Valentino 2016 Black Tulle "Constellation" Slip Dress With Beading
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a vintage Valentino black tulle cocktail dress featuring a ballet-inspired design, deep plunging neckline, beaded shoulder straps, multi-laye...
Christian Louboutin Nylon Multicolor Galaxy Printed Ribbon Sandals
By Christian Louboutin
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair them with a sleek, designer silk slip dress by Valentino or a high-fashion tailored blazer and trousers by Balmain for a chic daytime look.
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.
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Vintage Valentino Red Silk Slip Dress with Lace Inserts & Open Back
By Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
This stunning vintage Valentino red slip dress is in a beautiful, luxe silk crepe with a lace bustline and spaghetti straps.
Valentino Red Slip Dress Early 1990s
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
Valentino silk slip in the iconic House red. With multiple delicate straps (3 on each side) that crossover in the back and weave in and out of each other.
Valentino Beaded and Sequined Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Valentino, beaded and sequined on tulle, slip dress.
Valentino S/S 2007 embellished sheer silk slip pink floral wedding mini dress
By Valentino
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The first of the ensemble is a soft glossy pink silk slip dress with a beautifully embellished scalloped hem and a mesh bust that is fully embellished with pearlescent sequins and be...
Valentino Suede and Lace Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in New York, NY
Valentino, red, slip dress, having a lace bra, and a body made of vertical panels of suede and lace.
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Size: ONE SIZE / UK 8-10
1990's Valentino Sexy long Purple satin Slip dress with Sheer panel detail
By Valentino Intimo, Valentino
Located in Sheffield, GB
A Superb early 1990's Vintage bias-cut Valentino Purple slip dress, crafted in a shiny satin fabric with a sheer floral devoré panel, a plunged collar line with deep V back, slit up ...
Valentino vintage ivory ruffle beaded silk bridal wedding slip maxi dress gown
By Valentino
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI VINTAGE Beautiful vintage long dress by Valentino in ivory that would work superbly as a wedding dress. Composed of three sheer layers, 2 of which are silk, with the third...
Valentino Sheer Side Silk Slip Gown SS 2000
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A stunning and rare black silk gown from Valentino. It has spaghetti straps with a diagonal sheer ruffle framed panel from one shoulder strap across the dress to the opposite thigh ...
Valentino Intimo vintage pink satin sheer lace slip robe night gown midi dress
By Valentino Intimo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Vintage pink satin night gown by Valentino Intimo This can easily be worn in the day or evening as a slip dress teamed with a pair of flat sandals or high heels Sleeveless midi leng...
Valentino vtg silk polka dot ivory peach floral print lace night gown slip dress
By Valentino Intimo
Located in Milano, Lombardia
A beautiful vintage night gown by Valentino Intimo that works perfectly worn as a slip dress with a pair of high heels or flat sandals Ivory with polka dot print and large floral des...
Valentino 1990's vintage red silk lace halter slip style gown dress IT 38 - 40
By Valentino Roma
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI Vintage Valentino vintage silk gown circa 1990 This is an absolutely head turning gown in the most beautiful shade of Valentino red Halter neck design that ties at the bac...
Vintage Valentino 1997 Spring Summer Runway Silk & Lace Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
This is a gorgeous black silk vintage Valentino slip dress with lace trim from 1997. Kylie Bax wore the dress with a belt on the runway for Valentino's Spring Summer 1997 show.
Valentino Lace Trim Sequin Slip Dress New / Tags
By Valentino
Located in Cloverdale, CA
Exquisite Valentino Lace Trim Sequin Slip Dress by Maria Grazia Chiuri &Pier Paolo Piccioli.
Valentino Blue Beaded Sheer Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ethereal summer beaded mini dress Overall beaded design Summer floral design in beads and sequins Silk attached lining
Valentino 1990s Brown Silk Sequin Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sexy slip style cocktail dress circa 1990s in brown 100% silk and chiffon encrusted with metallic sequins and beads. Fully lined but still sheer. Great new years eve dress!
Valentino SS 2003 Sequin with Lace Trim Slip Dress
By Valentino
Located in US
Valentino sequin classic slip dress in blush pink with a delicate lace detail at the hem, back zipper and hook-and-eye fastening,90% rayon and 10% nylon with a 100% silk lining.
Vintage Valentino Night Black Silk & Lace Slip Evening Dress
By Valentino Night, Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
This vintage Valentino silk dress has beautiful lace detailing. This is a dress that can be worn with a simple wrap or an evening coat and we love the a sheer lace bust. The lace thr...
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Vintage Valentino Red Boutique Silk Evening Bias Cut Long Slip Dress With Train
By Valentino Garavani, Valentino
Located in Portland, OR
This is an absolutely gorgeous Valentino red vintage slip dress. This beautiful silk evening gown has spaghetti straps, an empire waist, and closes with a metal zipper and hook and e...
Vintage 2000's Blumarine Pink Nude Drap Dress
By Blumarine
Located in London, GB
Vintage 2000's Blumarine pink mini dress . Features a fluid draping and figure skimming silhouette, soft stretch jersey in a nude tone, square neckline framed , adjustable spaghetti ...
Black silk chiffon backless dress with black beaded work CHLOÉ
By Chloé
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black silk chiffon dress with black beaded work. the skirt part is made of 2 lays of silk chiffon and one lay ( underneath) of organza. Zip and hook&eye closure on the middle back. ...
Diego Dolcini early 2000s Tinsel Disco Sling back Court Shoe High Heels 39 / 6
Located in Sheffield, GB
Outrageous Y2K pointed sling backs by Diego Dolcini featuring a heavily embellished sequinned toes, Sling back elasticated leather ankle straps and gold mirrored pilaster heels. Siz...
Valentino Women's Pink Silk Cape Gown, Italian Size 44
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous pink silk cape dress from Valentino. It is a sleeveless body skimming dress with a panel draping over the shoulders forming a cape in the back. The bust is lined in the s...
1999 Chloe Runway Documented Pink Jacquard Low-Back Gown
By Chloé
Located in London, GB
This full-length evening dress was designed by Stella McCartney for Chloé and appeared on the runway in black as part of the brand’s Spring 1999 collection (look 56/77). McCartney se...
Christian Dior by John Galliano S/S 2005 Ballet Pink Bias-Cut Evening Gown
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Jersey City, NJ
A beautifully romantic Galliano piece, this gown revisits one of the designer’s most enduring signatures: the bias cut. Galliano created his first statement bias-cut evening gown in ...
Rare Vintage Christian Louboutin " Trash " Mules Shoes
By Christian Louboutin
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly rare vintage Christian Louboutin "Trash" mules! These are impossible to find, and were produced in very limited quantities. They were created with 'scraps' that were gathe...
Roberto Cavalli Vintage Black Tulle Fully Embellished Open Back Dress Gown L
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Montgomery, TX
Vintage Roberto Cavalli Black Fully Embellished Open Back Dress Gown Label size missing, approx size L (please check measurements). Black evening open back tulle drees gown. Silk app...
Pale pink silk asymmetrical evening dress ALEXANDRE VAUTHIER
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pale pink silk asymmetrical evening dress. Invisible Zip and hook&eye closure on the left side . High split on the side front. Boned. SIZE 34 / XS / SAMPLE
Valentino Spring 2007 Look 58 Maxi lilas satin dress with embroidered tulle
By Valentino
Located in CANNES, FR
Valentino Spring/Summer 2007 Collection - Look 58 Long lilac satin gown featuring matching-colored tulle inserts, embellished with coordinating chiffon embroidery. Very good conditi...
2000s Valentino Pink Beaded Gown with Sheer Panels
By Valentino
Located in London, GB
This spotlight stealing, Valentino candy pink maxi dress was designed during the very early 2000s and was probably a Cruise collection piece. It was certainly designed pre 2008, when...
Pale pink backless evening dress with transparent sequin ALEXANDRE
By Alexandre Vauthier
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pale pink backless evening dress with PVC transparent sequin embellishment. Pale pink jersey bodysuit inside the dress with snap closure . Front lenght = 160cm Back lenght = 170cm S...
Black sequin lace and tulle bustier dress VICTOR COSTA
By Victor Costa
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black sequin and nylon tulle bustier dress. Acetate lining. Boned . Zip and hook&eye closure on the middle back. SIZE 38 (Fr) M
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN multicolor 2017 DOLLY DOLA 35 PUMPS Shoes 39 fit 38.5
By Christian Louboutin
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Christian Louboutin 2017 Dolly Dolly 35 Dragenfly block-heel pumps in multicolor brocade with a green grosgain and an orange satin bow. The design features a glittery ...
Black taffeta and tulle bustier evening dress VALENTINO Boutique
By Valentino
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black taffeta and tulle bustier evening dress with ruffles. Taffeta is made of acetate and rayon. Polyester tulle. Lightly padded bra. Zip closure on the right side. Boned. SIZE 8 (U...
NWT Vintage Valentino Fully Beaded Blush Pink Open Back Cocktail Dress It 40
By Valentino
Located in Montgomery, TX
NWT Vintage Valentino Fully Beaded Cocktail Dress Designer size - 40 Blush Pink Colors Paillette of Crystals, Tube Beads and Flower-shape Sequins Embellishment over the Nude Tulle. ...
Beautiful Bill Blass Vintage Sz 6 / 8 Navy Blue Silk Satin 90s Gown + Shawl
By Bill Blass
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1990s BILL BLASS Couture navy blue silk satin strapless mermaid gown and matching shawl. Strapless bodice features a super soft silk velvet in navy. Interior support holds ...
$9,900Sale Price|34% Off
Size: Size not marked. Medium fit.
Supreme Opulent Russian Sable Fur Stroller Length Coat
Located in Tustin, CA
Shown as the ultimate symbol of status and elegance, Russian Sable is considered to be the most coveted fur in the world. This Russian sable fur coat from Michael's Furs of Los Angel...
Rare Iconic John Anthony 2-piece gold-lame ensemble
By John Anthony
Located in New York, NY
This rare Iconic John Anthony 2-piece gold-lame blouse and matching jacket takes one back to the Halston-Warhol-Studio 54 days! The long sleeve wrap blouse has a hidden tie in...
1970's Tan Shearling Embroidered Coat
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Winter warm 1970's tan sheepskin shearling fur coat by San Francisco manufacturer Furs by Max. Beautiful embroidery throughout the front and seams of coat. Coat hits right below the ...
CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO Vintage Lilac Tulle and Lace Dress US Size 4
By Christian Dior
Located in Nice, FR
CHRISTIAN DIOR by JOHN GALLIANO vintage lilac tulle and lace dress. From the CHRISTIAN DIOR Spring/Summer 2008 Collection. This lilac lace dress embodies the romantic and theatrica...
MONIQUE LHUILLIER 2007 Vintage Runway Flower Motif Bridal Gown Wedding Dress
By Monique Lhuillier
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Monique Lhuillier Vintage Runway Bridal Collection FW07 Warm Ivory color, not white, can also look less warm depending on the lighting 100% silk Silver crystals + sequins at flower m...
CARMEN MARC VALVO 90's Vintage Silver Beaded Evening Gown Bridal Wedding Dress
By Carmen Marc Valvo
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Carmen Marc Valvo Vintage 1990's Silver / Grey / Icy cool toned Delicate floral beaded pattern Looks like liquid silk, but it's not silk Sexy square neckline Size USA 12 - easily tai...
Tom Ford for Gucci F/W 2002 Collection Black Stretch Deep V-Neck Dress 38
By Tom Ford for Gucci, Gucci
Located in Montgomery, TX
Tom Ford for Gucci Black Stretch Dress F/W 2002 Collection Designer size - 38 Deep V-neck style, Black satin trim, Removable tie, Very stretch. Made in Italy Excellent new condition....
John Galliano for Christian Dior Silk Lace up Top and Skirt
By Christian Dior, John Galliano
Located in Water Mill, NY
An incredible 2 piece silk skirt and top set in a pink and yellow flower print from John Galliano for Christian Dior. The top has adjustable functional pink lacing at the center fron...
John Galliano Vintage 1999 Women's Evening Gown in Excellent Condition FR38
By John Galliano
Located in Berlin, BE
A striking and highly collectible runway piece from John Galliano’s celebrated Fall/Winter 1999 collection—an era that defined his legacy of sensual, body-conscious design. Cut on t...
$745
Size: 42 / 6 / 8 / 10
Roberto Cavalli Early 2000s Army Green Silk Chiffon Rhinestone Beaded Sheer Top
By Just Cavalli, Roberto Cavalli
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy early 2000s ROBERTO CAVALLI light army green silk chiffon beaded, sequined and rhinestone semi sheer blouse! Features flattering cold shoulders that reveal just the right amount...
Alexander McQueen Fall 2005 Ready to Wear skirt
Located in Carnate, IT
Alexander McQueen Fall 2005 Ready to Wear skirt. Beige-tone tartan with fringe hem, size 44, zip closure at the back, waist 42 cm, hips 50 cm, length 95 cm, 100% wool
Vintage Suzy Perette Lace Dress, Circa 1950s, Ivory Peach, Mermaid Fit
By Suzy Perette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
vintage Suzy Perette bobbin lace dress with a cha cha hem. mermaid silhouette. collar is a high cowl neck in the front and low v in the back. dress falls to below knee length. back m...
UNWORN Chanel Signature CC Logo Enblem Knit Cashmere Mini Dress 38
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Switzerland, CH
Bodyhugging signature cashmere dress by Chanel A timeless classic Simply slips on Mint color with blue center Black trimming and COCO CHANEL "CC" logo Rib knit Finest cashmere knit 1...
NWT Vintage Donna Karan Spring 2000 Feather Hem Sheer Mesh Sequin Camisole Top
By Donna Karan
Located in San Diego, CA
Approximately Size US 6 - 8 Measurements: 36 inch bust 34 inch waist A striking and ethereal new with tags Donna Karan New York camisole top from the iconic Spring 2000 collection, ...
Pale gold jersey lurex evening dress with ruffles Carlo Pignatelli
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Pale gold jersey lurex evening dress with smock waist and ruffles. Fabric composition: 90% nylon, 10% metallic. Pale pink stretch jersey lining ( look like Lycra) No brand tag only ...
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.