Stunning Mingolini Guggenheim Brown and Black Beaded Couture Dress Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fabulous Mingolini Guggenheim Couture suit. The set features two pieces, a beautifully
Stunning Mingolini Guggenheim Brown and Black Beaded Couture Dress Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fabulous Mingolini Guggenheim Couture suit. The set features two pieces, a beautifully
1950's MINGOLINI GUGGENHEIM Purple & Black Floral Print Silk Dress Set size 2-4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a vintage silk purple and black floral print dress with matching coat by Mingolini
50s Mingolini Guggenheim Amazing Black Pleated Strapless Gown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A work of art. 1950s Mingolini Guggenheim gown in black silk artistically pleated in an undulating
1950s Mingolini Guggenheim Rich Brown Hand-Beaded Evening Gown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an incredibly stunning evening gown and matching jacket from Mingolini Guggeheim. A
Strapless Beaded Dress & Matching Coat
Located in New Hope, PA
the Italian firm Mingolini-Guggenheim in Rome, she wore this to the Opera House LaScala in Milan. The
Vintage 1950's Mingolini Guggenheim Couture Pink Pleated Silk Strapless Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1950's Mingolini Guggenheim Italian Couture gown is in excellent condition with no rips, holes or
1950s Vintage Brown + Beige Wool Blazer Jacket Size XS
Located in Sparks, NV
Darling vintage early-1950s blazer jacket in a beige and brown woven wool. Fully lined with front button closure. Light shoulder pads are sewn in underneath the lining. This has a ju...
1940's Wool Skirt Suit
Located in Geneva, CH
Light blue 1940’s wool skirt suit with rhinestones and studs on the collar and pockets. Fully lined. Note : none rhinestones and studs are missing. Fits approx. : US 4-6 / FR 38 ...
$1,495
Size: Small / Small Medium
Gorgeous 1960s Demi Couture Pale Pink Silk Shantung Dress and Jacket Ensemble
Located in San Diego, CA
Channel you inner Jackie O in this wonderfully chic demi couture light candy pink raw silk shantung sleeveless dress and pillbox jacket set! Nearly completely sewn by hand, with so m...
John Galliano for Christian Dior Ruched Corset Bustier Dress
By John Galliano, Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A gorgeous soft gold fine silk knit dress from Christian Dior. It has an inner boned corset with underwire bust cups, and detachable spaghetti straps enabling the dress to also be wo...
S/S 1992 Gianni Versace Light Green Ribbed Knit Bodycon Mini Dress Cap Sleeve
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This ribbed bright green Gianni Versace mini dress, designed by Gianni Versace for the Spring/Summer 1992 collection, is a form-fitting bodycon piece. It features off-the-shoulder pe...
Thierry Mugler Couture Dramatic Silk Corset Top Bodice Bustier
By Thierry Mugler Couture
Located in Berlin, BE
Breathtaking Thierry Mugler Couture 02/03 Silk Corset. A vision of bold sensuality and architectural elegance. This is piece is unworn and comes with the original tag from FW 2002/20...
$4,175
Size: 38 (Fr) 6/8 US
Night blue taffetas evening dress attributed to Christian Dior F.W 1957/58
By Christian Dior
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Night blue taffetas evening dress. Draped on the bust and waist. 2 taffetas bow on the back with a drag in the same fabric. Snap, hook&eye and snap ( covered with fabric) to close th...
Thierry Mugler Couture Pink Flame Beaded Silk Gown
By Thierry Mugler, Thierry Mugler Couture
Located in Concord, NC
This early 2000’s vintage Thierry Mugler gown features a halter neckline with a plunging V-front. The dress transitions from vibrant fuchsia to deep red, with flame-like cutouts ador...
1920s Peachy Pink and Silver Lame Coat with White Cuffs
Located in London, GB
This show stopping flapper coat was couture made in the mid 1920s. Truly a rare piece to find, especially in such flawless condition and it's one of the best we've handled for nearly...
Superb JEANNE LANVIN 1930’s long Purple Tweed Boucle Wool Swing Coat
By Jeanne Lanvin
Located in Sheffield, GB
Superb Jeanne Lanvin 1930’s long Purple Tweed Wool Swing Coat MADE IN FRANCE. Remarkable 1930’s Jeanne Lanvin Coat in Purple Tweed, superbly cut along the waistline with asymmetric...
1950’s Haute Couture Tapestry Beaded Dress
Located in Geneva, CH
A rare example of 50’s Egyptian haute couture, at the time Egypt was a constitutional monarchy, this feminine “Miss Egypt” dress is crafted in a flowery tapestry that is sculptural a...
Y2K Thierry Mugler Couture Aqua Lamé Halter Top and Skirt
By Thierry Mugler Couture
Located in London, GB
This spectacular Y2K lamé top and skirt ensemble were couture crafted by Manfred Thierry Mugler circa 1998 to 2001. Designed by the master of empowering, hyper-feminine tailoring, th...
Miss Ruth Relief Beaded Stretch Wool Sequin Gown Size Small
By Miss Ruth
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Miss Ruth design is composed of a relief beaded & sequin black wool. Features a center back zipper closure, with scoop back style. Please feel free to ask us any additional ques...
Prada 2000 Skirt Suit Elegant Wool Jacket Skirt
By Prada
Located in Berlin, BE
PRADA 2000s two piece skirt suit, jacket and skirt. Stunning Prada Ensemble. The beautiful structured silhouette is both commanding and refined, a testament to Prada’s unparalleled ...
1950s Couture Pink Beaded and Sequin Dress with Mesh Overlay
Located in London, GB
Couture made in the 1950s, this truly stunning pale pink gown has retained all of the delicate intricacy of when it was first designed. With elaborate bead work, it is cut to a fitt...
1980s Bellville Sassoon Black Strapless Tulle Gown with Large Shawl
By BELVILLE SASSON
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Late 80s Bellville Sassoon Black strapless drop waist tulle dress with cream lace at the hem. Dress comes with very large shawl that can be worn as a cape. size 4/6 Measurement Bus...
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.