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Rose Taft Couture

Rose Taft Couture Draped Black Chiffon Chic Glamour Evening Gown Size 10
Rose Taft Couture Draped Black Chiffon Chic Glamour Evening Gown Size 10

Rose Taft Couture Draped Black Chiffon Chic Glamour Evening Gown Size 10

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Rose Taft, based in the US had designed the most beautiful custom made evening dress, by hand, one by one, the couture way.

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1990s American Evening Gowns

Rose Taft CHIC! Couture Beaded and Blue Satin Evening Gown Plus Size 16/18
Rose Taft CHIC! Couture Beaded and Blue Satin Evening Gown Plus Size 16/18

Rose Taft CHIC! Couture Beaded and Blue Satin Evening Gown Plus Size 16/18

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Palm Desert, CA

It weighs at least 10 pounds. Rose Taft Bio: Rose Taft was the founder of Rose Taft Couture Fashions Inc., a women's eveningwear company she started in 1957.

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1990s American Evening Gowns

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Rose Taft Couture Lace Halter Mermaid Gown
Rose Taft Couture Lace Halter Mermaid Gown

Rose Taft Couture Lace Halter Mermaid Gown

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Lake Park, FL

This is a Rose Taft Couture halter sweat heart bust lace mermaid Gown.

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Late 20th Century American Evening Gowns

1960's ROSE TAFT Couture dress with pearl beading
1960's ROSE TAFT Couture dress with pearl beading

1960's ROSE TAFT Couture dress with pearl beading

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Excellent condition, 1960's, ROSE TAFT Couture dress with pearl beading. Dazzling, pearl-white dress with all-over chenille, and metallic silver, Swiss-dot patterning.

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1960s Evening Dresses

RoseTaft Painterly Floral Printed Gown with Matching Stole
RoseTaft Painterly Floral Printed Gown with Matching Stole

RoseTaft Painterly Floral Printed Gown with Matching Stole

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Oradell, NJ

Rose and Philip Taft founded Rose Taft Couture, Inc. in 1963 and close to 50 years later, their company is still flourishing and expanding.

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1970s American Evening Gowns

Rose Taft Couture Brown Plaid Silk Evening Dress With Corset Style Bodice
Rose Taft Couture Brown Plaid Silk Evening Dress With Corset Style Bodice

Rose Taft Couture Brown Plaid Silk Evening Dress With Corset Style Bodice

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Atlanta, GA

Cinched in the right places and billowing with dramatic fashion ... this Rose Taft Couture evening dress depicts a dynamic combination of traditional plaid with a ballroom style.

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Late 20th Century American Ball Gowns

1960s Rose Taft for Couture fashions rhinestone chiffon evening caftan
1960s Rose Taft for Couture fashions rhinestone chiffon evening caftan

1960s Rose Taft for Couture fashions rhinestone chiffon evening caftan

By ROSE TAFT

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

From the 1960s, Rose Taft sunny yellow chiffon evening caftan...Long semi fitted crepe sheath dress (underneath) is sleeveless and lined, with a deep caftan overlay of chiffon, the n...

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1960s American Evening Dresses

Rose Taft 1960s Vintage Dress Blue Chiffon and Gold Metallic PastelPaisley Print
Rose Taft 1960s Vintage Dress Blue Chiffon and Gold Metallic PastelPaisley Print

Rose Taft 1960s Vintage Dress Blue Chiffon and Gold Metallic PastelPaisley Print

By ROSE TAFT

Located in Portland, OR

This sensational vintage dress was designed by Rose Taft for Couture Fashions in the 1960's. The dress has a sheer blue chiffon over a gold metallic fabric with pastel painted paisle...

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1960s American Evening Dresses

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By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci

Located in Switzerland, CH

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By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in New York, NY

Dolce & Gabbana body-hugging midnight-black evening dress is fully lined with their signature leopard print. This wonderful evening dress has a matching built-in bra for a "pe...

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By Michael Casey

Located in Gresham, OR

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By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche

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Located in San Diego, CA

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Located in San Diego, CA

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Located in West Hollywood, CA

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By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

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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.