I Magnin Travilla 1980s White Lace Mermaid Bridal Dress
By I Magnin and Co, Travilla
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the I Magnin Travilla 1980s White Lace Mermaid Bridal Dress – a true masterpiece of bridal fashion that captures the essence of timeless elegance with a contemporary twis...
Vintage 1980s Strapless Ribbonwork Mermaid Wedding Dress w train
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic thick ribbon and sequin column layered mermaid wedding dress with detachable train. The dress is also suitable for other occasions without the train.
1990's Nolan Miller Couture Ivory Embroidered Silk Strapless Mermaid Bridal Gown
By Nolan Miller
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A breathtaking Nolan Miller Couture unworn with tags embroidered silk organza sculpted bridal gown dating back to the early 1990's. Nolan Miller was an acclaimed costume designer bes...
A.N.G.E.L.O. Vintage Cult ivory silk tailored 90s mermaid wedding dress
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Ivory silk tailored 90s sleeveless mermaid wedding dress with narrow waist. Back zip and covered buttons fastening.
Cailan'd Vintage Mermaid Wedding Dress Pink Silk Short Sleeve 1980s
Located in Brindisi, Bt
Vintage Cailan'd wedding dress from 1980. The dress consists of two pieces.
1950's Sorelle Fontana Haute-Couture Beaded Ivory Satin Strapless Mermaid Gown
By Sorelle Fontana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Sorelle Fontana is Rome's prominent and oldest fashion house and was known as Couturiers to the Stars. The Fontana sisters were the first to feel the need to give Italy a look of its...
Cailan'd Vintage Mermaid Wedding Dress Pink Silk Short Sleeve 1980s
Located in Brindisi, Bt
Vintage Cailan'd wedding dress from 1980. The dress consists of two pieces.
Vintage Geoffrey Beene Size 12 Navy Blue White Silk 80s Jumpsuit 1980s Nautical
By Geoffrey Beene
Located in San Diego, CA
Chic vintage 80s GEOFFREY BEENE navy blue and white long sleeve silk jumpsuit ! Features a luxurious double sided silk. Buttons up the front with hidden hook-and-eye closure at top b...
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. ...
Size: vintage 10; comparable to size S
Oleg Cassini Black Heavily Beaded Illusion Power Gown w Trumpet Skirt - S, 1980s
By Black Tie by Oleg Cassini
Located in Tucson, AZ
A power gown that goes "all in" on 1980s details, from wide shoulder pads to a trumpet skirt to a drop waist in between. It even has beaded fringe that keeps moving long after you st...
Leonard, Paris Strapless Silk Floral Print Gown with Silk Flower Corsage Bodice
By Leonard
Located in New Hope, PA
This strapless dress from Leonard, Paris is just so cheerful and feminine. The floral print seems to have every shade of every color under the rainbow set against a black background...
1950S Black Nylon/Lace Bullet Bra
Located in New York, NY
1950S Black Nylon/Lace Bullet Bra
Vintage Jill Richards 1980s For Saks Fifth Avenue Red Avant Garde Silk Dress
By Jill Richards, Saks Fifth Avenue
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 80s JILL RICHARDS, for SAKs Fifth Avenue, red silk + taffeta dress!!! Avant Garde feel, with tiered skirt, and bow in the back. Tulle layers over the silk bodice. Pouf skirt,...
F/W 2000 Dolce & Gabbana Black Satin Corset Boned Floral Print Evening Gown IT46
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Dolce & Gabbana evening gown from the Fall/Winter 2000 collection is crafted from structured black satin and features a bold floral print in shades of pink, white, and green...
Jean-Louis Scherrer Wool Day Dress
By Jean-Louis Scherrer
Located in Geneva, CH
Inject some bright color into Winter with this early (c. 1965) Jean-Louis Scherrer neon coral pink dress. Recognizable 60's cut - A-line silhouette with stitching details. Inside poc...
Size: unmarked; fits like modern S
James Galanos Vintage Black Silk Velvet Evening Gown Circa 1970s-80s
By Galanos, James Galanos
Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL
Elegant and understated, this vintage Galanos black velvet evening gown dates to the late 1970s to early 1980s, an era synonymous with the designer’s refined, architectural approach ...
1990s Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche striped corset lace dress
By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in CULEMBORG, GE
In the 1990s, fashion designers did not shy away from making bondage themed collections. The catwalk was flooded with lace-ups, latex, high splits with safety pins: bondage was all o...
Emanuel Ungaro Draped Knotted Cut-Out Cocktail Dress, Circa 1985
By Emanuel Ungaro
Located in Geneva, CH
Designed more than thirty years ago, this 80's Ungaro Parallèle cocktail dress is still furiously trendy ! Made from taupe brown soft wool, it is artfully draped and knotted for a bo...
Vintage Nina Ricci Couture 1980s Avant Garde Polka Dot Silk Taffeta Evening Gown
By Nina Ricci
Located in San Diego, CA
Sensational vintage 1980s NINA RICCI Couture for NEIMAN MARCUS polka dot Avant Garde silk taffeta sleeveless evening gown! Features a black and white polka dot body, with lipstick re...
1970s Burgundy Polka Dot Cut-Out Flared Leg Vintage 70s Halter Jumpsuit
Located in San Diego, CA
Amazing 1970s Fredericks of Hollywood burgundy / maroon one piece jersey cut-out disco jumpsuit! Features tiny white polka dots on the halter bodice. Cut-out below the bust, and just...
1970s Anonymous Gold Pleated Flapper Style Cocktail dress
Located in Toronto, Ontario
1970s American made gold and black accordion style cocktail dress from the "great unknown" with a pleated double layer and lettuce style hemline. The shimmery lurex fabric falls awa...
New Versace Women's Real Fox Leather Leopard Print White Fur Jacket 46
By Versace
Located in Montgomery, TX
New Versace Collection Women's Fox Leather White Fur Jacket Designer size 46 100% Real Fox, 100% Leather, Brown Leopard Print Design. White Leather Inserts on Sleeves, Sides and Coll...
Gucci S/S 2005 Tom Ford Plunging Cutout Backless Bodycon Black Dress
By Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Gucci S/S 2005 Tom Ford Sexy Plunging Cutout Backless Bodycon Black Dress Size S
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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This year's Costume Institute exhibition is all about embracing the eccentric.
Ballrooms, Bar Suits and British royals — in a sweeping exhibition, the London museum looks back on 70 years of the French fashion house, as well as its illustrious founder and his fondness for the United Kingdom.