Townley Coats and Outerwear

1980S MICHAEL NOVARESE Black Haute Couture Silk Taffeta Duster Covered In Exceptional Embroidery & Beaded Gold Work

Iconic Cyberbaba dress by Jean Paul Gaultier! From the Autumn/Winter 1995 Collection! For sale is an iconic and rare Jean Paul Gaultier Cyberdot Quilted Dress from his Autumn-Winter 1995 collection that has been inspired by the 1979 film 'Mad Max' and Victor Vasarely. Made of quilted wool/nylon fabric, the computer-generated spot pattern reflect the contours of the female body, with spot-print allover. It can be worn as a dress or a coat/sweater. Museum piece! The same dress is displayed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. You can find it in its online collection. Description from the MET`s archivum: Jean Paul Gaultier's collection "Femmes Amazone" was accessorized, according to Women's Wear Daily, with "whips and sundry other Mad Max accessories." His inspiration, ostensibly, was the mythic Amazon and the contemporary equestrian. This dress is a version of the body-conscious sheathes he showed in the runway presentation under sweeping coats. With an ombréed and graduated dot pattern, Gaultier creates the illusion of a shadowed trompe l'oeil body wearing a bikini. The essential modesty of the padded and quilted sweater dress is subverted by this overprinted body, which emerges like an X ray, and by Gaultier's exploitation of the stretch of the synthetic knit to fit the dress like a second skin. Gaultier makes one of his whimsical references to the pop culture of his childhood in rendering the "itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini" of Brian Hyland's 1960 hit single. The pattern are worn by a lot of celebrites, such as Kim Kardashian, Iggy Azalea, Cardi B...

Circa 1950-1960 Morocco Beautiful Moroccan ceremonial Kaftan in black satin brocaded with golden blades with a design of chrysanthemum flowers. Ample coat with bell buttons embroid...

Stunning and elegant Moroccan caftan with silver metallic Moorish floral damask brocade. Handcrafted Moroccan kaftan, coat, hand made by Moroccan fashion designer in Morocco great to...

A fabulous Bernetti 1960s 2 piece evening ensemble: Citrine silk opera coat and column dress with extravagant hand-sewn beadwork and rhinestone embroi...

Father, Son and House of Gucci <3 So obsessed with this gorgeous SHOWSTOPPER piece! Rare and so beautiful GUCCI silk velvet Cape, new with tag. Dark...

Circa 1920 -1930 France Cream satin kimono for the evening or inside, lined with absinthe green satin and embroidered with a polychromatic decoration in exotic style. Beautiful flo...

Circa 1938/1940 Paris France An Elsa Schiaparelli (attributed to) long black woolen coat embroidered by the Maison Lesage with large baroque volute patter...

Jean Lutece vintage 1960s black silk double breasted coat (or coat dress) with black rhinestone and seed bead embellishment at collar and cuffs. Raw silk features natural slubbing th...

Stunning and elegant Moroccan caftan with silver metallic Moorish floral damask brocade. Hand made in Morocco great to use for a black tie party or to go to the Opera. Wear it as a c...

A 1980s Schiaparelli label, black and gold lame "woodgrained" velvet opera coat-dress with a side faux bow tie closure at neckline. Unlined with interior bias tape finished seams. A ...

Amazing vintage handmade sleeveless caftan, black color with pink rim threads. Circa 1980's. The kaftan is embroidered and embellished entirely by hand. This authentic caftan has b...