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Carlos Miele Spring 2009 Size 42 / 8 Silk Lace Beaded Abstract Flower Print Gown
By Carlos Miele
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful CARLOS MIELE Spring 2009 evening gown ! Grey, black and white abstract flower and rose print evening gown !
Carlos Miele White and Navy Swirled Gown
By Carlos Miele
Located in San Francisco, CA
The sheer originality of this gown is breathtaking! The silk material is printed with the most gorgeous pattern of swirling lines, a design that feels both organic in movement and co...
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Carlos Miele strapless gown
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Carlos Miele gown with ruched details on bodice into skirt, very old Hollywood glamour.
Carlos Miele Ivory and Dark Grey Print Silk Organza Gown - 42
By Carlos Miele
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Carlos Miele Ivory and Dark Grey Print Silk Organza Gown - 42 If you are looking for a head turning, showstopping gown you have found it.
Carlos Miele Silk dress size 42
By Carlos Miele
Located in Gazzaniga (BG), IT
100% Silk Raspberry color Folds With stole Maximum length cm 110 (43,3 inches) Stole cm 124 x 78 (48,8 x 30,7 inches)
Carlos Miele Photo Print Ruffled Gown
By Carlos Miele
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Carlos Miele photo-printed ruffled full-length v-neck backless hug shoulder gown.
The blue mosaic-patterned gown from Carlos Miele
By Carlos Miele
Located in New York, NY
The blue mosaic-patterned gown from Carlos Miele's spring 2005 RTW collection. Halter style. Fresh, Young and Fabulous
Robert Rodriguez Silk Dress with Large Flower
By Robert Rodriguez
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous mint green silk dress by Robert Rodriguez. It has spaghetti straps and lots of diagonal seaming leading to a large petal flower comprising most of the skirt front. It has...
Bob Mackie Orange & Black Beaded Tiger Print with Black Chiffon Gown
By Bob Mackie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exotic evening gown from Bob Mackie. It is an orange and black long sleeve fitted gown with a tiger print beaded pattern, and a full and flowy chiffon skirt. Fully lined. ...
Vicky Tiel Ruched Strapless Dress
By Vicky Tiel
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous stretch silk net dress from Vicky Tiel Couture in a beautiful shade of green. It has a boned strapless corset style bodice wrapped flatteringly with ruching crisscrossing ...
$1,734
Size: Recommended Size; UK 10
A/W 2003 Vivienne Westwood Black Velvet Off-Shoulder Bustier Skirt Suit Ensemble
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Sublime Autumn/Winter 2003 Vivienne Westwood ensemble ! Featuring a black velvet off-shoulder silhouette, wrap around top with complimenting black wool circle skirt. The top featur...
Chinoiserie Art Deco Lame Coat, Margaine Lacroix 1925
Located in New York, NY
A finely beaded, sequined and embroidered evening coat, attributed to Margaine Lacroix, mid 1920's Paris, in extraordinary condition. The muted silver lamé ground is covered with ...
$1,575
Size: Medium - Large
1970s Luis Estevez Dramatic Low Back High Neck Vintage 70s Jersey Grecian Gown
By Estevez, Luis Estévez
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 70s ESTEVEZ Couture black long sleeve jersey cape gown! Features a dramatic high neck with a wonderful low-cut draped back that reveals just the right amount of skin. From ...
Valentino Boutique Black and White Beaded Dress
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous off white silk dress completely covered in black and white glass beads from Valentino Boutique. It is sleeveless with a scoop neckline front and back, skims the body and ...
NWT Givenchy Black Suede Enameled Gold Metal Cone Heels Over the Knee Boots 40
By Givenchy
Located in Montgomery, TX
Givenchy Cuissard pointed-toe over-the-knee boots Designer size 40 - Fits small to size, take one size larger than normal. Designer Style ID: BE09105178 Black suede and leather, Mult...
1875 Dramatic Sleeve & Watteau Back Robe Déshabillé In Victorian Floral Print
Located in Gresham, OR
This garment from 1875 features dramatic sleeve and Watteau-back robe déshabillé with train in a gorgeous Victorian floral printed wool challis. Plunging velvet-trimmed neckline. Stu...
1980s Tarquin Ebker Black + Bronze Silk Chiffon Batik Print Strapless 80s Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare Avant Garde vintage 80s TARQUIN EBKER black and metallic bronze batik print silk chiffon strapless dress! Ebker was known for his impeccable attention to detail, and his work wa...
Thierry Mugler Brown Suit
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Alford, MA
Thierry Mugler 1980s suit in brown wool gabardine features a belted jacket with silver metal stars dangling from the patch pockets and interesting inverted V detail near armhole. Dro...
Black Stretch Lace Racer Style Back Gown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gown is an ultra supple black lace and is fashioned in a halter style with race back. The full length dress stretches for an incredible curve hugging effect. Gorgeous piece. ...
Sexy 1990s Lane Davis Size 8 Beverly Hills Hand Made Red Avant Garde Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexiest 1990s Lane Davis of Beverly Hills red Avant Garde dress! AMAZING cut, that looks to die for on! Lipstick red, with matching red rhinestones throughout. Couture quality! Asymm...
Versace Embellished Bustier Sheer One Shoulder Black Evening Dress Gown
By Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Versace Embellished Bustier Sheer One Shoulder Black Evening Dress Gown IT 40 Versace black evening gown featuring bustier embellished sheer mesh accent at side, one shoulder design...
Gianni Versace F/W 2001 Vintage Plunged Backless Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
GIANNI VERSACE F/W 2001 Vintage Plunged Backless Dress Gown IT 42 Gianni Versace sleeveless maxi dress with leopard print throughout, plunging neckline, ruffled trim at skirt, high-...
Vicky Tiel Couture Color Block Silk Dress
By Vicky Tiel
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful black and white silk dress from Vicky Tiel's Couture collection. It has a ruched sweetheart neckline, a scoop back, and puff short sleeves all in a black flocked flower ...
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.