Gorgeous Bill Blass Couture Vintage 1970s Royal Blue Silk Satin Belted 70s Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Sensational vintage BILL BLASS Couture royal blue silk satin dress! This gem was completely hand-sewn, and is numbered.
Gorgeous Bill Blass Couture Vintage 1970s Royal Blue Silk Satin Belted 70s Dress
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Sensational vintage BILL BLASS Couture royal blue silk satin dress! This gem was completely hand-sewn, and is numbered.
1970s Frank Usher 70s Vintage Royal Blue Satin Strapless Gown and Shawl
By Frank Usher
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous vintage 1970s 70s FRANK USHER for NEIMAN MARCUS royal blue strapless satin evening dress and matching shawl!
Collini Royal Blue Satin Ruched Strapless Mini Dress S
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Exhibit a stylish look by wearing this beautiful designer dress. Tailored using fine fabric this dress has a chic silhouette for a framing fit. Style the creation with chic accessori...
Royal Blue Silk Satin Evening Gown
Located in Topanga, CA
Stunning blue silk satin empire strapless gown with tulip bust. The back has two piece folded train. The dress is fully lined with boning at the ribcage.
1980's Scaasi Royal Blue Satin and Black Velvet Cocktail Dress
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Stunning Scaasi cocktail dress dating from the 1980s. Royal blue satin with a jet black velvet wide corset waistband, featuring a very typical Scaasi large bow.
1950's Whitney for Bonwit Teller Royal Blue Silk Satin Full Skirt Party Dress
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This is quite the party dress! Fashioned in a gorgeous royal blue silk satin.
Collini Royal Blue Satin Ruched Strapless Mini Dress S
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Exhibit a stylish look by wearing this beautiful designer dress. Tailored using fine fabric, this dress has a chic silhouette for a framing fit. Style the creation with chic accessor...
CH Carolina Herrera Royal Blue Satin Pleated Sleeveless Maxi Dress S
By Carolina Herrera
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Look effortlessly stylish in this fabulous Carolina Herrera dress. This blue ensemble is the splendid pick that oozes out utmost grace. Tailored to perfection, this satin dress is a ...
1950's Maxwell Shieff Royal-Blue Satin One-Shoulder Party Dress
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Breathtaking Maxwell Shieff of Beverly Hills royal-blue satin party dress! Maxwell Shieff was a Hollywood dress designer who counted among his clients such stars as Ginger Rogers, Zs...
Vintage 1960's Sapphire Blue Satin Asymmetric Pleated One-Shoulder Evening Gown
By Victoria Royal
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This captivating dress is fashioned from double layered silk satin in a beautiful sapphire-blue color.
Victor Costa Strapless Dress
By Victor Costa
Located in Alford, MA
One of Victor Costa's best designs, this strapless cocktail/evening dress is fashioned of white satin and black velvet alternating horizontal stripes with fitted bodice leading to an...
Vivienne Westwood brown wool and velvet swing coat, fw 1990
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in London, GB
Vivienne Westwood brown wool swing coat with velvet. Oversized inverted lapels, large perspex Orb button and voluminous back panel. Portrait, Fall-Winter 1990
1990s Thierry Mugler White Handkerchief Hem Asymmetrical Vintage 90s Maxi Skirt
By Thierry Mugler
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking vintage early 90s THIERRY MUGLER white handkerchief hem maxi skirt! Features an asymmetrical hem that looks fantastic with movement! Hidden zipper up the back with signature...
$1,490
Size: please refer to measurements
CLAIRE PETTIBONE 2015 Vanilla Cream Lace Bridal Gown Backless Wedding Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Claire Pettibone Romantique Collection 2015 Sample Wedding Dress Vanilla Cream Like with all lighter neutrals, sometimes this leans more yellow, and sometimes this leans more ivory B...
Gianni Versace Couture Fall 2001 Black Silk Chiffon Tan Leather Belted Gown
By Gianni Versace, Gianni Versace Couture
Located in San Diego, CA
Extremely rare Fall 2001 runway GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE, by Donatella, Museum Worthy black silk chiffon and leather full length evening dress! Kylie Minogue also stunned in the gown o...
Oscar de la Renta Black Velvet beaded Gown, Halter Top Bodice 6
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a sexy evening gown from Oscar de la Renta. It is made of black velvet and has a fully beaded bodice. It is a halter style top, that crosses in the back. The skirt is slit up...
GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE S/S 2000 Purple Silk Blouse with Swarovski BUTTONS Y2K
By Gianni Versace Couture
Located in Switzerland, CH
Beautiful GIANNI VERSACE COUTURE SS 2000 silk blouse Finest purple silk Versace SS 2000 Jungle Collection Extremely versatile Sexy deep cleavage Swarovski crystal buttons Made in ...
$5,715
Size: FR 38 - IT 42 - UK 10 - US 6
Dolce & Gabbana black silk spandex and leather lace up dress, ss 2003
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
Dolce & Gabbana; black silk spandex figure hugging evening dress. - Lambskin leather grommet trim - Open on both sides with lace up fastenings - Invisible side zip closure ...
1970s Moroccan Black + Gold Metal Embroidered Vintage 70s Caftan Maxi Dress
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1970s black crepe Moroccan long sleeve kaftan maxi dress! Features meticulously embrodiered gold metal throughout. Chic bell /angel sleeved have just the right amount of flar...
Vintage Jill Richards 1980s For Saks Fifth Avenue Red Avant Garde Silk Dress
By Saks Fifth Avenue, Jill Richards
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 80s JILL RICHARDS, for SAKs Fifth Avenue, red silk + taffeta dress!!! Avant Garde feel, with tiered skirt, and bow in the back. Tulle layers over the silk bodice. Pouf skirt,...
1970s Lilli Diamond Taupe + Mint Green Marabou Feather 70s Maxi Dress + Jacket
By Lilli Diamond
Located in San Diego, CA
Fantastic vintage LILLI DIAMOND taupe and mint green jersey maxi dress and matching cardigan / jacket ! Features a soft jersey fabric that offers plenty of stretch. Sleeveless maxi d...
1960's Mollie Parnis Romantic Red Gown with Caplet
By Mollie Parnis
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Exquisite 1960's red chiffon hanky hem gown with matching capelet. Fitted through the bodice with spaghetti straps the dress is double layered, a feature that is accented by the irre...
$2,450
Size: 42 / US 6
1990s Dolce & Gabbana D&G Black Plunging Sexy Beaded Sleeveless Vintage 90s Gown
By Dolce & Gabbana, D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy late 90s DOLCE & GABBANA D&G black rayon jersey plunging beaded / sequin evening gown ! Features multiple layers of soft stretch jersey. Iridescent sequins and beads hand-sewn a...
Valentino New Silk Dress with Cape
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous deep red silk dress with an attached cape from Valentino. It has an elaborately vertically ruched front bodice with a back cape emanating from the shoulders and a full ski...
1980s Louis Feraud Size 4 Lipstick Red Silk Chiffon 80s Vintage Dress + Shawl
By Louis Feraud
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage late 1980s LOUIS FERAUD lipstick red silk chiffon sleeveless dress and large shawl! Features a flattering ruched bodice with thin spaghetti straps at each shoulder....
Moschino Cheap & Chic Vintage Fruit Polka Dot Jacket as seen on The Nanny
By Moschino, Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in Concord, NC
Highly collectable and iconic 1990's Moschino Cheap & Chic polka dot fruit appliqué jacket as seen on Fran Dresher in The Nanny. This jacket features a whimsical design with whit...
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.