1940s Fashion

A beauty to behold. This original 1940's dress, rendered in a cream crepe silk, with a pattern of blooming hibiscus flowers in sunsets shades of reds, oranges and yellows, with green...

1940S White Hand Embroidered Rayon Chiffon Top

1940S Baby Blue Bias Cut Nylon Slip Dress With Cream Lace Trim

1940s New York Creations Ecru Wool Tilt Top Hat W/ Feathers Sequins & Veil. One size fits all, with a strap to secure at back.

Circa 1940 France Sculptural silver lamé evening dress with a large oval neckline and small kimono sleeves by Lucile Manguin, member of the French haute couture union and daughter of the painter Fauve, dated 1938 - 1942. Amazing work of quilting with boutissé strands following the bust and flaring out at the bottom in accordion pleats. Provenance: Drouot sale "La mode dans l'art, modernité d'hier" Françoise Auguet, 9 June 1993, lot 160. From accession Musée de France, Institut Mode Méditerranée Maryline Vigouroux of February 11, 2021, study Cornette de Saint Cyr (Unique case in France). The silver lamé has some traces of oxidation. The general structural condition remains very good. Museum or collection piece, not wearable today. Dimensions: Equivalent size 38 France. Member of the Chambre syndicale de la Haute Couture française, Lucile Manguin, daughter of the famous Impressionist painter, set up her fashion house, in the carré d'or, at 12 Rue François 1er...

1940S Off White Rayon & Lace As-Is Blouse

1940S Purple, Green & White Plaid Cotton Zip Front Dress

1940'S Japanese Asian Floral Silk Kimono

A chic tophandle snakeskin bag in tan and dark brown. The bag has a flap front with clasp. There is a pouch pocket at the front, and internally there are two compartments each with ...

A 1940s Irina Roublon large and dramatic black straw hat with ruffled straw at brim and steel blue satin lining inside crown. Crown opening is small and is meant to perch on head an...

Here's your chance to own a piece of classic Hollywood design! An iconic 1940s Adrian Original dress: The man who made Joan Crawford's shoulders famous designed this stunning silk ...

A stunning silk coat from China in the 1940's.The embroidered coat has black background with wonderful embroidery on the back, sleeves and hem. The inside is a dark blue silk and lin...

This is a really gorgeous little snake skin clutch bag in a rich dark tan colour. It is in near perfect condition, and a really gorgeous shape. It has a sm...

1940s black wool and silk satin dress, 3/4 length gusseted raglan sleeves, alternating insets of black wool and silk, with rolled collar neckline. The dress closes at back with a metal zipper and is Labeled Pattullo-Jo Copeland...

Schiaparelli Haute Couture Changeant Faille Jacket, 1938-39. "France gave me the inspiration: America gave me the approval" Elsa Schiapa...

Elsa Schiaparelli was well connected into the avant-garde artistic and intellectual circles of New York and Paris in the 1920s and 30s. She regarded fashion as art and thought of herself as an artist. She was the first and arguably the most influential designer to explore irony in dress, collaborating frequently with fellow Surrealists Jean Cocteau, Salvador Dali, and Man Ray. One is reminded of the famed Dali-Schiaparelli organdy Lobster dress...

40s black straw and sheer horsehair braid summer hat with back bank.

1940s Adrian black and white color-block rayon crepe gown with capelet back, slash detail and geometric sequin blocking. An incredible piece from the legendary designer of screen an...