$1,140Sale Price|20% Off
Dame Zandra Rhodes 1980s Vintage Black Wool Ruffle Dress for Women
By Dame Zandra Rhodes
Located in Miami, FL
Fun 80's Zandra Rhodes black ruffle party dress. Step back in time to the glamorous era of the 1980s with this exquisite vintage wool ruffle dress.
Vintage 80s Artisanal Evening Party Dress Black Sequins Beads Long Dress
Located in Brindisi, Bt
Beautiful handcrafted vintage 1980s evening dress. Tunic style, completely encrusted with hand-embroidered sequins and beads. Color: black with iridescent sequins. Fully lined. Made ...
Eugene Alexander 80s Strapless Lamé Party Dress
By Eugene Alexander
Located in Gresham, OR
Eugene Alexander 80s strapless lamé party dress originally sold at Neiman Marcus.
John & Pill 80s Black Velvet Party Dress
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
- Vintage John & Pill black velvet with big purple satin bow and bust details 80s party dress. 80s is back this fall and Fall 2016 Saint Laurent collection has a similar dress!!!
David Fielden '80s Ruched Organza Party Dress Wired Ruffle Hem
By DAVID FIELDEN
Located in New York City, NY
Phenomenal 1980s David Fielden London black ruched organza party dress with cross bodice detail and dramatic wired ruffle hem. Sweetheart neckline and slightly capped sleeves. Bone...
80s Midnight Blue & Black Velvet Flocked Strapless Party Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
80s blue taffeta Scott McClintock strapless party dress with black velvet bodice and flocked skirt.
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Size: Unlabelled; measures like a 6
Richilene Vintage 80s Cream & Silver Floral Sequin Sleeveless Party Dress, 1980s
By Richilene
Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
A glamorous vintage party shift dress from the 80s by luxury American fashion label, Richilene.
80s Saks Fifth Ave Strapless Black Tulle and Sequin Party Gown
By Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in San Francisco, CA
80s Saks Fifth Ave Strapless Black Tulle and Sequin Party Gown.
80s Yellow Silk Paulette Buraud Party Dress
Located in San Francisco, CA
80s Yellow Silk Paulette Buraud Party Dress.
Escada Vintage Black Velvet 80s & Red Trim Party Evening Dress, 1980s
By Escada, Escada Margaretha Ley
Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
A fabulous vintage womens Escada dress from the 80s in a black velvet with a full skirt and a wide red trim on the skirt and hem.
Artisanal Vintage Blue Gold Cocktail Sheath Dress 1980s
Located in Brindisi, Bt
80s blue cocktail party vintage dress. The empire-style dress fits comfortably and is encircled on the sides by a gold-colored strap.
Oscar De La Renta Black Pleated and Puff Sleeve Cocktail Dress
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This lovely Oscar De La Renta cocktail dress features a wonderful puff sleeve design which can be worn on or off the shoulders. The bodice is comprised of a pleated detailing which c...
LOUIS FERAUD c.1980's Black Asymmetrical Tiered Ruffle Cocktail Dress
By Louis Feraud
Located in Thiensville, WI
Vintage Louis Feraud c.1980's black asymmetrical tiered ruffle cocktail dress. Black satin asymmetrical ruffle four tier over skirt. Matte shift under skirt with right side seam slit...
Vintage Galliano Black Ruffle Dress
By John Galliano
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Vintage Galliano Black Ruffle Dress is a statement piece that would embody the dramatic and avant-garde style that John Galliano is known for. As a designer who has consistently p...
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Size: small
Oscar de la Renta Black Silk Taffeta Pleated Ruffle Cocktail Dress, 1980s
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Having worked for internationally renowned couturiers before launching his own successful brand, Oscar de la Renta established a long legacy of opulent and stylish fashion. De la Ren...
Alaïa black midi ruffled dress
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in CANNES, FR
Alaïa Black sleeveless midi-dress in partially ruffled knit. Size M.
PRADA Vintage black silk ruched ruffle front V neck dress IT44 L
By Miuccia Prada, Prada
Located in Hong Kong, NT
PRADA Vintage black silk ruched ruffle front V neck dress IT44 L Reference: CAKK/A00035 Brand: Prada Designer: Miuccia Prada Collection: 2000's Material: Silk Color: Black Pattern: S...
1970's Pauline Trigère Black One Shoulder Gown with Ruffle
By Pauline Trigère
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1970's Pauline Trigère black one shoulder wool jersey gown with silk taffeta ruffle. Elegant and timeless look with body contour seams enhancing the figure and a sexy open slit on th...
$595
Size: Medium - Large
1960s 60s Adele Simpson Black Silk Drop Waist Tiered Ruffle Long Sleeve Dress
By Adele Simpson
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1960s Adele Simpson black silk dress! The PERFECT 'little black dress!' Features three tiers of ruffles at hem, with matching ruffle at neck. Such a chic, classic dress. Lo...
1980s Bill Blass Black crepe ruffle vintage cocktail Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sexy and chic Vintage Bill Blass 1980s little black crepe dress with ruffle V neck line and exposed back. This dress is trimmed in rows of black organza and lace ruffles. The dress ...
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
Nina Ricci Haute Couture Black Silk Pleated Dress - 4 - 1986
By Nina Ricci
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This gorgeous Nina Ricci haute couture dress is made of silk and is entirely pleated. It has thin straps and a ruffle flounce over the bust. The piece is in excellent condition with ...
Pauline Trigere 2pc Black Chiffon Dress Size S
By Pauline Trigère
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a wonderful Pauline Trigere design. The dress is composed of a beautiful black silk chiffon with ruffle details at the sleeve and hem. This fabulous dress features a slip wit...
Anne Klein Black Wool Cocktail Dress with Ruffle Detail
By Anne Klein
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Anne Klein cocktail dress is composed of a black wool and features a tiered ruffle design at the skirt back. There is a zipper closure at the center back. Measures (Approxim...
AZZEDINE ALAIA black mini dress with ruffled hemline
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare, jet black knit mini dress with scalloped trim and semi sheer skirt with decorative diamond embroidered hemline from Azzedine Alaia dating to the early 1990's, Dress is la...
Alaïa Sculptural Black Ribbed Knit Dress with Textured Ruffle Skirt FR 38
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Woodland Hills, CA
An exceptional Alaïa Paris knit dress exemplifying the house’s renowned sculptural craftsmanship. Made in Italy from a signature ribbed stretch knit, this sleeveless black dress cont...
$1,033Sale Price|20% Off
MARC JACOBS Size 0 Black Silk Ruffle Sleeve Asymmetrical Gown
By Marc Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
MARC JACOBS gown comes in a black silk featuring an asymmetrical style, double strap details, and a ruffle sleeve design. Made in USA. Very Good Pre-Owned Condition. Marked: 0 M...
Helen Rose Vintage Black Ruffle Chiffon Cocktail Dress, 1960s
By Helen Rose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an elegant and collectible fitted vintage cocktail dress made by costume and clothing designer Helen Rose. It is made from black chiffon and has ruffles on the bodice and ski...
1996 AZZEDINE ALAIA black beaded and micro sequined dress
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Jet-black beaded and micro-sequined mini dress designed by Azzedine Alaia dating to spring of 1996. Dress is labeled a size S. Length is approximately 33" long. Width is very stretch...
$5,270
Size: See Measurement in description
ROBERTO CAVALLI F/w 2004 Purple Ruffled Lace-Up Back Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in 上海市, Xuhui district
Composition: 100% Silk Measurements All measurements taken laid flat NOTE: The lace back design makes bust and waist flexible (not limited to the laid-flat measurements) to adjust...
EPIC John Galliano Evening Gown Black Silk Dress FW 08/09
By John Galliano
Located in Berlin, BE
This black silk evening gown by John Galliano, from his Fall/Winter 08/09 Collection is one of those moments: a love letter to the art of couture at its most theatrical and refined. ...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Lace up Silk Dress
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black fine silk dress with stretch from Christian Dior. It has a scoop neck front and back with intricate lacing starting at one shoulder crossing the front and back wrap...
$22,902
Size: FR40 - UK12 - US6
John Galliano Ivory Metallic Jacquard Slip Dress with Rhinestone Straps, SS 2003
By John Galliano
Located in London, GB
Bias-cut slip dress in ivory and gold-tone viscose blend jacquard, designed by John Galliano for Spring-Summer 2003. The fabric features a woven floral damask motif with metallic thr...
Roberto Cavalli 2003 Runway Cut-Out Silk Gown Showstopper Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Berlin, BE
Holy Grail Archival Cavalli Gown (The corset shown on some images is not included ) Thie beautiful Roberto Cavalli’s Spring/Summer 2003 gown is an exquisite statement in feminine all...
Christian Dior by John Galliano 2005 Silk Nude Embellished Dress Fr. 42 US 10
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Montgomery, TX
Vintage Christian Dior by John Galliano Silk Embellished Dress 2005 Collection French size 42 ( US 10 ) Silver tone beads over the beige silk, Signature Galliano little buttons closu...
$1,475
Size: 42 ( US 6 / 8 )
1980s Roberto Cavalli for Neiman Marcus Giraffe Print Vintage 80s Jersey Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic and rare vintage mid / late 80s ROBERTO CAVALLI for NEIMAN MARCUS giraffe print belted short sleeve jersey dress! Features timeless giraffe animal print in chocolate brown and i...
New Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent YSL Lotus Heels Final Collection 2004 Sz 37
By Yves Saint Laurent, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Conroe, TX
Yves Saint Laurent Heels Brand New * Tom Ford Era Lotus Slides * This was his last collection for Yves Saint Laurent. He was inspired by the Chinese Collection of 1977 His Final Coll...
Vivienne Westwood taupe lace and knitted adjustable bra, ss 1996
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood taupe rib-knit bra with lace trim and drawstring bow fastening Spring-Summer 1996
Vintage Tom Ford for Gucci Cut Out Jersey Black Cocktail Dress size L ( S )
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Gucci Sexy Cut Out Cocktail Dress Designer size - L ( run small, please check measurements ). Black Stretch Jersey, Double Layered Skirt, Simple Slip On. Measurements: W...
1986 AZZEDINE ALAIA iconic hooded RUNWAY dress
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Fransisco, CA
1986 Azzedine Alaïa hooded runway dress Extremely rare and highly collectible hooded runway dress designed by Azzedine Alaïa dating to 1986. This design is one of Alaïa’s most iconi...
GIANNI VERSACE black leather coat with ostrich feathers
By Gianni Versace
Located in Rubiera, RE
We are pleased to present an extraordinary lambskin coat from the Gianni Versace collections of the early 90s. A long coat that wraps like a large cloak in a swirl of black ostrich ...
1980s Azzedine Alaia Black Dolman Sleeve Vintage 80s Mini Dress or Sweater
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing early AZZEDINE ALAIA black mini dress or sweater tunic! Incredible design by the body conscious designer, whom always produces figure flattering designs. Stitching at the bot...
Alexander McQueen Gown The Cosmic Rain Dress Embroidery Corset
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Berlin, BE
Breathtaking Alexander Mcqueen Corset Gown. Cosmic rain, comet and astral crystal embroideries are hand-sewn to this stunnig evening gown. Powder blue Paris net bustier dress featuri...
$13,253
Size: FR38 - UK10 - US6
Christian Dior by John Galliano Floral Bias Cut Silk Evening Dress, fw 2002
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
▪ Christian Dior Evening Dress ▪ Creative Director: John Galliano ▪ Fall-Winter 2002 ▪ Elegantly crafted from luxurious black bias-cut silk, adorned with a captivating floral print i...
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.
Costumer to the stars Ray Aghayan brought the famed painting to life with his spectacular design.
From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
Jeriana San Juan explains how she undertook the intimidating project of designing costumes for the new Netflix series about the New York fashion legend. (Hint: She found vintage Halston on 1stDibs!)
Once considered a controversial item of clothing, fashion designer Sonja de Lennart's creation is now a bona fide classic.
The classic tweed garment has been a wardrobe staple of chic women around the world since the 1950s.
Amanda Benchley and Bridget Moynahan teamed up to explore the relationship between powerful women and their most significant footwear.
This year's Costume Institute exhibition is all about embracing the eccentric.
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.