Ceil Chapman (Attributed) Vintage Black Matte Jersey Cocktail Dress, 1940

This is a vintage black silk cocktail dress with blue flowers by Ceil Chapman, from 1960. The dress has long 22" sleeves, 23" zipper in the back, a collar, and a blue bow at the cent...

This is a black shimmery stretch gown by Gianni Versace Couture, and personal property of Courtney Love, from 1996. The gown is draped over the shoulders...

This is a black sequin and silk 2pc gown, custom made from the 1940's. It has short sleeves, layers of ruffles at the hemline, hidden snaps up the side seam, and a deep "V" in the back. Elizabeth Mason The Paper Bag Princess...

This is a vintage silk purple and black floral print dress with matching coat by Mingolini Gugenheim. It is a strapless bustier dress with a 17" si...

This is a long sleeve black silk crepe gown by Galanos, from the 1990's and labeled from I. Magnin. The gown has long, puffy sleeves, shoulder pads, and zips up the back. There is ...

This is a beautiful piece of art by Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, from mid-1970. The gown is iridescent purple silk taffeta with ruffles on the front bodice, neckline, hem, cuffs, ...

Nipon Boutique black velvet cocktail dress with satin ribbon trim and bows tied at neck and back. Flirty six paneled dress body with flared bottom. Fu...

Adolfo strapless dress with bold green, indigo and white tropical floral print. Wonderfully tailored, with fitted bodice and draped open tulip front slit above the knee for movement...

Badgley Mischka glamorous black silk lace evening gown, size US 10. Gown features hand beaded and embroidered lace with glass jet beading, and neckline with glass jet beads along cu...

Luxurious Valentino Boutique black silk evening gown with tiered ruffles, sweeping hemline and hand beaded and embroidered bodice. Two ruffles at bodice are hand beaded with tiny jet...

Flirtation and eroticism were on American designer Tom Ford’s mind for his Fall/Winter 2002 Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche collection. Using stereotypical women’s fabrics for appropr...

A highlight from the Spring/summer 2001 YSL collection. This stretchy black strapless bandage mini dress with its wraparound belt that sculpt the waist ...