Alaia Mini Dress

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Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 2000 France Azzedine Alaïa long-sleeved dress and midi skirt in navy blue and red wool. Detail of wool lace on the collar, under the chest. Dress skirt alternating openworks,...

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Early 2000s French Mini Dresses

AZZEDINE ALAIA 'TATI' dress

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Size: M

AZZEDINE ALAIA 'TATI' dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very rare Alaia dress from the 'Tati' collection. Size M. Dress measures approximately 33" at bust, 27" at the waist and 33" in the hips. The length is about 32.5". Made in Italy. Ex...

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1990s French Mini Dresses

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1990s Alaia Black Knit Skater Dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Toronto, Ontario

A classic Alaia silhouette, this black knit skater dress dates from the 1990s. 74% wool & 26% polyester gives this dress a lovely feeling and texture with stretch. Long sleeve with a...

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1990s Italian Mini Dresses

Alaia Textured Wool Dress

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Size: S

Alaia Textured Wool Dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in London, GB

Alaia Textured Wool Dress Black mini, sleeveless dress crafted in a flared silhouette.

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21st Century and Contemporary Mini Dress

AZZEDINE ALAIA black mini dress with full ruched skirt

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Jet black knit mini dress with full ruched skirt from Azzedine Alaia.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Evening Dresses and Gowns

By Mr. Blackwell

Located in San Diego, CA

WOW! This vintage Mr. Blackwell Custom dress is OUT OF THIS WORLD! This is quite possible the best Mr. Blackwell piece I have ever seen! Dating from the late 1950s/ early 1960s, this...

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1950s American Evening Gowns

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Alaia Mini Dress For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the vintage or contemporary alaia mini dress you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. If you’re looking for an option in Black and you’re unable to find the right fit, there are plenty of variations in Gray, Red and more. If you’re looking for a alaia mini dress from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. There aren’t many items for men if you’re seeking these accessories, as most of the options available are for women and unisex.

How Much is a Alaia Mini Dress?

The price for a alaia mini dress starts at $332 and tops out at $32,000, and on average, selling for $1,400.

Azzedine Alaïa for sale on 1stDibs

Master Couturier, King of Cling: legendary fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935–2017) is known by many names, each referring to his unparalleled ability to mold fabric onto the female form in unexpected and radical ways. The Tunisian-born designer spent his entire life in relentless pursuit of a wholly distinctive and most-flattering fit.

“For me, fashion is the body,” said Alaïa. “I make clothes; women make fashion.”

Alaïa is credited with inventing the supermodel through his exclusive fashion shows, the body-con dress — which, quite literally, hugs the body and emphasizes and embraces every curve — and pioneering what industry professionals have taken to calling “slow fashion.” The designer openly rejected empty, of-the-moment fads as well as the structure of biannual seasons and instead took his time, unhurried by press and releasing collections at his own pace. Most importantly, Alaïa was a visionary when it came to traditional notions of femininity and sexuality. At a time when loose, soft silhouettes were the norm, Alaïa’s sexy, waist-cinching hourglass and body-con outfits were shocking.

Alaïa’s “body-conscious clothes,” wrote fashion critic Suzy Menkes, “seemed a deliberate challenge — throwing down a sexist gauntlet in a feminist world.”

While powerful women such as Madonna, Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington wear Alaïa’s creations today, his origins were remarkably humble.

Born to a farming family, Alaïa always had a creative streak. As a young boy, he would flip through women’s fashion magazines and quickly became interested in the design of women's clothing. He went on to study sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis and later worked as a tailor for a dressmaker before he found work creating garments based on Parisian haute couture designs. The combination of his classical training in sculpture and practical experience as a tailor convinced Alaïa that fashion was his calling. In 1957, he moved to Paris and worked for Christian Dior for less than a week before being fired. From there, Alaïa secured a job with Guy Laroche and opened his own maison in the 1970s.

At his core, Alaïa was a couturier who cut and sewed his samples himself. He also experimented with zips, seams, unexpected materials, textures, animal prints and floral patterns like an artist. Today, Alaïa’s clothes look untouched by the passage of time and the various trends that have materialized since their debut; they are as fresh, stylish and stunning as ever. His garments are pop-culture icons in their own right: Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone in 1995’s Clueless, exasperated with a perpetrator holding her at gunpoint, declares, “But this is an Alaïa!”

Vintage Alaïa evening dresses, skirts and other attire continue to influence contemporary designers such as Nicolas Ghesquière and Hervé Léger. Not only are his clothes timeless in their glamour, but they also represent the groundbreaking vision of an artist, one who was known to proclaim, “I am not a designer. I am a couturier.”

Find a collection of Azzedine Alaïa day dresses, suits, jackets and more on 1stDibs.

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