Adrian-Inspired Black Hollywood Regency Gown w Tiered Ruffle Skirt – XS, 1930s
Located in Tucson, AZ
With its cascading ruffle back skirt, puffed sleeves and sweetheart neckline, this gown is like a page out of Walter Plunkett’s designs for “Gone with the Wind” or Adrian’s for “Lett...
Beautiful Vintage White Sheer Pearl + Beads + Sequins Encrusted Shawl Scarf
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage white sheer oversized piano shawl / scarf! Feature thousands of hand-sewn pearl, beads, rhinestones and sequins. Pearl tassels feature pink iridescent pailliettes o...
$1,516Sale Price|20% Off
Size: 12
Beautiful 1990s Badgley Mischka Size 12 Fully Beaded Grey Vintage 90s Deco Gown
By BADGLEY MISHCKA, Badgley Mischka
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 1990s BADGLEY MISCHKA size 12 gray fully beaded + rhinestone deco style evening gown! Features elegant 3/4 sleeves with a fitted bodice and forgiving skirt. Hand cr...
$948Sale Price|25% Off
Size: Medium
1960s Guy Laroche Couture Lipstick Red Virgin Wool A Line Vintage 60s Mini Dress
By Guy Laroche
Located in San Diego, CA
1960s GUY LAROCHE Couture lipstick red virgin wool A-Line mini dress! The perfect alternative to a little black dress, this red gem is sure to stand out! Hand made, with the utmost a...
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
By Bob Mackie
Located in New York, NY
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
Gucci 2004 by Tom Ford Slipper Satin Silver Harlowesque Bias Cut Out Dress Gown
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sleek and chic Tom Ford's 1930's style gown for Gucci showcases a bias cut silhouette coveted by many. Designed with cut out bodice with center tie and dramatic open back with trai...
Gorgeous 1950s 50s Couture Pink Vintage Mermaid Dress w/ Chantilly Lace + Sequin
Located in San Diego, CA
What a dress!!! This gorgeous 1950s mermaid dress could have easily been on any of the 50s starlets! Pink Chantilly lace, intermixed with sequins throughout. Fitted throughout the bo...
1990s CD Green Ivory Grey Silver Silk Jersey Chiffon Beaded Paillettes 90s Gown
By CD GREENE
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage late 90s CD GREENE ivory, grey/silver silk jersey and chiffon evening dress ! Features a blouson loose fitting chiffon overlay with hook-and-eye closure at center b...
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent " Rive Gauche " Polka Dot Red & White Corset Bustier
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy vintage YSL Rive Gauche red & white polka dot bustier/corset top.built in waistband support. Fully lined, and easily transitions from day to night. In great condition. Never wo...
$1,250
Size: Small / Small Medium
1970s Coral Pink Silk Chiffon Halter Sheer Caplet Vintage 70s Maxi Dress Gown
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1970s coral pink halter maxi dress / gown with attached sheer caplet! Features a halter neck with two spaghetti straps in the back to offer additional support. Self tied sa...
Yves Saint Laurent Size 12 / 14 Vintage Sexy Hot Pink + Black One Piece Swimsuit
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy vintage YVES SAINT LAURENT hot pink and black plunging halter one piece swimsuit or bodysuit! Features a flattering ruched bodice with a plunging neckline. Plastic clasp at top ...
Vintage Bill Blass 1990s Size 6 Lipstick Red One Shoulder 90s Silk Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing vintage 90s BILL BLASS for Saks 5th Avenue lipstick red one shoulder silk dress! Features a flattering fit with a spaghetti strap on the left shoulder and a cap sleeve on the...
1967 Yellow Silk Lanvin Gown
By Jeanne Lanvin, Lanvin Paris
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Strikingly beautiful yellow silk Lanvin gown from approximately 1967. Gown features a high mandarin like collar in a raspberry red. The two saturated colors compliment each other per...
$2,997Sale Price|40% Off
1980s Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture Black Velvet Brown Taffeta Bow Gown custom
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This gorgeous black velvet Emanuel Ungaro haute couture gown was entirely made by hand. From the 1980s, this fabulous custom floor length gown is constructed entirely of soft black v...
2014 Runway Margiela Blue and White Sequin Bustier Top with Pearls
By Maison Martin Margiela
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Runway 2014 Maison Martin Margiela Blue and White sequins strapless bustier top with large pearls. Zip on the side. Marked size 40. Fit us 4
Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Crochet and Chainmail Dress, SS 2001
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This Christian Dior dress from the Spring-Summer 2001 collection, designed by John Galliano, combines hand-crocheted textile with industrial chainmail, reflecting the designer’s fusi...
1980s Bernard Perris Couture Silk Crepe Cape
By Bernard Perris Paris
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Make A Statement With This Amazing Piece! Circa late 1980s, this incredible Bernard Perris vibrant red pleated silk crepe cape features an extravagant Elizabethan high standing colla...
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.