Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Vintage 1960's Sapphire Blue Satin Asymmetric Pleated One-Shoulder Evening Gown
By Victoria Royal
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In this gorgeous early 1960's Victoria Royal designer evening gown, the detailed construction and
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1960s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1980s Andre Laug Couture Multi-Coloured Sequinned Dress
By André Laug
Located in London, GB
dress as it features some additional sewn-in tabs that indicate a collection and design number. The
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1980s British Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Vintage 1950's Peggy Hunt Green Floral Silk Portrait-Collar Pleated Full Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing and highly stylized 1950's floral silk-faille dress by the famous American designer
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
White Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 327).
Mrs. Kennedy loved Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the
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By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Oscar de la Renta S/S 2014 strapless tiered sheer mesh pearl wedding dress gown
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Paris, FR
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An incredibly rare gown from Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2014
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2010s Central American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Silk Guipure Lace Exquisite 1930s Jacket Top
Located in Water Mill, NY
An intricate, stunning, vintage beige silk lace jacket, bolero, shrug, vest in varying stitches and patterns of flowers and petals- very elaborate. The shoulders are extended forming...
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1930s Unknown Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada.
Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Textile, Wood
Stunning Vintage Bill Blass Lipstick Red Strapless Silk Mermaid Dress / Gown
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Stunning vintage Bill Blass red silk Mermaid dress! Vibrant liptick red color, with intriicate stitching, which produce an unbelievable sexy fit! Super flattering, and utterly jaw dr...
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1980s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1960s Mod Empire Waist Gown in Gold Sequin Lattice and Iridescent Rhinestones
Located in Gresham, OR
1960s Mod gold sequin lattice gown with a very high Empire waist and wide bands of iridescent prong-set rhinestones at waist and around neckline. Fully lined. Spectacular! From Dayt...
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1960s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Blown Glass
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
1910s Edwardian Lace Beaded Vintage Dress Starburst Design Mini Train
Located in Portland, OR
This is an absolutely incredible Edwardian dress with silver sequins and beads covering the black lace outer layer and creating a firework starburst design on the front. The waist is...
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Early 20th Century American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Vivienne Westwood black and gold mesh 'Open 24hrs' corset, fw 1993
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood black mesh corset with 'Open 24hrs' gold leaf print. Internal boning designed to cinch the waist and push the breasts up.
Anglomania, Fall-Winter 1993
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1990s British Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
House of Hackney Grey and Beige Large Velvet Tigris Cushion, Pillow, UK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
House of Hackney draws on Far Eastern references for this grey Tigris cushion, adorned with a Balinese-style tiger print. It's made it the UK from plush cotton velvet and filled with...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Chinoiserie Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Dining Set Designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd., Finland, 1929
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dining set designed by Alvar Aalto for Finmar Ltd.,
Finland, 1929.
Birch.
Stamped.
This rare dining set by the Finish design icon Alvar Aalto is characterised by the combination of...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Birch
Reem Acra One Shoulder Golden Goddess Red Carpet Gown
By Reem Acra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reem Acra's grecian goddess liquid gold gown. Expertly and dramatically draped in silk gold lame. Boasts one-shoulder style, shirring at shoulder, crossover draped panels at bodice, ...
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Postmodern Hilton McConnico Toulemonde Bochart Cat Rug, 1980s, France
By Toulemonde Bochart, Hilton McConnico
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Extremely rare rug by the iconic Tenessee-born artist and designer Hilton McConnico (Memphis 1943-Paris 2018) from the esteemed French house of Toulemonde Bochart, circa 1988. McConn...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Wool
Vintage 1950's Ceil Chapman Ivory Embroidered Eyelet Cotton Tiered Bridal Dress
By Ceil Chapman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An absolutely stunning Ceil Chapman designer ivory embroidered cotton eyelet dress dating back to the late 1950's. Perfect for any upcoming summer event; you can't help but feel ethe...
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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By Patricia McDonough
Located in Hudson, NY
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1950's Fred Perlberg Marigold Green-Yellow Taffeta Strapless Evening Gown
By Fred Perlberg
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A magnificent creation by the iconic dress designer "Fred Perlberg". This evening gown is fashioned
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Thea Porter Vintage Emroidered Evening Dress
By Thea Porter
Located in Port Hope, ON
This beautiful and rare Thea Porter's evening dress is a beautiful example of how old sensual
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1970s British Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Black Ruffle Off-Shoulder Illusion Crepe Evening Dress Gown
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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Fab 1960's Geoffrey Beene Black Velvet & Ivory Satin Evening Dress
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in Atlanta, GA
. This 1960's rendition of a ball gown is both elegant and dramatic without pretense ... and oh so easy
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1960s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Elizabeth Arden Beaded Champagne Organza & Lace Gown
By Ferdinando Sarmi, Elizabeth Arden
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and foreign dignitaries. Pat Nixon wore a Sarmi gown to her husband's second Inaugural Ball in 1957
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1950s Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Chantilly-Lace & Tulle Full-Skirt Party Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Ball and Anne Miller. Her specialty was creating evening and cocktail dresses very much in the
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1950s Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Black Ilusion Floral Cotton-Lace Hourglass Cocktail Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Turquoise Floral Silk-Brocade Ruched Hourglass Cocktail Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Nude & Ivory Lace Sheer-Illusion Peplum Cocktail Party Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Sheer Nude-Illusion Black Applique Lace Cocktail Party Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1940's Peggy Hunt Black Ivory Floral Applique Sheer Illusion Belted Swing Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing and highly stylized 1940's silk rayon swing dress by the famous American designer Peggy
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1940s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1930's Jean Carol Colorful Floral Garden Print Cotton Sweetheart Maxi Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazingly rare and highly stylized late 1930's floral gown by the famous American designer Peggy
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1930s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1960's Sarmi Graphic Print Black White Red Op-Art Silk Mod Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sarmi gown to her husband's second Inaugural Ball in 1957. He was best known for his use of extravagant
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1960s Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Red, Black & White Bunnies, Set of 3, Oleg Cassini, Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the Inaugural Gala (she had already ordered a dress from Bergdorf’s
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Mid-20th Century Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in
1950's Ceil Chapman Sapphire-Blue Butterfly Novelty-Print Silk Evening Ball Gown
By Ceil Chapman
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This is such a breathtaking and dramatic evening gown from the iconic "Ceil Chapman" designer label
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1959 Sarmi Couture Metallic Fuchsia Floral Motif Brocade Strapless Evening Gown
By Ferdinando Sarmi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sarmi gown to her husband's second Inaugural Ball in 1957. He was best known for opulent evening looks
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Vintage 1961 Charles Cooper Couture Aqua-Blue Beaded Satin Backless Gown & Coat
By Charles Cooper
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
With its gorgeous aqua-blue color and flawless "Old Hollywood" silhouette, this Charles Cooper
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1960s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1940's Jean Carol Black Rayon-Crepe Plunge Hourglass Tiered-Fringe Evening Gown
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazingly rare and highly stylized early 1940's evening gown by the famous American designer
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1940s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1960s Vintage Moroccan Pink Silver Metallic Sleeveless Caftan Dress
Located in Boca Raton, FL
After seeing the centuries-old silhouette for the first time on a trip to Morocco, Vogue editor-in
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1960s Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Sapphire-Blue Roses Floral Silk Sculpted Mermaid Evening Gown
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt Black Silk Embroidered Illusion Shelf-Bust Cocktail Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
and evening dresses. Her garments were often worn by Hollywood starlets such as Lucille Ball, Bette
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1950's Peggy Hunt White Lace & Green Satin Rhinestone Shelf-Bust Party Dress
By Peggy Hunt
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Lucille Ball and Anne Miller. Her specialty was creating evening and cocktail dresses very much in the
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1950s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
Black Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 327).
Mrs. Kennedy loved Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the
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Mid-20th Century American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Red Bunny Drawing by Oleg Cassini for Playboy October 1979, Signed
By Oleg Cassini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cassini, In My Own Fashion, 1987, p. 327).
Mrs. Kennedy loved Cassini’s design for a gown to wear to the
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Mid-20th Century Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
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Norman Norell 1960's Jewel collar gown
By Norman Norell
Located in San Francisco, CA
illustrates why well-dressed ladies coveted Norell. His fashion was amongst the most expensive in the US (one
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1970s American Old Fashioned Vintage Ball Gown Dresses
1940s Swing Sequined R&K Dress - Amazing Pockets!
Located in Rockwood, ON
! Killer forties dress and in excellent to as near mint as a piece this old can get condition.
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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.
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