Oscar de la Renta Black and Gold Feather Trimmed Evening Gown with Train
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Oscar de la Renta Black and Gold Feather Trimmed Evening Gown with Train. This is so beautiful, but hard to capture in photographs.
Sold|$2,200
1930's Art Deco Lamé Gown with Train
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Art Deco gown dates to the 1930's and retailed at the Connecticut store "Nelle Troy". It is made of blue metallic lamé with a floral pattern. High cut front neck...
Vintage Bill Blass Two Toned Purple Satin Gathered Evening Dress Gown With Train
By Bill Blass
Located in Portland, OR
This vintage Bill Blass evening dress is so unique and a total showstopper! This deep purple satin dress has a thick tightly woven tulle under layer to add more fullness and structur...
John Galliano Iridescent Green Silk Evening Gown with Huge Train
By John Galliano
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Extravagant iridescent green silk off the shoulder evening gown with train from John Galliano. 2002 This is really amazing, there is enough silk fabric for a few dresses.
Nina Ricci Silk Organza Asymmetrical Gown with Flowing Train
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Done with a feminine neckline and a lovely, flowing train. Measurements-- Slip Bust: 36-38 inches max Slip Waist: 32 inches Slip Hip: up to 40 inches Slip Length, Shoulder to...
Chanel Haute Couture dark red silk Gown with long train
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Haute couture Chanel silk chiffon gown , Pristine condition. Very conservative look .
John Galliano for Christian Dior Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Gown with Taffeta Train
By John Galliano
Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
A showstopping evening gown by John Galliano for Christian Dior, c. 1990's in a bias cut silk chiffon with silk taffeta train.
1970's Oscar de la Renta White Off-Shoulder Silk Ruffle Gown with Long Train
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970's Oscar de la Renta "Forever" Wedding Collections white off-shoulder short sleeve silk ruffle gown with full skirt and long train. Large puff sleeves and white lace trim ruffle ...
Wedding Gown Vintage Dress in Champagne Silk Satin With Lace and Train, 1930s
Located in Portland, OR
This is a stunning vintage wedding gown from the 1930's. This wedding dress is in a champagne silk satin and has incredible lace and a train.
Valentino Vintage Lace Wedding or Evening Dress with Train
By Valentino
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Valentino Vintage Lace Wedding or Evening Dress with Train. So pretty . Much prettier in person, this was hard to capture in a photo. There is an inner corset. Size 6 Bust 34" Wai...
Versace Vintage Chocolate Brown Corset Evening Dress with Train
By Versace
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Versace Vintage strapless corset evening dress. This is so pretty, photos don't quite capture it. It is a rich chocolate brown, sorry the photos might appear purple. New with tags, t...
1980s Red Custom Made Gown with Dragon Motif
Located in San Francisco, CA
1980s custom made strapless gown with fishtail and train. Made of vintage kimono fabric in red featuring a brilliant gold dragon motif with jewel-tone accents.
1937 Lace and Silk Wedding Tunic with Train
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely lace weding tunic Worn once for a wedding in 1937 then carefully stored away Crisp cotton lace with silk covered buttons and ribbed silk banding under bodice Matching silk...
Christian Lacroix Devore Velvet Vintage Evening Dress with Train and Shawl
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Christian Lacroix Devore Velvet Vintage Evening Dress with Train and Shawl Colorful bias cut devore velvet evening dress with a train and matching shawl from Lacroix sweetie. Size...
John Galliano Early Bias Cut Black Evening Dress with Fishtail Train
By John Galliano
Located in Cloverdale, CA
John Galliano Early Bias Cut Black Evening Dress with Fishtail Train Size 4 (US) BUST: 34 in. WAIST: 28 in. LENGTH: 57 in.
John Galliano Vintage Navy Blue Silk Chiffon Evening Dress with Train
By John Galliano
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Romantic John Galliano Vintage Navy Blue Silk Chiffon Evening Dress with Train Size 38 Bust 40" Waist 28" HIps 42" Length 62" Excellent conditon
Escada Vintage Backless Silk Floral Print Ruffled Evening Dress with Train
By Escada
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Escada Vintage Backless Silk Floral Print Ruffled Evening Dress with Train. This is so pretty, with cold shoulders. Size 38 Bust 35" Waist 25" Hips 39" Length 60" Excellent condition
Roberto Cavalli Gold Trim Devore Velvet Evening Dress with Full Train
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Exceptional Gold Trim Halter Velvet Evening Dress with Full Train. It is a peacock blue with gold, very Fortuny . Size M Bust 38" Waist 34" Hips 44'...
Oscar de la Renta Black Flamenco Ruffled Ballgown with Grand Train
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Oscar de la Renta Black Flamenco Ruffled Ballgown with Grand Train There is an inner bustier. Simply Stunning. Please use the zoom feature to see al the remarkable details. Size 8 B...
Roberto Cavalli Vintage Gold Trim Silk Corseted Evening Dress with Full Train
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Exceptional Gold Trim Silk Corseted Evening Dress with Full Train. This is so pretty, and features a boned corset bodysuit, see photo, with an overdress with long tr...
Roberto Cavalli Vintage Gold Trim Silk Corseted Evening Dress with Full Train
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Exceptional Gold Trim Silk Corseted Evening Dress with Full Train. This is so pretty, and features a boned corset bodysuit, see photo, with an overdress with long tr...
Gianni Versace back velvet evening dress with silk chiffon train, ca. 1995
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, London
Gianni Versace black velvet evening dress with built-in leotard and a pleated silk chiffon side panel falling into a train Fall-Winter 1995 Campaign image; ph. Richard Avedon
Oscar de la Renta Stunning Black Embellished Strapless Mermaid Dress with Train
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Oscar de la Renta Stunning Black Embellished Strapless Mermaid Dress with Train Simply amazing. Please use the zoom feature to see all the remarkable details. There is a full built i...
Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Lace Insert Evening Dress with Train
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Simply exquisite long black dress with sheer lace inserts from John Galliano for Chrisitan Dior. Size 38 Bust 38" Waist 26" Hips 40" Length 72" Excellent condition
Vintage Valentino Red Boutique Silk Evening Bias Cut Long Slip Dress With Train
By Valentino Garavani, Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
The dress has a slight train and is cut on the bias for a flattering fit.
Thierry Mugler 1980's Black Velvet Off the Shoulder Evening Dress with Train
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Spectacular black velvet sleeveless evening dress from Thierry Mugler circa 1989. Size 38 Bust 38" Waist 27" Hips 38" Length front 60" , length back 64"
Roberto Cavalli Leopard Print Halter Style Evening Dress with Convertible Train
By Just Cavalli, Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Whip Stitch Leopard Print Halter Style Evening Dress. This has a train, but has a button and loop to wear .it floor length or trailing the train Size 42 This is amazi...
Roberto Cavalli Sexy Back Animal Print Silk Evening Dress with Train
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Sexy Back Animal Print Silk Evening Dress with Train Size M , there is a lot of stretch Bust 38" Waist 28" Hips 40" Length 61" Excellent pre owned condition
1930s Vintage Ivory Silk Satin Wedding Dress with Train and High Neck
Located in Portland, OR
This beautiful ivory silk satin tone on tone floral patterned wedding gown is from 1939. The dress has covered buttons up the front and on the pointed sleeves, a lovely train, and a...
Roberto Cavalli Vintage Silk Ball Skirt with Long Train and Horsehair Hem
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Roberto Cavalli Vintage Silk Ball Skirt with Train and Horsehair Hem This is so pretty Size Small Waist 30" Hips 40" Length 47" Excellent condition
Sold|$795
30s/40s Red Crepe Evening Gown
Located in San Francisco, CA
1930s/40s red crepe long evening gown with 4" train. Left side snap closures. Embellished with sequins in a geometric pattern.
Nina Ricci by Peter Copping Navy Blue Sheer Lace Evening Dress with Train
By Peter Copping
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Nina Ricci Exquisite Navy Blue Sheer Lace Evening Dress with Train By Peter Copping They were not widely produced , and rarely come up on the market. Size 40, this runs quite large ...
Vintage Red Carpet Evening Dress w Black W Sequins & Paillettes Train & Bustle
Located in Portland, OR
The most unique thing about this incredible dress is that you can wear it as a formal evening gown with its mini train, and then bustle it if you want to have fun on the dance floor!
A/W 2004 Gucci by Tom Ford Blue Cutout Sequin Gown
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Long gown with medium-length train and cowl drape at back.
2016 Oscar de la Renta Magenta and Black Open Back Evening Dress with Train 0
By Oscar De La Renta, Peter Copping
Located in Houston, TX
Absolutely incredible magenta pink and black evening dress by Oscar de la Renta. The dramatic dress is composed of two connected parts. The black base dress with a wide bateau neckli...
Dolce & Gabbana Vintage Black Lace Corseted Strapless Evening Gown
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Cloverdale, CA
.Dolce & Gabbana Vintage Black Lace Corseted Strapless Evening Gown with Small Train. There is a full corset. Zips up the back This is so wonderful, so sexy. the photos don't do it j...
Sold|$1,500
Olivier Theyskens for Rochas Fall 2005
By Rochas, Olivier Theyskens
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, Fall 2005, silk chiffon sleeveless gown with open back, ruffle trim, train at back, fully lined in silk with back zip and hook and eye closures.
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.
Costumer to the stars Ray Aghayan brought the famed painting to life with his spectacular design.
From handbags and heels to jackets and jewels, Sharon Coplan Hurowitz has a deep admiration for (and collection of) all things Chanel.
Jeriana San Juan explains how she undertook the intimidating project of designing costumes for the new Netflix series about the New York fashion legend. (Hint: She found vintage Halston on 1stDibs!)
Once considered a controversial item of clothing, fashion designer Sonja de Lennart's creation is now a bona fide classic.
The classic tweed garment has been a wardrobe staple of chic women around the world since the 1950s.
Amanda Benchley and Bridget Moynahan teamed up to explore the relationship between powerful women and their most significant footwear.
This year's Costume Institute exhibition is all about embracing the eccentric.
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.