BLITZ @ Lane Crawford Introduces Vintage Voyage: A shopping Trip Through Time

BLITZ at Lane Crawford Introduces Vintage Voyage: A shopping Trip Through Time allows you to go on a shopping by browsing hidden-away jewellers’ in 1960s Paris or peering through the vaulted windows of Rue Cambon boutiques in the 1980s. Realise your fantasy this spring to Hong Kong’s most extensive collection of rare vintage bags and accessories. The pieces will be on view amidst a romantic reincarnation of the Parisian boutiques of yesteryear from now until early June at Lane Crawford ifc mall and Canton Road.

The Vintage Voyage collection comprises more than 1,000 tantalising one-off pieces sourced exclusively from established and reputable vintage specialists around the world. The most desirable triumphs of fashion from the 1960s through to the early 21st century have been handpicked to form this peerless historic array. Vintage bags and accessories from iconic designers Hermès, Chanel and Givenchy feature alongside vintage Rolex watches and rare pieces of the 1960s and 1970s jewellery.

Among the collection highlights are a selection of wonderfully rare and much coveted vintage bags from Hermès, crafted in discontinued colours and styles. Dedicated followers of fashion will be astounded by the Vintage Hermès Mini 20cm Kelly Bag, an almost unobtainable work of art no longer produced in exotic skin. Meanwhile, the 1990s Vintage Hermès Haut À Courroies 50cm in Ostrich with gold hardware was the only bag produced in this size and skin is a truly remarkable find.

The Ultimate in Vintage Accessories is the lovers of statement jewellery reveled in the flamboyant pieces created by Chanel in the 1980s and 1990s. Key pieces include the 1983 Vintage Chanel Red Poured Glass & Crystal Stations on Chain with its decadent ecclesiastical overtures, as well as the 1980s Vintage Chanel Master Piece Collection Gripoix Glass Multicolour Heart Charm Necklace in a whimsical cacophony of colours. 

Meanwhile, rare timepieces such as elegant 1950s cocktail styles with multi-hued straps and gold Rolexes with colourful, diamond studded dials set will delight fans collectors of haut horlogerie. The Vintage Voyage collection is truly a flight of fantasy made real, a rare gathering of landmark fashion sensations from across the decades. Style devotees should not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to procure an irreplaceable piece of fashion history.

No voyage through the history of style would be complete without a deep and reverent bow to the House of Chanel. Vintage Voyage features more than 500 highly collectible vintage bags from the renowned fashion house. The bags date back to the 1980s and 1990s, a landmark period for Chanel, when many of the brand’s most sought-after bags were created. 

Highlights include a Vintage Chanel Coloured Lizard Bag, the original bag that inspired the brand’s recently released lizard-skin range, as well as a rare Vintage Chanel Jumbo V Stitch Cavier Bag.