1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt
Located in Capri, IT
1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt Totally made in italy Composition
1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt
Located in Capri, IT
1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt Totally made in italy Composition
1990s Giorgio Armani Size 6 / 8 Vintage Crimson Red Merlot 90s Silk Velvet Gown
By Giorgio Armani
Located in San Diego, CA
Insanely beautiful 1990s GIORGIO ARMANI COLLEZIONI crimson red silk velvet full length evening dress! Couture quality, with an amazing fit! Hidden interior weight on inner bust creat...
1990s Dolce & Gabbana Brown Satin White Lace Trim Mini Slip Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 1990s Dolce & Gabbana mini slip dress is crafted from brown silk satin with delicate white lace trim. The lingerie-inspired design features adjustable straps, a soft bustline, a...
$595
Size: best fits M/L, see measurements
Christian Lacroix 1990s Black Gold Accent Pocket Front Maxi Wrap Dress Gown
By Christian Lacroix
Located in San Francisco, CA
Christian Lacroix vintage black full length wrap dress with gold embellishment at one strap. Fastens closed at other strap and wraps with belt and snap at waist. Patch pockets at fr...
GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Button Front Dress
By Givenchy, Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
GIVENCHY Couture A/W 1998 ALEXANDER McQUEEN Ruby Red Wool Knit Fitted Button Front Dress Circa: 1998 Label(s): Givenchy / Couture / Made In France / Paris / 8HG 8520152830 Desig...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Ruched Corset Bustier Dress
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous soft gold fine silk knit dress from Christian Dior. It has an inner boned corset with underwire bust cups, and detachable spaghetti straps enabling the dress to also be wo...
Alexander McQueen New Silk Dress with Ruffle Hem 'NO. 13' S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress from an early collection of Alexander McQueen. It skims the body has a scoop neckline and 3 rows of ruffles beginning at knee level in the front and 8 sta...
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Size: M-L
Arnold Scaasi Vintage Colorful Metallic Lamé Silk Evening Gown Dress, 1980s
By Scaasi Boutique
Located in Sparks, NV
Incredible vintage metallic lame dress by Arnold Scaasi with a high low hemline and open back with chain detail. Petal shaped flap sleeves and tropical-inspired floral printed colorf...
Versace S/S 2004 Bustier Open Back High Slit Blue Dress Gown
By Versace
Located in Naples, FL
Versace S/S 2004 Sexy Cutout Bustier Open Back Thigh High Slit Dress Gown IT 40 Blue Versace silk sleeveless evening dress featuring sweetheart neck, cutout accent at bust, crossove...
Sensational 1990s Bill Blass Couture Nude Silk Chiffon Paisley Vintage 90s Gown
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Sensational vintage late 90s BILL BLASS couture nude silk chiffon paisley print full length evening dress with dramatic train! This is an original sample, and is incredibly well made...
Jean Paul Gaultier Dramatic Goth Dress Gown with Flowing Cape New
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic goth black sleeveless gown with attached cape by Jean Paul Gaultier. Fashioned of a weighty silk rayon with deep plunging sheer neckline and flowing sheer cape. Offers con...
1960s Nina Ricci Couture Ruby Velvet Gown & Cape Ensemble W/ Heavy Bead Trim
By Nina Ricci
Located in Gresham, OR
An incredible and rare 1960s Nina Ricci Couture ruby red evening ensemble: an evening gown with a portrait neckline, fitted "princess" seaming, 3/4 sleeves and a faux Empire waist tr...
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse, ss 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace silk off-shoulder cropped blouse with signature Versace print. Spring-Summer 1993
$938Sale Price|49% Off
Size: 38.5
New Gucci Stunning Crystal & Suede Leather Platform Heels Pumps Sz 38.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Gucci Box Gucci Crystal Suede Leather Platform Heels $1875 Size: 38.5 Black Heel 5" Front Platform 1.25" Peep Toe Leather Footbed Adjustable Ankle Strap Gold Gucci Har...
$12,422
Size: FR 36 - IT 40 - UK 8
Alexander McQueen red silk chiffon empire evening dress with train, fw 2008
By Alexander McQueen
Located in London, GB
Alexander McQueen red crinkled silk chiffon empire evening dress with long train, structured bust and draped skirt. Fall-Winter 2008
F/W 1988 Thierry Mugler Flaming Red Les Infernales Iconic Skirt Suit
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Concord, NC
Exceptional documented Thierry Mugler red skirt suit from the collectible Fall Winter 1988 "Les Infernales" She Devils collection and as seen on the runway. This ultra rare flaming ...
Vintage Versace Black Silk and Lace Gown Dress NWT
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
Versace Vintage Sexy Black Silk and Lace Long Dress. Early 2000-s Content: 99% silk, 1% polyamide Italian Size 40 - US 4 Measurements approx.; Bust - 34 inches, Waist - up to 29" ...
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.
Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.
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Once considered a controversial item of clothing, fashion designer Sonja de Lennart's creation is now a bona fide classic.
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Ballrooms, Bar Suits and British royals — in a sweeping exhibition, the London museum looks back on 70 years of the French fashion house, as well as its illustrious founder and his fondness for the United Kingdom.