Prada Convertible Belted Logo Tote Tessuto Medium
By Prada
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Experience luxury and style with the Prada Napa Trimmed Nylon Jacquard Tote. Made with high quality Tessuto black nylon and trimmed with Napa Leather. The bag features an embroidered...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather, crafted from black saffiano leather, features dual rolled top handles, exterior front snap pockets, and gold-tone hardware.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium, crafted from red vitello daino leather, features dual rolled leather handles, exterior zip pocket, and gold-tone hardwa...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Shine Large
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Shine Large, crafted from gray vitello shine leather, features dual rolled leather handles, exterior front zip pocket, signature Prad...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Large
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Large, crafted from black vitello daino leather, features dual rolled leather handles, exterior zip pockets, signature Prada lo...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium, crafted from gray vitello daino leather, features dual rolled leather handles, exterior zip pockets, signature Prada lo...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather is elegant in its simplicity and structure.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Phenix Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Phenix Medium exudes a stylish and industrial design made for everyday excursions.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium exudes a stylish and industrial design made for everyday excursions.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Shine Large
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This authentic Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Shine Large exudes a stylish and industrial design made for everyday excursions.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather, crafted from blue saffiano leather, features dual rolled top handles, exterior front snap pockets, and gold-tone hardware.
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
This Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium, crafted from black vitello daino leather, features dual rolled leather handles, exterior zip pocket, and gold-tone hard...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: No Accessories Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 14.5", Width 14.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 9.5" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Leather Exterior...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 10", Width 12", Depth 6", Strap Drop 22-24" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather Exterio...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saffiano Leather
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Poignet, Dust Bag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 10", Width 13", Depth 5", Strap Drop 22-24" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Saff...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Clochette, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 9", Width 10.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 17-21" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 11.5", Width 14", Depth 8", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello D...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 8", Width 11", Depth 3", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Dain...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Light wear on handles, small scuffs on opening trim and interior pocket, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 11", Width 14.5", Dept...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Light wear on handles, small scuffs on opening trim and interior pocket, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 11", Width 14.5", Dept...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Light wear on handles, small scuffs on opening trim and interior pocket, scratches on hardware. Accessories: Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 11", Width 14.5", Dept...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 10", Width 14", Depth 8", Strap Drop 18-21" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello D...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Clochette, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 9", Width 13.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 22" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 10", Width 14", Depth 8", Strap Drop 18-21" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello D...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Phenix Medium
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6.5", Height 13", Width 13.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 22-24" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitel...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Large
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Dust Bag, Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 13", Width 12.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 20" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote ...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 5", Height 8.5", Width 11.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitell...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Calf Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Clochette, With Strap Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 9", Width 10.5", Depth 5.5", Strap Drop 17-21" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Glace Cal...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag Measurements: Handle Drop 6", Height 9", Width 12", Depth 6", Strap Drop 20-22" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small Exte...
Prada Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small
By Prada
Located in NY, NY
Accessories: Luggage Tag, Dust Bag Measurements: Handle Drop 5.5", Height 8.5", Width 11.5", Depth 5.5" Designer: Prada Model: Front Pocket Convertible Tote Vitello Daino Small Exter...
The House of Savoy coat of arms and knotted rope on Prada’s seal herald that the iconic Italian luxury fashion house was named Official Supplier to the Italian Royal Household in 1919. Started in 1913 by Mario Prada, the brand’s original shop in Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II still has the mahogany shelves that displayed its early wares such as travel items and handbags. Today, these fine leather goods are joined by the clothing, wallets and other various accessories that keep the brand on the cutting edge of fashion.
When Mario Prada’s granddaughter, Miuccia Prada (b. 1949), inherited the business from her mother in the late 1970s, Prada was recognized for its quality craftsmanship, yet it was still a modest-sized company. Miuccia, an enthusiast of unconventional Italian filmmakers who’d earned a Ph.D. in political science, introduced the concept of using pocone — a military-grade water-resistant nylon that feels like silk.
Nylon revolutionized the fashion house’s business, with the first Prada nylon backpack released to universal acclaim in 1984. Soon the durable, water-resistant material was incorporated into Prada’s ready-to-wear collections for both men and women. No one had previously considered nylon a part of luxury fashion, and it wasn’t long before the family-owned company best known for its luggage was leading modern style that emphasized function as much as form.
Characterized by clean lines and a refined elegance that signaled the new direction of the legacy brand, Miuccia Prada debuted her first ready-to-wear collection for women in Fall/Winter 1988. More inventive fashion would follow in the ensuing years, such as the 1993 launch of the more affordable, more playful Miu Miu line, which was aimed at a younger audience, and the introduction of Prada Sport in 1997 — a collection now widely seen as prescient for its embrace of athleisure.
Prada has regularly gone against the grain to elevate styles that have long been out of fashion. In 1996, there were dresses and skirts in clashing patterns and muted earth tones that seemed flat and outdated, all worn with chunky high wedge sandals. Fanny packs followed three years later, and elaborate lace in 2008. Each season continues to bring new eye-catching innovations for the historic brand, including enhanced attention to sustainability with Prada Re-Nylon, a new line of bags created from recycled ocean plastic.
Today, find a wide variety of vintage Prada evening dresses, bags and other items on 1stDibs.
From classic medium-sized Louis Vuitton leather tote bags to authentic cube-like Loewe shoulder bags woven in raffia, the large selection of vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs offers something for special occasions as well as everyday needs.
Although part of a modern look, tote bags have been roomy and versatile accessories since at least 1944, with the launch of L.L.Bean’s “ice bag.” The Maine retailer, then largely known for rugged field coats and hunting shoes, had introduced a big, durable canvas bag that was initially intended to carry firewood or ice. In those days, to keep produce and other foods cool in refrigerators, consumers had to regularly replace the blocks of ice that were doing all the work in their bulky appliances. There was no better bag to help haul big blocks of ice from the trunk of your car to your front door and, subsequently, to your kitchen.
Years later, during the 1960s, L.L.Bean’s Boat and Tote was introduced as an overhauled structured canvas version of the ice bag. Tested to lug up to 500 pounds, the Boat and Tote became a best seller. Also during the 1960s, American designer Bonnie Cashin created the Cashin Carry for Coach. Cashin was Coach’s first lead designer, and she liked leather, large pockets and earth tones. Her modern interpretation of the tote bag introduced a touch of elegance to this increasingly ubiquitous accessory.
In the subsequent decades, more brands debuted their own iterations of the tote bag, from Tory Burch’s Perry leather tote bag to Goyard’s luxurious Saint Louis.
Pay tribute to this long and interesting history of a well-loved accessory by browsing the vintage and designer tote bags on 1stDibs.