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1930s Floral Cotton Polynesian Style Dress
Located in London, GB
may be much earlier than when the dress was made - we believe in the 1930s. The zip at the back has
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1930s American Formal Wear

1930s Haute Couture Silver Lame Evening Dress
Located in London, GB
Original 1930s haute couture gold lame evening dress, in fabulous condition for its age. It
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1930s Belgian Formal Wear

1930S Cranberry Red Paisley Rayon Backless Bias Cut Slip Dress
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cranberry Red Paisley Rayon Backless Bias Cut Slip Dress
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1930s Formal Wear

MORPHEW ATELIER Cream Cotton / Rayon 1930'S Lace Gown With Slit & Ruffled Train
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW ATELIER Cream Cotton / Rayon 1930'S Lace Gown With Slit & Ruffled Train
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21st Century and Contemporary Formal Gowns

1930'S Purple Rayon Crepe Vionnet Style Ingenious Twisting Bias Seamed Gown As-
Located in New York, NY
1930'S Purple Rayon Crepe Vionnet Style Ingenious Twisting Bias Seamed Gown As-Is For Design
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1930s Formal Gowns

MORPHEW COLLECTION Fully Lined Gown Made From 1930'S Metallic Floral Silk Lamé
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW COLLECTION Fully Lined Gown Made From 1930'S Metallic Floral Silk Lamé Paris MORPHEW
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21st Century and Contemporary Formal Gowns

1970S Koos Van Der Akker Gold & Black Silk Bias Cut Gown Made From 1930'S Lamé
Located in New York, NY
1970S Koos Van Der Akker Gold & Black Silk Bias Cut Gown Made From 1930'S Lamé
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1970s Formal Gowns

1930S Black Sheer Polka Dot Lace Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Sheer Polka Dot Lace Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black & White Silk Satin Bias Cut Gown
Located in New York, NY
to pictures. Gorgeous gown ready to be worn and appreciated. 1930S Black & White Silk Satin Bias Cut
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Green & Yellow Silk Rayon Tie Dyed Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Green & Yellow Silk Rayon Tie Dyed Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black & Gold Silk Velvet French Couture Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black & Gold Silk Velvet French Couture Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve Trained Wedding Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve Trained Wedding Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S MORPHEW ATELIER Black Silk Lace Gown With Victorian Beadwork
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
Repurposing vintage 1930's lace into 1930S MORPHEW ATELIER Black Silk Lace Gown With Victorian
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21st Century and Contemporary Formal Gowns

1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Old Hollywood Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cream Bias Cut Silk Charmeuse Old Hollywood Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black Silk Velvet Gown With Art Deco Detail
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Velvet Gown With Art Deco Detail
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Cobalt Blue Velvet Bias Cut Halter Top Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cobalt Blue Velvet Bias Cut Halter Top Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black Silk Satin Bias Cut Long Sleeve Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Satin Bias Cut Long Sleeve Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Lime Green Bias Cut Rayon Crepe Sleeved Gown
Located in New York, NY
Slight color fade 1930S Lime Green Bias Cut Rayon Crepe Sleeved Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve With Belt Wedding Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Cream Silk Satin Billowy Sleeve With Belt Wedding Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Brown Cream & Pink Silk Lamé Cowl Bias Cut Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Brown Cream & Pink Silk Lamé Cowl Bias Cut Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

2000S MONIQUE LHUILLIER Black Sheer Rayon & Nylon Delicate Lace 1930S Style Gown
By Monique Lhuillier
Located in New York, NY
2000S MONIQUE LHUILLIER Black Sheer Rayon & Nylon Delicate Lace 1930S Style Gown
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Early 2000s Formal Gowns

1930S Sapphire Blue Bias Cut Silk Velvet Draped Cap Sleeve Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Sapphire Blue Bias Cut Silk Velvet Draped Cap Sleeve Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Emerald Green Bias Cut Acetate Duchess Satin Open Back Ruffled Gown
Located in New York, NY
1930S Emerald Green Bias Cut Acetate Duchess Satin Open Back Ruffled Gown
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Off White Rayon & Cotton Net Gown With Massive Double Layered Skirt
Located in New York, NY
1930S Off White Rayon & Cotton Net Gown With Massive Double Layered Skirt
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Pink Bias Cut Silk Double Faced Satin Gown With Slight Train
Located in New York, NY
1930S Pink Bias Cut Silk Double Faced Satin Gown With Slight Train
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black Silk Chantilly Lace Gown With Tiered Ruffle Hem & Puff Sleeves
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Chantilly Lace Gown With Tiered Ruffle Hem & Puff Sleeves
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Bias Cut Silk Silver Lamé Floral Jacquard Old Hollywood Gown With Chiffon
Located in New York, NY
1930S Bias Cut Silk Silver Lamé Floral Jacquard Old Hollywood Gown With Chiffon Waist Tie
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Black Silk Velvet Bias-Cut Gown With Slight Train & Embroidered Lace Bodi
Located in New York, NY
1930S Black Silk Velvet Bias-Cut Gown With Slight Train & Embroidered Lace Bodice
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Russet Brown Bias Cut Rayon Blend Crepe Plissé Gown Slight As-Is
Located in New York, NY
1930S Russet Brown Bias Cut Rayon Blend Crepe Plissé Gown Slight As-Is
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Burnt Orange Floral Silk Burnout Velvet Gown As-Is For Design Or Theatre
Located in New York, NY
1930S Burnt Orange Floral Silk Burnout Velvet Gown As-Is For Design Or Theatre
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1930s Formal Gowns

1930S Blue Rayon & Silk Net Gown From Paris With Velvet Ribbon Trim, Some Small
Located in New York, NY
1930S Blue Rayon & Silk Net Gown From Paris With Velvet Ribbon Trim, Some Small Holes
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1930s Formal Wear

1930S MME JEANNE Baby Blue Haute Couture Silk Satin Art Deco Seamed Gown From L
Located in New York, NY
1930S MME JEANNE Baby Blue Haute Couture Silk Satin Art Deco Seamed Gown From La Rochelle France
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1930s Formal Gowns

MORPHEW COLLECTION White Organic Cotton Backless Off Shoulder Maxi Dress Made F
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
MORPHEW COLLECTION White Organic Cotton Backless Off Shoulder Maxi Dress Made From Victorian & 1930
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21st Century and Contemporary Formal Gowns

MORPHEW ATELIER Black & White Antique Lace Silk Taffeta Backless Ruffled Gown
By Morphew
Located in New York, NY
This gown is made from 1930s silk lace and 1950s silk taffeta. All the materials came out of
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21st Century and Contemporary Formal Gowns

1930S Black & Purple Cotton Ruffle Sleeved “Breakfast Formals” House Dress
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous and fun with subtle fading. 1930S Black & Purple Cotton Ruffle Sleeved “Breakfast Formals
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1930s Casual Dresses

1930s White Floral Cutout Organza Dress
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent example of a 1930s cut-out work, organza dress in really pristine vintage
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1930s French Wedding Dresses

1930s Chiffon Rose Print Lame Dress
Located in London, GB
This 1930s chiffon dress has a beautiful rose pattern print and features delicate champagne
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1930s British Evening Dresses

1930s Chiffon Rose Print Lame Dress
1930s Chiffon Rose Print Lame Dress
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Golden Age Backless Black Satin Halter Plunge Gown with Trumpet Hem - L, 1930s
Located in Tucson, AZ
Your "go-to" formal event gown, guaranteed to bring Rita Hayworth-level glamour every time. This
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1930s Unknown Ball Gowns

1930s Original Gouache Design for Moss Bros Horses Riding Formal Outfit
Located in London, GB
design for poster 30x33cm c. 1930s Sadly the artist is unknown, but this rather good example of
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1930s Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

"Formal Dress Called <Of The Maghzen>", from "Costumes of Morocco"
Located in Detroit, MI
"Costume du D'Apparat dit du Maghzen" translated to "Formal Dress Called " is plate number 14 in
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1940s Portrait Prints

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Paper, Gouache

1930s Lace Trimmed Peach Slip Dress with Scalloped Hem
Located in London, GB
Slip dresses of the 1930s are highly collectable and this is a truly lovely example. They are
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1930s Unknown Slips

1930s JeanneLavinParis ArtDeco TulleSilk CoutureAdaptation Black Evening Jacket
By Jeanne Lanvin
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1930s when French couturier Jeanne Lanvin (1867-1946) was creating decorative bias-cut silk
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1930s French Swing Coats

Black Regency Ruched and Scalloped Silk Velvet Pelerine Mantle Cape - S-M, 1930s
Located in Tucson, AZ
. Phone 845 Formal Dresses for your Sorority Parties and dainty little form-fitting dresses with uneven
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1930s American Capes

BESSIE MAE Signed Lithograph Linocut Plus Size Female Singer on Stage Red Dress
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
a plus size female singer on stage, dressed in a vibrant red floor length dress standing in front of
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Lithograph, Linocut

Original Vintage Railway Travel Poster Royal Leamington Spa GWR Jephson Gardens
Located in London, GB
featuring a stunning Art Deco design by Ronald George Lampitt (1906-1988) depicting a smartly dressed lady
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Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Posters

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Paper

Project For An Advertising Poster of Facis, First Italian Pret-a- Porter Company
Located in Firenze, IT
history of the Facis brand began in the 1930s in Turin, when the Donato Levi company and the Rivetti wool
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1980s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
features, thick coiffured hair, dressed in a formal high collar shirt and necktie. Print size - 22.25 x
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

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Linocut

Verdura Classic 18ct Gold Curb Link Necklace Circa 1970s
Located in London, GB
. The original curb link piece was a bracelet designed by Fulco di Verdura in the late 1930s. This
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Late 20th Century Chain Necklaces

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18k Gold

Verdura Classic 18ct Gold Curb Link Necklace Circa 1970s
Verdura Classic 18ct Gold Curb Link Necklace Circa 1970s
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W 0.79 in Dm 5.39 in L 16.93 in
"Woman in Pink, Blue, and Gray", acrylic painting, cubist portrait, classic pose
Located in Toronto, Ontario
the formal elements are present – her eyes, her smile, her dress and bosom – yet assemble and
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21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chez Maxim's - Post Impressionist Oil Figures in Interior by Pierre de Belay
By Pierre de Belay
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Belay. The work depicts a gentleman in a black morning suit with two elegantly dressed woman, all of
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1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled (Portrait)
By William H. Bailey
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. During the 90’s he exhibited at the Andre Emmerich Gallery and on its closing, exhibited at the Robert
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1970s Realist Portrait Prints

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Drypoint

"The Sultan's Moghazni" from "Costumes of Morocco", Gouache on Paper
Located in Detroit, MI
of Morocco). The man depicted here is dressed exquisitely in traditional formal clothing for the
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1940s Portrait Prints

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled (Still Life)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
, 1930, in Council Bluffs, Iowa. His father, Willard, worked in radio advertising and moved the family
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Prints

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Etching

Colored Photograph Of Nerturei Karta Children Playing
Located in Surfside, FL
the City") is a religious group of Haredi Jews, formally created in Jerusalem, British Mandate of
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Late 20th Century Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Colored Photograph Of Nerturei Karta Children Playing
Located in Surfside, FL
the City") is a religious group of Haredi Jews, formally created in Jerusalem, British Mandate of
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Late 20th Century Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Colored Photograph Of Nerturei Karta Children Playing
Located in Surfside, FL
the City") is a religious group of Haredi Jews, formally created in Jerusalem, British Mandate of
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Late 20th Century Color Photography

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Photographic Paper

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
idyllic open fields dressed in pure color and sensual outline. Two women lounge in the sunlight while two
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
idyllic open fields dressed in pure color and sensual outline. Two women lounge in the sunlight while two
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
idyllic open fields dressed in pure color and sensual outline. Two women lounge in the sunlight while two
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

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Lithograph

Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Pumpkin and Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
idyllic open fields dressed in pure color and sensual outline. Two women lounge in the sunlight while two
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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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1930s Formal Dress For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary 1930s formal dress for your needs in our varied inventory. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Brown, Beige and more. Finding the perfect 1930s formal dress may mean sifting through those that were made during different time periods — popular versions were made as early as the 20th Century and a newer one, made as recently as the 21st Century, can also be found on the site. Making an accessory such as this has likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Morphew are consistently popular. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a 1930s Formal Dress?

On average, a 1930s formal dress on 1stDibs sells for $1,200, while they’re typically $488 on the low end and $4,288 for the highest priced versions of this item.