Versace S/S 2013 Look # 42 Embellished Gold Silk Gown Dress 40 - 4
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
VERSACE Fall/Winter 2013 Look # 42 The sensational color, chic design with high slit, artfully embellished body with studded leather belts - ensure a stunning silhouette. Content: 10...
Gucci by Tom Ford S/S 1997 Black Silk Viscose Column Slip Gown — IT 40
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in London, GB
A defining archive piece from Tom Ford’s Spring Summer 1997 collection for Gucci — one of the most celebrated seasons of his tenure and a landmark moment in 1990s fashion. This floor...
NWT Tom Ford S/S 2023 Amethyst Liquid Sequins Black Mesh Sexy Evening Dress 40
By Tom Ford
Located in Montgomery, TX
NWT Tom Ford Amethyst Liquid Sequins Black Mesh Sexy Evening Dress Italian size - 40 Creating a liquid effect with a fluid panel of sequins, this form-fitting dress speaks of Tom For...
$3,199Sale Price|20% Off
NEW Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2006 Black Corset Lace Evening Cocktail Dress 40
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Switzerland, CH
GORGEOUS DOLCE & GABBANA BLACK CORSET LACE DRESS DETAILS: A DOLCE & GABBANA classic signature piece that will last you for years From the famous S/S 2006 collection ...
1940s Demi Couture Navy Blue + Pale Pink Short Sleeve 40s Vintage Gown / Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 1940s demi couture navy blue and light pink short sleeve crepe gown! Features a gathered sweetheart neckline with pale pink lace above the bust. Pale pink ruffle al...
$1,680Sale Price|40% Off
S/S 1997 Dolce & Gabbana Sheer Peachy Nude Silk Slip Dress 40
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Austin, TX
S/S 1997 Dolce & Gabbana Sheer Peachy Nude Silk Slip Dress 40 Condition: very good 100% silk Made in Italy Bust: 26"- 34", Waist: 25"- 34", Hips: 33"- 46", Length: 59" SIZE: 40
Dolce & Gabbana S/S 2017 black lace sheer body con long sleeve dress IT 40
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI VINTAGE This gorgeous dress from Dolce & Gabbana actually appeared on the runway twice, once for S/S 2017 and again for S/S 2018! Black sheer lace stretch dress with long ...
$4,056Sale Price|36% Off
Gucci by Tom Ford S/S 2001 Strapless Silk Bandage Dress – IT 40
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Berlin, DE
An iconic and rare piece from Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer 2001 collection for Gucci, this striking strapless cocktail dress is constructed entirely from horizontal bands of lustrous bla...
$949Sale Price|50% Off
EMILIO PUCCI S/S 2008 Signature Kaleidoscope Print Dress 40
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
Step into the golden era of the mid-2000s jet set with this exquisite, archival piece from the Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2008 collection. Designed during Matthew Williamson’s influ...
Christian Dior S/S 2018 red silk plisse low cut pussy bow midi dress FR 40
By Christian Dior
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Christian Dior S/S 2018 red midi dress in silk Low cut cross over upper Cinched in waist Plisse skirt Pussy bow necktie Concealed side zip FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!!! Composition: ...
EXTRAVAGANT Emilio Pucci S/S 2009 Kaleidoscope Sculptural Shift Dress 40
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
This rare, archive-grade garment from the Emilio Pucci Spring/Summer 2009 collection represents a defining moment in the house’s history. This dress is a tour de force of sculptural ...
PRADA black wool FAUX LEATHER TRIM SHORT SLEEVE Shift Dress 40 S
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Prada dress in black virgin wool (95%), polyamide (4%), elastane (1%). Features short sleeves, a PVC trim on the sleeves and the hemline. Has a patch pocket on the che...
Amazing 1940s Botanical Asian Inspired Paisley Cotton + Linen 40s Maxi Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage 1940s Botanical Asian inspired linen and cotton maxi dress! Features vibrant colors of red, green, yellow, black and beige. Full metal zipper up the front to control ...
Lanvin 1970’s Black Shutter Pleat Matte Jersey Strapless Long Dress-Size 40
By Lanvin Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lanvin 1970’s Black Shutter Pleat Matte Jersey Strapless Long Dress-Size 40. This simple yet elegant Lanvin creation is from the 1970’s and is in good vintage condition. The long dre...
Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Crepe Long Sleeve Dress-40-Circa 70's
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Yves Saint Laurent Black Wool Crepe Long Sleeve Dress-40-Circa 70's This spectacular vintage YSL Dress has a low plunging neckline with a few hook and eyes to wear more closed if de...
S/S 2003 TOM FORD for GUCCI Black Mini Kimono Dress 40
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Rare GUCCI Black Mini Kimono Dress. S/S 2003 Gucci collection designed by Tom Ford. Unique, Rare and Highly Collectible! Beautifully crafted and guaranteed to turn heads. IT...
Versace S/S06 yellow brown leather silk sleeveless bustier midi dress IT 40
By Versace
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Versace Spring 2006 Yellow bustier dress with brown ribbon print Leather & suede braiding over mesh to the bust and straps Falls below the knee Fitted body with slight flare to the s...
S/S 2004 Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci Strapless Black Silk Dress 40
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
S/S 2004 Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci Strapless Black Silk Dress It Size 40 - US 4 90% Silk, 10% Spandex Made in Italy Excellent condition If you want to complete the runway look the...
$3,999Sale Price|20% Off
EMILIO PUCCI Peter Dundas 2PCS S/S 2013 Dragon Embroidery Silk Dress Bridal 40
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Switzerland, CH
This Emilio Pucci dress combines light, sheer fabric with a curve-hugging silhouette, for a look that is both glamorous and leisurely. Intricate embroidery inspired by Vietnamese art...
S/S 2000 Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci One Shoulder Dress Size 40
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Gucci dress Spring/Summer 2000 One shoulder design, knee length, self lined. IT Size 42 - US 6/8 Jersey has a lot of stretch. Total length is 44" Made in Italy Excellent...
FENDI By KARL LAGERFELD Runway S/S 2008 Abstract Circle Print Silk Dress IT 40
By Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld for Fendi
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
Exquisite silk midi dress from Fendi’s Spring/Summer 2008 collection, designed by Karl Lagerfeld and presented at the iconic “Great Wall of China" show. • An iteration of the Sprin...
EMILIO PUCCI black wool JERSEY & LACE MINI Dress 40 S
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Emilio Pucci long sleeve draped bodycon dress in black and nude wool jersey (96%) elastane (4%) with a jewel-neck. Trim is viscose (75%) and Polyamide (25%). Closes on...
New Tom Ford S/S 2017 Collection White Black Color-Block Cocktail Dress 38 & 40
By Tom Ford
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Tom Ford Color-Block Cocktail Dress S/S 2017 Collection Size available 38 and 40 White and Black Wrapped Dress, Attached Scarf, Black Velvet Details, Fully Lined. High Slits for ...
TOM FORD for GUCCI S/S 2001 Corset Leather Detail Cocktail Black Dress 40 - 2/4
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
TOM FORD for GUCCI Black Corset Cocktail Dress S/S 2001 Runway Collection Italian Size 40 - US 2/4 Corset Style Dress, Leather Detail on Front and Back, Back Side Zip Closure, Stretc...
Beautiful 1940s Black Sequin Crepe Vintage 40s Short Sleeve Cocktail Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1940s black crepe sequined cocktail dress! Features hundreds of hand-sewn black sequins on the entire front bodice. Free flowy skirt is both flattering and comfortable. Met...
1980S Norma Kamali Rayon Crepe 40s-Inspired Black Dress w Beaded Shoulder Yoke
By Norma Kamali
Located in Gresham, OR
1980S Norma Kamali Rayon Crepe 40s-Inspired Black Dress w Beaded Shoulder Yoke: A wonderful 1940s inspired dress in a heavy black rayon/viscose crepe in classic 40s style w ruched f...
Large Size 1940s Silver Grey and Black Silk + Velvet Flower 40s Vintage Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1940s silver and black silk and velvet dress! Little flowers printed throughout. Fitted bodice, with a forgiving full skirt. Black silk velvet portrait collar, with 13 blac...
Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci S/S 2003 Black Silk Mini Dress It. 40
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
A true archival Tom Ford era Gucci piece, perfect for collectors and fashion enthusiasts. Rare and collectible Gucci by Tom Ford mini dress from the Spring/Summer 2003 collection. Cr...
40s Beaded Peplum Evening Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
40s Beaded Peplum Evening Dress. Glass beads on heavy crepe. Side zip closure. Has pockets!
40s Strapless Black Chiffon White Bird Gown
Located in San Francisco, CA
40s Strapless Black Chiffon White Bird Gown. This dress is made of black taffeta with a black silk chiffon overlay. The white waffle cotton scalloped trim is embellished with rhinest...
Pink Glass Beaded 40's Cap Sleeve Gown
Located in Topanga, CA
Stunning short sleeve gown, encrusted in small pink glass bugle beads throughout. Backed on light pink silk crepe, padded shoulders and a gathered drop waist. Kept in pristine condit...
S/S 2010 L# 47 VERSACE EMBELLISHED LONG DRESS GOWN 40 - 4 as seen on DONATELLA
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
VERSACE DRESS Actual runway sample Spring/Summer 2010 LOOK# 47 HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!!! The sensational color, artfully embellished body and high slit - ensure a stunning silhoue...
S/2010 L# 46 VERSACE AQUAMARINE EMBELLISHED ONE SHOULDER LONG DRESS Gown 40, 42
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
VERSACE Collection Spring/Summer 2010 look # 46 The sensational color, one-shoulder design, artfully embellished body and fluid skirt - which allows effortless movement - ensure...
40s Miss New Yorker Ruby Red Sexy Bias Cut Satin Slip
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Best Solid-Dyed Slips Start With The BEST Vintage Slips . . . So For Our Collection, We've Made Sure Each Slip Is A Blue Ribbon Winner--As Pretty As Can Be--The Highest Level In ...
40S MISS NEW YORKER CAMO GREEN SEXY BIAS CUT SATIN SLIP
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Best Solid-Dyed Slips Start With The BEST Vintage Slips . . . So For Our Collection, We've Made Sure Each Slip Is A Blue Ribbon Winner--As Pretty As Can Be--The Highest Level In ...
1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style cocktail dress YSL
By Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Stunning, 1970's YVES SAINT LAURENT 40's style cocktail dress. Mr. Saint Laurent was thoroughly inspired by the silhouettes of the 1940's, updating them for the 70's, and this dre...
Late 40's Sheer Black Cocktail Dress
Located in Toronto, ON
I place this dress in the late forties. It has magnificent workmanship. It has a chiffon overlay with cap sleeves and a delicately rusched neckline. It features a longer tiered skir...
S/S13 L# 8 VERSACE ORANGE BLACK LACE HALF RACERBACK Dress 40 - 4 38 - 2, 40 - 4
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
VERSACE Collection Spring/Summer 2013 Look # 8 This bright Versace cocktail dress features an allover contrast black lace trim and a partial racerback strap with a spaghetti str...
40s Black Rayon Crepe Cocktail Dress with Rainbow Sequin Sleeves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant and noir at the same time. A circa 1940s black crepe dress with white cap sleeves and padded shoulders. Ruched at waistline with slightly flared skirt.
D&G Crystal Embroidery Floral Lace Train Maxi Wedding Dress White 40 XS S
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Erkrath, DE
- Track jacket with heraldry and logo print, knitted details with DG King Star lettering and zip pockets by DOLCE & GABBANA - Former RRP: EUR 845 - New with tag - Slim fit - MADE IN ...
40s Taupe Sequined Evening Gown
Located in Gresham, OR
This sophisticated long and lean 1940s taupe rayon gabardine gown with silver/gold sequin detailing and front peplum, plunging neckline, square-cut shoulders and tulip cut center fro...
40s Spectacular Gold Studded Crepe Gown
Located in Gresham, OR
A wonderful black crepe gown with classic 40s styling: emphasized shoulders, sweetheart neckline and heavily studded shoulder yolk and hip yolk. Approx size US 6.
40s Extraordinary Black Lace Column Gown w/ Ruffles
Located in Gresham, OR
An extraordinarily beautiful 1940s gown made of silk lace with a wide portrait neckline and wide-set shoulders with padded ruffle. When fastened the front skirt panel attaches across...
40s Hattie Carnegie Sequin Plaid Embellished Black Crepe Gown
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Gresham, OR
Fabulous 40s Hattie Carnegie sleeveless black crepe gown with long pleated skirt covered in pink/silver sequins in a lattice work plaid pattern. The simple silhouette is quite modern!
1990's GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE cut velvet 40's style gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Gorgeous cut velvet lined in silk from Gianni Versace couture dating to the 1990's. Dress is labeled an Italian size 42, which is best for a US 6. Dress zips at side, back. Fully lin...
Lillie Rubin black and gold Lurex 40s inspired gown
By Lillie Rubin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1940s inspired evening gown in black & gold chiffon and Lurex. A statement making dress from the 1980s from Lillie Rubin. Padded shoulders with a bodice that is fitted through the wa...
1980s Lillie Rubin black & gold Lurex chiffon 40s inspired gown
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1940s inspired evening gown in black & gold chiffon & Lurex...A statement making dress from the 1980s from Lillie Rubin...Padded shoulders with a bodice that is fitted through the wa...
40s Rayon Crepe Floral Print Gown with Bustle Back and Sequins
Located in Gresham, OR
A fantastic 40s rayon crepe gown in a coral pink stylized floral print with draped shoulder, bustle back, sequin trim at bodice, sleeve hems and scattered on flower centers throughou...
Adolfo 1981 Satin 40s-Style Gown in Lavender w/ Cut-Out Back
By Adolfo
Located in Gresham, OR
A wonderful 1981 gown from Adolfo New York featuring 1940s Hollywood-retro styling in a gorgeous lavender silk satin. Attached back-baring pseudo-capelet and ruched bodice with swee...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 40's Inspired Jersey and Gold Lamé Gown
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent, Rive Gauche, 1940's inspired gown, in a matte jersey and a reptile pattern, gold lame fabric. The gold lame bodice has a deep V with a slightly padded shoulder an...
PRADA black 2019 CRYSTAL EMBELLISHED PLEATED GOWN Dress 40 S
By Prada
Located in Zürich, CH
This 100% authentic Prada gown in black polyester (100%) is an opulent evening statement with intricate detailing.
1980S ISABELLE ALLARD Black & Beige Rayon Jersey 40S Style Gown With Lace Cove
By Isabelle Allard
Located in New York, NY
This dress is sold
1930-40s Beaded Tunic
Located in New York, NY
This is an incredible tunic, embellished all over with tiny gold tube beads. Across the whole body of the tunic, these beads tumble over it in twirling vines of embroidery to form a ...
Peggy Hunt 40s Bandage/ Nude Illusion Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Gresham, OR
This is a wonderful 1940s gown from Peggy Hunt! With nude illusion panels it seems to be made from bandage wrapped rayon strips! Lovely drop cap sleeves and weighted front drape de...
Yves Saint Laurent 40's Inspired Moire Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in New York, NY
Yves Saint Laurent, black moire 1940's inspired long dress, having a deep V neckline, puff sleeve at the shoulder, which ends just below the elbow. Waist line is slightly gathered. R...
Dolce & Gabbana Black Silk Blend Dress - Size S / IT 40
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Krakow, PL
This elegant Dolce & Gabbana dress is crafted from a luxurious black silk blend. It features a flattering fitted silhouette, perfect for any special occasion. The dress is in very go...
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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