1960's Nina Ricci Black Wool Dress and Pea Coat

Elegant 1960's Nina Ricci cloque (blister effect) silk dress and matching jacket with cream colored silk lining. The darling dress has a fitted bodice with an empire waist. It is the...

1960's horizontal textured cotton dress and coat ensemble. White sleeveless drop waist, zip-back, Jackie-O style dress complimented by navy single-breasted notch collar coat. Angled ...

A Courreges classic with a twist, this LBD A-Line Mod shift dress is always in fashion. Short sleeves with a notched neckline, diagonal darts down the front and one seam down the mid...

Smart 1970's black Mila Schon skirt suit. Wool with jet black velvet lapels and side panels on the skirt. Two front buttons on the single breasted jacket. Elastic waist skirt. Excell...

Norman Norell (1900-1972) is considered to be one of the original fashion designers of the modern American style. His sophisticated silhouettes were both tailored and timeless with a...

This is a black double faced cashmere coat dress by Galanos for Evelyn Byrnes, New York, from the 1960's. There is a hook and eye at the front cent...

Super chic 1960s NORMAN NORELL Couture black wool gabardine belted skirt suit ! Purchased from Montaldo’s for $1,200 in the 60s by original owner. That is equivalent to over $12,000 ...

This two-in-one little black dress and jacket is by Mr John, a celebrated American couturier and one of the foremost milliners of the 20th century; his most famous costume designs being those made for Vivien Leigh in "Gone with the Wind," Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express," Greta Garbo in "The Painted Veil" and Marilyn Monroe in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." Among the fashionable women who wore his designs were the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Swanson, Gloria Vanderbilt, Lauren Bacall and Joan Crawford. The New York Times review of his 1956 fall clothing and accessories collection was "a gifted designer and skilled workman who produces some of the most original, wearable, flattering fashions to be seen anywhere." This evening ensemble was designed in 1956-1959 and tailored to an elegant silhouette with a nipped-in waist and mid-calf length skirt. Thick straps give way to a square neckline trimmed with layers of silk faille. A silver-tone zip and a hook-and-eye clasp secure the gown at the rear and a slit at the bottom hem of the skirt allows for easy movement. The bolero jacket is attached to the dress with large crystal-adorned buttons at the front. It is trimmed with silk faille at the collar and waist. Two pleated tails fall from the rear waist down the length of the skirt, adding a hint of theatre and taking cues from menswear traditions, in particular classic morning jacket...