Party Lines by Domb 1940s Brown Plaid Taffeta Drop-Waist Party Gown
By Emma Domb
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Party gown in brown plaid taffeta, c. 1940s, by Party Lines by Domb — the early California label of Emma Domb. - Brown taffeta with plaid windowpane pattern; warm brown base with cr...
1940s Adrian Black Linen Cocktail Party Dress
By Gilbert Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1940s gorgeous, lightweight linen party dress from famed American costume designer Adrian features his iconic structural avant-garde pleating.
Vintage 1940s Emma Domb Red Chiffon Party Dress
By Emma Domb
Located in Hudson on the Saint Croix, WI
➳ vintage 1950s dress * red chiffon * acetate lining * gathered bodice * side zipper * by Emma Domb condition | excellent fits like m/l length 61" bodice 17.5" bu...
Vintage 1940s party dress, Velvet burnout, novelty print
Located in NEWARK, GB
A superb, gorgeous vintage late 1940s evening dress. It has a sumptuous black silk velvet bodice with a soft sweetheart neckline and faux buttons shaped like flowers in a diamante s...
Late 1940's Adele Simpson Cherry Red & Blue Satin Party Dress
By Adele Simpson
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early Adele Simpson design is the epitome of a fun party dress. The cherry red satin fabric is accented with navy blue flowers and provides the right amount of stiff structure ...
Vintage Soutache & Lace Pink Full Sweep Party Dress 1940s 1950s
Located in Sparks, NV
Description: Stunning vintage 1940's/50's pink with mauve/lilac lace and soutache trim cocktail/party dress.
Vintage 1940s 40s Black + White Striped Taffeta Full Sweep Party Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous 1940s party dress in gray, white and black taffeta.
Vintage 1940s Rainbow Striped Party Dress with a Full Sweep
Located in Sparks, NV
Gorgeous vintage party dress in colorful rainbow stripes. Full sweep with gathered shoulders and a V-neckline. Details: Side Metal Zip Closure Unlined Multicolor Rainbow Str...
Susan Small English Mod Maxi Sweater Dress, 1970's
By Susan Small
Located in Atlanta, GA
Susan Small was a British ready-to-wear clothing line opened in the 1940's with a reputation for party dress designs.
Tangerine Dream Embroided Rhinestone 1940's Dress
Located in Toronto, ON
1940's Party Dress. This dress is in a beautiful shade of tangerine orange.
1940's Beaded Crepe Party Dress
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous 1940's mauve rayon crepe party dress is embroidered entirely with swirling lines of gunmetal gray glass beads.
1940's Fuchsia Floral Print Metallic Indian-Silk Halter Full-Skirt Party Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This "Merwin Fawkes" designer creation is one of the most alluring and flattering 1940's party dress I have ever seen. Fashioned from "light as a feather" fuchsia-pink floral Indian-...
1940s/1950s Lawn Party White Pique Dress
Located in New York, NY
SALE! Originally $295 This lovely white lace trimmed dress evokes a past era of elegany garden parties. The dress has a side zipper plus hook and eyes, and is a medium weight basket...
Elie Tahari Beaded Chiffon Floral Gown
By Elie Tahari
Located in New York, NY
Vibrant Elie Tahari Beaded Chiffon Floral Gown from the 2000's. Simple flared shape with long train, lightly decorated at shoulders and down back with sequins and beadwork. Super ful...
Chanel Vintage S/S 1998 Silver Crystal Chiclet Straps Black 98p Gown Dress
By Chanel
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Meet this exquisite vintage Chanel dress from the iconic Spring/Summer 1998 collection, famously worn by the stunning Naomi Campbell. Crafted from luxurious black wool crepe, its sil...
Bonnie Cashin for Sills Spring 1968 Cream Check Wool Tweed Coat, Documented
By Bonnie Cashin for Sills, Bonnie Cashin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Documented, adorable, and highly coveted 1960's Bonnie Cashin wool plaid coat dating to Phillip Sills 1968 Spring Ready to Wear collection. Runway provenance aside, this darling coat...
$1,113
Size: French 42
Vintage 80s Chanel Black Pleated Crepe Dress Deep V-Neck Detachable Satin Cuffs
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest
Rare Vintage 1980s Chanel Boutique Black Deep V-Neck Pleated Crepe Dress, Designed by Karl Lagerfeld. Step into timeless sophistication with this authentic vintage Chanel Boutique d...
Burgundy velvet single breasted jacket SAINT LAURENT RIVE GAUCHE
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Burgundy velvet single breasted jacket . Rayon lining. Shoulder pad. Button and buttonhole closure on the middle front and on the cuffs. SIZE 38/40
New Yves Saint Laurent Spring 2008 Size 40 / US 8 Black Silk Strapless Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic brand new with tags YVES SAINT LAURENT Spring 2008 black silk strapless dress! Features intricate interior corset boning that holds everything in place. Hidden zipper up the sid...
Christies Celeste Embroidered Lingerie Corset with Garter Belt—New with Tag
Located in Basaluzzo, IT
A delicate and elegant lingerie corset by Christies, a historic Italian fashion house specializing in luxury lingerie, made in the early 2000s and preserved in like-new condition wit...
Black lingerie bustier dress JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER for La Redoute
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black lingerie dress . Fabric composition: 84% nylon, 12% stretch, 4% polyester. Padded and underwired bra. Detachable shoulder strap. Hook&eye closure on the middle back ( adjus...
Christian Dior Couture Numbered Gown 1970s
By Christian Dior, Mark Bohan
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful blue silk charmeuse numbered couture gown from Christian Dior. The body of the floor length dress is gathered onto the square top stitched enhanced neckline front and bac...
1950s Victor Josselyn Cocktail Dress
Located in London, GB
A chic cocktail/evening dress by Victor Josselyn. In a pale blue fabric with gold and silver decoration, plus white horizontal braiding, this dress is a great party piece. It has spa...
Jean Paul Gaultier Sweater with Belt 1990s
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous rust orange striped wool sweater from Jean Paul Gaultier. It has long sleeves, a standup collar with functional silver buttons closure along it's side and one shoulder and...
2000s Versace Collection Orchid Crepe Medusa Open-Back Mermaid Gown Size 40
By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A glamorous circa early-to-mid 2000s Versace Collection evening gown from the Donatella Versace era, rendered in a vivid orchid-purple crepe-textured fabric with a fluid, body-skimmi...
Moschino Cheap & Chic Piano Dress as seen on The Nanny
By Moschino Cheap and Chic, Moschino
Located in Concord, NC
Moschino Cheap and Chic shift dress with novelty piano key hem. As seen on Fran Dresher in “The Nanny”. Concealed back zip. Size: US size 8 Condition: In excellent condition Measu...
Silk chiffon printed top EMILIO PUCCI
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Silk chiffon printed top = beige silk chiffon lining. under-bust Elastic band. smocks on the back. Zip and hook&eye closure on the left side. SIZE: 38 (Fr) 10 (UK) 42 (It)
Alexander McQueen black silk and rayon jersey evening dress, fw 2001
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Autumn-Winter 2001
CHLOE white cotton 2017 BRODERIE ANGLAISE VOILE TUNIC MINI Dress 38 S
By Chloé
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Chloé babydoll tunic dress in white cotton voile (100%) with intricate embroidered broderie anglaise lace trim. This luxury Chloé dress features a fluid, romantic silh...
With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.
In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.
Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy
Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.
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