90s VALENTINO RUNWAY Black Silk Gown
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1993 Valentino Black V neck silk and velvet gown. ( runway picture attached) Bust” 36” / Waist: 26”/ Hip 38”
90s VALENTINO RUNWAY Black Silk Gown
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
1993 Valentino Black V neck silk and velvet gown. ( runway picture attached) Bust” 36” / Waist: 26”/ Hip 38”
Valentino Runway Emerald Sequin Shimmer Dress Gown NWT
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning 70's inspired Valentino Demi Couture evening gown that sparkles and shimmers on the runway.
Valentino Runway Bare Shoulder Full Train Dress Gown new!
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino cornflower blue elasticized bare shoulders evening dress. One of the "must have" styles from Valentino's Spring collection. Sold out. Features eye catching silhouette...
NWT Valentino Runway Black Cutout Coat Dress Gown
By Valentino, Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
One of the most distinctive and imaginative fashions of the Valentino fall 2022 runway. Styled with imagination and high style by Pierpaolo Piccioli fashioned in weighty black silk...
1990S Valentino Dark Chocolate Brown Silk Taffeta Strapless Gown Runway Sample
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Not in mint condition but is in very good wearable condition. 1990S Valentino Dark Chocolate Brown Silk Taffeta Strapless Gown Runway Sample
VALENTINO 2007 Vintage Runway Burgundy One Shoulder Ball Gown Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino Vintage c. 2007 will search runways later a/s/o Rebecca Gayheart at the 2007 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Burgundy Velvet Ruched / knot effect Side zip Size USA 10 but fits muc...
F/W 2001 Valentino Garavani Runway Satin Black Panther Sheer Rhinestone Gown
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This gown is a fabulous representation of Valentino's timeless heritage with Y2K sex appeal.
F/W 2005 Valentino Haute Couture Olive Green Silk Metal Embellished Runway Gown
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an incredible olive/sage green silk Valentino Haute Couture gown. From the Fall/Winter 2005 collection, this lustrous satin gown debuted on the season's runway as look 26,...
Valentino Runway Inspired Art Deco Beaded Handkerchief Hem Evening Dress Gown
By Valentino, Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantasy Valentino evening dress fashioned of midnight blue shower of sequins adorned with beaded red and white accent trim at center bodice dropping down to hemline. Designed to e...
Valentino Fall/Winter 1996 Runway Finale Dress
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in Norwich, GB
This gown from Valentino’s Fall 1996 ready-to-wear collection is crafted in the house’s signature red, a hallmark shade closely associated with the brand’s identity.
NWT Valentino Garavani S/S 2020 Runway White Silk Embellished Dress Gown It 38
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Montgomery, TX
NWT Valentino Garavani White Silk Embellished Dress Gown S/S 2020 Runway Collection Italian size - 38 This elegant full-length design features a softly structured silhouette with a h...
Vintage NWT Valentino FW Runway 2006 Sheer Side Silk Embellished Dress Gown US 6
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Montgomery, TX
NWT Vintage Valentino Sheer Side Silk Embellished Dress Gown US size - 6 F/W Runway 2006 This is a stunning Valentino and it is almost shocking when you realize how deep that side pa...
1999 Valentino Runway Dusky Pink Slip Dress with Embellished Straps
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
This archival Valentino dress walked the runway on supermodel Esther Cañadas for the House's Fall 1999 collection. Tailored from pink silk-satin which shines a warm grey or dusky pin...
2006 Valentino Haute Couture Runway Floral Pleated Beaded Dress
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
This exceptional documented haute couture dress was seen on the Fall 2006 runway, Look 24, and was entirely hand sewn in the Valentino atelier in Rome.
2007 Valentino Runway Documented Black Silk Dress with Art Deco Buckle
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
This elegant Valentino evening dress walked the runway as look 40/74 in the Fall 2007 show, one of Valentino Garavani’s final shows as creative director before he retired in 2008.
NEW VALENTINO ruffled green velvet midi runway dress, 2016
By Valentino
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Lush green velvet midi dress with ruffled neckline from Valentino exactly as seen on the fall 2016 runway. Italian size 40. Approximate measurements: bust 32-34", waist 27", hips 45"...
1985 Runway Documented Valentino Strapless Silk and Crepe Dress
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
Made in Italy, this vibrant patterned party dress walked the runway for Valentino’s Spring 1985 collection. At the bust, a frothy chiffon overlay sits over a simple strapless dress ...
Isabel Sanchis "Valentine Pick" Jeweled Heart Runway Gown
By Isabel Marant, Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique and exciting gown by Isabel Sanchis, known for her imaginative evening wear. Fashioned peek-a-boo black net bodice adorned with embroidered beaded silver arrows and large r...
Antonio Berardi Grand "Finale" Runway Jeweled Dress Gown
By Valentino, Antonio Berardi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Berardi "Finale" gown from the fall 2015 Collection. Dress fashioned of weighty black fabric with "V" neckline adorned with hand embroidered crisscross silver stud embellis...
1978 Runway Documented Valentino Floral Black Silk Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
A very special runway documented Valentino maxi dress from the spring 1978 collection and designed by Mr Garavani a few years after founding his Valentino Boutique line. Tailored fro...
new 2016 VALENTINO black silk runway dress with plissé folds and elegant draping
By Valentino
Located in San Fransisco, CA
Black silk dress with plissé folds and elegant draping from Valentino exactly as seen on the runway for fall of 2016. Italian size 40. Approximate measurements: bust fits 32-35", wai...
Antonio Berardi Stunning Runway Boho Chic Voluminous Dress Gown
By Antonio Berardi, Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely Antonio Berardi voluminous etheral runway gown offered in brand new condition. Not many were produced. Fashioned of soft coral and soft poppy red silk chiffon edged in mult...
Vionnet Runway Veraline Blue Plisse Cut-Out Pleated Dress Gown NWT
By Valentino, Vionnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vionnet of Paris veraline blue plisse pleated cutout gown is the 1st look that opened the 2016 Spring runway show. (see photo) Sleeveless with pleated panels of bodice twisted toget...
S/S 1995 Valentino Garavani Runway Navy Asymmetric Sleeveless Midi Dress
By Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Valentino Garavani sleeveless midi dress from the Spring/Summer 1995 collection is crafted in navy crepe fabric. The design features an elegant scoop neckline, fitted silhouette...
F/W 1998 Valentino Garavani Runway Black Chiffon Beaded Shift Dress
By Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a fabulous black chiffon Valentino dress. From the Fall/Winter 1998 collection, this gorgeous beaded dress debuted on the season's runway and features a tiered skirt with ...
Antonio Berardi Extraordinary Runway Beaded Monastic Tabard Cady Dress Gown
By Antonio Berardi, Valentino Couture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antonio Berardi monastic tabard gown. Highly sought after and limited in production. Considered one of the best pieces of the designer's runway collections. A grand and highly styli...
S/S 1995 Valentino Garavani Runway Navy Crepe Chiffon Pearl Ruched Mini Dress
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From Valentino Garavani’s Spring/Summer 1995 collection, this navy silk crepe chiffon mini dress features sculptural ruched cups and delicate pearl-embellished rosette straps. Pleate...
Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture Runway Grecian Drape Dress Gown 1997-1998
By Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning gown fashioned of deep plum silk charmeuse designed by Yves Saint Laurent from his runway Haute Couture Collection circa 1997-98. With inspiration in style and color from ...
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VALENTINO 2016 Runway cream floral print cape back ruffle sleeve dress
By Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VALENTINO 2016 Runway cream floral print cape back ruffle sleeve dress Reference: GEGG/A00083 Brand: Valentino Designer: Pier Paolo Piccioli Collection: Prefall 2016 - Runway Materia...
Roberto Cavalli F/W 2008 Runway Dramatic Ballgown Dress
By Valentino, Roberto Cavalli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With Roberto Cavalli's recent passing many of his older gowns are highly coveted and collectible. Roberto Cavalli f/w 2008 ballgown as seen on the runway. Fashioned of ivory and ...
Oscar de la Renta 2006 Runway Ballerina Dress Pants Ensemble
By Oscar De La Renta, Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oscar de la Renta 2006 runway rich blue silk floral evening ensemble. Beautifully made and designed with a ballerina flair by Oscar de la Renta. Rich in color and style. Fashion...
Valentino Runway 2006 Red Deep V Neck Crystal Bow Belt Finale SL Gown Size 8
By Valentino
Located in Chicago, IL
The finale gown from the 2006 Valentino Fall Ready-to-Wear runway collection.
Valentino Beaded Chiffon Gown Worn By Marie-Chantal Miller at Valentino's 45th
By Valentino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Valentino off white beaded draped runway gown as worn by Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece for Valentino's 45th anniversary celebration in Rome 2007.
Valentino Runway Red Silk Crepe Evening Dress (Final Collection), Spring 2008
By Valentino
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Valentino, Runway Spring 2008 (Look 79) final collection red silk crepe evening dress with diamanté detail, front slit, concealed side zip and hook-and-eye closure. US. 4 Bust: 29"...
2006 Valentino Runway Beaded Black Silk Avant Garde Beaded Jacket & Skirt
By Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
This is an absolutely sensational Valentino Garavani Spring 2006 raw silk skirt evening suit with a gorgeous blazer that has a beaded bow with tassels in the front. The jacket was fe...
Unavailable|$1,330
Valentino Runway Black Red Wool Floral Leather Collar Long Sleeve Dress
By Valentino
Located in Chicago, IL
Size: 8 Color: Black,Red, Made In: Italy Fabric Content: Wool, Silk; Leather; Silk Item Specifics & Details: From the fall 2014 runway collection. Wool and silk blend construction. ...
Valentino Vintage Runway Embellished Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2001 Size 6
By Valentino
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Valentino Vintage Runway Black & Nude Embellished Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2001 Size 6
Valentino S/S 2001 Runway Sheer Panel Embellished Brown Dress Gown
By Valentino
Located in Englishtown, NJ
VALENTINO S/S 2001 Runway Embellished Sheer Panel Dress Gown IT 42 Look 64 from the S/S 2001 Collection.
Valentino Beautiful Black and White Runway Beaded Silk Organza Gown New!
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valentino black and white silk organza gown. Body of dress fashioned of tiered black silk organza.
VALENTINO 2007 Vintage Runway Black Silk Evening Gown Maxi Dress Embellished
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino FW07 Vintage Runway Jet black Velour and beaded design on capped sleeves Ruched front USA size 10 Great condition, minor feeling of wear, looks like the mesh may be coming ...
Valentino Runway Vintage Gold Sequin Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2002 Size 8
By Valentino
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Valentino Runway Vintage Gold Sequin Evening Gown Fall/Winter 2002 Size 8
VALENTINO 2005 Vintage Runway Black Evening Gown w. Crystal Brooch Maxi Dress
By Valentino
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Valentino Vintage Runway FW05 100% silk Jet black with shiny crystal flower brooch Side zip Huge thigh high side slit Size USA 6 but fits like an XXS/XS Has some wear as pictured to ...
S/S 1997 Valentino Garavani Runway Naomi Abstract Organic Form Sequin Gown
By Valentino Garavani, Valentino
Located in West Hollywood, CA
From the Spring/Summer 1997 collection, this gown debuted on the season's runway as the finale look, modeled by Naomi Campbell.
S/S 1997 Valentino Garavani Runway Ad Dégradé Sequin Plunging Cowl Backless Gown
By Valentino, Valentino Garavani
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning gold sequin Valentino gown debuted on the Spring/Summer 1997 season's runway.
S/S 2003 Valentino Garavani Runway Olive Green Silk Cargo Pocket Strapless Gown
By Valentino Garavani, Valentino
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This fabulous green strapless Valentino gown was designed by Valentino Garavani for his Spring/Summer 2003 collection. Debuting as look 67 on Omahyra Mota, this gown perfectly captur...
Vintage NWT Valentino FW Runway 2006 Sheer Side Silk Embellished Dress Gown US 6
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Montgomery, TX
NWT Vintage Valentino Sheer Side Silk Embellished Dress Gown US size - 6 F/W Runway 2006 This is a stunning Valentino and it is almost shocking when you realize how deep that side pa...
VALENTINO Runway Black Leather Fringe Cocktail Dress
By Valentino
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
2015 Runway VALENTINO Black soft leather fringe cocktail dress with sheer lace neckline and sash. Marked size 6 Measurement: Bust 35” / Waist 33” / Hip 35” / Dress length 36”
2000s Runway Valentino Red Silk Taffeta Dress
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
This documented Valentino dress is from the 07/08 autumn/winter ready to wear collection. 2007 was a landmark celebration for the Italian fashion house as it marked the eponymous de...
Valentino Black Silk Long Dress - Multicolored Embroidery - SS 14 Runway RtW
By Valentino
Located in Geneva, CH
Stunning black dress from Valentino seen on the catwalk for the Spring-Summer 2014 Ready-to-Wear Collection. The dress shows no sign of wear. It features a multicolored embroidery a...
runway VALENTINO wool blue oriental china jacquard embellished collar dress S
By Valentino
Located in Hong Kong, NT
runway VALENTINO wool blue oriental china jacquard embellished collar dress S VALENTINO FROM THE FALL 2013 RUNWAY Inspired by fine China print. Wool, mohair, polyamide, elastane. Woo...
VALENTINO 2021 Runway brown oversized floral cotton silk faille shirt dress IT36
By Valentino
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VALENTINO 2021 Runway brown oversized floral cotton silk faille shirt dress IT36 Reference: AAWC/A00034 Brand: Valentino Designer: Pier Paolo Piccioli Collection: 2022 Spring Summer ...
VALENTINO BOUTIQUE 1998 Vintage Runway Silk Beaded Lace Dress
By Valentino Garavani
Located in Leonardo, NJ
SS98 Vintage Runway Pink and green silk with glass beads and lace Lined from the waist down, hooks under top straps to add a slip that won't move around USA size 8, but fits like a U...
VALENTINO 2011 Runway pink wool blend floral lace overlay bodice dress IT42 M
By Pierpaolo Piccioli, Valentino
Located in Hong Kong, NT
VALENTINO 2011 Runway pink wool blend floral lace overlay bodice dress IT42 M Reference: LACG/A00459 Brand: Valentino Designer: Pier Paolo Piccioli Collection: Resort 2011 - Runway M...
RED VALENTINO Runway black bird floral jacquard mini dress IT42 M
By REDValentino
Located in Hong Kong, NT
RED VALENTINO Runway black bird floral jacquard mini dress IT42 M Reference: WECN/A00054 Brand: Red Valentino Collection: Pre-Fall 2018 - Runway Material: Polyamide Color: Multicolou...
Sold|$3,800
Valentino Runway Subtly Sexy White Silk Gown
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
As seen on the runway Valentino bias cut evening gown. Bateau neckline fashioned in bias cut eggshell white silk with satin side tie adornment at waist.
Valentino Halter Hand Beaded Runway Dress Gown New!
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
NWT Valentino plunging neckline halter gown. Fashioned of rich colors of greens, white, coco brown on silk charmeuse. Hand beaded bodice. Ultra sexy thigh high front slit and long sw...
Valentino Vintage Hand Embroidered Lilac Runway Evening Gown Dress New!
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and ethereal look for a very special occasion. Identical gown shown in the 2007 runway photo. Designed by Valentino Garavani.
The mononymously known Italian designer Valentino Clemente Ludovico Garavani (b. 1932) is renowned for his fashion house of romantic styles and feminine shapes that he founded in Rome in 1960. Valentino dresses, skirts and other apparel captured the hearts of many of Italy’s wealthiest ladies in the couturier’s early days and led to commissions from Babe Paley, Gloria Guinness, Jayne Wrightsman and others on the international best-dressed list (when it still meant something). They sought out Valentino for gorgeous gowns, jackets, elegant daytime wear and even when they needed wedding dresses.
An early fascination with fashion developed when Valentino attended the theater as a child and was dazzled by the evening gowns on stage. While a teenager in Voghera, Lombardy, he studied under Italian designer Ernestina Salvadeo and soon moved to Paris, where he trained at the École des Beaux-Arts and the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Valentino spent time apprenticing under haute couturiers Jean Dessès and Guy Laroche, learning how to design and construct high fashion while also thinking about how to strike out on his own.
In 1959, Valentino returned to Italy, and a year later, he opened his own salon, soon joining with longtime professional and personal partner Giancarlo Giammetti. It was located on Rome’s trendy Via Condotti and modeled after the French maisons. One of his earliest clients was Elizabeth Taylor, who discovered Valentino while she was in Rome filming Cleopatra and ordered the white dress that she wore to the premiere of Spartacus.
When the designer launched his first couture line in 1962 with its fiery red colors, it was internationally celebrated, with Valentino soon attiring fashion trendsetters including Princess Margaret and Audrey Hepburn. He formed an especially close friendship with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, for whom he designed numerous dresses. Luxurious drapery with fine needlework, bold uses of color and dramatic flourishes would define Valentino fashion across the decades.
As a fashion house, Valentino is best known for its signature Valentino Red color, though one of its iconic lines is the monochromatic “no colour” collection for which the designer won the Neiman Marcus Award in 1967. (The collection also debuted his trademark “V.”) The white dresses and beige dresses led to a demand for Valentino wedding gowns, with clients including Elizabeth Taylor, Jennifer Lopez and Anne Hathaway.
Valentino retired from his fashion empire in 2007, with Alessandra Facchinetti and then the duo Maria Grazia Chiuri (who departed in 2016) and Pierpaolo Piccioli succeeding him as creative directors. But Valentino still steps out of retirement for special occasions, such as designing a wedding gown for Princess Madeleine of Sweden in 2013.
Today, the brand offers a range of collections that include the Valentino Garavani line and REDValentino, a diffusion line that is aimed at a younger audience. The house has expanded far beyond women’s haute couture and prêt-à-porter to encompass various lines of accessories, including shoes, sunglasses, scarves and perfume.
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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.