THIERRY MUGLER S/S 1999 Sculptural Collar Evening Gown FR40
By Thierry Mugler
Located in Berlin, BE
The neckline is framed by sheer silk organza ruffles with a flower detail. The translucent layers contrast with the matte black crepe, introducing a softer element to the otherwise m...
$2,899
Pucci blue dress
By Emilio Pucci
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
PUCCI - (Made in Italy) Long white silk dress with stylized flowers embroidered with pearls and lazurite stones.
$1,043
Muslin dress 1920s
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
UNKNOWN - (Made in France) Long muslin silk dress with flowers. Composition and size labels missing, it fits a 36FR.
Balenciaga coral dress 2006
By Balenciaga
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
BALENCIAGA - Embroidered coral dress with flower beige silk brocade, coral and polychromatic pearls.
A Pierre Cardin Black Couture Jersey Evening Dress Circa 1976/1978
By Pierre Cardin, Pierre Cardin Couture
Located in Toulon, FR
Circa 1976/1978 France Evening dress by Pierre Cardin Haute Couture in black silk jersey dating from the late 1970s. Crew neck dress in stretchy black silk jersey, with long bat slee...
$7,304
Cavalli long dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CAVALLI - Long yellow, black, and white silk caftan dress printed with flower blocks topstitched with golden pearls.
Emanuel Ungaro Ruched Dress with Back Cut out 1980s
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in Water Mill, NY
A very pretty flower pattern silk dress from Emanuel Ungaro in pinks, blues, greens and golds on an off white background.
John Galliano Rare Dolores Intarsia Carnation Bias Evening Dress
By John Galliano
Located in New York, NY
Of Bianchini Férier ivory and black satin backed rayon acetate crêpe inset with intarsia'd black chiffon and satin embroidered in white silk running stitch embroidered carnation flo...
Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black Cocktail Dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful YSL Rive Gauche Paris, France black cocktail dress, with a silk belt with a large flower bow. Shoulders are lightly padded.
Three Piece Saphire Blue Couture Evening Ensemble by Lily Samii SF Size 8
By Lily Samii
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The sculptural jacket/top (think of the sculptural shapes that go into a couture jacket like Armani does in Paris) is adorned with hand made silk chiffon flowers to frame the neck. S...
1980s Galanos Couture Rose Print Long Sleeve Yellow Purple Vintage 80s Dress
By James Galanos, Galanos
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage 80s GALANOS silk dress! Features roses / flowers in vibrant colors of yellow, purple, green, black and white.
Oscar dela Renta Blue Sleeveless Cocktail Dress
By Oscar de la Renta Boutique, Oscar De La Renta
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautiful Oscar dela renta blue silk soutache ribbon flower appliqué sleeves cocktail dress.
Vintage 1950's coral tulle dress 1950's layered tulle sweetheart UK 4 US 0
Located in Nashville, TN
This original 1950's tulle dress in the most breathtaking shade of coral tulle, embellished with trailing silk velvet and rayon corsage flowers, is a truly breathtaking piece to add ...
Chanel Black Wool Tweed Short Sleeves Mini Dress Size 38
By Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Product details: Featuring crew neck, dual front imitated pockets, short sleeves, front lit, rear black zip closure with CC logo, double silk lining with flowers and Chanel logo print.
Vintage 1950's Ceil Chapman Gold Satin and Beaded Cocktail Dress UK 6 US 2
By Ceil Chapman
Located in Nashville, TN
Rendered in a classic silhouette, this sumptuous 1950's Ceil Chapman dress, in a bold gold satin, contrasted by a cream silk bodice embellished with trailing gold glass bugle beads, ...
Chanel Lace Striped Camellia Empire Dress S/S 1988
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A satin waistband at a high empire waistline separates the lace bodice from the pleated silk skirt printed with camellia flowers in indigo, teal, emerald, gold, and ruby red on a bla...
Sexy Basile Evening Slip Dress
By Basile
Located in New York, NY
Sexy slip dress by Luciano Soprani for Basile,Italy 1980s. Black silk jacquard is meshed to the cotton tulle straps with the overapplication of printed silk crysanthemums.
$920Sale Price|20% Off
1980s Patricia Rhodes I Magnin Size 6 Black and White Vintage Strapless Dress
By PATRICIA RHODES, I Magnin and Co
Located in San Diego, CA
Features a black and white houndstooth silk chiffon bodice. Large chiffon flower appliqué at center bust is so SJP in, "Sexy and the City" Boning at interior bodice to hold everythin...
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.
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