Moschino Couture! Spring 1996 Black and White Color Block Shop Tag Dress, Rare
By Moschino Couture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare Moschino Couture dress from the Spring 1996 collection. Classic color-blocking with a sprinkling of kitsch. The off-white scoop neck bodice is met just above the waist with a ...
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Size: IT 38, fits like 0/2
Moschino Couture Shop Stop Sign Dress Black with Red and White Sequins
By Moschino
Located in San Francisco, CA
New with tags Moschino black satiny wiggle dress with sequin embellished 'SHOP sign' detail at top.
Moschino Couture Sequin SHOP Sign Dress
By Moschino Couture, Jeremy Scott
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fun dress in black, red and white by Jeremy Scott for Moschino Couture.
Giorgio Armani Navy Blue Sequin and Beaded Sleeveless Top - 42
By Giorgio Armani
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giorgio Armani navy blue, red and clear sequin and beaded top. This beautiful top is in excellent condition. Measurements: length 22" bust 36" waist 38" Size 42
Vintage Geoffrey Beene Size 12 Navy Blue White Silk 80s Jumpsuit 1980s Nautical
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage 80s GEOFFREY BEENE navy blue and white long sleeve silk jumpsuit ! Features a luxurious double sided silk. Buttons up the front with hidden hook-and-eye closure at top b...
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's "Colletti" Print Multicolor Square Sleeveless Shift Dress
By Emilio Pucci
Located in Thiensville, WI
EMILIO PUCCI c.1960's "Colletti" Print Multicolor Square Sleeveless Shift Dress Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Emilio Pucci; Exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue Designer: Emilio Pucci Style...
1980s Marc Laurent Paris Black Leather Avant Garde 80s Jacket + Mini Skirt Suit
Located in San Diego, CA
Avant Garde 1980s MARC LAURENT of Paris black leather jacket and mini skirt ensemble! Jacket features dolman sleeves with a clinched wasp waist. Detachable matching leather belt. Sha...
Opulent Mocha Brown Brocade Evening Coat c 1960s
Located in University City, MO
Opulent mocha brown brocade evening coat by Montaldo's c 1960s The elegant opera coat is designed with thick structured brocade panels The luminous mocha brown brocade fabric is illu...
1960s Ceil Chapman Vintage Metallic Gold + Red Silk Cocktail Dress
By Ceil Chapman
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage Ceil Chapman dress in metallic gold and red silk. Darling cut with full sleeves and a flared skirt. Details: Partially Lined Back Zip and Hook Closure Marked Size:...
Alessandro Dell'Acqua New Silk Skirt and Top with Bead Trim
By Alessandro Dell'Acqua
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous 2 piece black fine silk knit lace skirt and cardigan set from Alessandro Dell'Acqua. The long sleeve top buttons up front and at the hem has a sheer 3" panel of intricate...
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...
Majestic Multi Color "Floral Among Air and Sea" Japanese Silk Kimono
Located in New York, NY
This wonderful black silk kimono with multi-color "Floral Among Air and Sea" is beautifully detailed with metallic gold and metallic bronze, silk cords in colors of cream, cor...
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1960s Nina Ricci Black Cloque Silk Ensemble
By Nina Ricci
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Elegant 1960's Nina Ricci cloque (blister effect) silk dress and matching jacket with cream colored silk lining. The darling dress has a fitted bodice with an empire waist. It is the...
1970s Joseph Magnin White Eyelet Cotton Embrodiered Vintage 70s Shirt Dress
By Joseph Magnin Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic 1970s JOSEPH MAGNIN white cotton eyelet embrodiered long sleeve shirt dress! Features a stark white color with embroidered flowers down the front center, collar, and sleeve cuff...
1960's Geoffrey Beene Black Silk Gown
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Simple and stunning beautiful Geoffrey Beene 1960s gown. Sleeveless with curved seams at the waist that create a full skirt that with beautiful draping. Invisible zipper up the back ...
1970's Jean Muir Navy Blue Long Sleeve Gown
By Jean Muir
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1970's navy blue, long sleeve polyester jersey gown with a yoke and hand smocking through the shoulders and bust. Cuffs have two fabric covered buttons and the sleeves are over sized...
1950s Demi Couture Black Silk Crepe Dramatic Sequin Neck Fringe Vintage Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful 50s black silk crepe dramatic neck sequin wiggle dress! Features a shawl like collar drenched with thousands of hand-sewn black sequins. Dipped low back reveals just the ri...
1970s Huey Waltzer for Mannequin Heart and Flower Print Pique Cotton Maxi Dress
By HUEY WALTZER
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic early 70s HUEY WALTZER for MANNEQUIN red and white heart and flower print pique cotton sleeveless maxi dress! Features lipstick red and white throughout on a soft thick cotton. ...
Emanuel Ungaro Check Draped Dress
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in Water Mill, NY
A great fine black and white small check light weight wool dress by Emanuel Ungaro. It has a crew neckline, fabulous leg o mutton sleeves with zipper and button cuffs, a wrapping dra...
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.