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1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt
Located in Capri, IT
1980s Prom Night Blacke Dress Embellished Pois on Skirt Totally made in italy Composition: Viscose polyester polyamide Size 36
1950's Periwinkle Blue Debutante Prom Dress
Located in Toronto, ON
This formal vintage party dress, by Cotillion Originals, would be perfect for prom or a special spring event. The dress is made of beautiful layers of ruched periwinkle blue netting ...
1950's Unusual Brown & Pink Gown with Interesting Details
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a very unusual 1950's vintage, brown and pink taffeta gown designed by Perullo for David Hart, Inc. I believe that this company dealt mainly in prom and ball gowns.
1950s Crimson Red Satin Vintage Prom Style Dress
Located in London, GB
This stunning 1950s party dress has an amazing shape and structure to it. The waist is drawn right in with 20 panels making up the dress from the bust, that flutes out from the wai...
Vintage Hand Painted Prom Dress
Located in London, GB
A stunning pink prom dress with a wonderful hand painted skirt. The skirt is painted in an attractive print in gold , silver and turquoise. The dress is fully lined and has a net u...
1950s Vintage Tiered Tulle Formal Barbie Pink Cupcake Prom Dress
Located in Sparks, NV
Very 1950s tulle formal dress with a poofy tiered skirt and halter neckline. Details: Fully Lined Side Metal Zip Snap and Hook Closure Marked Size: Not Marked Estimated Size: Smal...
Exquisite 1950's Tulle Evening/Prom Dress
Located in New York, NY
It is the perfect 1950's evening gown for prom or a retro night on the town.
1950s Emma Domb White Prom/Wedding Dress
By Emma Domb
Located in San Francisco, CA
1950s Petit Emma Domb white dress that can be a Prom or a wedding dress. The skirt and bolide is covered in a white polyester lace with a floral pattern. The strapless top is accente...
Victor Costa Strapless Dress
By Victor Costa
Located in Alford, MA
One of Victor Costa's best designs, this strapless cocktail/evening dress is fashioned of white satin and black velvet alternating horizontal stripes with fitted bodice leading to an...
Dolce & Gabbana Lace up Silk Dress
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful stretch silk leopard print dress from Dolce & Gabbana. The bodice has adjustable straps, functional and adjustable side lacing through to the hips plus rows of top st...
Versace Silk Cut out Back Dress
By Versace
Located in Water Mill, NY
A beautiful pink silk dress from Versace. It is is a simple sleeveless sheath from the front. The back is exposed from the shoulders to low back with the exception of draping framin...
Alexander McQueen S/S 2005 Unworn Semi-Sheer Lace Ruffled Slip Dress
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Alexander McQueen S/S 2005 "It's Only A Game" Unworn Semi-Sheer Lace Ruffled Slip Dress IT 44
2000s Donatella Versace Green Pink ethereal mesh corset bustier cocktail dress
By Gianni Versace, Donatella Versace
Located in Sheffield, GB
2000's Donatella Versace Green & Pink ethereal mesh corset cocktail dress MADE IN ITALY. Spaghetti strap shoulders, fitted Body, Concealed zip up back, hand sewn sequin detaili...
2011 Vivienne Westwood blue taffeta off shoulder gown
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in Austin, TX
Vivienne Westwood blue taffeta gown gold label off the shoulder, fishtail train fitted waist Condition: fair, water damage at hem, see video. Bust 34" , Waist 25" , Hips 39", Lengt...
Alexander McQueen New Silk Dress with Ruffle Hem 'NO. 13' S/S 1999
By Alexander McQueen
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous black silk dress from an early collection of Alexander McQueen. It skims the body has a scoop neckline and 3 rows of ruffles beginning at knee level in the front and 8 sta...
Vicky Tiel black halter dress with rhinestones
By Vicky Tiel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vicky Tiel black halter dress with rhinestones. Length 44", bust 34", hip 32".
Valentino 2000s Size 6 Black Silk Lace Cut-Out Sequin Evening Gown Dress
By Valentino
Located in San Diego, CA
Sexy, yet classic early 2000s VALENTINO black silk and lace cut-out evening gown ! Features a tailored bodice with black lace sequin cut-out detail with rhinestone encrusted buckle a...
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 98 Vintage black embellished tassel backless sequin maxi dress gown
By Valentino
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI Vintage An incredibly rare black embellished gown from Valentino Spring/Summer 1998 Beautiful fine silk crepe that is cut on the bias, means that the dress drapes and moul...
$938Sale Price|49% Off
Size: 38.5
New Gucci Stunning Crystal & Suede Leather Platform Heels Pumps Sz 38.5
By Gucci
Located in Conroe, TX
Brand New With Gucci Box Gucci Crystal Suede Leather Platform Heels $1875 Size: 38.5 Black Heel 5" Front Platform 1.25" Peep Toe Leather Footbed Adjustable Ankle Strap Gold Gucci Har...
Jean Louis 1960s Silk Tiered Dress
By JEAN LOUIS COUTURE, Jean Louis
Located in Water Mill, NY
A black silk micro pleated gown from Jean Louis. The dress has a fitted bodice with a boned inner corset, spaghetti straps and the long full skirt is comprised of 4 tiers. It is ful...
Mazzuchelli Vintage Sartorial Hooded Dress w Beading
Located in Milano, IT
Particular vintage sartorial dress by Mazzuchelli from the 1980s, made in Italy. The dress is totally handmade in a light ivory cotton. It is believed that the dress may be a bridal ...
$15,662
Size: FR36 - UK8 - US4
Christian Dior by John Galliano Purple Satin Evening Dress and Shawl, ss 1998
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
▪ Christian Dior Evening Dress and Shawl Ensemble ▪ Creative Director: John Galliano ▪ Spring-Summer 1998 ▪ Constructed from a deep purple hammered satin ▪ Scoop neckline design ▪...
Dolce & Gabbana black floral velvet evening dress, fw 1996
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in London, GB
Dolce & Gabbana black floral velvet evening dress. Adjustable bra straps, cut out under the bust and invisible zip fastening. Fall-Winter 1996
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.
Costumer to the stars Ray Aghayan brought the famed painting to life with his spectacular design.
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Once considered a controversial item of clothing, fashion designer Sonja de Lennart's creation is now a bona fide classic.
The classic tweed garment has been a wardrobe staple of chic women around the world since the 1950s.
Amanda Benchley and Bridget Moynahan teamed up to explore the relationship between powerful women and their most significant footwear.
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.