The Ultimate Classic Designer Handbags To Give Yourself A Timeless Luxury Gift

Small Size | Lambskin | Made in France

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Well, if you wanna have one and only one timeless designer bag, the Classic Black Chanel is the most iconic, recognizable, copied handbags of all time. For a new Chanel, I only feel comfortable recommending the official Chanel website, because I’m obsessively against counterfeit and not that other places don’t sell original Chanel, but you get the picture. I’d buy pre-loved from other places, not new. But that’s me.

If you treat it right, your Classic Chanel will become an heirloom piece in your family for generations because it’s made to last and to honor the Maison Chanel tradition.

Of course, it’s available in different sizes and as many colors, fabrics, and chains as possible.

Medium Size | Semi-aniline textured-leather (Calf) | Made in Italy

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The Marcie is the most recognizable Chloé bag and also the most practical for every day. The medium size is perfect to look flawless while running your errands. It has inside pockets and a phone pocket in a spacious cotton-lined compartment. And just look at those sculpted hand-wrapped handles, the carefully made perfect stitches, the golden metals.

The Marcie is timeless because it looks high-end, for being crafted by Italian artisans out of premium genuine leather, but without flashing logos.

It’s available in small and large sizes as well and many colors that vary according to each store inventory!

Medium Size | Genuine Leather (Calf) | Made in Italy

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Here is what the Dior website says about Lady Dior: “The Lady Dior, one of the most legendary Dior handbags, is instantly recognizable thanks to its quilted texture and its ‘D.I.O.R.’ charm.” On top of that, the Lady Dior brings the unmistakable Cannage stitching that everyone tries to copy but doesn’t get close. Finally, the Lady Dior has a thin and classy removable shoulder strap in leather, so you can carry it by hand, on the shoulder, or cross-body.

The ultra-matte black Lady Dior from the picture is a super modern and cool version, but it’s available in a lot of different colors, patterns, and sizes, to match any mood, style, or aesthetic you’re into.

Medium Size | Genuine leather (Calf) | Made in Italy

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Saint Laurent is such a classic and solid fashion house that any handbag you get from them is likely to be a classic. The LouLou, however, is the most timeless of them all.

The perfectly quilted leather, the “YSL” plaque, and the chain handle create a neutral, but very chic purse, recognizable from far away.

The LouLou is available in so many different colors besides black and different sizes that vary according to each store inventory!

Medium Size | Nappa Leather | Made in Italy

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The classic of all the classic designer handbags to go to the office. For the ladies who made it to the C-suit or the ones around it, the Prada Saffiano is the iconic powerful (well-dressed) boss tote.

And it’s the perfect bag to go to work indeed. It has a zippered internal pocket in the middle, which gives you 3 practical compartments. The iconic, but discrete, Prada logo in metal is just right to show some power without being too much.

It’s available in different sizes and colors.

Mini Size | Black croc-effect patent-leather (Calf) | Made in Italy

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The Classic City was designed 20 years ago and received a recent update. If you buy one now, chances are that in 20 years you’ll be wearing it again. The mini will fit your phone, card, mask, hand sanitizer, and maybe a pair of glasses, so it’s perfect for the minimalist like me who doesn’t like to carry anything around.

The Neo Classic City is available in a lot of different colors, leathers, details, and sizes that vary according to each store inventory!

Small Size | Textured-leather (Calf) | Made in Italy

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Gucci is a trendsetter powerhouse that has a strong relationship with cool celebrities like Jared Leto and Harry Styles and influencers. But the Italian brand also relies on classic accessories that have been trending since the ’50s. For handbags, Gucci has 4 big classics: the Marmont, with the iconic GG; the Horsebit, with the horse bit metals; the Ophidia, the logomania handbag, and the Dionysius, the one with the tiger clasp inspired by Greek mythology. They are all iconic, recognizable, and extensively copied.

But the most classic of them all has got to be the Horsebit 1955, which is inspired by a Gucci from 1955. If over 60 years later you can still wear a bag, how timeless is it? And it comes with a black leather strap beside the red and green one.

Medium Size | Vegetarian brushed-leather | Made in Italy

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Stella McCartney is a pioneer in introducing the notion of cruelty-free and sustainability in the luxury fashion world and The Falabella is the brand’s most recognizable handbag. It features an internal zipped pocket and a snap closure.

The Falabella has this cool effortlessly chic design that’s as beautiful as it’s versatile. It’s spacious to wear during the day, but it can be folded to go on a night out with you. And the chains trims and handles are the kind of “detail” that gets people asking where did you get this purse.

It’s available in small and large sizes as well, with different colors of leather, different fabric, gold, and silver chain that vary according to each store inventory!