Circa 1947 Adrian Midnight Blue Silk Gown
By Adrian
Located in New York, NY
From Adrian's second career as a high fashion designer, we have this beautiful and brilliantly cut midnight blue silk gown.
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Vintage Adrian Gown
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50s Adrian Intricate Strapless Cocktail Dress
By Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highest of high glamour. Legendary Hollywood costume designer Adrian created this complex showstopper circa 1950s. Black ribbon applique on net over heavy pleated silk skirt with bui...
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1950s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian Midnight Blue Sequined Dress with Jacket
By Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous ensemble from legendary designer, Adrian, features a shimmering, sequined tulle cocktail dress with a matching jacket. Dress is crafted from black tulle layered over black c...
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1950s American Vintage Adrian Gown
1940s Adrian Black Rayon Crepe Dress with Pleated Statement Sleeves
By Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fabulous cocktail dress from iconic Hollywood designer Adrian is done in black crepe and features gorgeous pleated taffeta statement sleeves. Measurements-- Bust: 36 inches Wai...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian 1940s Putty Pink Dress
By Gilbert Adrian
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Putty pink crepe dress. Gold leather with beading metallic thread appliquéd around front bodice and back shoulders. Swag around skirt gathered at center front and center rear low bac...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian Original, One sleeved gown, Circa 1940s, Theodora Getty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Couture, museum quality Adrian Original gown of silk sari fabric. Important Provenance given upon request.
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
1940s Spectacular Adrian Black Crepe Gown w Cape Back & Rhinestone Embellishment
By Adrian, Gilbert Adrian
Located in Gresham, OR
1940s Spectacular Adrian Black Crepe Gown w Cape Back & Rhinestone Embellishment: An incredibly rare example of The genius of Adrian, this black silk crepe gown features a long, lea...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian 1940s Cubist Inspired Black/White Gown w/ Sequin Blocks
By Adrian
Located in Gresham, OR
1940s Adrian black and white color-block rayon crepe gown with capelet back, slash detail and geometric sequin blocking.
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Gilbert Adrian Black Crepe Gown With Shoulder Drape / Back and Front Slit, 1940
By Gilbert Adrian
Located in Gresham, OR
A rare mint condition 1940s Adrian evening gown of black silk crepe with dramatic draped back details, structured shoulders, fitted banded waist, back zipper, high V-neckline, pleate...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian Original 'Peace Dove' Silk Gown, Theodora Getty
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Adrian Original silk gown with peace dove motif. If you are interested i this gown for your personal collection, museum or design research please feel free to contact me directly ...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
1940s Iconic Adrian Original Cubist-Inspired Dress in Green Gray and Black Drape
By Adrian
Located in Gresham, OR
Here's your chance to own a piece of classic Hollywood design! An iconic 1940s Adrian Original dress: The man who made Joan Crawford's shoulders famous designed this stunning silk ...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Rare 1942 "It's Not True" Adrian Silk & Lace Gown
By Adrian, Gilbert Adrian
Located in Rockwood, ON
The gown is absolutely outstanding and in a world where Adrian Gilbert pieces are already rare, this particular gown is even more special even if you simply based it on how utterly b...
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1940s Vintage Adrian Gown
1940s Vintage Gilbert Adrian Original Dress Pink Ruffles Rare Designer Gown
By Gilbert Adrian, Adrian
Located in Portland, OR
I also have a very rare custom Gilbert Adrian evening gown listed right now so take a look!
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
1948 Adrian Couture Metallic Lame Silk Grecian-Keys Novelty Print Evening Gown
By Adrian, Gilbert Adrian
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Adrian took into account the actress as well as the character she would be portraying when he designed a dress, suit or gown.
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Rare Custom Gilbert Adrian Vintage Dress 1940s Black Fringe Formal Evening Gown
By Gilbert Adrian
Located in Portland, OR
A very rare custom evening gown from designer Gilbert Adrian. Gilbert Adrian was the costume designer for MGM before starting his own fashion house after he left the studio in 1941.
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
Adrian Original Vintage 1940's Midnight Blue Dress
By Gilbert Adrian
Located in Hudson on the Saint Croix, WI
vintage 1940's dress * midnight blue rayon crepe * long sleeves * ruching gathered details * metal back zipper * by Gilbert Adrian * this beautiful dress is the same style as...
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1940s Vintage Adrian Gown
1949 Adrian Original Black Silk & Crepe Asymmetric Draped Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Spectacular 1949 "Atomic Collection" iconic femme-fatale evening gown by the famous Gilbert Adrian. Pieces from this amazing collection are extremely rare and are only found in museu...
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1940s Vintage Adrian Gown
Vintage 1946 Jourdelle of Hollywood Novelty Flying Firebirds Crepe Draped Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A sensational and highly coveted Jourdelle of Hollywood documented flying phoenix firebirds rayon crepe gown dating back to 1946. The Smithsonian holds a similar example within their...
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1940s American Vintage Adrian Gown
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Finding the Right Evening-dresses for You
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.
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