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Vintage Puff Gown

Dolce & Gabbana Ballet Pink Sheer Corseted Tulle Gown With Puff Sleeves
Dolce & Gabbana Ballet Pink Sheer Corseted Tulle Gown With Puff Sleeves

Dolce & Gabbana Ballet Pink Sheer Corseted Tulle Gown With Puff Sleeves

By Dolce & Gabbana

Located in Los Angeles, CA

sculpted foundation beneath its diaphanous finish. The gown is distinguished by its dramatic puff sleeves

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21st Century and Contemporary Evening Gowns

CHANEL 09P Runway Vintage black cream cotton puff tulle sleeve dress FR38 M
CHANEL 09P Runway Vintage black cream cotton puff tulle sleeve dress FR38 M

CHANEL 09P Runway Vintage black cream cotton puff tulle sleeve dress FR38 M

By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld

Located in Hong Kong, NT

CHANEL 09P Runway Vintage black cream cotton puff tulle sleeve dress FR38 M Reference: TGAS/E00521

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Dresses

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1930s Floral Lame Dress with Puff Sleeves
1930s Floral Lame Dress with Puff Sleeves

1930s Floral Lame Dress with Puff Sleeves

Located in London, GB

Beautiful bias cut vintage 1930s floral print dress with black background and lame thread running

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1930s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Mollie Parnis Vintage 70s 1970s Lace Up Puff Sleeves Black Gothic Silk Dress
Mollie Parnis Vintage 70s 1970s Lace Up Puff Sleeves Black Gothic Silk Dress

Mollie Parnis Vintage 70s 1970s Lace Up Puff Sleeves Black Gothic Silk Dress

By Mollie Parnis

Located in Sparks, NV

Heavy duty black lace up dress in what feels like a wool/ silk blend. Rhinestone eyelits and silk lining. By Mollie Parnis. Details Fully lined Back zip and hook closure Side...

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1970s American Evening Dresses and Gowns

Leonard Very Rare Vintage gown  with puff sleeves and sash
Leonard Very Rare Vintage gown  with puff sleeves and sash

Leonard Very Rare Vintage gown with puff sleeves and sash

By Leonard

Located in New York, NY

So adorable and a must have Leonard Very Rare Vintage gown with puff sleeves and sash. Signature

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1980s American Ball Gowns

Gina Fratini Black Velvet Gown with Dramatic Puff Sleeve, 1970s
Gina Fratini Black Velvet Gown with Dramatic Puff Sleeve, 1970s

Gina Fratini Black Velvet Gown with Dramatic Puff Sleeve, 1970s

By Gina Fratini

Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

An incredible vintage black velvet gown from the 1970s by iconic British designer, Gina Fratini - a

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1970s British Evening Gowns

Gina Fratini Avant Garde Black Puff Sleeve Velour Dress, 1970s
Gina Fratini Avant Garde Black Puff Sleeve Velour Dress, 1970s

Gina Fratini Avant Garde Black Puff Sleeve Velour Dress, 1970s

By Gina Fratini

Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Gina Fratini Avant Garde Black Puff Sleeve Velour Dress, 1970s Estimated Size: UK 8/ US 4/ EU 36

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1970s British Cocktail Dresses

Donna Luna Italian Silk Black & Off White Puff Sleeve Dress, 1980s
Donna Luna Italian Silk Black & Off White Puff Sleeve Dress, 1980s

Donna Luna Italian Silk Black & Off White Puff Sleeve Dress, 1980s

Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire

throughout. It has large puff sleeves, a loose fit on top and draped pockets. Size: Marked vintage IT48 but

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1980s Italian Cocktail Dresses

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Located in Montgomery, TX

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2010s American Evening Gowns

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By Vicky Tiel

Located in Water Mill, NY

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By Missoni

Located in Water Mill, NY

A fabulous colorful fine silk knit halter dress from Missoni in a red, orange, blue, yellow, white, lavender and black abstract pattern. It slips on over the head and has 2 black str...

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1990s Italian Day Dresses

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Located in Water Mill, NY

A great bight pink mid weight linen dress from B. H. Wragge (specifically the year 1967 as per the label). It is sleeveless with a rolled collar and it flares subtly to the hem. The...

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1960s American Day Dresses

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By Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Antwerpen, Vlaams Gewest

Yves Saint Laurent "rive gauche" Fall Winter 1975 Long dress in a stunning Majorelle cobalt blue, crafted from a luxurious viscose & silk blend jersey. Key features include a fla...

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Christian Lacroix 1980s Beaded Silk Dress

Christian Lacroix 1980s Beaded Silk Dress

By Christian Lacroix

Located in Water Mill, NY

A beautiful black silk cocktail dress from Christian Lacroix with elaborate beading and sequins in magenta, rose, silver and red. The pointed bodice has beaded spaghetti straps and i...

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1980s French Day Dresses

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By Badgley Mischka, BADGLEY MISHCKA

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful vintage 1990s BADGLEY MISCHKA size 12 gray fully beaded + rhinestone deco style evening gown! Features elegant 3/4 sleeves with a fitted bodice and forgiving skirt. Hand cr...

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By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel

Located in Jersey City, NJ

When Karl Lagerfeld closed Chanel’s Fall Winter 1991 ready to wear show with a ballgown, he did not send it out with pearls and satin pumps. He cinched it with an oversized gold CHAN...

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1990s French Ball Gowns

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By Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche, Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent

Located in Montgomery, TX

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Issac Mizrahi New Crochet Cardigan with Appliques and Bead Trim 1990s

By Isaac Mizrahi

Located in Water Mill, NY

A very pretty black crochet cardigan from Issac Mizrahi. It has long sleeves, applique matching crochet flowers around the neck, front, hem and on the sleeves. There are black glass ...

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1990s American Cardigans

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1950s MGM Mme. Etoile by Irene Sharaff Couture Ball Gown in Deep Teal Silk

1950s MGM Mme. Etoile by Irene Sharaff Couture Ball Gown in Deep Teal Silk

By Irene Scharaff

Located in Gresham, OR

1950s MGM Mme. Etoile by Irene Sharaff couture ball gown in deep mauve and teal silk tulle and horsehair : Irene Sharaff, 5-time Academy Award Winner for costume design, made this go...

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1950s American Ball Gowns

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A French Carven Couture Chiffon Evening Dress numbered 11150 Circa 1960/1970

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By Carven

Located in Toulon, FR

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1960s French Greek Style Dresses

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By Oscar De La Renta

Located in Montgomery, TX

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Early 2000s American Wedding Dresses

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By Alexander McQueen, Givenchy

Located in Thiensville, WI

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1990s French Informal Dresses

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1980s Escada Vintage Black + White Polka Dot Striped Print Strapless Dress

1980s Escada Vintage Black + White Polka Dot Striped Print Strapless Dress

By Escada Margaretha Ley, Amen Wardy

Located in Sparks, NV

Vintage 1980s black and white strapless tube dress by Margaretha Ley for Escada with a polka dot and stripe print. Fully lined with rear zip closure. The marked size is 34, and the d...

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1980s German Cocktail Dresses

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Vintage Puff Gown For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact vintage or contemporary vintage puff gown you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Black is a pretty popular color, but we also have Beige, Gray, Red and more in stock now. Making the right choice when shopping for a vintage puff gown may mean looking at versions that date from different eras — you can find early iterations from the 20th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 20th Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. Making an accessory such as this has likely been a part of the legacy of many fashion designers, but those produced by Ossie Clark, Victor Costa and Emanuel Ungaro are consistently popular. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Vintage Puff Gown?

On average, a vintage puff gown on 1stDibs sells for $1,000, while they’re typically $259 on the low end and $2,200 for the highest priced versions of this item.

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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