretch polyamide. international size L. measures: bust 38 cm waist 31 cm hips 37 cm length 113 cm excel...
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18th Century and Earlier Fashion

1930S Black Silk Velvet Shawl Collar Evening Jacket With Art Deco Clasp
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Velvet Shawl Collar Evening Jacket With Art Deco Clasp
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1930s Fashion

1930S Rayon Crepe Gold Sequined Short Sleeve Zipper Front Dinner Jacket
Located in New York, NY
1930S Rayon Crepe Gold Sequined Short Sleeve Zipper Front Dinner Jacket
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1930s Fashion

Blue Wool Velvet Men's Antique 1700S Historical Folk Pants With Metallic Embel
Located in New York, NY
A few small holes and missing buttons however no rot nor stains nor smells. phenomenal condition for being over 200 years old. Blue Wool Velvet Men's Antique 1700...
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Early 1700s Fashion

1930s JeanneLavinParis ArtDeco TulleSilk CoutureAdaptation Black Evening Jacket
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1930s when French couturier Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) was creating decorative bias-cut silk tulle overlays for her feminine full-skirted sleeveless "robes de style", she designed this black semi-transparent tulle formal jacket featuring diagonally-striped topstitched silk-crepe appliques throughout the bias-cut panels. This sheer geometric-patterned cape-like jacket has a skirt that drapes from an open waistline and a top-fastening bodice with gathered rounded 3/4-length sleeves that each have two arm seams and shirred embroidered cuffs. It could have been the first "swing coat" design that was given that name around 1935, when Lanvin was the "uncontested leader in the haute-couture field" according to the French Palais Galliera that has collected and exhibited similar garments at its fashion museum in Paris. The unprecedented modern look of this Art-Deco women's jacket, which was inspired by 18th-Century French and Spanish topcoats for aristocratic court dresses, may have been good cause for Maison Lanvin to custom-make some close reproductions of the one-of-a-kind couture original for additional clients in Paris, which is implied by the remaining French brand-label noting "Adaptation Jean Lanvin...
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1930s French Fashion

Powered Blue Multicolored Chinese Skirt
Located in New York, NY
Powered Blue Multicolored Chinese Skirt
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Mid-17th Century Fashion

Navy Blue Multicolored Chinese Skirt
Located in New York, NY
Navy Blue Multicolored Chinese Skirt
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Late 17th Century Fashion

Christian Dior Blue Cannage Patent Leather Gusset Card Holder
Located in Amman, JO
Blue patent leather Christian Dior Cannage quilted wallet with 5 gusset card holder and detachable 'Dior' letter charms. Nylon interior leather ...
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15th Century and Earlier French Fashion

1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Negligee With Blusk Pink Trim Detailing
Located in New York, NY
Made in France 1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Negligee With Blusk Pink Trim Detailing
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blue & White Rayon Lace Art Deco Chevron Dress
Located in New York, NY
as-is for design 1930S Blue & White Rayon Lace Art Deco Chevron Dress
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1930s Fashion

Black see-through lace blouse with velvet flower Circa 1930's
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black see-through lace blouse with velvet flower. Black velvet ribbon piping. Black ribbon to tie behind the neck and hook&eye in the middle back on the waist. SIZE M
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1930s French Fashion

1930S White Rayon Knit Crisscross Ruffle Trim Blouse
Located in New York, NY
1930S White Rayon Knit Crisscross Ruffle Trim Blouse
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1930s Fashion

VINTAGE 1930s FLORAL SLIP DRESS
Located in New York, NY
This vintage 1930s floral slip dress is such a rare and incredible find— these are a holy grail item for vintage lingerie collectors, but truthfully are s...
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1930s American Fashion

Maison Michel Apricot Felt High Top Hat w Large Feather Spray & Striped Band
Located in Gresham, OR
Maison Michel Autumn/Winter Medium Brim Apricot Felt Beautifully Blocked High Top Hat with Matching Flower, Feathers and Wide Striped Grosgrain Band: Unlabeled, with attached combs ...
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15th Century and Earlier French Fashion

1930S Eggplant Purple Hand Printed Silk Floral Kimono Lined In Cotton
Located in New York, NY
Some subtle discoleration from age 1930S Eggplant Purple Hand Printed Silk Floral Kimono Lined In Cotton
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Silk Bra With Hand Embroidered Flowers
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Silk Bra With Hand Embroidered Flowers
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1930s Fashion

MORPHEW ATELIER Black & Gold Metal Mesh Satin Ribbon Bondage Strap Cutout Cockt
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW ATELIER Black & Gold Metal Mesh Satin Ribbon Bondage Strap Cutout Cocktail Dress
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Late 18th Century Fashion

1930S Green & Earthtones Rayon Dye Long Slip Dress
Located in New York, NY
1930S Green & Earthtones Rayon Dye Long Slip Dress
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Romper Slip With Lace Trim & Cut-Outs
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Romper Slip With Lace Trim & Cut-Outs
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1930s Fashion

1930S Black Silk With Lace Bias Cut Dress
Located in New York, NY
Rare large size for the era. There are some holes in the silk and lace. 1930S Black Silk With Lace Bias Cut Dress
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1930s Fashion

1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve Trained Wedding Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve Trained Wedding Gown
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1930s Fashion

1930S White With Pink And Blue Floral Print Lace Organic Cotton Bias Negligee XL
Located in New York, NY
1930S White With Pink And Blue Floral Print Lace Organic Cotton Bias Negligee XL
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Negligee Beautifully Trimmed With Lace
Located in New York, NY
In exceptional wearable condition however there are a few subtle spots. The silk is luscious and of the finest quality, a rare and covetable piece with a dramatic full skirt. 1930S B...
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1930s Fashion

1930's Silk Satin Floral Gown, Paul Poiret Textile
Located in New York, NY
1930's Silk Satin Floral Gown made of Paul Poiret Designed Textile. Elegant design with draped bodice caught up into a large bow on left shouder. Simple straight cut with a circular ...
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1930s French Fashion

1930S White With Red Floral Print And Lace Organic Cotton Bias Cut Negligee
Located in New York, NY
1930S White With Red Floral Print And Lace Organic Cotton Bias Cut Negligee
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1930s Fashion

Chrome Hearts Louvin Cup Glasses Frame
Located in LISSE, NL
Chrome Hearts Louvin Cup Glasses Frame Beautiful Chrome Hearts Louvin Cup glasses frame. In new condition without flaws. Frame made in Japan.
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15th Century and Earlier European Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Slip With Hand Embroidered Scallop Trim
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Slip With Hand Embroidered Scallop Trim
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Rayon Slip With Pieced Strip Trim
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Bias Cut Rayon Slip With Pieced Strip Trim
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1930s Fashion

1930S Blush Pink Jersey Romper Slip With Lace Trim
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blush Pink Jersey Romper Slip With Lace Trim
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1930s Fashion

1930S Pink Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Negligee With Purple Flowers
Located in New York, NY
1930S Pink Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Negligee With Purple Flowers
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1930s Fashion

1930S Cream Bias Cut Cold Rayon Negligee With Pink And Green Floral Print
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cream Bias Cut Cold Rayon Negligee With Pink And Green Floral Print
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1930s Fashion

Rare F. Pinet, France Black and White Leather Platform Fetish Shoes Museum
Located in New York, NY
Francois Pinet, France black and white leather Platform fetish shoes, 1930s, with towering black and white patent striped elevated platforms and 23cm, 9...
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1930s French Fashion

Golden Spanish Crucifix Saint Anton Mº Claret Reliquary Crucifix Pendant
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
This golden crucifix-shaped reliquary pendant is dedicated to the Catalan Saint Antonio María Claret. This Latin cross with circular finials features a crucified Christ in relief. The arms of the cross are decorated with seraphim, both on the front and back. Seraphim are, according to Christian theology, the highest rank within the hierarchy of Christian angelology. Christian iconography represents seraphim as winged beings, but with the peculiarity of possessing three pairs of wings. On the back of the piece we find the round tab that opens the reliquary. In it we see a scene that represents the saint kneeling adoring an apparition of the Virgin with the Child, who descend from the heavens surrounded by rays of light and floating on clouds. In the lower part we find the following inscription: VIRGO MATER ANTº Mª CLARET. When we open the reliquary we find on the lower side of the tab a small medal that on one side has the image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and on the other side presents a Virgin and Child. Inside it we found a small piece of her archbishop's red cloak. The inscription surrounds it: BLESSED ANTON M CLARET · RELIC. This pendant had to be made between 1934 and 1950, the first...
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1930s Spanish 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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