1950s Oleg Cassini Tri Colored Silk Taffeta Evening Gown W/ Red Sash Bodice

Stunning futuristic 1960s Teal Traina egg shell ribbon-embroidered lace mini dress with heavy wide grosgrain trim panel at waist and front bodice. Covered buttons up bodice front. Fu...

Early 1970s Lillie Rubin aquamarine knit synthetic maxi dress or gown with high gathered neck, long tapered sleeves, sleek bodice and pleated skirt. Peaked cummerbund style gathered ...

A beautiful 1988 David Fielden London, ribbon and sequin embroidered lace gown with optional/detachable arm pieces and a tiered ruffled fishtail hem. Fully lined and boned bodice. Si...

1970s hand-painted "Summer Of Love" style butterflies and flowers on a Mexican cotton maxi dress with fitted waist and bodice, full flared skirt and sleeves trimmed in cotton lace. ...

Geoffrey Beene grey wool jersey one seam maxi dress with tubular padded darts around torso and brown leather backless harness. Spring-Summer 1999

In the 1990s, French Thierry Mugler (1948-2022) designed this haute-couture labeled and numbered corset-style topstitched zigzag-panel ecru 100%-cotton-denim cocktail dress, which is...

30s Pale yellow Mesh Gown and Slip. Side snap closure. We have sever original 1930s slips in varying colors so purchaser would not have to take the green slip...

This unusual mid-century lingerie-style black mini dress with a semi-transparent skirt that conjures a historic pinup-girl like Bettie Page is suitable as a mini dress as part of an evening ensemble. It was probably meant by its New York designer to be paired with slim cropped pants, which became popular in The States after worn by Hollywood-movie actresses Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe. The A-line short dress was most likely made by the former ready-to-wear fashion company following the revolutionary debut by French Christian Dior of his couture cinched-waist-voluminous-skirt "New Look" collection, whereafter German Sonja de Lennart introduced "Capris" in 1949, and American Hugh Hefner launched Playboy magazine in 1953. The complex hourglass-shaped garment features a double v-neck four-seamed ruched lined bodice in a crepe silky woven fabric. Its defined gathered bust extends from the chest seams at two angles to form short dolman sleeves only in the front, while there are arm seams in back. The gathered see-through black faux-lace organza flared skirt reveals a black velvet-textured scalloped floral pattern with a net underlayer. With beige lining, the self-trim band at the waist enables the folded scalloped-lace pattern to continue to stand out on the opaque black torso. The edges of the peplum and sleeves are further cut in a scallop shape to resemble more delicate eyelash-lace trim. The brand label of the obsolete line is the only interior tag that remains. Camouflaging the midsection, the flattering dress will best suit a U.S.-size 6. It can also be worn by larger sizes with a relatively slim waist and small or large bust as there is no restriction at the hips or wide armholes. At the waistline, a hook and looped cord fasten over the bypass zipper to better conceal it. Notably, the steel-tab-and-teeth zipper is an original U.S-made Murlen model, which was used in new clothes from the 1940s to 1960s and helps to date the mid-century dress.