Evening Dresses and Gowns

Presenting a fabulous black knit Alaia halterneck dress. From the Spring/Summer 1986 collection, this meticulously tailored dress accentuates the body...

Vintage beige wedding dress silk sheath dress with three leaps at the waist with padding and long-sleeved bolero jacket. The wedding dresses, have been used for fashion shows, are i...

Vintage Bob Mackie Fully Embellished Long Dress Gown Designer size 8 ( modern size will be smaller - pls. check measurements). Hand Beaded, 100% Silk, Navy Blue Sequins Background, B...

Abstract-printed, silk wrap dress from Yves Saint Laurent dating to the early 1980's. Colors are jet black, red and white. Labeled a French size 34. Approximate measurements: shoulde...

James Galanos Silk Satin Hand Fringed Dress from the 1980's. Silk satin with long sash tie collar, shoulder pads and hand fringing from the hip level down. Beautiful quality construc...

▪ Archival Jean Paul Gaultier slip dress ▪ Spring-Summer 1992 ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Sage green silk with allover ivory polkad...

Circa 1985-1990 Paris Haute Couture Beautiful long evening dress in black silk crepe by Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture numbered 295-5-85 ar...

Ca. 1983 Gianni Versace striped navy Oroton metal mesh chainmail dress featuring a deep V-neckline, cutouts at the back bodice, a gathered waistline and multiple folds at center fron...

Beautiful late 80s LILLIE RUBIN ivory and gold rayon lace drop waist dress ! Features an ivory lace with thousands of hand-sewn gold sequins and beads. Long sleeve cuffs and hem have...

This is a vintage Mary McFadden Couture dress in a beautiful shade of blue. This pretty vintage fortuny style pleated dress has butterfly sleeves, a fitted waist, and a pretty neck...

A rare and coveted Pleats Please by Issey Miyake dress from the collaboration with Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang, Guest Artist Series No. 4, 1998. It can be worn as a dress or a jacket. The mind-boggling process of creating the design by sprinkling gunpowder onto the patterns and evoking a detonation is shown in the YouTube video above (an even more prolonged and more detailed version here). Asymmetrical cut, pleated throughout. Bat look shoulders and sleeves! 100% polyester. Made in Japan. A dress of this series is held by the Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute archives. They state: "Miyake launched the Pleats Please Guest Artist Series in 1996. For the fourth collaboration in the series, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang used gunpowder explosions to burn images of dragons, a Chinese symbol for life, onto a group of finished white garments. To produce the line, Miyake adjusted the images for printing on flat fabric before cutting, sewing, and pleating." Kerry Taylor...

Victor Costa for Saks Fifth Avenue cocktail dress in fuchsia pink with abstract watercolour print. This Victor Costa dress features a ruched bodice and a dropped waistline and a layered skirt. Would work perfectly as a wedding guest dress. BRAND DESCRIPTION Victor Costa is known for copying the European designers of his time and translating their style to a American audience. He started out designing for Suzy Perette and launched his own namesake Victor Costa brand in 1974. His brand became a big succes, eventually landing him collaborations with Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman. MATERIAL COMPOSITION unknown – feels lik polyester lining and a thinner synthetic blend on top FLAT MEASUREMENTS Marked as US Size 6 Chest (measured armpit to armpit): 39 CM Waist: 34 CM Hips: 49 CM Length: 81 CM MADE IN Made in the United States STATING ANY FLAWS OF THE ITEM HERE No flaws SELLER INFO Anouk Océanne started selling vintage under the name Rêveuse Vintage...

Tan Giudicelli was born in Indonesia to a Vietnamese mother and a Corsican father. He came to Paris in 1956, got a job at Dior and then moved to Heim. In the early 1970s, he was the ...

Shocking pink bustier evening dress. Fabric composition: 52% nylon, 48% polyester. Draped on the bust. Boned. Zip, hook&eye and snap in the middle back. Drag on the back and ruffles ...

Insanely chic vintage 1980s / 80s ADELE SIMPSON red, black and white fit n' flare cocktail dress! Features a fitted red cotton pique bodice with a sweetheart neckline. Empire waist w...

Paco Rabanne -Long silver and gold coated canvas dress embellished with gold metallic plates. No size or composition label, it fits a size 36FR. Additional information: Dimensions...

Extraordinarily beautiful and very sexy 1980s cocktail dress. The label was created by Haitian born American designer Fabrice Simon, who died tragically young from AIDS in 1998. He created evening dresses and cocktail attire for many celebrities including Shirley MacLaine, Cornelia Guest, Whitney Houston. Kathleen Turner and Elizabeth Taylor, to name just a few. Sadly after his death his place in fashion history was overlooked and his name has all but disappeared from the famous museum collections. Gun metal grey silk chiffon adorned with a hand beaded all over distorted diamond pattern. The bugle beads are silver and reflect/catch the light in the most stunning way. Spaghetti straps with a v neckline and a zig zag hem. Unlined. Fits like a US size 4. Gorgeous for a cocktail party or a wedding - would be very fun as a bridal rehearsal dinner or after party dress...

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...

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Collection Croisière '84. Black floral motif lace Evening Gown with pink satin sash, fully lined.

Vintage 1920s-inspired 1980s teal blue silk dress with hand done sequin and beadwork. Full blouson sleeves that zip at the cuff. Side slits. Fully lined in silk. The marked size is a...

LOVE LALI Vintage An incredibly rare vintage dress from Loris Azzaro. Unfortunately I have had a very hard time locating the year of this dress, but I would guess it to be from the ...

Shocking pink draped cocktail dress with ruffles. Main fabric and lining composition: acétate. Zip in the middle back. Boned on the side. Bra inside the bustier. SIZE M

Verlaine Vintage is delighted to offer a stunning Chantal Thomass vintage ensemble consisting of a black tulle skirt and a matching top. Adorned with ...

William Pearson, Floral Pattern, Double Layered Lining, Could be off Shoulder or on Shoulder, Satin Ribbon Tie in Back, Satin Ribbon Along Bottom, Full Skirt, Ribbed Top Material, Zi...

Black cotton dress with amazing seams and full skirt designed by Azzedine Alaia dating to the 1980's. Labeled a French size 40 however this dress runs very small. Dress best fit a mo...

- Black rayon blend crepe asymmetrically draped cocktail dress - Sold by Skof.Archive - Asymmetrically draped - Plastic iconic buckle closure - Sheer lace back and sleeves - Fitte...

Having worked for internationally renowned couturiers before launching his own successful brand, Oscar de la Renta established a long legacy of opulent and stylish fashion. De la Ren...

Corset 2-piece dress by Jean Paul Gaultier! Top + skirt set! The top has front corset with 2x8 holes. The skirt closes by a back corset with 2x7 holes. JUNIOR GAULTIER buttons. Elast...

▪ Archival John Galliano knitted dress ▪ 'The Ludic Game', Fall-Winter 1985 ▪ Sold by One of a Kind Archive ▪ Museum Grade ▪ Hand-knitted using tur...

Very rare, jet-black dress with elasticized waist and draped bodice from Azzedine Alaia dating to 1984. Labeled a size 'S'. Approximate measurements (unstretched): bust is open, wais...

Ivory taffetas evening dress with ruffles. Drape bust and sleeve. Boned. Zip in the middle back. Rayon lining. Bow on the side of the waist. Open in the front. SIZE 40 ( M)

Wrap bustier cocktail dress in brown sequin. Boned bustier inside the top part of the dress. Zip and hook&eye on the top middle back. The wrap part is attach in the middle back with...

Pauline Trigère vintage 2 pc set from 1980s. The shape of the caftanesque top and the flowing elasticized waist skirt are inspired by the stunning Indian silks used for sarees. In fa...

Vintage Moschino Cheap and Chic *Irony* text suit. Text on it: Irony, eclecticism, mixed styles, freedom in dressing, the intellecual designer, philosopher, theologian. No, I`ve alw...

Circa 1985 France Disco ball gown by Jean-Louis Scherrer Boutique numbered 302451 in silver silk and polyester lamé. Blousante dress with batwing sleeves and Mao collar with a plun...

Fun and flirty 1980s Valentino black and white polka dotted strapless cocktail dress. the Top of the dress has a wide folded panel, is nipped in at the waist and the skirt is fitted ...

This dress is made by had in our NYC workroom from an authentic vintage Hermès Early America silk scarf. This is made by us as a specia...

Asymmetrical cocktail dress in burgundy taffetas and devoured velvet. Fabric rose on the right shoulder and zip on the same side on the waist. Wrap skirt and bow on the left hips. No...

A one of a kind evening gown, perfect for a summer wedding, and special enough to even be worn by the mother of the groom or bride. Custom design by TRAVILLA the famous Hollywood costume designer, who also did clothes for Saks Fifth Avenue for celebrities and the rich and famous in Hollywood. This was ordered at the Beverly Hills store and never worn by our Palm Springs California client. The most beautiful color of a light taupe crepe silk and nude color lace that is completely beat it by hand.. Rare to find a evening dress of this quality in size 16. The dress has enough hem to make the deess longer by at least 3”. It is not even pressed with any crease. to show if it is lengthened. A stand out dress that looks as expensive as it was (over $2500). William TRAVILLA Bio: The man who draped a fringed Idaho potato sack on Marilyn Monroe for a famous snapshot - proving that she looked good in anything - was born on Catalina Island off the California coast on March 22 1920. He studied at the Chouinard School of Art in L.A., showing a precocious talent for drawing fashion design from an early age. By the time he was sixteen, he made money by selling sketches of costume designs for showgirls he had studied at burlesque houses. Found unfit for wartime duties due to flat feet, William Travilla made his way to Hollywood and signed his first contract as costume designer at Columbia in 1941. However, during his two-year tenure he received rather few assignments and left disillusioned. Little work came his way during the next few years, until, in 1946, he was spotted in a nightclub (selling travel sketches of the South Pacific) by the actress Ann Sheridan, who became an instant admirer of his work. Sheridan persuaded Travilla to become her personal costume designer at Warner Brothers. This didn't quite come to pass, though he did design her gowns for Nora Prentiss (1947). More importantly, he notched up his first major success by winning the Academy Award for the lavish and colourful costumes of Adventures of Don Juan (1948) in conjunction with Leah Rhodes and Marjorie Best. After his three year contract was up, Travilla went on to 20th Century Fox, for what would become the most productive period of his career in the film business. At the same time, he set up his own high end fashion salon, Travilla Inc., in Los Angeles, creating several collections of elegant, award-winning designs. Travilla dressed many established stars, from Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford, to Loretta Young. However, he is chiefly remembered for the iconic gowns...

Very rare, uniquely shaped, jet-black knit dress with bubble hem and open knit back from Claude Montana dating to the 1980's. French size 40, which fits a US 4-6. Unstretched dress m...

Oversized florals, bold colors and ruched silhouettes have flooded the collections for at least two seasons. So this genuine 80s Arnold Scaasi dress is completely in trend ! Finished...

This dress is made by hand in our NYC workroom from an authentic vintage Hermès Poste et Cavalerie silk scarf. This is made by us as a specia...

Black silk pleated cocktail dress with ruffles. Organza lining inside the sleeves and rayon lining inside dress. Shoulder-pads SIZE S

These photos do no justice to the movement of this incredible 1980s Lily Rubin Dress! Covered in long strips of black carwash style fabric. Flattering empir...

GIANNI VERSACE 1984 VINTAGE FLOVER PRINT PATTERN DRESS Sleeveless V-Neck Zip closure Content: 100% silk Size IT 38 - US 2/4 Pre-owned, excellent condition! 100% authentic guara...

Outstanding piece in excellent condition. The dress is boned to the waist and has a an inset bra. The permanent pleats of the skirt complement the gathers...

This 1980s Hidy Misawa silk party dress is the perfect statement piece for any event and has a very contemporary feel. Hidy Misawa was a Japanese designer ...

Nina Ricci Haute Couture - Tailor-made silk dress created for an opera singer. No composition or size tag, it fits a size 36FR. Autumn-Winter 1992/93 Haute Couture Collection. Addi...

Cocktail dress in leopard print. Zip in the middle back + hook&eye. Pocket on both side. Black rayon lining only inside the skirt. SIZE 38 (Fr) 8 (Us) M

Outstanding piece in excellent condition. The dress is boned to the waist and has a an inset bra. The permanent pleats of the skirt complement the gathers to be found at the bust and...

Black cocktail dress with purple flower jacquard.Boned middle front and side. Zip, hook&eye and on button middle back. Pleated ruffles. Zip on cuff., lenght= 12 cm .Shoulder pad. S...

Of a 'crushed' black velvet. Approx. size 6. Dropped waist in front by design. Padded shoulders. Bow in front below neckline. Length in front 50", length of back 53".

Grey & white silk cocktail bustier dress with ruffles, the pattern style is call "Chiné à la branche" . Boned bustier inside the dress with gros-grain waist-band . Drape waist and bu...

Yellow and kaki silk jacquard drape cocktail dress. Silk chiffon lining. Yellow plastic buttons and buttonhole on the cuffs. Zip in the middle back + hook&eye. SIZE M

A stunning head turning red vintage gown by Guy Laroche.The long gown , has a v back line , wrap over and zip opening. It is lined in silk . Size 14, ...

Sexy, yet classic late 80s Black Tie OLEG CASSINI black beaded mini dress ! Features thousands of hand-sewn seed beads throughout the front and ...

80s blue taffeta Scott McClintock strapless party dress with black velvet bodice and flocked skirt. Boning in bodice. Fully lined. Attached tul...

Circa 1980 France Electric blue lycra jersey evening gown by Loris Azzaro Couture dating from the 1980s. Sheath dress with large plunging neckline and back zip. Bustier with asymme...