Designers — Foundry Vintage

Designers

19 houses · authenticated vintage

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B Ready-to-Wear Balenciaga Paris, est. 1919 Cristóbal Balenciaga — the master of form. Architectural silhouettes and Spanish couture heritage that changed the shape of fashion forever. Shop collection

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C Footwear Casadei Italy, est. 1958 Sculptural heels, bold hardware, and Italian footwear at its most dramatic and precise. A house built entirely around the art of the shoe. Shop collection C Ready-to-Wear Chloé Paris, est. 1952 Effortless French femininity and bohemian luxury. Silk, fluid silhouettes, and a lightness of spirit that has never gone out of style. Shop collection C Haute Couture Christian Dior Paris, est. 1947 The New Look — bar jacket, corseted silhouette, feminine sculpture in cloth. A single collection that rewrote the rules of modern fashion. Shop collection

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D Ready-to-Wear Dolce & Gabbana Milan, est. 1985 Baroque sensuality rooted in Sicilian heritage. Unapologetic Italian opulence — corsetry, lace, and leopard print as a statement of identity. Shop collection

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F Ready-to-Wear · Bags Fendi Rome, est. 1925 The double-F monogram, the Baguette, and extraordinary fur work shaped by Karl Lagerfeld from 1965. Roman luxury with a playful edge. Shop collection F Handbags Francesco Biasia Venice Y2K leather goods with embroidery and Italian artisan craft. A romantic, bohemian sensibility that made waves in the early 2000s. Shop collection

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G Footwear Gianmarco Lorenzi Milan Extreme heel architecture, exotic skin, and Italian footwear pushed to its most dramatic limit. Collector pieces for the unapologetic. Shop collection G Ready-to-Wear · Bags · Shoes Gucci Florence, est. 1921 GG monogram, horsebit hardware, and Italian glamour with global cultural authority. The house that Tom Ford turned into a cultural phenomenon. Shop collection

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J Footwear Jimmy Choo London, est. 1996 Stilettos, exotic leather, and red carpet authority. Jimmy Choo and Tamara Mellon built the ultimate statement shoe for the modern woman. Shop collection

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L Handbags · Accessories Louis Vuitton Paris, est. 1854 Monogram canvas and aged vachetta leather — the trunk that redefined how the world travels. The most recognised luxury house on the planet. Shop collection

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M Footwear Manolo Blahnik London / Milan, est. 1970 Pointed toe stilettos and wearable sculpture — shoes treated as fine art. Manolo Blahnik elevated footwear to an object of genuine desire. Shop collection M Ready-to-Wear Missoni Varese, est. 1953 Signature zigzag knitwear, vibrant pattern, and Italian textile mastery. Ottavio and Rosita Missoni made colour and craft inseparable. Shop collection

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N Sportswear Nike Oregon, est. 1964 The Swoosh, vintage sportswear, and athletic heritage reimagined. Deadstock and vintage Nike carries a cultural weight no reissue can replicate. Shop collection

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P Ready-to-Wear · Bags Prada Milan, est. 1913 Nylon, saffiano leather, and subversive intellectual minimalism. Miuccia Prada turned anti-fashion into the most sophisticated fashion of all. Shop collection

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R Ready-to-Wear Ralph Lauren New York, est. 1967 Polo shirts, American prep, and the romance of old money Americana reimagined. A lifestyle translated into the most enduring wardrobe staples. Shop collection R Ready-to-Wear Roberto Cavalli Florence, est. 1970 Animal prints, patchwork leather, and wild Italian glamour with a rock-and-roll edge. Fashion that has never once apologised for itself. Shop collection

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T Ready-to-Wear Tom Ford at Gucci Florence, 1994–2004 The decade that redefined luxury — low-rise glamour, velvet, and maximum sex appeal. The most coveted era in Gucci's 100-year history. Shop collection

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Y Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent Paris, est. 1961 Le Smoking tuxedo and liberated femininity. Rive Gauche ready-to-wear brought couture to real women for the first time. Shop collection