New Vera Wang Lavender Label Evening Dress Sz 2
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags * Size: 2 * Metallic Gold & Taupe Dress * V Cut Front
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Evening Dress Sz 2
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags * Size: 2 * Metallic Gold & Taupe Dress * V Cut Front
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Cocktail Dress Sz 6
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Linen Blend Color Block Dress Gemstone Detail at
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk Peter Pan Dress Sz 6
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags * Size: 6 * Ivory Silk Dress with Sheer Black Underlay
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk and Knit Cocktail Dress Sz 2
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Shell 1 (Front) 60% Silk/40% Rayon Shell 2 (Back) 100
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk and Knit Cocktail Day Dress Sz 6
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Shell 1 (Front) 60% Silk/40% Rayon Shell 2 (Back) 100
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk and Knit Cocktail Day Dress Sz 8
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Shell 1 (Front) 60% Silk/40% Rayon Shell 2 (Back) 100
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk and Knit Cocktail Day Dress Sz 4
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Size 4 Shell 1 (Front) 60% Silk/40% Rayon Shell 2
New Vera Wang Lavender Label Cocktail Dress Sz 4
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Size 4 Linen Blend Color Block Dress Gemstone Detail
Vera Wang Lavender Label Silk and Knit Cocktail Day Dress
By Vera Wang
Located in Conroe, TX
Vera Wang Lavender Label Brand New with Tags Shell 1 (Front) 60% Silk/40% Rayon Shell 2 (Back) 100
Jean Paul Gaultier Madonna esque Cone Bra Dress
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in Water Mill, NY
An iconic orange stretch silk dress from Jean Paul Gaultier. It has a cylindrical top stitched cone bra top as made famous by Gaultier's designs for Madonna's 1990 Blonde Ambition T...
1960s Yellow + White + Clear Paillettes Sequined Lamb's Wool Sleeveless 60s Top
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage 1960s yellow, white and clear paillettes and sequin encrusted sleeveless lamb's wool sweater top! Features hundreds of hand-sewn sequins and paillettes throughout. Super...
Anna Molinari cream chiffon coral embellished gown
By Anna Molinari
Located in New York, NY
Anna Molinari cream colored double-layer chiffon spagetti strap gown is cut on the bias for a form-fitting fit. The embellishment is of micro-coral seed beading and also micro pink s...
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian Knit Brown Cardigan c 21st c
By Louis Vuitton
Located in University City, MO
Louis Vuitton Paris Italian knit brown cardigan sweater Size M The chic Italian knit cardigan is designed with a muted light brown shade; accented with subtle gold metallic knit band...
Revillon Sable Fur Coat for Saks Fifth Avenue
By Revillon Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an absolutely sumptuous natural brown Sable fur coat, by Revillon for Saks Fifth Avenue. This coat has a large notched collar, two front slit pockets, an open front and is ...
$5,765
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 ...
$16,613
Chanel set Pre-fall 2019
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
CHANEL - (Made in France) Golden tweed coat/dress set with golden calfskin collar and sleeve lapels, with blue resin and golden metal beetle buttons. Golden calfskin belt with a resi...
UNWORN Christian Dior by John Galliano Deep Cleavage Laceup Silk Dress 4
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Switzerland, CH
This dress is a variation of Goldie Hawn's Golden Globe Dress created exclusively by John Galliano An extremely luxurious and CHRISTIAN DIOR signature piece that will last you for y...
Yves Saint Laurent SS 2008 Kate Moss Sz 40 / 8 One Shoulder Silk Rasperry Gown
By Stefano Pilati, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in San Diego, CA
Spectacular and rare YVES SAINT LAURENT, by STEFANO PILATI Documented Spring Summer / Printemps Ete 2008 ad campaign one shoulder raspberry pink silk evening dress! Who could forget ...
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
1960's Nina Ricci Black Couture Dress with Mink Trim
By Nina Ricci
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Elegant couture made late 1960's black silk cocktail dress with fitted corset bustier and dark brown mink fur trimmed bodice. The full skirt adds a touch of volume to the dress. Hand...
Gianni Versace Red Leather Motorcycle Jacket and Skirt A/W 1994
By Gianni Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous and rare red patent leather motorcycle jacket with matching skirt from Gianni Versace. It has all of Versace's amazing attention to detail including Medusa head pulls on t...
1990s Vintage Moschino Cheap & chic red blazer jacket
By Moschino Cheap and Chic
Located in LAGNY-SUR-MARNE, FR
1990s Vintage Moschino Cheap & chic red blazer jacket, in a bright red with black velvet buttons collar and pockets. Condition : Excellent Vintage Condition - Fully lined - Made i...
Bordeaux Red Velvet Gold Brocade Coat and Hat
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Amazing bordeaux/red velvet gold brocade gown We offer more exclusive vintage items, view our frontstore Details: Red velvet embroidered with gold brocade jacquard Incl. matching h...
Vintage Bon Gout Black Crocodile Bag
By Bon Gout
Located in London, GB
A chic vintage crocodile bag by Bon Gout . This super shiny crocodile bag is large enough for todays essentials, measuring Width 13'', height 7 1/2 '', and depth 3''. The bag has a ...
Emilio Jewelry Gia Certified Fancy Blue Diamond Ring
By Emilio!
Located in New York, NY
From Emilio Jewelry, a well known and respected wholesaler/dealer located on New York’s iconic Fifth Avenue, Featuring a very special center diamond Gia Certified as Natural 4.00 Ca...
Blue Diamond
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.