Azzedine Alaia Black Dress

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AZZEDINE ALAIA black dress with mulitple straps

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very unusual, jet black dress with multiple straps and paneled sides from Azzedine Alaia dating to the 1990's.

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21st Century and Contemporary French Day Dresses

Size: S

AZZEDINE ALAIA black seamed bustier dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very sexy jet black textured body conscious mini dress with bustier seams From Alaia. Ca. 1990. Very versatile and classic shape. Size 'S'. Incredibly stretchy. Best suited for a US ...

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1990s Evening Dresses and Gowns

AZZEDINE ALAIA jet black bustier dress

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AZZEDINE ALAIA jet black bustier dress

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Very sexy jet black textured body conscious mini dress with bustier seams From Alaia dating to the 1990's. Very versatile and classic shape. Size 'S'. Incredibly stretchy. Best suite...

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Late 20th Century French Evening Dresses and Gowns

$1,560

ALAIA 2023 belted leather trimmed black corset poplin casual A-line dress FR36 S

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Hong Kong, NT

ALAIA 2023 belted leather trimmed black corset poplin casual A-line dress FR36 S Reference: SNKO/A00702 Brand: Alaia Designer: Pieter Mulier Collection: 2023 Material: Cotton, Leathe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Dresses

Black rayon sleeveless dress with pleats on the bottom ALAIA

$2,098

Size: 38/M

Black rayon sleeveless dress with pleats on the bottom ALAIA

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black rayon sleeveless dress with pleats on the bottom SIZE M

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1990s Cocktail Dresses

ALAIA black viscose 2024 MOIRE JACQUARD KNIT HALTER GOWN Dress 38 S

$2,300

ALAIA black viscose 2024 MOIRE JACQUARD KNIT HALTER GOWN Dress 38 S

By Azzedine Alaïa

Located in Zürich, CH

This 100% authentic Alaïa gown in black moiré-jacquard knit viscose (63%), polyester (32%), polyamide (4%), and polyurethane (1%) embodies the designer's signature sculptural eleganc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Casual Dresses

Black jacquard knit dress with short sleeves AlaÏa

$1,748

$1,025

By Roberto Cavalli

Located in Dubai, AE

Stunning Roberto Cavalli Spring/Summer 2004 silk dress featuring a fluid bias-cut silhouette with delicate spaghetti straps, dramatic asymmetric chiffon hem, and intricate gold-tone ...

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Early 2000s Evening Gowns

Giorgio Armani 1990s 90s Vintage Khaki / Light Green Herringbone Blazer Jacket

$675

Size: 38

Giorgio Armani 1990s 90s Vintage Khaki / Light Green Herringbone Blazer Jacket

By Giorgio Armani

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautifully tailored vintage Giorgio Armani blazer! This fitted blazer is a khaki/ on the verge of light green, with herringbone print throughout. Two pockets at each side of the wai...

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1990s Italian Blazers

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Find the exact vintage or contemporary azzedine alaia black dress you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Many people prefer Black, but fashion is all about individuality — you can find Gray, Brown and more options on these pages. You’re likely to find the perfect azzedine alaia black dress among the distinctive accessories we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those 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.

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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.”

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