JAX Glamorous Black Satin Baby Doll Full Length Evening Coat, 1960s

This 1970s YSL piece is an incredible example of how excess can be elegant. Just look at the gorgeous draping velvet and cascading ruffles that give this piece and endless illusion. ...

Capture the glamorous spirit of the 1930s with this stunning black satin bias cut gown. Tea length with beaded straps and flared skirt. Matching bolero jacket. Beautifully construct...

1950s era Christian Dior Original coat for the house's New York label. Medium weight spring/summer. Open front with wide collar to be worn up for more drama or down for an afternoon ...

Futuristic, mod and oh so CARDIN! This beautiful lightweight crepe swing coat/jacket is 80s does 60s, surely, but also gives a nod to a brutalist square shoulder pad. This alludes to...

(Coat Only) 50s black satin cocktail sheath dress with a pleated shell bust comes with a matching black satin evening coat which has a champagne sa...

Circa 1937 France for Export United States or England Long evening coat in black silk velvet, scarf to tie on the collar closed by two large rhinestone buttons, duchesse satin lining, Labelled Reproduction Lucien Lelong, Paris. This is a license model for export to England or the United States. Some very slight damage to the satin lining at the claw and collar, otherwise clean and flawless. Very good condition of color and conservation. Dimensions: equivalent size 38 France. Height 128 cm, shoulders 38 cm, collar 41 cm, chest 90 cm, waist 84 cm. Lucien Lelong (1889-1958) is a key figure in the history of French haute couture. He designed his first collection in 1914 and took over the family business in 1919 to become successful in the 1920s. In 1934 he launched the first ready-to-wear collection under the label "Edition". Installed at 16 avenue Matignon in Paris, he created in 1925 the "kinetic" silhouette, i.e. a supple, modern, dynamic line. He was the first to imagine, a decade later, the luxury ready-to-wear and to think of the unity of a production from clothing to accessories and perfumes, considering fashion as much in its aesthetic dimension, as in its industrial and commercial dimension. That same year, he made his first trip to the United States. President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture from 1937 to 1945, he trained Christian Dior, Robert Piguet...

Circa 1955-1960 France Black taffeta evening kimono coat from the 1950's. The lining and the label were changed in the 1980's, possibly by the Dior House as the lining and label ar...

This couture velvet evening jacket is an exquisite example of formal evening wear by one of the greatest Royal British couturiers - Hardy Amies. This would have been made for a very wealthy patron and perfectly showcases the skill and refinement for which its designer is extolled. Amies was a favourite of the young Princess Elizabeth prior to her Coronation, and was subsequently appointed Royal Dressmaker in 1955. Among Royals, his clientele also included the actresses Vivienne Leigh, Deborah Kerr, the Duchess of Devonshire, Princess Michael of Kent and Barbara Cartland...