ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 "Natural Dis-Tinction" Skeleton Kaleidoscope Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 "Natural Dis-Tinction" Skeleton Kaleidoscope Dress Brand / Manufacturer
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 "Natural Dis-Tinction" Skeleton Kaleidoscope Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 "Natural Dis-Tinction" Skeleton Kaleidoscope Dress Brand / Manufacturer
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Iconic Runway Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Dress 44
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Iconic Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Dress 44 Brand / Manufacturer
rare ALEXANDER MCQUEEN 2011 Runway Skeleton Foliage floral raw ruffle dress IT40
By Alexander McQueen, Sarah Burton
Located in Hong Kong, NT
rare ALEXANDER MCQUEEN 2011 Runway Skeleton Foliage floral print raw ruffle dress IT40 S Reference
Alexander McQueen 2007 Collection Castle Skeleton Fairy Open Back Silk Gown 40
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Montgomery, TX
Alexander McQueen Black Silk Dress Gown 2007 Collection Designer Size - 40. 100% Silk. Colors
runway ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS09 silver kaleidoscope skeleton illusion mesh dress M
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS09 silver kaleidoscope skeleton illusion mesh dress M ALEXANDER MCQUEEN
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN grey SKELETON KALEIDOSCOPE Cocktail Dress 40 S
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Zürich, CH
Alexander McQueen skeleton kaleidoscope dress in grey, white,black and dark taupe wool (54%), silk
runway ALEXANDER MCQUEEN SS09 silver kaleidoscope skeleton illusion mesh dress M
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Hong Kong, NT
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN FROM THE SPRING SUMMER 2009 RUNWAY BLACK WHITE DIAMOND KALEIDOSCOPE DIGITAL
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN cream skeleton bustier cable knit dress US0 UK6 IT38 FR34 XS
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Hong Kong, NT
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN cream skeleton bustier cable knit dress US0 UK6 IT38 FR34 XS ALEXANDER
2010 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN skeleton print dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Very rare screen-printed 'skeleton' dress created by Alexander McQueen dating to 2010. Italian size
Rare 2009 Alexander McQueen Crystal Skeleton Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 2009 Alexander McQueen "Natural Distinction, Un-natural Selection" Collection dress. Capped
Rare Alexander McQueen Black Silk 2010 Black Runway ' Skeleton ' Mini Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black silk runway dress, from McQueen's final 2010 collection! Avant Garde
ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 Iconic Skeleton Kaleidoscope Print Dress Size 44
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Thiensville, WI
Rare and iconic skeletal kaleidoscope print dress from Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 2009
2009 Alexander McQueen Skeleton Kaleidoscope Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Montgomery, TX
Alexander McQueen skeleton kaleidoscope dress in grey White, black and dark taupe wool (54%), silk
Loris Azzaro 1970s Silk Jersey Vintage Pink Empire Dress Gown
By Loris Azzaro
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage 1970s Loris Azzaro pink silk jersey gown! Beautiful bodice, with a draped, Grecian/Empire feel to the body. Zipper works great, just could not fit the dress form. In...
New Gucci Flora Bamboo Runway Pumps Heels Sz 6.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New Gucci Flora Heels Size: 6.5 Beautiful Iconic Canvas Flora Pattern Bamboo & Gold Hardware Leather Insole Wood Heel Heel Height 3" With Box
Celine Brown Cut out Back Dress with Bead Trim S/S 2003
By Celine, Michael Kors
Located in Water Mill, NY
A very chic brown jersey dress by Michael Kors for Celine. It has rows of brown wooden bead adorned fine straps emanating from the front neckline which extend over the shoulders cros...
Midnight Black Fully Lined Silk Chiffon Beaded Evening Top
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully elegant midnight black fully lined silk chiffon beaded evening top features an invisible side zipper measuring 11 inches with hook & eye. The length measures 2...
Chic 1960s 60s Judy Wayne Chocolate Brown Mod Vintage Sweater Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 60s Judy Wayne 60s sweater dress! Ribbed, with camel and maroon stripes at collar, hem, and cuffs. A-Line shape makes for a very flattering look. Tailored long sleeves, with hid...
1950s Amazing Vintage Silk Chiffon Full Circle Cocktail Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage cocktail dress with a full swinging delicate silk chiffon skirt and draped bustline. Gorgeous quality and construction with what seems like miles of silk fabric. ...
Incredible Vintage Victor Costa for Neiman Marcus Hot Pink Origami Tulip Dress
By Neiman Marcus, Victor Costa
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage Victor Costa for Neiman Marcus dress!!! Vibrant hot pink/fuchsia color, with black sequin waistband. Origami detail at bust, that continues on the back. Great tulip s...
Christian Lacroix Black Silk Organza Embroidered Sequin Appliqued Blouse
By Christian Lacroix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Christian Lacroix black silk organza embroidered and sequin appliqued blouse. This amazing blouse is a tribute to Lacroix's use of decoration as art. Pull on blouse with 3/4 length s...
$1,348Sale Price|20% Off
Size: Small
Amazing Vintage Victorian Inspired 1970s Does 1800s Steampunk Green Trained Gown
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage Victorian inspired 70s does 1800s green steampunk trained dress! Features a beautiful color of green with blue and brown flowers throughout. Chic puff sleeves and a d...
1960s White and Green Beaded Mini Cocktail Dress
By British Crown Colony
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vintage 1960s Intricate White and Green beaded sequin floral pattern on white lace mini cocktail dress. Dress is lined in silk but sleeve in unlined. Size: best fit size 0/2 or 4 Bu...
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN pink LEATHER CROPPED BIKER Jacket 40
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Zürich, CH
Alexander McQueen cropped biker jacket in pale pink textured calf leather. With epaulettes, buttoned notch collar, zipper pocket on the chest, buttoned flap pocket on the front, belt...
$1,575
Size: Medium - Large
1970s Luis Estevez Dramatic Low Back High Neck Vintage 70s Jersey Grecian Gown
By Luis Estévez, Estevez
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 ...
UNWORN Black Versace 2003 Bodycon Corset Zip Evening Cocktail Dress 40
By Versace
Located in Switzerland, CH
Gorgeous black VERSACE bodycon corset top dress From the famous FW 2003 collection Flattering skirt part The top is as a corset tight on the body Zip details with silver hardware, d...
Vintage Calvin Klein Brown 1980s Glen Plaid Double Breasted 80s Wool Jacket Coat
By Calvin Klein
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic early 1980s vintage CALVIN KLEIN brown glen plaid double breasted wool jacket coat! Classic silhouette with neutral colors of brown, tan and black throughout. Pockets at each si...
Vintage Valentino Black Cashmere Sweater with Bow
By Valentino
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chic 80s Valentino cashmere blend black sweater with large silk bow. Ruffle sleeve with velvet trim. Fit size US 4
$3,295
Size: 46FR / 14US
S/S 1998 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Lace Trim Navy Tweed Long Jacket
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Christian Dior long jacket from the Spring/Summer 1998 collection, designed by John Galliano, captures the season’s romantic yet structured aesthetic. Crafted in navy tweed, the...
British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, the original creative engine behind the Alexander McQueen label, was beloved for his expert tailoring and theatrical runway shows. After his suicide in 2010, fans left tributes to the man and his talents outside Alexander McQueen boutiques worldwide. Record-breaking crowds visited the posthumous retrospective of the designer’s work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert in London.
The inspirations for vintage Alexander McQueen bags, dresses, jackets and other items came from many quarters — film, music, current events, history, his heritage and fashions of the past. The designer's runway presentations were not just displays of clothing but were personal expressions of the zeitgeist, often touching on our cultural anxieties and concerns. McQueen’s own thoughts and feelings about love, death, gender, genocide, colonialism, global warming and the extinction of species all appear in his pieces.
McQueen certainly shook up fashion; he was a born Rottweiler. His upbringing on a council estate in north London played a part, but his family was close and supportive, not dysfunctional. He was proud of his Scottish heritage: He was a defiant fashion warrior. His historical themes and shows — such as “Highland Rape,” 2002, which was inspired by England’s “rape of Scotland,” as McQueen called it — always invoked powerful reactions from his audience of fashion pros.
“What you see in the work is the person himself. And my heart is in my work,” McQueen told Harper’s Bazaar in 2007.
It is perhaps this heart, and the heart’s exposure, that drew the crowds and made McQueen's creations both popular and emotionally resonant. Because the work was personal and thus layered with feeling, the motifs — decorative embellishments and fabric choices — have meaning. In other words, in McQueen’s oeuvre, plaid is more than simply a pattern.
Find vintage Alexander McQueen fashion and accessories — including the designer's coveted bags and comfortable, stretchy jersey knit dresses and gowns — on 1stDibs.
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.