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The Paper Bag Princess

Vintage Couture and Contemporary Collectible Clothing

Welcome


The Paper Bag Princess Inc. has been dressing women fashionably since 1993 with the first location in Los Angeles, California and a second boutique in 2002 in Toronto, Canada, Elizabeth Mason’s home town. The Los Angeles boutique, located in the heart of the Interior Design District, caters to a very upscale fashion and entertainment industry community. All of the boutique’s merchandise is chosen carefully by Mason to insure its pristine condition, design integrity and rarity as well as the items ability to transcend contemporary designs seamlessly. The Paper Bag Princess offers beautiful pre-selected fashions and accessories from contemporary designers such as Alaia, Yves St. Laurent, Gucci, Prada, Dolce and Gabbana, Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Chanel, Courregés, Dior, Galliano, Hermés, Jill Sander, Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, and Brian Atwood to mention only a few, as well as exquisite vintage couture pieces from important design houses such as Chanel, Dior, Charles James, Vionet, Fortuny, Adrian, Helen Rose, Irene, Howard Greer, Ceil Chapman, Galanos, Trigere, Beene, and Kamali, with a focus on primarily the 1930s to present day.

Our Company

Elizabeth Mason founded The Paper Bag Princess Vintage Couture in 1992 on the heels of her first reference book, The Rag Street Journal, The Ultimate Guide to Shopping Thrift and Resale Across North America, published by Henry Holt, New York. Mason says after taking time off from her position... read more