1993 Runway Gianni Versace Couture Floral Column Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
This vibrant ankle-grazing dress walked the Versace runway as look 32 in Spring 1993 when Gianni was at the height of his fame as creative director.
Gianni Versace Black Openwork Ribbon & Lace Fitted Evening Dress, FW 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace, Fall-Winter 1993. Black maxi dress constructed from alternating panels of openwork ribbon lattice and corded floral lace.
$2,610Sale Price|20% Off
Gianni Versace S/S 1993 Blue and black gown jersey dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Milano, IT
- Designed by Gianni Versace - Sold by Skof.Archive - Blue and black evening dress - Ruched sides and back - Invisible back zipper - Black inner bustier - Double dramatic high sli...
$3,000Sale Price|20% Off
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Blue Stripe Velvet Mini Dress IT44
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a vibrant striped velvet Gianni Versace Couture mini dress designed by Gianni Versace.
1993 A/W GIANNI VERSACE Navy Blue With Contrasting Red Buttons Wool Dress
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Kingersheim, Alsace
Vintage 1993 A/W GIANNI VERSACE Navy Blue With Contrasting Red Buttons Wool Dress Features: - 100% Authentic GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE. - Navy blue long sleeved wool dress with contras...
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Black Ruffle Chiffon Ribbon Shirt Dress IT44
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a stunning silk chiffon collared Gianni Versace Couture dress designed by Gianni Versace. This oversized collared shirt dress is made of silk chiffon and features ruffles ...
Gianni Versace black wool evening dress with high leg slit, fw 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
▪ Black wool and silk blend evening dress ▪ Built-in corset ▪ High leg slit ▪ IT 40 - FR 36 - UK 8 - US 4 ▪ Fall-Winter 1993
Gianni Versace Runway c.1993 Hot Pink Fuchsia Crochet Knit Cut out pleated Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Beautiful, vibrant Gianni Versace runway dress (circa 1993) in a Fuchsia crochet with cut out detailing at the waist and an A-line pleated skirt to the knee.
Gianni Versace navy blue open-knit bodycon dress and cardigan set, fw 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
▪ Gianni Versace navy blue open-knit dress and cardigan 2 piece set ▪ Sleeveless bodycon maxi dress with lining ▪ Long-sleeve full-length cardigan ▪ Gold Medusa buttons ▪ Can be wo...
Gianni Versace S/S 1993 Sheer Lace Bra Floral Print Slip Silk Mini Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace Intimo S/S 1993 Sheer Lace Bra Floral Print Slip Silk Mini Dress IT 46
Gianni Versace F/W 1993 Runway Couture Sheer Knit Mesh Lace Evening Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace F/W 1993 Runway Couture Sheer Knit Mesh Lace Bustier Black Evening Dress Gown Size: IT 42 Condition: good vintage condition, some of the velvety strings have lost so...
Gianni Versace F/W 1993 Runway Couture Sheer Knit Mesh Lace Evening Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace F/W 1993 Runway Couture Sheer Knit Mesh Lace Bustier Black Evening Dress Gown IT 44 Excellent Condition!
GIANNI VERSACE VERSUS 1993 Vintage Iconic Halter Mini Dress w. Tulle Underlay
By Versus Versace
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Gianni Versace Versus Vintage SS93 Iconic !! Super tight waist sucks you in Sweetheart halter neckline Open back Side zip 4 buckles in the front Mini length Attached tulle underlay S...
Unique Gianni Versace Net Magenta Dress Fall 1993-1994
By Gianni Versace
Located in Athens, Agia Paraskevi
Unique Gianni Versace Net Magenta Dress Fall 1993-1994
Gianni Versace ecru knitted chenille maxi dress, fw 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
▪ Gianni Versace ecru knitted chenille maxi dress ▪ V-neck ▪ Aran knitting style ▪ Skin baring back panel ▪ IT 42 - FR 38 - UK 10 - US 6 ▪ Fall-Winter 1993
Gianni Versace S/S 1993 Runway Vintage Maxi Evening Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace S/S 1993 Runway Vintage Maxi Evening Dress IT 42 Look 13 from the Spring 1993 Collection.
Gianni Versace black maxi dress with lace cut outs, fw 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace black wool maxi dress with triangle lace cut outs and high leg slits Fall-Winter 1993
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Black Multicolor Floral Stretch Sleeveless Dress
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
TheRealList presents: a bright and floral sleeveless Gianni Versace Couture dress, designed by Gianni Versace.
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Size: FR 38 - IT 42 - UK 10
Gianni Versace black and white polkadot silk ruffled shirt dress, ss 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Gianni Versace black and white polkadot printed silk shirt dress with ruffled trim.
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Grey Stripe Collared Medusa Button Dress Coat
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a collared dress coat designed by Gianni Versace for his Fall/Winter 1993 collection.
S/S 1993 GIANNI VERSACE Floral Strapless Bustier Gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in Austin, TX
S/S 1993 GIANNI VERSACE Floral Strapless Gown Built in Bustier One Side Slit Condition: Excellent Made in Italy Bust: 34", Waist of inner bustier: 26", Hips: 40"-52", Length: 47" fr...
Unworn Gianni Versace Fall/Winter F/W 1993 Runway Gown — Naomi Campbell Look
By Gianni Versace
Located in Baar, CH
This original Gianni Versace gown from the Fall/Winter 1993 runway collection remains in unworn, pristine condition & exceptionally rare for a piece of this age and historical releva...
GIANNI VERSACE VERSUS Spring/Summer 1993 black mini dress size 28/42
By Versus Versace
Located in Rubiera, RE
GIANNI VERSACE - VERSUS Spring / summer 1993 collection Black mini dress with tulle underskirt, finished with golden trimmings and small golden metal buckles in the corset 100% ottom...
New Atelier Versace F/W 1993 Sheer Black Net Embroidered Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace, Atelier Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
Iconic and Rare to Find Atelier Versace Sheer Black Net Embroidered Dress Gown Fall / Winter 1993 Atelier Versace Collection Fitted sheer silhouette extending to the high hip with em...
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Size: Approx. Fr 36 / IT 40
Atelier Versace Autumn-Winter 1993 baby pink embellished 3 piece skirt suit
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
Atelier Versace Autumn-Winter 1993 baby pink embellished 3 piece skirt suit This ensemble was specially made for a VIP client and is one of a kind - Double-breasted evening jacket...
Versus By Gianni Versace Floral Print Dress , circa 1993
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Paris, FR
Fresh and happy corset mini dress from Versus by Gianni Versace from the 1993 spring collection.
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Hot Pink Bodycon Mini Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact us for more images or information CONDITION: Good- couple tiny minor imperfections- see last 2 photos. Has been shortened. FABRIC...
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Black High Slits Lace Gown Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- No holes or stains FABRIC: Wool-Silk-Rayon COUNTRY MADE: Italy SIZE:...
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Black Off Shoulder Bodycon Maxi Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- no flaws! MATERIAL: Tag removed- feels like a cotton/spandex blend CO...
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Silk Pink Yellow Plaid Long Wiggle Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- faint marks- not major- blends in the busy print- please see close up photos p...
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Black Bustier Micro Mini Dress w Slit
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- Faint Marks on inner bustier- extremely light and minor and of course not se...
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Sheer Black Cut-Out Knit & Silk Mini Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- no flaws! FABRIC: Acetate & Rayon COUNTRY MADE: Italy SIZE: 42 MEASUREMENT...
F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Sheer Black Cut-Out Knit & Silk Mini Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- no flaws! FABRIC: Acetate & Rayon COUNTRY MADE: Italy SIZE: 42 MEASUREMENT...
Vintage F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Black Bustier Micro Mini Dress w Slit
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: F/W 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- Faint Marks on inner bustier- extremely light and minor and of course not se...
C. 1993 Gianni Versace Plunging Yellow Floral Satin Slip Gown Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: Circa 1993 Gianni Versace Intimo Please contact us for more images and/or information. CONDITION: Good- no holes or stains FABRIC: Polyester satin COUNTRY: Italy SIZE:...
S/S 1993 DOCUMENTED GIANNI VERSACE VERSUS Dress 44 - 6
By Gianni Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
S/S 1993 DOCUMENTED GIANNI VERSACE VERSUS DRESS Finely tailored from floral printed cotton Italian size 30/44 armpit to armpit 16 1/2" length 32 1/2" Finished with gold trim and ...
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Size: No size tag- see measurements
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Black Floral Strapless Bustier Gown Dress
By Versace, Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Runway- This dress does not have the slits in the front as on the runway- can be easily added by a seamstress.
Vintage S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Runway Ivory Plunging Double Slit Maxi Dress
By Gianni Versace, Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: S/S 1993 Gianni Versace CONDITION: There is some pilling in areas and some small light marks throughout. Please see last photos. Final photo shows pilling, rest show mark...
Gianni Versace Couture A/W 1993 Documented Runway 2 Dress Ensemble 38
By Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: Gianni Versace Couture Autumn/Winter 1993 2 dress ensemble.
A/W 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Runway Documented Striped Silk Gown Dress 38
By Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: A/W 1993 Gianni Versace Couture runway- was worn on the runway as a set on Naomi Campbell (we have the very rare set in our store as well).
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace Black Gown with Dramatic Slits
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
S/S 1993 Gianni Versace full length black V-neck gown with long dramatic slits up either leg. Soft stretch jersey fabric. As seen on the runway in many color ways and in the ad campa...
1993 Gianni Versace Pink Pin-Up Knit Wiggle Pencil Skirt & Top Ensemble
By Gianni Versace
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: 1993 Gianni Versace Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- light wear- no holes or major flaws. The skirt appears to have been altered and ma...
Vintage 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Documented Red Silk Bustier High-Slits Gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A highly coveted and super seductive Gianni Versace vibrant red stretch jersey bustier gown dating back to his 1993 spring-summer collection.
Gianni Versace Versus Printed Dress Fall 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in W1, GB
Gianni Versace printed stretch cotton dress from the Fall 1993 collection.
Gianni Versace Striped Sheer Panel Dress Fall 1993
By Gianni Versace
Located in W1, GB
Gianni Versace striped dress, with sheer panels, from the Fall 1993 collection.
1993 Gianni Versace Couture Striped Velvet Hourglass Long-Sleeve Gown Dress
By Gianni Versace, Versace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live." Gianni Versace Measurements (The fabric will allow ...
Iconic 1993 Gianni Versace Couture Floral + Polkadot Silk Gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in Yucca Valley, CA
Absolutely stunning iconic S/S 1993 floral and polkadot couture gown by Gianni Versace.
Dolce & Gabbana 1997 Black Sheer Lace Bustier Gown
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in North Wales, PA
A quintessential piece of 1990s Dolce & Gabbana — this floor-length gown embodies the house’s signature sensuality from their most celebrated era. Constructed from stretch black Chan...
Gianni Versace Pinstripe Mini Dress - '90s
By Versace
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Iconic 90s Gianni Versace pinstripe mini dress in dark grey wool. Minimalist formal style with crew neck, sleeveless cut, and tapered silhouette. Remarks: there is no composition t...
Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 1997 Black Lace Maxi Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH
A stunning vintage masterpiece from Dolce & Gabbana’s iconic Spring/Summer 1997 collection, this black lace maxi dress perfectly balances elegance with subtle sensuality. The dress f...
Gianni Versace F/W 1995 Runway Vintage Velvet Black Maxi Dress Gown
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace F/W 1995 Runway Vintage Velvet Black Maxi Dress Gown IT 40 Look 59 from the Fall 1995 Collection.
Gianni Versace F/W 2000 Runway Editorial Unworn Midi Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace F/W 2000 Runway Editorial Unworn Midi Dress IT 44
Gianni Versace S/S 1995 Vintage Sheer Panels Silk Black Gown Evening Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gianni Versace S/S 1995 Vintage Sheer Panels Silk Black Gown Evening Dress IT 38 Gianni Versace black silk evening dress featuring sheer crossover accents at bodice and concealed zi...
$244
Size: UK 6-8 / Small
VERSUS 2000’s Versace Colourful Candy Stripe Off Shoulder Asymmetric Mini Dress
By Donatella Versace, Versus Versace
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Vintage 2000’s Versace VERSUS Label mini dress. Featuring off the shoulder neckline, 3/4 sleeves, drop waist and micro mini length hem. Crafted in a stretchy cotton fabric. Recomm...
Gianni Versace black rayon one shoulder evening dress, 1996
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
▪ Gianni Versace black rayon jersey one-shoulder evening dress ▪ 2 gold-tone medusa coins adorned with crystals ▪ Asymmetric neckline ▪ Boning on bodice ▪ Concealed zip fastening ...
$252
Size: UK 8-10 / US 4-6 / S-M
Gianni Versace Vintage 1990s Fitted Grey Pin Stripe Long Sleeve Short Mini Dress
By Gianni Versace, Versace Jeans Couture
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Chic, Vintage early 1990's 'Versace Jeans Couture' fitted, long sleeved mini dress. Made from a stretchy, pin striped Wool in charcoal Grey & white, with concealed zip up the back ...
Rare Gianni Versace 1999 Velvet Burnout Dress
By Gianni Versace
Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH
This exquisite vintage Versace dress from 1999 exemplifies Donatella Versace’s bold and luxurious design vision. Crafted from green velvet burnout fabric, it features an elegant lon...
Gianni Versace New Strapless Lace Up Dress
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk strapless dress from Gianni Versace Couture. It is fitted with flattering seaming and center back lacing, functional on the skirt portion with fine leather lac...
S/S 2002 Gianni Versace by Donatella Pink Poppy Floral Stretch Mini Dress IT 38
By Donatella Versace for Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From Gianni Versace’s Spring/Summer 2002 collection by Donatella Versace, this stretch mini dress features an allover vibrant pink poppy floral print. Crafted in a slinky silhouette ...
1990's Versace Colourful Rainbow striped Mesh Spaghetti Strap Slip Dress
By Versace Jeans Couture, Versace
Located in Sheffield, GB
1990's Versace Jeans Couture Slip Dress crafted in a sheer Colourful mesh fabric with spaghetti strap shoulders, figure hugging silhouette and Medusa detail charms around the bust. T...
A Vintage 1960s floral printed Cocktail Dress by London Town
Located in London, GB
A pretty cocktail dress by London Town , Mayfair. The dress is a colourful mix of pinks ,orange and red. It has drapes at the front and back and ties at the waist. It has a central ...
Gianni Versace Silk Dress with Beaded Straps
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful black silk dress with beaded straps from Gianni Versace Couture. It is a simple dress that skims the body with 2 straps at each shoulder made of silver glass tubular bea...
Gianni Versace Vintage Dress with Cut out Waist S/S 1998
By Gianni Versace Couture, Gianni Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk knit dress from Gianni Versace Couture. It is semi fitted with a waist cut out at one side, elbow length sleeves and contrasting white lines of angora yarn abs...
$475Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Small
Rene Ruiz Couture Black and Nude Strapless Silk Net Overlay Bustier Corset Top
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous and sexy new RENE RUIZ black and nude strapless silk ruched bustier / corset! Features a nude silk backdrop, with a black net ruched overlay. Hidden zipper up the side with ...
Versace S/S 2005 Madonna Ad Campaign Vintage Backless Light Yellow Silk Dress
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous light yellow stretch silk dress as featured in Versace's notable 2005 ad campaign. It has a shirt collar, fold up elbow length sleeves with functional tabs, 2 chest flap p...
CoCo Chanel Maison Gripoix Glass Enamel Flower Necklace
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Chanel poured glass enamel flower necklace. Made by Maison Gripoix of opaline and opal blue glass camellias and camellia buds . Further embellished with pale emerald pour...
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Alexander McQueen New Silk Top with Tulle and Lace Sleeves S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible grey fine silk knit top from Alexander McQueen. It is semi fitted with a crew neckline and elaborate grey net, tulle and lace layered sleeves. Unworn condition. Fits s...
1980's Brown Mink Lightweight Reversible Coat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Chic 1980's unmarked Canadian brown mink reversible long coat. One side is brown leather patchwork pattern with a fur collar and cuffs. The textured pattern is created by piecing the...
Rare Class Roberto Cavalli 2000’s Mohair Cashmere & Dyed Fox Fur Jacket
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional Class Roberto Cavalli archive jacket from the early 2000s, beautifully capturing the house's unmistakable blend of luxurious craftsmanship, sensual tailoring and exoti...
$543Sale Price|51% Off
Two piece Wool Tweed Suit with Black Fox Fur Collar
Located in Amsterdam, NL
We offer more exclusive vintage items, view our frontstore. Details: 2-piece suit with a skirt and a jacket. Made from wool/tweed The black fox fur collar is non- detachable. Size f...
$29,920
H 4.5 in W 13.25 in D 7.5 in
Chanel Black Vanity Case Limited Edition Rare Home Decor Cosmetic Jewelry Box
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Limited Edition Pearl Lambskin Quilted Leather Rare Jewelry Box Vanity Case Home Decor Gold hardware Quilted Lambskin leather CC studded pearl drawer knob Features removable ...
$443
Size: Recommended Size; UK 6-8 / Small
Vintage Christian Lacroix 2000’s Satin Silk Floor Length Maxi Dress
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Sheffield, GB
A colourful abstract 2000’s satin silk maxi dress by Christian Lacroix. Featuring a scarf tie collar line (this can be styled in various ways), drop waist, buttons at the side, conce...
Roberto Cavalli Blue and Black Sleeveless Cotton Top - 42
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roberto Cavalli Blue, Periwinkle, and Black Sleeveless Top with Black Outline along Hem, Arms, and Neck with Black Paillettes Around the Arms. Measurements: Bust: 36 " Waist: 30 "
UNWORN Emilio Pucci by Peter Dundas 2011 Navy Crochet Knit Maxi Dress Gown 42
By Emilio Pucci, Peter Dundas
Located in Switzerland, CH
ABSOLUTELY INSANE EMILIO PUCCI MIDNIGHT BLUE CROCHET KNIT CUTOUT GOWN DESIGNED BY PETER DUNDAS SOLD OUT IMMEDIATELY WORN BY TOPMODELS AS CLAUDIA SCHIFFER, MIRANDA KERR AND MANY OT...
Oscar de la Renta Purple Ombre Houndstooth Check Silk Cocktail Dress
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in San Francisco, CA
Oscar de la Renta silk pencil cut cocktail dress in a purple checked houndstooth pattern and ombre mid section. Back zip and hook and eye. 100% silk. Made in USA. Size 8. Runs sli...
$745
Size: 42 / 6 / 8 / 10
Roberto Cavalli Early 2000s Army Green Silk Chiffon Rhinestone Beaded Sheer Top
By Roberto Cavalli, Just Cavalli
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy early 2000s ROBERTO CAVALLI light army green silk chiffon beaded, sequined and rhinestone semi sheer blouse! Features flattering cold shoulders that reveal just the right amount...
1970s Pale Light Yellow Cotton Voile + Lace Vintage Boho 70s Maxi Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1970s pale yellow and white cotton voile and lace boho empire maxi dress! Features white lace around the bodice and at the ruffle hem. Can be worn on or off the shoulders. Fl...
1960's Jean Patou Bordeau Suede Coat Full Mink Lining
By Jean Patou
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Unusual Jean Patou bordeau suede whip stitched swing coat lined in honey colored mink from the 1960s. So cozy and stylish, this swing coat is perfect over anything to keep you warm i...
1960s Vintage Victoria Royal Pink Silk Beaded Cocktail Dress US 4 UK 8
By Victoria Royal
Located in Nashville, TN
Rendered in the softest shade of pale pink shantung silk and embellished with bright gold beads, pearlescent beads and pink claw set rhinestones, in a swirling paisley pattern, this ...
The signature extravagance of legendary fashion designer Gianni Versace — forever aligned with glamour, sex, celebrity and spectacle — can overshadow the Italian couturier’s broad and deep engagement with history and culture. Today, his vintage dresses and gowns, handbags, sunglasses and other accessories look astonishingly fresh and freshly relevant.
More than any designer before him, Versace mined celebrity, music and Pop art for inspiration, and his subversive, maximalist and unabashedly seductive designs infused high fashion with an entirely new ethos. “I don’t believe in good taste,” he once explained. Instead, he had a sexy good time with fashion — as he did with life.
Gianni Versace was born in Calabria, Italy. His mother was a successful dressmaker who employed more than 40 seamstresses. As a child, little Gianni marveled at her workshop, which would become a university of sorts, where he learned the exceptional construction techniques that were at the foundation of his creative expression.
In 1972, at age 25, he moved to Milan to work in fashion. He launched his first collection — and his label — in 1978, with his older brother Santo managing the business concerns. Soon, sister Donatella, whom Gianni dressed and took to discos when she was still a child, joined the family venture, where she had a creative role and managed enormously popular ready-to-wear lines such as Versus.
Vintage Versace — and Gianni Versace Couture, which debuted in 1989 — has become catnip for modern fashion enthusiasts who seek out the now-iconic house codes that originated in the designs of the 1980s and 1990s. His glamorous and seductive apparel — the clingy skirts and slender, strappy party dresses, as well as the erotic magazine ads that publicized them — looms large, but Versace’s art and historical influences were also vast.
Versace was an art collector, and he took on commissions to create costumes for theatrical performances during the 1980s and spoke of looking to numerous cultures for inspiration. The New York Times noted in 1997 that the fashion industry “is now driven by contemporary culture because Mr. Versace made it that way.”
Insiders consider his 1991/1992 Autumn/Winter runway show — which featured supermodels Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista lip-synching George Michael’s “Freedom” — as the moment when the two worlds of fashion and pop culture became one, changing both forever.
Versace's adventurous spirit of design resulted in his creating jewel-toned prints rooted in Grecian motifs, Etruscan symbols, the Italian Baroque and Andy Warholʼs Marilyn Monroe. There were slinky dresses in Oroton, his patented chain-mail textile that draped like satin, and leather bondage ensembles. Sex sold, for both women and men. Wrote the late curator Richard Martin, “[Versace] became the standard-bearer of gay men’s fashion because he eschewed decorum and designed for desire.”
Following Versace’s tragic murder in 1997, Donatella took over the role of artistic director and continued to evolve the house codes with a twist of her feminine and feminist perspective. Today, Santo Versace is chief executive officer of Versace and Donatella is its chief creative officer.
Browse an extraordinary collection of vintage Gianni Versace evening dresses, handbags, day dresses and more on 1stDibs.
For fashion lovers, the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, who never wear the same thing twice. And because fast fashion didn’t yet exist, the design associated with 1990s fashion — vintage '90s handbags, clothing and accessories — has a quality appreciated by the millennial generation: authenticity.
If there was one concept unifying fashion in the 1990s, it was the lean silhouette. “Fashion is a game of proportion,” Alexander Fury wrote in the New York Times in 2016. “Narrow-shouldered and narrow-hipped, the ’90s were skinny.”
If it takes a practiced eye to identify that single concept, that’s because in truth, ’90s fashion was many things to many people. After the 1980s era of strong-shouldered working women, glossy aerobicized bodies and Madonna, fashion branched out.
The industry gained momentum from big-money relaunches of the great Paris houses Dior, Givenchy and Balenciaga, rescued at long last from the constraints of licensing. Japan and Belgium gave fashion new avant-garde ideas to play with. From America came denim, minimalism, '90s grunge fashion and hip-hop. From Italy came sex appeal. And Prada.
For the colorful corsets of her 1990 Portrait collection, audacious British designer Dame Vivienne Westwood drew on 18th-century oil paintings — her models donned the pearl choker necklaces that have become a social media star and a favorite of influencers and fashion lovers all over the world. For a jacket-and-shorts suit from her Fall/Winter 1996–97 Storm in a Teacup line, the designer used the extreme asymmetry of a tartan mash-up to confront, according to Westwood, “the horror of uniformity and minimalism.”
“The ethos of the time was, you could have style, you could be into all kinds of cool stuff. It wasn’t about money, it wasn’t about status,” says Katy Rodriguez, cofounder of Resurrection. In contrast, “our last 10 years have seen the domination of nonstop luxury, money and status.”
Vintage 1990s Chanel bags, for example, are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings — at Newfound Luxury, proprietor L. Kiyana Macon has "clients who only buy ’90s Chanel because they recognize that it is the best quality.”
Things were different in the ’90s, and the difference is reflected in the clothes. Pull up any recent “How to Do the 1990s” fashion article (or look at photos of current supermodels Gigi, Kendall and Bella), and you’ll see iconic '90s outfits — knee socks, cardigans, fanny packs, fishnet stockings, slip dresses, flannel shirts and combat boots.
Rodriguez has recently noticed something similar happening. Before COVID, customers searched 1990s stock “for very sexy Galliano, Dior, Cavalli — that kind of thing,” she explains, noting that just a few months ago, “people were posting [on social media] the poshest things they could.” Now, in the age of shutdown, “that would just look out of touch.”
Instead, people are looking for “things that are cool but also easy and comfortable, not necessarily super-luxe,” Rodriguez continues. They’re “heading back to the more avant-garde, anti-fashion designers, like Helmut Lang, [Martin] Margiela and [Ann] Demeulemeester.”
Late designer Franco Moschino shocked and titillated the ’80s fashion elite with his whimsical, irreverent parodies of bourgeois finery. Whether emblazoning a sober blazer with smiley faces or embellishing a skirt suit with cutlery, Moschino rendered high style with a hearty wink. He famously said, “If you can’t be elegant, at least be extravagant” — words that, with all due respect to Susan Sontag, epitomize the essence of camp.
Vintage Moschino pants, jackets and other '90s Moschino garments remain so bold and fresh today that even the house's former creative director, Jeremy Scott, drew on the brand's past and the pop culture of the decade for his debut collection in 2014.
Find vintage 90s dresses, skirts, sweaters and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs — shop Thierry Mugler, Miuccia Prada, Jean Paul Gaultier and more today.
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.