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Gianfranco Ferre haute couture gown, Spring/Summer 1998

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in London, GB

Constructed in sheer ivory silk tulle and grey velvet Featuring hand-embroidery and an asymmetric train Concealed zip fastening and press studs to the rear Unlabelled, but bearing th...

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1990s French Evening Dresses and Gowns

FW 1998 Gianfranco Ferre Metallic Embroidered Tulle Evening Gown

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Size: Italian

FW 1998 Gianfranco Ferre Metallic Embroidered Tulle Evening Gown

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Stunning Gianfranco Ferré couture embroidered tulle evening gown.

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1990s Italian Evening Gowns

Gianfranco Ferre', crystal dress, circa 1988

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Unavailable

Size: Italian 42

Gianfranco Ferre Zip Detail Front And Back Dress

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Athens, Agia Paraskevi

Gianfranco Ferre Zip Detail Front And Back Dress

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1990s Italian Evening Dresses

Exceptional Gianfranco Ferre Architectural Rose Petal Dress

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Size: Italian 40

Exceptional Gianfranco Ferre Architectural Rose Petal Dress

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Athens, Agia Paraskevi

Exceptional Gianfranco Ferre Rose Petal Architectural Design Cocktail Dress. 85% Wool, 15% Nylon

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1990s Italian Cocktail Dresses

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Gianfranco Ferre Shiva Print Silk Dress with Wrap

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fabulous, slinky silk dress from Gianfrance Ferre is made from an elaborate Hindu god print done in hot, bold colors of flame red, plum, coral and gold. Dress is cut in an asymmetric...

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Late 20th Century Italian Cocktail Dresses

Gianfranco Ferre Metallic Taupe Lace and Turquoise Beaded Tabard

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Size: 42

Gianfranco Ferre Metallic Taupe Lace and Turquoise Beaded Tabard

By Gianfranco Ferré

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a beautiful tabard-style micro-mini dress from Gianfranco Ferre--the ultimate sexy cocktail frock! Charcoal and silver metallic lace lay over a taupe silk lining. The lace is...

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Late 20th Century Italian Cocktail Dresses

$3,990

Size: 8 but fits much much smaller

RICHARD TYLER COUTURE 1995 Vintage Runway Black Silk Beaded Evening Gown

By Richard Tyler Couture

Located in Leonardo, NJ

Richard Tyler Couture Vintage Runway SS95 Jet black liquid silk Sexy gathered/darted deep v neck Black beaded X cross straps in the back Trumpet style bottom Invisible side zip Size ...

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1990s Evening Gowns

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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...

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$1,650

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1950s Maurice Rentner Women's Light Creme Sequin Cocktail Dress

By Maurice Rentner

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Elegant 1950s Maurice rentner light creme cocktail dress with iridescent sequin. Dress comes with silk belt. Size: 4 / small Measurement: Bust: 34 inches / Waist : 26 inches / dre...

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Size: vintage 12; comparable to size M

Dove Gray A-Line Shift Dress with Bead-Crusted Neckline and Pockets - M, 1960s

Located in Tucson, AZ

Perfect for brunch, weddings and cocktail parties, this heavyweight linen dress combines crisp geometry with masterful but discrete beading. Its Mod fingertip pockets and gentle A-li...

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Tom Ford for Gucci Spring 2003 White Belted Utility Mini Skirt

$850

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Tom Ford for Gucci Spring 2003 White Belted Utility Mini Skirt

By Tom Ford for Gucci

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Tom Ford era Gucci white belted mini skirt from the Spring 2003 collection. As seen on the runway in a sporty nylon iteration, the one in our collection is a durable cotton and silk ...

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1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe

$988

Size: XS

1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe

By Bob Mackie

Located in New York, NY

1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe

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1980s American Evening Dresses

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Gianfranco Ferré for sale on 1stDibs

Remembered fondly with a nod to his architecture education as the “Frank Lloyd Wright of Italian Fashion” and the “Architect of Fashion,” Milanese designer Gianfranco Ferré spent a lifetime creating handbags, dresses, jackets and other garments and accessories that were defined by meticulous tailoring and crisp geometry. Designing the iconic Lady Dior handbag after being named artistic director at Dior during the late 1980s is only one of Ferré’s impressive achievements in the fashion industry.

Ferré was born in Legnano and was raised by his mother and two aunts. He studied architecture at Milan Polytechnic but had a love for fashion, and made belts and other items for female friends in his classes. He graduated in 1969.

Ferré’s accessories caught the eye of Rosy Biffi, who operated boutiques in Milan with her sister, Adele. He was encouraged by Biffi to create clothing, and soon began creating jewelry and accessories for Christiane Bailly and Walter Albini. The latter is an unsung hero of 20th-century fashion, while Bailly was part of a small group of prominent young stylistes who helped build a sterling reputation for French ready-to-wear fashion during the 1960s. Ferré’s work was photographed by Italian Vogue, and he secured commissions from the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Elio Fiorucci.

Ferré appreciated other cultures and drew inspiration from his travels abroad. His most influential trip — a years-long stint in India — saw him bringing bright colors and patterns to his evening dresses and day dresses. While there he created a collection for the Genoa-based San Giorgio Impermeabili. Ferrè designed for brands such as Les Grenouilles and Baila, and met with Italian businessman and clothing manufacturer Franco Mattioli, who would become an important collaborator.

In 1978, Ferré and Mattioli became equal business partners in establishing Ferré’s own label, for which he designed women’s ready-to-wear and menswear collections in Milan. In 1983, he was named the first professor of fashion at the Domus Academy.

While teaching, Ferré won the Occhio d’Oro — Italy’s award for best fashion designer — six times. In 1986, he introduced his first women’s fragrance, his first couture and fur collections, and a new line called Studio 00l. A few years later, Bernard Arnault, owner of Christian Dior, appointed him artistic director.

It was unexpected for an Italian to be given the job at Dior — one of fashion’s most coveted roles — as that position traditionally went to French designers. There, as Marc Bohan’s successor, Ferré created luxurious and striking gowns that drew on his architecture studies in their sculptural forms while celebrating the long history of the legendary house. He revisited the nipped-waist silhouettes of Dior’s postwar years, and his work dazzled onlookers and exuded femininity. Ferré won the Dé d'Or prize in 1989 for his first collection at the label.

In the early 1990s, Ferré designed the Lady Dior handbag (prior to its 1995 debut, it was called the Chouchou). The boxy top-handled accessory soared to immense popularity after French first lady Bernadette Chirac gave a version in black leather to Diana, Princess of Wales. Each bag, which was eventually named for the Princess, is made from 130 pieces of leather and worked on by seven Dior craftsmen who spend at least eight hours perfecting it.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage Gianfranco Ferré clothing, accessories and handbags and purses.

Finding the Right Evening-dresses for You

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.