1955 Vintage Dresses

Jean Patou Haute Couture dress in guipure, satin and tulle. No label of composition or size, it fits a size 36FR.

Meanwhile, Brigitte Bardot garnered attention with a velvet dress paired with a matching coat, specially designed for her by Balmain.

Circa 1955 France / England Worth cocktail dress in navy blue silk-crepe with horizontal stripes embroidered with iridescent navy glitter and translucent beads, from the last period...

Rare cocktail dress in flower printed nylon. Zip in the middle back.

Circa 1955 France Little black dress and its bolero by Nina Ricci and signed Paris 55.

Circa 1955. France An unlabeled cocktail dress in "Velours au sabre", dating from the 1950s.

Models label dating to Autumn/Winter 1954/1955. Iterations of this dress have been on display in museum exhibitions around the world including the 2019 V&A Dior: Designer of Dreams e...

Evening Dress (1955) Limited Estate Stamped - Grande XL (Photo By Slim Aarons) Mrs.

This vintage 1955 LeCoultre Ref. 3036 is housed in a 32.5MM 14KT yellow gold case with a silver dial and applied gold stick markers. A sub-seconds register sits at 6 o'clock, adding ...

Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Courtyard Chanel Red Velvet Dinner Dress, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, is photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Jules Brouwers (1869-1955) Interior view, oil on panel. Signed lower right. Image size: 50 x 40cm.

The story came out in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art show of Indian Textiles which opened in April of 1955. This dress was featured in the MOMA show in this somewha...

The story came out in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art show of Indian Textiles which opened in April of 1955. This dress was featured in the MOMA show in this somewha...

The story came out in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art show of Indian Textiles which opened in April of 1955. This dress was featured in the MOMA show in this somewha...

The story came out in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art show of Indian Textiles which opened in April of 1955. This dress was featured in the MOMA show in this somewha...

Close Up in Chanel Red Velvet, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, was photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Close Up in Chanel Red Velvet, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, was photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Close Up in Chanel Red Velvet, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, was photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Close Up in Chanel Red Velvet, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, was photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Close Up in Chanel Red Velvet, Cour de Rohan, 1955 -- A velvet dinner dress by Chanel, was photographed in the vine hung Paris courtyard, Cour de Rohan, in 1955.

Courtyard Givenchy Rust Cape, 1955 -- Givenchy dress and cape. Photographed in a Paris courtyard for the September 1955 issue of LIFE magazine.

Courtyard Givenchy Rust Cape, 1955 -- Givenchy dress and cape. Photographed in a Paris courtyard for the September 1955 issue of LIFE magazine.

Courtyard Givenchy Rust Cape, 1955 -- Givenchy dress and cape. Photographed in a Paris courtyard for the September 1955 issue of LIFE magazine.

Photographed for Dior, Soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, Soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, Soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Photographed for Dior, soiree de Lahore dress, Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line.

Winston Guest, 1920 - 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach, 1955. The ...

A gorgeous image of the Italian actress icon and sex symbol Sophia Loren portrayed standing on a terrace on the Canal Grande, wearing a white embroidered dress, Venice, 1955. (Phot...

Winston Guest, 1920 - 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean-front estate, Villa Artemis, Palm Beach, 1955. The ...

In the '70s she began modifying these gowns to create elaborate costumes for fancy-dress balls. In 1955 she employed Oleg Cassini to make her custom gowns based on muslin patterns de...

A gorgeous image of the Italian actress icon and sex symbol Sophia Loren portrayed standing on a terrace on the Canal Grande, wearing a white embroidered dress, Venice, 1955. (Phot...

A gorgeous image of the Italian actress icon and sex symbol Sophia Loren portrayed standing on a terrace on the Canal Grande, wearing a white embroidered dress, Venice, 1955. (Phot...

A gorgeous image of the Italian actress icon and sex symbol Sophia Loren portrayed standing on a terrace on the Canal Grande, wearing a white embroidered dress, Venice, 1955. (Phot...