Berkshires - Fashion

LBD from the 1960s in crepe featuring a high-waisted bodice decorated with fan-shaped black beads and interspersed with rhinestones. A-line skirt with soft, wide pleats at back, wais...

Brioni silky knit dress is lightweight, packable and easy to wear. The dress features a double cowl collar neck in front and single in back and is a basic shift, with shaping darts f...

1960s black crepe sheath from Lilli Diamond, one of California's foremost manufacturers during the mid-twentieth century. The simple tank shape hugs the body and is embellished with ...

Carlos Falchi convertible clutch in a natural linen fabric overlaid with an applied off center silver grid. A thin silver leather strap converts the clutch Into to a shoulder bag. Zi...

Adolfo 1980s navy/white pinstripe shirtdress in lightweight fabric - silk or silk blend. Buttons all the way down the front with gold "A" logo buttons that also decorate faux flap po...

Black broadtail, custom-made tunic featuring a wide cowl collar and turned back cuffs. Slips over the head. A truly unique piece to pair with anything from jeans to a long skirt or m...

Tiktiner gray check oversized, double-breasted coatdress with a nipped waist, large collar, and raglan sleeves. Soft feel to the fabric. Looks great belted.

Great top from the 1980s crafted of smooth black leather, p´eatterned black leather, and black snakeskin in a patchwork pattern mixed with black wool bouclé. Back zipper. Unlined. N...

1960s dress features a flattering sweetheart neckline and long narrow sleeves trimmed with dark brown fox. The shaping is empire in front and darts in back. Three self buttons at cle...

Jean Louis Scherrer 1980s cocktail dress in feather weight charcoal and silver metallic fabric is distinguished by its extra wide matching belt. High n...

Saint Laurent rive gauche blouse, c. 1970s, crafted of a diagonal print alternating between solid stripes with those containing small ovals, all in multicolors of rust, orange. purpl...

1960s Ingber box-shaped bag in black featuring a rope top handle and a jeweled clasp. Open to reveal a red interior with side compartment. Plenty of room for phone and essentials.

Contemporary artist Martin Margiela, while initially a fashion designer, gave TheMet's Costume Institute from his seminal 1997 "Wordrobe" collection a couture trio, which he titled "Drapery Study: study of draping on bust, half dress and backless vest", whereafter in 2016 the museum made a rare purchase of another of his 1997 ensembles. Our couture bodice from the Artisanal line "0" by Margiela in 1997 features its iconic "ghost" off-white four-corner-stitched blank brand tag. But ours is a one-piece variation of the half dresses and backless vests that Margiela famously associated with Stockman dress forms, which have since become some of the most coveted pieces of 20th-Century fashion. This collection earned him the role of Hermes creative director that same year, whereafter his first collection for the venerable luxury brand debuted in 1998. TheMet wrote about its designer-gifted 1997 ensemble in its summary of New Clothes Acquisition of the 1990s: "to exemplify the conceptual basis of dressmaking Margiela's paramount concern to return to the raw materials of dress often exchanges finish and finesse to something more akin to process in modern art". Like that ensemble, our satin-finish black rectangular-panel garment can be draped in multiple ways to create different functions because of its unusual non-fabric soft material Tyvek and the way that the two black grosgrain ribbons are attached. Based on our experience with other Martin Margiela limited-edition Artisanal objects, there may be two that exist in black (see our other listing for the boxed set including a white harness/lingerie). TheMet also acquired from the 1997 Maison Martin Margiela Stockman...

One of the most interesting designs I've seen of the high-style and beautifully crafted French beaded bags from the 1950s-'60s. This example has a red backgr...

The final collection for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche by American Tom Ford for Autumn/Winter 2004 featured these sculptural "Lotus" high-heel ornamental black leather ankle boots with applique embroidery. As a nod to the Parisian fashion-house YSL history of its legendary founder Saint Laurent and his 1977 art...

Black suede, fingerless, over-the-elbow gloves are crafted of black suede and trimmed with black lace at all edges. Dramatic and unique. Trude Schoeman wa...

1960s emerald green silk evening coat by French couturier Jean Patou. Double breasted with self buttons and bound buttonholes, and small spread colla...

Bill Blass simple long-sleeve sheath in lightweight camel silk woven with metallic gold thread in a diamond pattern. Bound horizontal fake slash pockets and round neckline with snap....

Lovely shade of royal blue in a flowy silk chiffon evening dress with round neck, fitted bodice, sheer full sleeves, and softly draped skirt. A wide self belt with white flower adds...