Gilbert Adrian Evening Dresses and Gowns

A breathtaking Gilbert Adrian designed gown for Lana Turner's performance in the 1943 MGM production of Slightly Dangerous. He created the signature looks for the great Hollywood div...

This vintage Gilbert Adrian dress came from the estate of a woman who owned a luxury fashion boutique in the Northwest. She saved a few of her favorite pieces for all of these years and this was one of them. The dress appears to have never been worn and is in excellent condition with a back metal zipper and ribbon tie at the center of the top. The layers of ruffles are in a pretty pink cotton and the bodice has an almost "peasant" look with a fitted waist. This is an incredible dress and it bears the Adrian Original label. Gilbert Adrian is one of my favorite costume designers and he is perhaps most famously known for designing costumes for the Wizard of Oz and for Hollywood stars including Joan Crawford (it is said he created the large shoulder pad look of the 1940's), Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Jeanette MacDonald, Jean Harlow, and Katharine Hepburn when he was at MGM. When he left MGM, he started his own fashion house and created both custom and ready to wear garments. Sometimes, his movie fashions...

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. ...

Spectacular 1948 Grecian-inspired glamorous evening gown ensemble by the famous Gilbert Adrian. He created the signature looks for the great Ho...

Very rare printed silk dress with elaborate piecing, pleating at bust, chevron mitering and full length back flounce from Gilbert Adrian dating to the 1940's. The details are amazing...