Chantal Quiquine Fashion

This elegance and feminine Saint Laurent dress is constructed from embossed silk dress with black polka dots on white background. Featuring a V-neckline with gathered shoulders and ...

Jacques Heim is inextricably linked with the history of French fashion. In the years 1958-1962 he was the president of the highly influential Paris Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Cout...

For a period the international fashionable pace was set by a talented group of London-based designers led by Mary Quant. She was one of the designers who took credit for the minisk...

Yves Saint Laurent's Chinese collection corresponded with the launch of the fragrance Opium. Similar to previous folkloric inspired collections, the Chinese collection is also about a release of imagination, dreams and the mystery that foreign lands evoked. This cheongsam dress, a modern Chinese garment, in Yves Saint Laurent's collection symbolises the exotic and erotic Shanghai nightlife of the 1920s-1930s. The unique cut of the dress features a slit that can be unbuttoned all the way up to the shoulder to seduce, reveal and celebrate feminine sensuality. Constructed from the most fluid and luxurious satin material, the cheongsam, it is adorned with jet buttons and trimmed with braids on the cuffs, hem and collar. Lined with jet black fluid satin material the dress looks and feels luxurious. The print gives an iridescent surface pattern, that suggests the iconography of woven and embroidered imperial Chinese dragons robes...

Jacques Heim is inextricably linked with the history of French fashion. In the years 1958-1962 he was the president of the highly influential Paris Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Cout...

Emilio Pucci, one of the first international stars of Italian fashion, was inseparable from his kaleidoscopic textiles designs. This important print however has historical relevance...

Yves Saint Laurent's Chinese collection corresponded with the launch of the fragrance Opium. Similar to previous folkloric inspired collections, the Chinese collection is also about a release of imagination, dreams and the mystery that foreign lands evoked. This Yves Saint Laurent mini skirt...

In the 1960s formal wear had a fresh new look. Simpler and straighter lines inspired by military and ecclesiastical tailoring signalled the beginning ...

Pierre Cardin created clothing that explored cut, form and silhouette in a manner that was new to the world of fashion. This A-lined dress constructed from a linen mix material rep...

On September 26 in 1966, Yves Saint Laurent created his Rive Gauche line, which aimed at breaking down the barrier that existed between haute couture and ready-to-wear. Sold within a...

This dress designed by the legendary Kenzo Takada in 1980 Illustrates beautifully the cult designer’s aesthetic that crossed borders, colours and cultures. Kenzo was a very special f...

Heritage and tradition are key words in fashion to describe Hermès. Like many of the world’s most prestigious luxury , such as Gucci and Vuitton, Hermès have a long history going back more than a century. This dress is a piece that certainly embodies Hermès's luxury and elegance. Constructed from a cotton toile de journey...

This Louis Feraud dress is constructed from a silk-like moiré polyester material. Worn with a patten leather belt.Featuring a round neckline, long sleeves and fitted bodice. The ful...

This vibrant Ted Lapidus couture-finished dress No: 21853 is a French take on the fashion that characterised London Mod subculture of the 1960s. An A-line shift dress made from linen in the flamboyant yellow of the era. The metal buckle on the faux-belt highlights the small of the waist. Metal features on the flaps frame the armholes on this sleeveless dress. This beautiful dress is designed to be worn on its own or in the style of the 60s over a skinny rib sweater...

This Valentino coat is constructed from pink cable ribbed wool cloth. It has a flattering swing cut and would be a wonderful option for evenings. Featuring a black cotton velvet sta...

Louis Feraud red and white leather tailored jacket. circa 1980s Throughout his career, which started in the 1950s, Louis Feraud dressed very chic women and actresses including Ingrid Bergman and Elisabeth Taylor...

This wool coat is a delight of squares, dots and lines. This geometric patterned coat is constructed from a wool cloth. It has a classic 1960s slim silhouette. Featuring single breas...

Classic and exuberant style is the way to describe this beautiful jacket. Anne Fewlass creates unique, elaborate, and richly coloured knitwear inspired b...

Emilio Pucci, one of the first international stars of Italian fashion, was inseparable from his kaleidoscopic textiles designs. This important print however has historical relev...

This Balmain cocktail dress incorporates the house’s well known mastery of tailoring, embroidery and traditional techniques of classic couture. Tight bodice and full skirt. Per...

Valentino is the single most important and successful designer to emerge in Rome during the 1960s. His designs are for ladies who lunch, socialise and always want to look feminine. The designer’s name gives subliminal messages...

Style, sex, and fashion are characteristic elements of Zandra Rhodes’s aesthetics. She is an experimental artist with strong ties to the punk movement. And, together with British fashion designers including Vivienne Westwood, they continue to create what is known as “haute punk” garments. Still under the radar in the US. The fashion crowd however, even the youngest people know what she is about. And now an increasing number of collectors are seeking to buy her early pieces. This peplum top is in a “feminine” violet which, with magenta, are the two hues that the designer has been committed to using since the beginning of her career. Constructed with a hand printed acetate-cotton blend material which is adorned with rhinestones and a gold motif inspired by Native American culture. This piece is a great example of Zandra Rhodes’s zestfully patterned print design. Tailored to fit closely to the body, the top gives an hourglass silhouette inspired by historical clothing...

This Lanvin sleeveless dress is constructed in an acrylic wool blend knit. The bodice has a fine navy ribbed knit while the skirt, pleated from the hip, is decorated with a tartan p...

This couture finished dress is constructed from a luxurious silk material from the Lyon silk weaver Bianchini-Férier. Featuring a fuchsia, orange and saffro...

Recognised under the Saint Laurent Rive Gauche label, this straight line “peg-leg” pencil skirt was designed and made circa late 1970. Constructed from cotton with a luxurious wax fi...

A beautiful and delicately constructed ensemble made from bi-color cotton. The dress features a fitted bodice with fine straps and adorned with a bow under the bustline. This black s...

Andrè Courreges wanted to create clothing that was suitable for the changing times. In this sense he was a true modernist designer. This iconic Future Couture lime green tunic...

The aesthetic of this bag not only mirrors the linear forms so often associated with technology. But also symbolises the clean-edged aggressiveness of the sexual revolution of the 1...

This fun and contemporary slim fitted monochrome animal-esque print dress was designed in 1990 when Saint Laurent was still heading the label. It is constructed from grosgrain (a fi...

This contemporary wool knitted tunic dress is constructed from simple stockinette stitches. Ribbing on both the round neckline and the sleeveless arm holes. It features a blue appliqué of the Courréges logo. The shape and colour of this tunic are evocative of Andrè Courréges’s ’60s...