British Evening Dresses and Gowns

A truly remarkable piece of fashion history. This Christian Dior London dress is the Ready to Wear version of the Paris Haute Couture dress from the Autumn 1954 "Mexique" collection....

Early 1980s inspired by the 1950s! This Jean Varon evening dress features ruffles and a front bow detail. Partially lined with rear zip closure. Made in England. The marked size is a...

A Superb 1990’s Vintage bias-cut, completely see-through evening dress, in a sheer black chiffon Silk, with hand beaded antique floral print. The dress features a cowl neck collar, f...

An Exquisite 2000's Sheer Pure Silk Bias cut Evening Dress in The darkest shade of midnight blue (almost Black) ! The dress features a sheer ruffled silhouette, V collar line and pas...

BURBERRY RICCARDO TISCI Runway rhinestone crystal flapper dress UK6 S Reference: TGAS/C01552 Brand: Burberry Designer: Riccardo Tisci Collection: Runway Material: Viscose Color: Whit...

A 2000's Vintage Sheer bias-cut Evening Dress in a camouflage print, featuring ruched ribbon tie shoulders, see-through texture and asymmetrical cut hemline. We would recommend the ...

Beautiful dark brown chiffon dress by Ossie Clark dating to the early 1970's. The dress has a flattering empire waist and falls into a long, fluid silhouette. A deep V-neckline is ba...

This babydoll mini-dress walked the runway as part of Julien MacDonald’s Spring 2003 collection (look 23/48). It is crafted from a pretty, white broderie anglais to a body-hugging si...

A stunning evening gown by Regamus. In a beautiful print with wonderful sleeves, the dress is fully lined and has a back zip opening. Measurements: Bust 32'', waist 23'', length 56''

No one did cashmere or beading quite like HALSTON! This chic 1970s HALSTON ensemble consists of a long cashmere cardigan and sleeveless cashmere...

Biba, Late 1970's A romantic maxi dress from Biba, dating to the late 1970's. Made in magenta-purple cotton broderie anglaise fabric, the dress has a loose silhouette gathered benea...

An exceptional early 2000’s hand beaded Silk dress. Crafted in a chocolate brown Pure Silk, adorned in hundreds of thousands of meticulously hand sewn glass beads and sequins, with a...

Rare and iconic early 1980s LAURA ASHLEY Batsheva Avant Garde purple, pink and green cotton midi dress! Features the signature Ashley floral print. Great double layer of ruffled slee...

Sexy late 90s JENNY PACKHAM black and white sequined silk mini dress! Packham got her start in the 1980s, but really rose to fame after her designs were featured on Kim Catrall ( Sa...

A swinging London 60's Maxi Dress with a Japonesque nod by the important Bromton Road London Boutique-AnnaCat.. Printed silk fabric from Asher of Liberty in a Japan type pattern. Ne...

A fun and stunning vintage evening gown by Fiona, England. The dress has a wonderful design on the body /front in black , brown , white and gold. It has lovely full sheer sleaves an...

Julien Macdonald’s Fall 2011 collection was described by Vogue as “a moody, ethereal, and hard-edged take on the tartan-heavy Highlands.” His unrivalled expertise with both bead work...

A beautiful bodycon stretch sequin and beaded dress from Julien MacDonald. It is fitted through the hips then falls straight to the hem with a slit on one side. The bodice has one strap finer than the other giving a bare shoulder effect on one side. The dress has fine horizontal wedges of lilac and gold sequins highlighted with silver, red and aqua...

Stunning vintage 1980s Zandra Rhodes screen printed dress in black, pink and metallic gold. Gold lace with screen printed organza skirt and bodice. Gold flower detail at the waist. M...

This true vintage 1950s wedding dress is crafted from a detailed jacquard in a rich creamy off-white hue. Tailored to a classic ‘50s silhouette with a nipped-in waist and full skirt...

Very rare, romantic, cream lace dress designed by Barbara Hulanicki for Biba dating to 1969. Made from lace with a delicate floral pattern, this dress features a high stand-up collar...

A sophisticated and effortlessly glamorous navy velvet wrap dress by Racil London, crafted in England and cut in the designer's signature refined yet feminine style. Rendered in a ri...

Vivienne Westwood (1941-2022) designed this corset-style hourglass-shaped red velvet evening cocktail dress with its outsized double bow and sheer moire faux underlay for her "Dressed To Scale" collection in 1998 with then decade-long protege Andreas Kronthaler. A design from this collection set a Westwood-clothing auction record at Christie's London when a corseted silk gown fetched over $41,000. This fresh interpretation of the classic Marilyn-Monroe silhouette was dubbed the "MM Corset Dress" for Westwood's semi-couture Gold Label, while it can still be made-to-measure as a bespoke dress (see photo of model wearing version as a white wedding gown...

Gorgeous 1970s gown in the spirit of the 1920s, cut in breathtaking pure silk and entirely hand-embellished. The construction is deceptively simple: a loose, drop-waisted silhouette ...

British couture house Bellville Sassoon was founded in 1953 by Belinda Bellville and provided Parisian style fashion in the heart of London for aristocrats and debutantes. Designer ...

This sequin-smothered gown was created by renowned British designer and occasion-wear specialist Jenny Packham in the late 1990s to very early 2000s. The silhouette is hugely flatter...

A headturning vintage silk gown by Bellville Sassoon. In a bright pink silk , the dress has a v neckline and backline with frill detail and layers. The bodice is boned and the dress...

Extremely rare Documented vintage BOY LONDON 'American Flag' dress! My heart literally skipped three beats when I found this rare beauty! I have never been ...

This is a sensational 1920s full-length pink flapper dress. The detail of the fabric is extraordinary, with aztec-style gold and silver woven lamé design would make a memorable choic...

This exquisite Andrea Wilkin 1970s fantasy bridal gown in soft ivory exudes femininity and is in wonderful condition. Layers of silk fabric are beautifully arranged to create the cla...

A couture contemporary dress , circa 2010 from Bruce Oldfield, a celebrated UK designer who is in his fifth decade of exclusive design. He is renowned for his occasion wear and this ...

British designer Catherine Buckley founded her brand in 1963 and went on to open her first shop in Notting Hill, London. Her romantic, slightly eccentric designs drew on historic ref...

Floaty summer dress from iconic British designer Ossie Clark, for his Radley line. This early to mid 1970’s piece features a pretty floral print in two layers of navy chiffon in a re...

Siah Howard is a haute couture fashion label established in London in 2017. An eveningwear and wedding dress specialist, Howard’s fantastical designs are elaborate, elevated and othe...

1968 floral OSSIE CLARK for QUORUM full length dress with capelet  from the 1968 Ossie Clark - Quorum show at Revolution club, London. Bust - open, High Waist 25", Hip 31", Length f...

Circa 1820-1825 England or Europe Interesting summer dress in cotton muslin embroidered with wool circa 1820/1825 from the late Regency period in England. It is reminiscent of the w...

A stunning vintage dress by Laura Ashley. Frome one of her earlier productions, when clothes were still made in Wales. The dress would fit a child or small adult. The dress is in a ...

Handmade in England in 2004 by recent-Louvre-museum-exhibited Nigerian-born British Duro Olowu for the debut of his eponymous brand, this mixed-print silk-trimmed kimono sleeve empir...

A wonderful black lace evening dress , dating from the 1930s. The dress would be ideal for a party or dancing. It has black ribbon straps. Measurements; Bust up to 38''. length 36''

Arguable the most significant design in the Stella McCartney Spring/Summer 2003 collection--since our versatile garment debuted in different colors on the runway and was worn by the British designer to take her fashion-show bow--this pink-printed dark-grey silk-blend zip-front bubble-shaped mini dress with white-satin stripes and pink piping was a favorite of the show's Vogue critic and her father Beatles co-founder Paul McCarthy. Vogue wrote: "Her hippest new idea came in the form of puffy satin bombers--she transformed one, a fusion of sport and chinoiserie print, into an off-the-shoulder bubble dress. McCartney is so into the glam-bomber idea, in fact, that she bounded onto the runway wearing a black version herself." The garment's voluminous batwing sleeves with stretch-cotton ribbed neckline and hem, plus custom golden-charm two-way zipper, enable it to have different necklines and lengths, so that it can also be styled as a bomber jacket. Notably, the versatile piece that is subtly printed with mock-Beatles lyrics seems to have been the first tribute fashion-design that McCartney created to reference her father. Prior, she had credited her stylish mother Linda for instilling her with a love of fashion and inspiration for her initial namesake collections, which followed her first commercial collections with Phoebe Philo for Chloe. For background, when McCartney was a young girl in 1978, the mock-rock band The Rutles parodied a Beatles song, which was recorded by EMI as "Ging, Gang, Goolie". Given its lyrics, the chinoiserie-style dragon motifs were substituted by McCartney with bird skeletons...

This maxi-dress is a classic Thea Porter piece from her ready to wear line. During the 1960s and 1970s, Porter travelled the world and introduced her lavish take on bohemia to the Lo...

A vintage David Butler evening gown , in black crepe with a double layer organza frill. The dress has a v neckline front and back and the frill sits off...

1960s embellished dress from quality British label Cresta Couture. It is tailored to a form-fitting wiggle silhouette from a turquoise shot-silk blend which is very textured. The nec...

ROKSANDA ILINCIC 2013 pink silk shantung yellow crystal embellished midi dress UK10 M Reference: LACG/A00511 Brand: Roksanda Material: Nylon, Silk, Blend Color: Pink, Yellow Pattern:...

Handmade in England in 2004 by recent-Louvre-museum-exhibited British Duro Olowu for the debut of his eponymous brand, this mixed-print silk kimono sleeve empire-waist mini dress fea...

Roland Klein began working under marc Bohan at Dior in the early 1960's, he then worked as Karl Lagerfeld's assistant at Patou. In 1979 he opened his own firm in London and this sexy...

One of Princess Diana’s favourite designers, Victor Edelstein was known as the master of the English thoroughbred look. Created by his namesake brand in London in the 1980s, this chi...

Zandra Rhodes, London, moon & stars dress bright blue hand printed silk chiffon printed in silvery white, the bodice front, is hand sewn with sequin moon & stars and outlined in rhin...

A fun One-off ‘Sample’ Dress, in a Colourful Postcard-Stamp Pattern. This long fitted bustier Dress features adjustable shoulder straps, fitted waistline, concealed zip closure and p...

Circa late 1990s wedding dress tailored from an ivory shot silk blend and made in England by the British label Margaret Lee. The romantic silhouette has a fun 1980s vibe but we are p...

Circa 1900 England Beautiful champagne silk satin wedding dress from the Edwardian period in England, designed by Madame Ernest in Leeds. Typical of the S-shaped silhouette of the B...

This 1960s British couture maxi dress is tailored from a sheer black chiffon smothered in black velvet polka dots with a fluffy, raised texture. It is sleeveless with an elegant wide...

Incredible vintage Janice Wainwright black jersey and purple velvet dress! Iconic piece, that reflects Wainwright's incredible attention to d...

Laura Ashley was the most famous name on the British High Street from the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s and 1980s. The textile founded company made some fantastic and fabulous ...

A charming vintage cocktail dress with cape/train. The dress is in a yellow silk, with attractive black print. It has a v neckline and back zip opening and is fully lined. The back...

This outstanding 1930s lamé evening dress is cut to a classic bias-cut silhouette and has a gentle V-neck and full skirt that swirls around the ankles. The ...

Rainbow silk butterfly wing pring plisse gown by Alexander McQueen. From the Spring 2008 La Dame Bleue Collection. Plunging neckline. Long sleeves. 40" bust, 27" waist, 64" length, 1...

Chic early 1980s LAURA ASHLEY original Bathsheba Collection—So rare to find! Navy blue velvet open-back flower print mid dress! Features puff sleeves that ad...

Siah Howard is a haute Couture fashion label established in London in 2017. An eveningwear and wedding dress specialist, Howard’s fantastical designs are elaborate, elevated and othe...

Blanes was a well-regarded London ready-to-wear house that was in operation from the 1940s to the late 1960s. The clothes were very well made and retailed in some of the top departme...