Traina Norell Black Satin Cocktail Dress, Drop Waist & Full Skirt xs
By Traina-Norell, I. Magnin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a wonderful vintage dress from designers Traina-Norell. It is made of a heavy black satin and has a fitted bodice, drop waist and very full skirt. There is a button front clo...
BURBERRY Size XS Black Lace Short Sleeve Drop Waist Knee Length Cocktail Dress
By Burberry
Located in San Francisco, CA
BURBERRY cocktail dress in a black polyester blend lace fabric featuring a drop waist style, knee length design, and side zipper closure.
Haute Hippie 2000's Gold Sequin Blouson Drop Waist Cocktail Dress
By Haute Hippie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
2000s Haute Hippie Sequin Gold Drop Waist Cocktail Dress. Completely covered with gold sequins, this dress has a drop waist and a side zipper at hip/low waist with three snaps.
1920s Ivory ' Candy Stripe ' Silk Drop Waist Vintage 20s Day Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly chic 1920s 20s silk vintage dress! Classic drop waist style with a side bow at the waist. Tie at neck. Ivory silk with pastel blue, pink, yellow and green vertical stripes...
Alexander McQueen 2000s Black Drop Waist Dress with Pink Silk Band Detail
By Alexander McQueen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alexander McQueen black sleeveless drop waist dress with deep v back and black and pink silk bands at dropped waist. From the 2008 La Dame Bleue collection created by McQueen as a tr...
1950S Sepia & Purple Silk Abstract Floral Dress With Petaled Drop-Waist Skirt
Located in New York, NY
1950S Sepia & Purple Silk Abstract Floral Dress With Petaled Drop-Waist Skirt
Vintage Pierre Cardin 1970s Orange Silk Drop Waist Dress Size 6 Women
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pierre cardin orange silk dress. Size: 6 Shoulder: 14inches; Bust: 36 inches/ waist: 36" Hip: 36.5"/ length: 52.5 inches. Sleeve length: 22inches.
Vintage 1960s Yellow Drop Waist Dress Eloise Curtis Yellow Chiffon UK 8 US 4
By Eloise Curtis for Happenstance
Located in Nashville, TN
Rendered in the most vibrant shade of sunshine yellow, this original vintage 1960's drop waist dress, is the perfect piece to add to your seasonal collection. The elegant rounded n...
2000s Roberto Cavalli Gold Sequin Drop Waist Flapper Style Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
2000s Roberto Cavalli gold dress embellished in large sequins paillette, drop waist flapper style, and racer back. Marked size 40IT fit size 4/6 Measurement: Bust fit up to 34” Wais...
VICTORIA BECKHMA black & navy wool SEQUIN DROP WAIST Dress 10 S
By Victoria Victoria Beckham, Victoria Beckham
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Victoria Victoria Beckham sleeveless dress in navy blue wool and nylon. Features sequin embellishments and a flared skirt. Opens with a zipper and a button on the fron...
1950s Black Jersey & Taffeta Dress w Fringed Dropped-Waist Bodice & Circle Skirt
Located in Gresham, OR
1950s Black Silk Jersey & Silk Taffeta Dress w Dropped-Waist Bodice & Circle Skirt: A lovely silhouette-a body-skimming silk jersey bodice with a fringed peplum that ties at hip. Lu...
Oscar de la Renta 1960s Black + Burgundy Red Iridescent Sequin Drop Waist Dress
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 60s vintage OSCAR DE LA RENTA black and burgundy red long sleeve drop waist dress! Features a Victorian / Renaissance vibe that was very distinct in the late 60s. Features black...
1980s Sequin Drop-Waisted Shift Dress w Deco-Style Graphic Motif on Silk Crepe
Located in Gresham, OR
1980s Sequin Drop-Waisted Shift Dress w Deco-Style Graphic Motif on Silk Crepe: Simple, drop-shoulder, straight silhouetee with deep side slit on left side. Micro sequins hand applie...
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...
Vintage NIna Ricci Size 14 / 16 Red Black Flapper Style Flower Drop Waist Dress
By Nina Ricci
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage NINA RICCI 1980s red and black flower printed drop waist 1920s style flapper inspired dress! Features red and black floral print throughout. Hidden buttons up the f...
OLD CELINE Phoebe Philo cream taupe silk wool felt drop waist shirt dress FR38 M
By Celine, Phoebe Philo
Located in Hong Kong, NT
OLD CELINE Phoebe Philo cream taupe silk wool felt drop waist shirt dress FR38 M Reference: CC/A00471 Brand: Celine Designer: Phoebe Philo Material: Silk, Wool, Blend Color: Cream, T...
Vintage Dusty Pink Lace Cocktail Dress
By MELBRAY of LONDON
Located in London, GB
A pretty dusty pink lace vintage cocktail dress . The has a drop waist , a v backline, central back zip and is fully lined.
1960s Black Lace Cocktail Dress with Bow
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Black 1960s lace drop waist cocktail dress with the label Anita Modes.
1920S Hot Pink Burnout Silk Velvet Drop Waist Flapper Cocktail Dress With Crys
Located in New York, NY
1920S Hot Pink Burnout Silk Velvet Drop Waist Flapper Cocktail Dress With Crystal Buckle
Raffaella Curiel 1980's Black Strapless Cocktail Dress with Roses
By Raffaella Curiel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Fun 1980s Raffaella Curiel strapless, drop waist cocktail dress. Black ruched bodice with scalloped rose printed layered skirt and bust detail.
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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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.