{"title":"Rare Edit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExplore the top of the edit - significant archive finds from the eras and creative directors that shaped fashion history\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"christian-dior-columbus-street-chic-bag","title":"Christian Dior Columbus Street Chic Bag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eDating to February 2003, this \u003cstrong\u003eColumbus Street Chic \u003c\/strong\u003ebag captures the peak of John Galliano’s provocative influence at the house of Dior. Released as a centerpiece of the early-2000s \"Street Chic\" collection, this model represents a rebellious departure from Dior's traditional ladylike heritage. Galliano famously merged high-fashion \"Logomania\" with utilitarian, military-inspired elements—best exemplified here by the heavy metal plate branding and the wide, industrial-style webbing strap. This specific piece, remains a definitive artifact of the era that reimagined luxury as both functional and subversively modern.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Dior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54062567260487,"sku":null,"price":790.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260529_170020.jpg?v=1780406290"},{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-x-stephen-sprouse-monogram-graffiti-alma-mm","title":"Louis Vuitton x Stephen Sprouse Monogram Graffiti Alma MM","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased in 2001, this collaboration marked the first time in Louis Vuitton's history that an outside artist was invited to alter the house’s sacred monogram. The collection was born from the bold vision of Marc Jacobs, who famously struggled against the brand’s traditionalists after being told he was strictly \"not allowed to change the monogram\". Refusing to follow the rules, Jacobs enlisted 80s punk-pop artist \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Sprouse \u003c\/strong\u003eto \"tag\" the bags, aiming to make the heritage brand feel \"young and cool\" once more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reception was nothing short of legendary. Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) was famously spotted with a fake version in the early 2000s; upon seeing the photos, Marc Jacobs personally sent her an authentic one, noting she was \"not as posh as you think\" for carrying a \"snide\" copy. Decades later, the collection's cult status remains untouched, with the original black-and-white graffiti pieces appearing in the private archives of modern icons like \u003cstrong\u003eRihanna and Beyoncé.\u003c\/strong\u003e This limited-run collection not only sold out within hours but set a definitive precedent for two decades of blockbuster artist collaborations—from Murakami to Kusama—that remain the most successful and sought-after pillars of the house today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Vuitton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54064809017671,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260421_064041_0e3c3b3f-6dd5-4456-afa1-5e2de4371423.jpg?v=1780420837"},{"product_id":"chanel-lapin-rabbit-fur-sport-line-barrel-bag","title":"Chanel Lapin Rabbit Fur Sport Line Barrel Bag","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDating to the 2005–2006 production cycle, this Lapin Barrel Bag is a definitive piece from \u003cstrong\u003eChanel's \"Sport Line\"\u003c\/strong\u003e—a collection that epitomized \u003cstrong\u003eKarl Lagerfeld’s\u003c\/strong\u003e desire to merge high-fashion luxury with the burgeoning \"athleisure\" and utilitarian trends of the mid-2000s. During this era, Lagerfeld experimented heavily with unexpected textures, famously introducing the \"Lapin\" (French for rabbit) fur as a soft, tactile alternative to traditional leather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bag's design reflects the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\"Sport\" aesthetic perfectly, trading classic chains for industrial-inspired nylon webbing straps and heavy-duty plastic buckles, which gave the house a more youthful, rebellious, and accessible edge. Now considered a rare vintage statement piece, this barrel silhouette remains highly collectible for those looking to capture the specific moment when Chanel redefined the boundaries between playground-ready technical gear and runway-standard opulence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chanel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54065425875271,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260530_171420.jpg?v=1780427730"},{"product_id":"chanel-no-5-canvas-and-metallic-leather-baguette","title":"Chanel No. 5 Canvas and Metallic Leather Baguette","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThis baguette-format bag, produced in 2003–2004, belongs to a strand of \u003cstrong\u003eLagerfeld’s\u003c\/strong\u003e output defined by graphic, oversized branding: taking the house's most sacred symbols and doing something unexpected with them. Here, the CC monogram and the No. 5 numeral (Chanel's two most loaded icons) are blown up into bold appliquéd forms and dropped onto a two-tone body of ecru canvas and quilted silver metallic leather. The quilted lattice nods deliberately to the Classic Flap's matelassé, but at pop-art scale it reads as something else entirely. Irreverent, graphic, and very early 2000s — this piece personifies Lagerfeld’s wit applied to the house’s most sacred symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chanel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54091635294535,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260603_172321.jpg?v=1780759207"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-oblique-trotter-saddle-bag","title":"Christian Dior Oblique Trotter Saddle Bag","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Saddle bag is one of the most culturally loaded objects John Galliano produced during his tenure at Dior. Introduced for Spring\/Summer 2000, it was shaped after a horse’s saddle — a deliberate nod to the house’s equestrian heritage — and became the defining It-bag of the early 2000s almost instantly. \u003cstrong\u003eParis Hilton, Sarah Jessica Parker,\u003c\/strong\u003e and virtually every front-row name of the era were photographed with it; at its peak it was counterfeited on a scale that rivalled the Fendi Baguette. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRendered here in the Oblique Trotter canvas — Dior’s all-over monogram jacquard, first introduced in the 1960s — against black leather trim and silver hardware, this is the Galliano-era original. Brought back in SS2018 by then creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri to enormous commercial success, the early 2000s runs remain the pieces serious collectors are after.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Dior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54194053251399,"sku":null,"price":1320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260611_173527.jpg?v=1781884092"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-lady-dior-lucky-star-edition-in-light-grey","title":"Lady Dior — Lucky Star Edition in Light Grey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed for \u003cstrong\u003ePrincess Diana \u003c\/strong\u003eafter Bernadette Chirac gifted her one in 1995, the Lady Dior sold out globally within weeks of the photographs surfacing — and hasn’t stopped since. The Lucky Star is among the most coveted of the \u003cstrong\u003eMaria Grazia Chiuri \u003c\/strong\u003eera — rooted in Christian Dior’s own documented superstitions: fortune-tellers consulted before each collection, the five-pointed star worn as a personal emblem. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRunning from 2023 through summer 2025, the collection was issued across a tight range of colourways — the Lucky Star designation carried through the edition’s documentation and accessories rather than the bag’s silhouette. Black, blue and latte surface regularly on resale platforms; light grey does not — it is among the rarest Lady Dior colourways in circulation, explicitly described by luxury specialists as very hard to find, and one that commands a premium accordingly. As part of the bespoke ABCDior line, the leather shoulder strap has been personalised with ‘KAT’ in gold hardware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Dior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54194202575175,"sku":null,"price":1820.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260613_173014.jpg?v=1781885794"},{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-monogram-miroir-silver-bellevue-gm","title":"Louis Vuitton Monogram Miroir Silver Bellevue GM","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eMonogram Miroir \u003c\/strong\u003ecollection was one of Marc Jacobs’ most audacious moves as Louis Vuitton’s Artistic Director. Debuted for Holiday 2006, it applied the house’s most recognisable motif to high-shine metallic PVC — deliberately, provocatively not leather. The result: a waiting list, celebrity frenzy (Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan), and a \u003cstrong\u003ecollection that has since entered museum collections\u003c\/strong\u003e; the V\u0026amp;A holds a Miroir Speedy as a design artefact. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bellevue GM sits at the extreme end of Miroir rarity. For the opening of its new Canton Road flagship in Hong Kong on 16 March 2008 — at the time the largest Louis Vuitton store in Asia and outside Paris — the house produced two colourways of the Bellevue and split them across its two Hong Kong locations: gold sold exclusively at Canton Road, \u003cstrong\u003esilver sold exclusively\u003c\/strong\u003e at the Landmark store in Central. 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Jennifer Lopez and Naomi Campbell fronted the campaigns; every celebrity paparazzi shot of the early 2000s featured the multicolore print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collaboration ran until 2015, when it was quietly retired following the departure of Marc Jacobs. That discontinuation is now a key part of its value story: what was ubiquitous became scarce, and with Y2K nostalgia driving demand, \u003cstrong\u003eresale appreciation on certain Multicolore models has exceeded 200%\u003c\/strong\u003e in recent years. Louis Vuitton's 2025 re-edition — announced two decades after this bag was made — confirms the original collaboration's enduring status. The black colourway, with its 33 colours popping against the dark background, is widely considered the more striking and collectible expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Vuitton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54196345143623,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260613_201702.jpg?v=1781933208"},{"product_id":"louis-vuitton-x-takashi-murakami-white-monogram-multicolore-speedy-30","title":"Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami White Monogram Multicolore Speedy 30","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Meets Archive\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2002, Marc Jacobs invited Japanese artist Takashi Murakami to reimagine the Louis Vuitton Monogram -- one of the most recognisable prints in fashion history. The result debuted on the Spring\/Summer 2003 runway: the same interlocking LV, fleurs, and quatre-feuilles, now printed in 33 colours on white (and black) coated canvas. Jacobs later described it as 'a monumental marriage between art and business.' It was exactly that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Multicolore Speedy 30 became one of the defining bags of the early 2000s -- seen on virtually every major name of the era. Nicolas Ghesquiere phased the collaboration out in 2015, making every piece exclusively available on the secondary market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarket Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2025, Louis Vuitton and Murakami officially revived their collaboration with a new capsule -- confirming what the resale market had already known: the original Multicolore pieces are considered collectibles, not simply vintage stock. Demand for pre-2015 examples has been consistent and the Speedy 30, as the most recognisable silhouette from the collaboration, remains the most sought-after entry point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Vuitton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242553987399,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260627_170441.jpg?v=1782587796"},{"product_id":"christian-dior-saddle-bag-in-navy-oblique-trotter-canvas","title":"Christian Dior Saddle Bag in Navy Oblique Trotter Canvas","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Galliano\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced the Saddle Bag in Dior's Spring\/Summer 2000 collection, and it immediately became one of the defining objects of the era. The asymmetric silhouette, the prominent D-buckle, and the Oblique canvas were everywhere: on Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City, on Paris Hilton, and across every front row from Paris to New York. Discontinued in 2007, demand on the secondary market eventually became so significant that \u003cstrong\u003eMaria Grazia Chiuri officially relaunched it in 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is a Galliano-era original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarket Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2018 relaunch was driven directly by secondary market demand for the Galliano originals -- making this one of the clearest cases of vintage collector appetite forcing a house's hand. Original pieces from the early 2000s run remain actively traded, with the navy Oblique canvas and yellow stitching among the most recognisable colourways of the era. This example is accompanied by the original Christian Dior authenticity certificate card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Dior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259853230407,"sku":null,"price":1320.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260627_170714.jpg?v=1782831445"},{"product_id":"chanel-classic-flap-bag-medium-in-black-lambskin","title":"Chanel Classic Flap Bag (Medium) in Black Lambskin","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoco Chanel introduced the original 2.55 flap in February 1955 -- a bag she designed for herself, to wear on her own shoulder. \u003cstrong\u003eIn 1983, Karl Lagerfeld\u003c\/strong\u003e replaced its Mademoiselle lock with the now-iconic double CC turnlock, and the Classic Flap was born. It is, by any measure, the most recognised luxury bag in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a vintage example in black lambskin: the most enduring colourway, the most coveted material, and the format that has defined the silhouette since Lagerfeld first showed it. The piece is accompanied by its original booklet with retailer stamp -- a rare and complete provenance record for a piece of this age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Market Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChanel has raised the retail price of the Classic Flap repeatedly over the past decade -- the current medium in lambskin retails above £8000 new. Vintage examples with full provenance (authentication cards and purchase booklet) are increasingly sought by collectors who value both the documentation and the early-production lambskin construction. Black medium flaps with gold hardware remain the most liquid single entry point in the entire secondary luxury market.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chanel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54322642551111,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/files\/Photoroom_20260710_150546.jpg?v=1783696459"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/4450\/2599\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-07-07_at_12.09.03.png?v=1783422854","url":"https:\/\/ebvlondon.com\/collections\/rare-edit.oembed","provider":"ebvlondon","version":"1.0","type":"link"}