This is a stunning and beautiful example of Trigere's earlier work. She was a master at cut and often fitted garments directly on a live model. She was also very hands on and with earlier pieces like this you can be rest assured she was personally involved in their construction! It is a darling set that is as fresh now as it was then. The fabric is a puffed yellow woven silk that has a slight graduation in tone that runs through it. The dress has a simple shift type bodice with a slightly nipped in waist. The skirt is masterfully pleated to give a slight sculptural shape but not make the wearer look too bulky. The little jacket is may favorite detail - it is cut to look almost like a cape but does indeed have sleeves. The balance of that jacket and the skirt are perfect! All hand finished and exquisitely constructed. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a yellow tissue silk with hand finishes. The dress closes with a painted yellow zipper. The cape has a separate matching fabric tie as shown. The tie of the cape has a small area where the yellow looks a little brighter and a small spot - it can easily be hidden when tied. One very very very faint spot on the skirt that you really only see when it is lying flat.

Note that the color is a touch more saturated then the photos show

Dress
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 24" from waist to hem

Caped Jakcet
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 13" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED

Item# DD1387

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The first thing you must know about this dress is that it is a true baby pink. It has photoed in a more vibrant hue that how it presents in person. Think Barbie doll pink for this one! It is an incredible and iconic piece that is very very hard to find anymore! It fully zips open and the zipper itself has to be mentions - it is set to the side and is thick and chunky and though the pull is painted metal the teeth of the zipper are plastic! Those little half moon details snap into place as does the belt, The belt and the lower half moon are embroidered with the Courreges label. The skirt is slightly A-line and the shoulders rounded. It is amazing, iconic and other then slight wear to the paint on the snaps - it is in mint condition! Love it!

Bust: 16.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Skirt: 23" from waist to bottom hem

The dress is fully lined in a white silky rayon. It closes with a chunky side set painted metal & plastic zipper. The two pieces that sit over the zipper each can fully snap on and off. The original belt is with it and also closes with a snap. There is minor wear tot he painted metal zipper and snaps as is typical of Courreges pieces of this age - this is not a flaw that detracts from the price, collectibility or how it presents.

Item# DD719

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The Miss Dior label launched in 1967 and it was meant to appeal more to the daughters of the established couture clients. The boutique was right next door to the Couture atelier and the line was sold only there and in stores throughout France. In December of 1970 the line hit the US market, in place of the by then finished Dior-New York label. It was an instant hit. The clothing produced for this label was made in the Dior workrooms and was designed primarily by Phillipe Guiborgé, who also designed the Boutique lines, but was still overseen and finalized by Marc Bohan.

This black velvet dress has a bit of the feel of the turn of the century in its design. That whole 1800s milk maiden look was all the rage in the sixties and this dress touches on that in an appeal to the younger audience that this label was after.  the dress itself is cut fairly simple in its execution. The neck is scooped and the bust fitted. The waist is set high and the skirt below that is a sleek sheath that falls to mid-calf with a gentle flare as it nears the hem. The shoulders have a subtle capping effect and the sleeves are cut slim. The fabric itself becomes a design detail and the velvet gives it a rich feel. The twist comes into play with a detailing of large flat backed, glossy ovals that are set along the waist and in a double row on each sleeve. Each one of them is a full inch and a quarter high and they are set within a cord made out of a woven yarn. This gives you three plays on texture - the gloss of the beads, the matte of the yarn and the richness of the velvet. It is lined in high end silk finished beautifully. Excellent condition

Fully lined in black, hand set silk lining and closes with a back painted metal zipper. There are a couple of spots where the pile of velvet has been pressed the opposite way so it catches the light differently - very minor. Each cuff has hidden zippers. Note that it was too small for the mannequin - it closes completely to the neck on the proper sized girl

Inset shoulders: 13.5"
Sleeves: 13"
Bust: 16.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Empire waist at the band: 14" from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from shoulder seam to top of detailing at the waist seam
Skirt length: 39" from top of detailing at the waist seam to bottom hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD746

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Unlined and slips over the head to wear. Elastic through the waist. Each sleeve jas hidden set snaps to close. Tagged a vintage US8 and UK 10

Sleeves: 24.5" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 16.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 11.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 24.5" from natural neck to waist
Skirt: 31.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2734

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Such a sensual and rich piece - this late 70s Lanvin cocktail dress is just divine! Inky black velvet is used to make the dress with a shocking contrast with the hot pink inset at the bodice for maximum drama. The skirt is a modification between a tulip and a pencil - its fitted and chic but has soft gathers through the waist that are deceptive in that it appears slim but actually has quite a bit of fabric that just drapes perfectly and slightly exaggerates the female form. The waist nips in and you can cinch it with that fabulous wide fabric belt. The belt is velvet on one side and backed in that hot pink silk satin so once you belt it the pink has a flash that carries the bodice color down and through. The bodice is gorgeous - again the hint of a flower is used in the design - it almost unfolds like a petal revealing that insanely fabulous Schiaparelli pink inset. A rhinestone studded belt buckle finishes with the perfect amount of glitz. Wonderful piece and in excellent condition.

This late 1970s set from Oscar de la Renta has a bit of a bohemian vibe to it and that combined with the bright color is heavenly. It is made up of four separate pieces. The top, skirt, a camisole meant to be worn under the too and that fantastic huge gold tassel belt. Having so many pieces makes it very versatile set since you can mix and match them with other pieces in your existing wardrobe. The color is a bright red-coral that has a tiny floral pattern printed throughout for the prettiest touch of contrast. The silk on the top also has a ribbon effect so that parts of the silk have a different finish and different transparencies as a result. The silk is light in weight and floats beautifully over the body once on. The skirt has a wide panel of elastic that is finished in a gold thread. This makes it very easy and comfortable to wear. The skirt below that is cut loose and easy through the hips and then widens out slightly as it near the hem. It has a intricate print covering the entire silk surface. The hem is finished with a small edging of more gold. The inner camisole is a simple cut that slips on to wear and is made from a solid colored silk crepe. The top that goes over this has that ribbon finish mentioned above and it has tiny lines of gold metallic thread running through it following the lines of the ribbons. The neckline is ruffled and the body of the top is loose and full. Each sleeve is also full and billows out above a ruffled cuff. It comes with a matching cord and metallic gold thread belt that slips into place and has an absolutely huge triple tassel finish at the front. You could probably also wear this belt as a neck piece and leave everything else loose and easy. It a fabulous set and having four pieces makes it so versatile. Excellent condition with a note about the skirt below

All the pieces are unlined. The skirt has elastic from the waist the hips and the camisole and tunic top slip on. The cuffs also have elastic . The elastic on the waist and the cuffs seems to have stretched. It looks fine but feels slightly loose. It is priced accordingly. Perfect condition otherwise. The set will fit a MED-LRG if you don't use the camisole which seems small for this set given the loose top and the skirt that has stretched a bit.  The camisole is more a SML-MED so if you are that size the outer top will be really loose and easy and you might want to get the skirt tightened.

Top
Sleeve: approx 24"
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 23" from shoulder to hem

Camisole
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 24" from shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 38" from waist to hem

Belt
34" from end to end and the tassel falls 6.5" down

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG but please read the notes above

Item# DD3437

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When I look for Pauline Trigere's work I am often drawn to the more flowing silk pieces that she did in the early to mid seventies. However, when I saw this wonderful dress whose label dates it more towards the end of that era, and perhaps into the earlier eighties, I had to have it for the shop. Trigere was known as a master cutter and she kept her business small the entire time it was open from the 1940s to the early 2000s. She ran the business herself all through that time period and was known to cut garments directly on the fit model. The photos are deceptive as they don't quite convey the texture and weight of the fabric and the cool, chic feel that the simple cut and immaculate seaming give the dress. The top is cut to be sleek and simple with molded bust created by curving seams and a curved fit over the waistline. It then skims past the waist and over the hips where it opens into a beautifully cut skirt that widens as it nears the hem. It is constructed from a textured, heavy silk linen in a natural tone that is cut on the bias. Excellent condition

Closes with a hand set side painted nylon and metal zipper. Lined in neutral silk muslin with the bodice backed in the same fabric as the exterior. Hand finishes throughout.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 60" from top of shoulder strap to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2672

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

I love this dress. Trigere is one of my favorite designers and this piece is a really special and dramatic dress. The base is a fine wool and it is cut to nip in at the waist - done by vertical seaming and clever inverter pleats at the waist seams- and ends in a somewhat swingy A-line skirt. It has the most dramatic sleeve/shoulder detail in silk taffeta - they are huge ruffles that create that dramatic silhouette. The skirt picks up that ruffle detail and has an almost Spanish feel to it with the ruffle dipping and curving and then meeting itself at the front with one end tucked under the other. Its lined in a fantastic grade silk so feels like couture on. I think its a customs piece - the label is numbered and seems like only a part of her label was used. I have seen this one other Trigere pieces and each time it was from a client who has a piece made specifically for her. Wonderful piece and in mint condition!

I think this might be one of my favorites ODLR dresses that have ever come into the shop. Oscar was known for his beautiful and feminine designs but this dress also displays his more glamorous side. With this amazing gown he has truly created a 'fairy tale' dress that with our modern day obsession with all things eighties and nineties, still feels extremely of this moment fashion wise. Oscar had an amazing sense of aesthetics and his genius was in making women look and feel beautiful. I think with this dress it would be impossible to feel anything but beautiful. It is truly a very special piece.

The dress is made out of a black silk that has little dots made by applying and fusing silver glitter to the netting. The gathered fabric through the top fitted portion of the gown and the fullness of the skirt causes the net to lie over itself and this then creates the illusion of multiple layers of the netting being used. It looks like there are layers and layers of dots sitting under the top layer. The fabric alone is just incredible on this one. The dress is cut to hug and highlight every curve. It is so perfectly cut that it has almost sculptural line to it. The bodice is strapless and shaped to curve over the body and cinch in at the waist. It then hug the hips before flaring out into the low full skirt. This creates the ultimate hour glass shape. At each cinching point, beginning at the top edge of the bust, there is a wide band of black velvet that defines and adds to the hour glass shape you see. From the side this creates another set of curves from tip to bottom. No matter what angle you see the dress at all your curves are shown off to the maximum. The netting is gathered in each of these sections so you appear tightly wrapped in the silver glitter. Below the last velvet band the skirt billows out in a shaped bell and is cut a little longer at the back. The excessive volume of this low set skirt perfectly balances out the bareness of the shoulders. At the back where each velvet band meets, there is a large velvet bow. These run in a row down the back to under your bottom and are the ultimate feminine finish. It is extraordinary. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black  silk and closes with a back set zipper. Each bow snaps into place. The interior bodice is boned and the low skirt has multiple attached layers of tulle and silk to create the shape and volume you see. Tagged a vintage ODLR 8. It appears to have never been worn or worn very little .

Waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 56" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD3232

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This coat is absolutely beautiful and that vivid color is such a rare find for this time period. The body of the coat is made out of a luxurious, bright pink silk brocade that has a golden toned silk cut velvet design to create that gorgeous pattern that you see. The texture and depth to the fabric that this creates is wonderful and the color is almost startling in its clarity. The coat slips on and drapes to perfection over you. It is made in that classic late teens, early 1920s evening coat style with a voluminous cocoon feeling coat. It has no closures and the front border comes up in a graceful curve and eventually meets the base of the soft rounded collar. The border that circles the hem and forms the from collar is mad  of a solid fuchsia pink velvet. The same solid pink is used to finish each sleeve. Inside it is lined in a startling, contrasting royal purple silk. I love the little velvet covered rows of buttons that detail the base of the collar, run down the center back border and down each cuff. This detail is a strong nod to the Edwardian time frame just proceeding the date of this coat and it is lovely to see the two eras stylistically combined. The coat is cut loose and easy with a large, soft shawl collar. Each sleeve is cut wide through the upper part and then narrows softly as it nears its end. I love the beautiful draping created when the coat is on. This is a shape that would have been the height of fashion in the twenties and designers like Paul Poiret and Chanel were particularly adept at this silhouette. Though this piece is unlabelled it does have the feel of a couture piece. My photos do not do it justice and in real life the fabric has a luminescent quality to it that the camera does not pick up. In person it is even better. Excellent condition with some small notes below

Fully lined in purple silk. It slips on with no closures. The exterior fabric is strong and sound with only some wearing of the velvet plush on the upper collar and the tops of the decorative buttons to note. These add to its vintage feel and do not impact it structurally at all. The interior silk shows some shattering and shredding along the inside neckline and some minor areas along the shoulders. Please see the final two photos provided. It is a garment that is nearing 100 years old and should be treated with love and care when worn and stored. Hand finishes throughout. The easy cut will fit virtually any size.

Shoulders: no true defined seams
Sleeves: approx 21" from natural shoulder
Bust: to 31" flat across the inside back from side seam to side seam
The coat widens as it reaches the bottom hem so waist and hips are open
Length: 42" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Note that antique and twenties pieces are final sale. They will be packed exceedingly well and we only sell pieces that will stand up to the stress of shipping, however, having pieces potentially shipped multiple times through multiple customs and countries is too hard on garments that are historically important and deserve to be treated with love and care. Please purchase accordingly.

Item# C515

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

15" W x†9.5" H x†5.5" D

The exterior is made of soft vintage crafted lambskin and the interior is black cotton canvas. The original dust bag and apppropriate tags will be sent with the bag.

Item# B88

Fine vintage Louis Rousselet pendant necklace. Exquisite signature linked item features red/green/pink etc. art glass beads with faux pearls, center and large drop.

Signature hidden push clasp and original patina intact. "Made in France".

16.5" L x 2.5" at center

Item #DS057

This rare, limited edition 2002 Chanel bag mimics the classic & iconic Chanel jacket! The leather is top stitched into perfect little squares. Two adorable pockets sit on the from and each is actually functional! Four logo buttons add to the illusion of the "jacket" design. It closes with a top gold toned zipper and there are slip pockets on each side of that as well. Inside is the softest leather and one zippered pocket. So unusual and so very Chanel!

Guaranteed authentic. Hologram/serial number sticker intact inside. Dust Bag included. Date Code reads 7200300. In excellent condition with no flaws to note. The dress form it is photoed on is life size so illustrates how it sits on a real girl well.

9.5" W x 7" H x 2.5" D - the chain and leather handle adds 8.5" to the height

Item# B117

This Yves Saint Laurent silk top is a beauty. The cut is loose and easy and the fabric a very fine silk with a satin finish in a beautiful cream or ivory color. Each sleeve is cut to puff slightly above the single button cuff. The attached tie at the neck has a wide and generous cut so when you tie it it really can create a beautiful shape at the neck. It is set so that it extends out from the collar itself with no unbroken line at the back of the neck. The ties hang evenly down the front at both sides so you can tie then how you wish. The combination of the tie at the neck and the high end silk used as the fabric really makes for a dynamic result. I love the gathered pleats under the front collar and at the top of the shoulders that add a little volume and drama. This one has a single button at the top of the front notched neckline. Excellent condition with one small note below

The top is unlined and closes at the neck with a single button. Each cuff has a button to close. Tagged a vintage YSL 36 but is generous in sizing so should fit a range of sizes. I see one pinhead spot on one side of the tie which is easy to hide as you just tie it so this is facing away. Please see the photo after the label shot. Priced lower then otherwise so a great bargain

Sleeves: 25"
Slightly inset shoulders: 14.5"
Bust-hips: 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 25" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# S869

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Richard Tyler was the designer to wear in the 1990s. He won the Council of Fashion Designers of America New Talent award in 1993. In 1994 and 1995 he won the Council's Womenswear Designer of the Year award. Julia Roberts, Janet Jackson, and Sigourney Weaver were just a few of the stars who loved his work and his dresses made regular appearances on the red carpet. He was known for his impeccable tailoring and finishes and at the time employed some of the best tailor and seamstresses in the business.

This sleek little number is in perfect condition and is cut beautifully. It is strapless and follows the curves of the body. The neckline is cut squared off and even the sides dips down in sharp little angles before curving around the back. This is achieved by a cleverly constructed overlay that sits over an inner corseted and boned bodice so that the dress stays in place. The waist curves in with no seam to break the line of the fabric. When it is off the body it is cut with the curves built in. The silk skims over the waist and hips and then fall tot he floor in a sleek and simple column. There is high side slit that runs up one side to allow you to walk and to flash a bit of leg. It is fully lined in high quality silk and feels as sensual on as it looks from the exterior. Very well constructed with hand finishes throughout. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk and closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. Inside there is an attached inner boned corset.

Bust: 15.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Length: 51" from top of bodice to hem
Slit: 23.5" from hem up

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD648

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival

This was Look 49 in the Fall 2000 runway. Stella McCartney's time as head designer at Chloe really launched her career and it was pieces like this that also firmly entrenched her stance on not using any animal products in her collections - which in 2000 was not necessarily the norm. She was one of the front runners of this movement. Vogue.com said of this collection:

VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards Designer of the Year nominee for her Chloé collection, Stella McCartney drew inspiration from her own childhood memories of the '70s and '80s. And since the self-proclaimed "Rock Princess'" impressionable years moved to a disco beat, so did this racy collection..... Stella set the tone for the collection with short, batwing-sleeved jersey disco dresses, trellised with Art Deco beading—all set for Studio 54. Inspired by the allure of a girl shrugging her "boyfriend's secondhand coat" over a skimpy dress.....Quirky, too, were the deluxe knitting bags, transformed from the prosaic via dense beading of hand-cut feather-shaped sequins. This embroidery later appeared fringing the sleeves of mini shifts—and as entrance-making jackets and coats—like "plastic fake fur," enthused Sean Lennon, who joined Stella's ever-supportive dad Paul McCartney in the audience.

On the runway this was shown topping a pair of simple black pants and nothing else underneath. This particular coat has the added distinction of being displayed in the 2014 Design Exchange exhibit "Politics of Fashion". It was a key piece and mentioned in almost every press release and article written about the exhibit.

The jacket is made of a linen base that is covered with hand placed iridescent plastic "feathers" that are arranged in an ombre pattern so that the feathers darken as they near the hem. In between the rows are tiny hand set glass beads. Each "feather" glows and catches the light and the effect when this jacket is on and you move is breathtaking. This jacket was made in very limited quantities and sold out before they even hit the shop floors. This is both an iconic piece of fashion history and an important hallmark piece of Stella's career. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in the same linen and closes with a series of hook & eye down the front.

Sleeves: 23" (add 2.5" with the feathers)
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 27" from neck to hem (29.5" from neck to feathers)

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2649

Reference Photo: (Runway) vogue.com

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The near twin of this dress is held at The Metropolitan Museum which enables us to exactly date it. The difference between the one in The Met's collection and this one is that this one is opaque top to bottom so even though it would have originally been intended as lingerie piece you can easily wear it out as a dress now. I also have found a photo of the exact twin of the dress from the December issue of Vogue that year.

The vast majority of John Kloss pieces that one finds are usually too thin or too sheer to wear as proper dress, but every once in a while you find a fabulous little exceptions like this one. John Kloss was a contemporary of Ossie Clark and I love how you can see that same British sense of sexiness in his pieces. This gown has a simple but sexy cut that really shows off the body once on. The halter cut bodice has an almost scandalous plunging front that goes right to the waist. At the point where the waist and the halter join is an elaborately beaded pair of swan set so they highlight the plunge and add a beautiful detail. At the back it is cut so you have an almost slight cowled effect and the entire back is left bare above that. From there it flows to the floor in a column of bias cut nylon jersey. A slit up the front shows miles of leg. Kloss was genius at choosing extremely high quality nylons that held the color well and would drape exactly as he wished. Excellent condition.

Unlined and slips on to wear and ties at the back neck. Tagged a vintage Kloss for Circa Small but please check measurements. The fabric does have some stretch so the size range is slightly more variable then usual.

Bust: variable with no true side seams
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2785

Reference Photos: (1/2) John Kloss, 1971. Both from the MET Collection.  /  (3/4) Vogue US, December 1971.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

An incredible piece of history, this museum quality gown is an unbelievable find. Jeanne Paquin was French and one of the first great couturiers. She trained as a dressmaker under Rouff and opened her own salon in 1891. She was the first woman to do this making her quite remarkable for that fact alone! She was known for her pastel garnished evening gowns. She did a series of dresses suited for the tango - she apparently was fascinated by Spain and this may have been made for a spanish aristocrat of the day.

The gown is made from two pieces - the main dress is silk netting over a silk base. The bodice is a fine nude silk onto which an elaborate netted skirt is attached. The upper portion of the skirt is solidly beaded with tubular glass beads done in rows that fan out in ever widening panels. Each panel changes from that solid beading to a fan design on rhinestone ones. The underskirt is black silk. The top is a simple short tank that slips over the head. It is also silk netting completely covered in pearl colored glass beads sewn in rows.

The piece has a Paquin tag and a separate numbered ribbon along an inside seam (it's partially under the silk - I took out s stitch to photo it and then replaced it as was). I would class the condition as near mint for its age and fabrication. There are a few small areas where someone has tightened and reinforced the netting but most look to have be done long ago and was done expertly. Though it would be strong enough to wear with care and love, it really should be treated as a collectible piece and stored properly and handled appropriately. It is am amazing, irreplaceable and important piece of fashion history.

Do not buy on hold for EG

Oliver Goldsmith is an icon who began making hand made sunglasses in the 1960s. Everyone who was anyone wore them from Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's to Grace Kelly. This is an incredible super sized hand made pair in a stunning green tortoiseshell with green tinted glass. This design is called the Luki and is a bespoke frame based on the original vintage frame. These are only available through their bespoke service at the London flagship store. They are completely hand made and would have taken 6-8 weeks to order, have them fitted and delivered. They are huge, over-sized and in perfect unworn condition in their original case. Beautiful, rare and iconic!

Item# A149

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Paco Rabanne was a Spanish designer who became known as the "l'enfant terrible" (unruly child) of the 1960s French fashion world. He began making jewellery in unusual materials for many of the French couturiers and in 1964 at the age of 30 presented his first collection. In 1966 he had his breakout show: “Twelve Unwearable Dresses in Contemporary Materials.” and it was with this show that he found his calling. He was quoted as saying “sewing is a bondage,” and made his dresses out of paper, plastic and metal, which were pieced together with wire and glue. By 1968 some of the most famous women in the world were wearing his pieces and along with André Courrèges and Pierre Cardin, he helped to create the 1960s Space Age movement.

The Paco Rabanne pieces made from a fine Oroton metal mesh were a spring board from the earlier chain mail examples and were heavily sought after and collected - then and now. It is very rare to find a dress from this time period and I am very pleased to have this one as it is really exceptional. It is completely made from a gold metal mesh. The mesh has a good weight to it but settles onto the body wonderfully and feels spectacular once on. The metal is very cool at first but once your body heat warms it up, it stays at your body temperature and feels quite sensual. The dress is a fairly simple cut that skims over your curves and leaves little to the imagination. It snaps to close at the top of the side of each waist. The top is squared off and with a series of cut out that follow the neckline. At the back it dips into a low cowl that leaves the entire back above that bare except for the chain that runs across the upper back to holds the dress in place. The mesh creates an almost bias cut effect so that is follows the movement of your body. It has just a touch of transparency to it that you can see in the photos. This was made to go dancing. Exceptional. Excellent condition

It slips on and there are snaps on each side of the waist and clasps to close at the back. The original metal Paco Rabanne tag is attached on the main clasp. There are a couple of hooks undone where the straps meet the body of the dress. Minor. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 32.5" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD3416

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

A fine vintage pair Chanel ear clips. Signed gilt metal items feature a faux pearl center.

Original clips backs intact. No box.

Item# DS064

This amazing Alexander McQueen gown was made infamous after appearing on the red carpet of the Met gala on super model Coco Rocha! She wore the navy version of this Pre-Fall 2011 gown. It was only produced in those two shades and in extremely limited quantities exclusive to only the Alexander McQueen shops and Net-A-Porter. You can still view it on the first page of this collection on the Alexander McQueen site. It encapsulates everything that is great about McQueen aesthetic - the fantasy, the superior workmanship, the spectacle and of course the jaw dropping beauty! The dress is a confection of bias cut weightless silk that floats to the ground over an inner layer of silk. The yardage in that top layer is astonishing - it is so fine and of such high grade fabric that until you begin to lift and view it closely you don't realize that there is actually yards and yards and yards there. The bodice is gathered vertically from waist to the embellished neck with a keyhole running down the front. The neckline is heavily embellished with dazzling crystals. To this is a hip piece that is shaped and has been hand applied with white feathers. More huge and high grade crystals adorn the waist of the pelmet waist piece in a thick band that circles the waist. The combination of high romance and stark rawness was part of the genius of McQueen and it lives on in this stunning gown. A rare piece as these were made in very limited quantities - it is a masterpiece! Excellent condition and was never worn by my client and has been meticulously stored since purchasing.

Click here to see the write-up on the blog and pics of the dress on Coco Rocha!

Item# DD934

This was one of the stand out coats from the Pre-Fall 2011 Stella McCartney collection and this grey version quickly caught the eye of a lot of women and sold out worldwide. It has a lovely androgynous feel to it with its play on a mans low slung classic double breasted coat. It has slightly sloped shoulders whose slouchy feel is offset but her extension of the shoulder seam so it has a hint of a cap. The cut through the body is oversized through the upper portion and then it narrows down into the hip. A single large pockets sits on one side at the middle of the jacket, like a dropped breast pocket. Hidden pockets also sit along each hip. It is warm and easy to wear. Looks to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition. 

Fully lined in a black silk textured fabric and closes with the low set double row of buttons at the front. Pockets on each hip. Tagged a modern 40 but cut to feel more oversized. Please know your size in her line or make sure to check the measurements below.

Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: 15.75"
Bust- hem: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam, widening to 23"
Length: 34" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# C532

Reference Photo: Pre Fall 2011 Stella McCartney Collection, Look 23. Model: Ieva Laguna.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

I am so excited to bring you the second part of our 1930s capsule. This is one of a dozen dresses from a single owner collection of beautiful 1930s dresses. Her collection was lovingly sourced over decades and she has decided that it is time let them back out into the world for others to enjoy. Outstanding designs from this era are increasingly hard to find. Her collection represents some of the best of the era that I have seen in a very long time. Most are in excellent condition and the few included in the capsule that do have some flaws are such outstanding designs that I feel there is still room for someone to love them and wear them as they are, or perhaps to put in the additional work to repair them. This is just a tiny sampling of her overall collection and I hope to have more of these capsules for you in the future.

This is such an unusual and beautiful dress and the fabric is stunning. It is made out of a bias cut silk crepe chiffon with a deep blue base colour. This then has beautiful deep pink flowers mixed with pale yellow flowers and greenery scattered over every inch. The dress is completely cut on the bias. The neckline sips into a V and the bodice skims over you to a seam at the waist. I have added a ribbon to some of the photos so that you can see what it looks like with added shape. The ribbon is not original to the dress but will be included. The fabric is as light as air and the entire dress weighs ounces. The skirt has several yards of fabric in it and when you move the movement that the lightness of the fabric creates as it floats around you is incredible. The entire dress has a feel of transparency to it. If you are very brave you could wear it with something nude underneath or you can change the feel of the dress by changing the colour of the slip underneath. The sleeves are the perfect finishing touch and are a little unusual. They are these pouffed capped sleeves that are gathered along their outer edge. Inside of each sleeve is a little strap of material that connects the top of the gathering to the top of the shoulders. This just hangs suspended inside the sleeve to help hold it up and in place. I have never actually seen this before and it's quite clever. The very ends of each one is made from the same fabric as the body of the dress. It's very pretty. Excellent condition with one note below.

Unlined and slips on to wear with snaps on one side. Hand finishes throughout. I see a small repair on the top edge of the back and there is some thinning to the fabric around the base of the V. Please see the last two photos here. The ribbon is not original to the dress but will be included. The bias should allow it to fit a range of sizes.

Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 14-27" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from top of shoulder to waist
Skirt: 43" from waist to the front hem, 46" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent:

Item#

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

A truly beautiful little fifties cocktail dress that has lines suggestive of the work Ceil Chapman was doing during this time period. It only has its Bullock's Wilshire label left so who the designer is will remain a mystery. It is impeccably constructed with lots of hand finishes and details with no expenses spared in the construction. The cut follows every curve with an inner skirt done in a long lean pencil shape that then has layers of silk chiffon floating over it. These twirl and swirl around you when you move and give the dress lots of movement and a feeling of softness.The waist cinches in with hand paced and gathered silk defining it, and then the top is a beautiful illusion finish with lots of wow factor. A fitted black top sits under the transparent silk chiffon. The bust is simple with gentles curves and seams to follow your bust line and it is suspended but two tiny straps. Over this is a layer of silk chiffon that covers the shoulders and extends into simple sleeves! And don't think the back won't leave them panting after all that - it's a deep V that allows you bare skin to give a subtle sexy departure. Little bows offset that V and run down the back over the zipper. Gorgeous. Excellent condition.

The inner dress serves as the lining and is itself unlined. The bodice has light boning through the sides. It closes with a low painted metal zipper at the back that starts at the waist sea

Sleeves: 20.5" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 24.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# E608

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

This is an amazing and very rare, early peacock crown or head piece. I have never seen anther like this! Made of hand set and shaped peacock feathers that have then been painted by hand. It sits Julius Ceasar like and the feathers are attached to a wrapped wire. It is truly amazing and a one of a kind piece of art! Exceptional and a rare find! Item# A139

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This little sweater is so rare and so ffabulous I squealed when I saw it! It is by Catalina who are perhaps best known for their swimsuit but also did these fabulous little sweaters that girls would wear out and about. This one makes me instantly feel like it has been ice skating - paired with a full skirt and scarf it would have been the perfect topper! I love the deign that is worked through the knit down the front - it is slightly raised so has an extra dimension to it. Everything about it is darling from the braided finishes at the neck and cuffs to those fantastic pom poms hanging from the ties at the neck! Excellent condition! Item# S367

Very early and rare Edith Small dress that I† would guess is from some of her very early years - mid to late 1940s. It has a bit of extra interest in that is also has a Western Costume Company tag so the possibility of it having appeared on film at some point are very high! If we only knew on who! The dress is wonderfully made and a testament to her skills as a dressmaker. Edith Small was perhaps not as well known as some of her contemporaries of the day but she produced well made pieces and used high end fabrics and liked to work in difficult fabrics. Like the fine silk netting and lace that this is made of! The skirt is constructed from a bias cut, fine woven silk crepe and has a faux sarong look with one side swept up into a knot. The waist is dropped and the illusion is that the front plunges almost to the waist. This is done cleverly by a nude backing behind the silk crepe. Over both those layers is a layer of fine silk net with tiny dots worked into the fabric. The neckline is discreetly beaded and each shoulder has a lattice work pattern in gold metallic thread. Very sexy in a film noir femme fatale kind of way! Excellent condition

Shoulder: no defined seams
Bust: 17.5î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13î flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 19" from shoulder to dropped waist
Skirt: 32" from dropped waist to hem

The top is backed in a nude netting and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a back painted metal zipper. There is one tiny break in the netting at the back that I had a stitch out in to stabilize. Also the chiffon under the metallic detail on the shoulders is shattering and almost gone on one side. I have left it as original - it could be removed altogether to let the top of the shoulder peek through the metallic lattice work there or replaced - an easy job. Very minor and these do not detract.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-6)

Item# DD1042

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When I saw this gown my breathe literally caught in my throat. After the recent excitement about the Madame Gres pieces exhibited this summer and the strong 40s trend happening to have a gown come in that is so exquisitely perfect and representative of that wonderful draping done in the plate 30 and early 40s was just too perfect timing! This piece is seriously extraordinary and I hope that girl that decides to make it hers truly will love and cherish it. Rosenstein pieces are very hard to come by and you can see the master draping techniques she employed in this piece. Made of a very early silk knit jersey the fabric is very fluid and drapes perfectly. The bodice is completely gathered in soft pleats held in place by the vertical bands that run down the front. I love the cut work shoulder straps. The looped pleating technique that create the front (or back - it really can be worn either way) panels is incredibly beautiful and has that art deco, architectural feel to them. The panels give the gown movement and lightness. Just a really extraordinary piece that is highly collectible and in excellent condition.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (0-6)

Item# DD609

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A very rare and wonderful Dorothy O'Hara gown in a stunning combination of silk, silk chiffon and hand worked lace and ribbon detailing. The skirt flows to the floor in two fantastic layers of silk - a taffeta underneath and miles of silk chiffon in a soft cafe au lait color over that. The effect is of lightness and floating when the wearer moves! The top is spectacular the same silk chiffon is fully appliqued with a cut work lace whose edges are all followed by silk ribbon piping stitched by hand into place! A halter of silk chiffon goes around the neck for the perfect Goddess feel finish. A superb dress from a tough to find designer! Excellent condition. Item# DD872

This is a very rare, museum quality example of Gustave Tassell, who was one of the great American Couturiers. Example of his work are extremely hard to come by and most are only found in museum collections. For those not familiar with his work, Tassell won a Coty Award in 1962, was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy and designed for the house of Norell when Normal Norell died. This piece predates his work for Norell and is from one of his earlier collections.

The dress and jacket are extraordinary in their cut and execution. The dress has that wonderful "New Look" feel to it with its full skirts and the absolutely beautiful fabric choice. A fine golden silk was used for both pieces and it has an almost metallic sheen to some parts. It reacts wonderfully in the light and the fabric has a sense of texture and depth. Once on the body the volume of the skirts is showcased and the lines become magical. I have styled it over a light crinoline so you can see just how full the skirt is. The skirt is a masterpiece of construction with a heavy silk interlining that gives it volume and shape. It is set into the waist with a series of soft pleats that really allow for fullness - you will get almost the same fullness that you see here even without a crinoline because of the way the fabric is set. The sleeveless bodice and is cut to skim over the body with a scooped front and back. Over this pops a darling little jacket with a full cut through the body and boxed cut. A belt with a flat bow is the perfect finish. It is a rare dress that is very beautiful and even beyond that, is a stunning example of a great American Couturier. Excellent condition

Both pieces are fully lined in a fine, high grade, hand set silk with the silk lining of the skirt being a heavier grade. It closes with a side painted metal zipper. Hand finished. The belt snaps into place and the jacket has no closures.

Dress
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from shoulder strap to waist
Skirt: 26.5" from waist to hem

Jacket
Sleeves: 13" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 21" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2643

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

I am very excited to bring you our latest mini capsule collection. This is one of nine dresses from a single owner collection. Her collection was lovingly sourced over decades and she has decided that it is time let them back out into the world for others to enjoy. For this capsule we have moved forward to the 1940s and 1950s. Really good examples from this era are becoming increasingly hard to find and these are all gorgeous little examples of that time period. This is just a tiny sampling of her overall collection and I hope to have more of these capsules for you in the future.

Irene Lentz dressed many of the stars in Hollywood during its heyday and her designs are still highly sought after. She started by doing made to order dresses and in 1947 added a ready to wear line. She had replaced Adrian Gilbert as the head of MGM costume design in 1942 so had built a large and loyal following in Hollywood which put her in the perfect position to launch this new part of her label. This is a stunning example of the work she was doing in the early part of the 1950s.

This pretty little dress has absolutely beautiful details. The skirt is a black silk taffeta and its cut comes over the hips and then widens out as it nears the hem. There is an overlay of the same fabric set over the inner skirt and this gives it more of a flare as it reaches the hem. The overlay is cut in so that the hem falls in soft curves all the way around you. At the back it meets on two curved panels and these just fold over. I feel like you could potentially tack them into the place that best works on you. The bodice is beautiful. There is a band of pale blue silk ribbon that wraps around you from the back to the front. At the front it is finished in a large flat bow that completely covers the bust area. Above that a nude mesh attaches that inner bodice to the shoulders so that it stays in place. That is then placed underneath a full bodice that is made of a fine black lace. The neckline is set wide across the shoulders and the sleeves extend out from there with no seaming along their tops to break the line. The lace falls loose and easy over the inner bodice and the back is scooped low for a touch of bare skin. It is so pretty. This is a very rare designer piece from this era. Excellent condition with a small note below

The skirt acts as the lining of the skirt as does the inner bodice of the top. It closes with a back metal zipper. I see stitch marks of where the back flaps may have been tacked into place at some point as described above. It's been left as found so you can place it where it works best on you. I also see evidence that the back bodice was lined in the nude chiffon but it has been removed at some point. I see a couple of storage marks on the inner nude chiffon of the front bodice and there is some grubbiness along the inner edge of the bodice. I see a very faint mark on the skirt at the side. These are all minor and it presents beautifully.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 28" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# D641

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Annacat is a label that is very hard to find and rare. When you do find one and it is as sexy and delicious as this one is you really feel like celebrating. In its day, Annacat piece were featured often in editorials for Vogue UK and Harper's. The label was a heavy favorite of the fashion insiders at the time and worn by the "it girls" and rock stars of the day. This full length maxi dress is an amazing example of the best of what they were producing and why there were wait lists to get your hands on their dresses back then. The bodice is gathered along the center halter piece that ties up and around the back of the neck. Then, each side of the bodice extends into a long fabric tie that you wrap and tie around the waist or tie at the back and leave trailing down. This design leaves the back completely open and bare so it is insanely sexy. The waist nips in with the front halter extending into a wide panel right down the front - it almost acts like a huge pendant or neck piece. The skirt has yards and yards of fabric and it moves wonderfully as it is all cut on the bias. The silk is a good weight and a delicious burnt amber color. It is a very rare and very fabulous vintage piece that still feels shockingly modern and sexy. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes with a back painted metal zipper at the back waist. The front extends on either side and ties in the back and then the halter buttons at the back of the neck. Also if you love this one you may want to see this one as well - its the twin in cut but made of cotton

Bust: variable as it ties
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD1618

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Item# DD711

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival

Super rare and super chic sixties flare bottom, flower power crop top set by Nina Ricci. What I love about this one is the amazing color combination that absolutely screams jet set hippie chic and those crazy flat fronted flared pants! The top sits just above the belly button and has that groovy 1960s vibe with an attached tie at the waist and matching buttons. A simple scooped neck and long sleeves balance the exposure of the stomach. The pants are flat fronted and nip into a tiny, low waist and then flare dramatically from there! Together they are a strong statement but you can also break then up and wear them seperatly! Amazing set, very rare and in excellent condition! Item# DD883

Sybil Connolly's trademark pleats required a tremendous amount of fabric. To construct one pleated evening dress required between 72 and 90 yards of Irish handkerchief linen and even in a small accessory like this piece there would be yards and yards used. Like the early 20th century designer Mario Fortuny, Sybil Connolly was very protective of her pleating process, swearing that it was a secret she would "carry to the grave." Here we have a wonderful little example of her work in a soft pastel pink. It is a little evening shoulder piece that you would slide over the shoulders to top an outfit. It has a ruffled edge. It is unusual to find a piece in this color and its a wonderful example of her work.

Backed in a silk satin with straps that you slip your arms through and a hook and eye at each point. There is some light discoloration on part of the ruffled bits on each side. Its barely there and in some lights you don't see it but it is present. Priced accordingly and wearable as is

Width: 41" from side to side
Length: 26.5" from top to bottom

Item# A288

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

Sybil Connolly pieces are very rare things and this fantastic hand crocheted cape is one of two that I believe where made and the only other example is not labeled as this one is and a slightly different length. Hand done from a thick black yarn, it is tightly knitted/crocheted to form a full cape that has open work deign near the hem The same open work pattern is picked up at the elaborate and dramatic hood that can been worn up or down to create a full and striking collar. There are two big snaps to close at the neck and these are hidden under the yarn work as not to break the line. It is fairly heavy and has a decided arts and crafts, raw feel about it - very primal and earth. Its really a striking and rare piece. Connolly was an Irish designer that is renowned for using and bringing to the forefront, crochet, linens, yarns and laces in unusual ways in a time when these where not typically fashionable fabrics. Here pieces are very hard to find. Excellent condition. Item# C86

Slightly insane yet still oddly fabulous this rare Carven strapless dress is a real find! From the late 70's it has the beginnings of what the next decade would bring to the fashion table - fabulous extravagance and exaggerated proportions. The body of the dress is strapless and fitted. A sleek silk satin interior is covered with black lace over which black silk ribbon is hand applied and twisted into little florets. This skims and hugs the body to the hips and then all craziness breaks loose. The lower portion of the hem explodes in a profusion of pleated ruffles and huge satin flowers at the front. The volume is perfectly balanced by the bareness of the shoulders and despite its over the top feel it somehow manages to stay to right side of the line for chic. Very rare piece. Excellent condition

Bust: 17î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14î flat across from side seam to side seam the inside dress
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam the inside dress
Length: 37" from top of bust to hem

Fully lined in black silk satin. It closes with a side zipper. The bodice has interior boning through the bust area for additional support.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML-MED (6-10)

Item# DD955

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In all my years of collecting I have never seen a Char belt before. Coats, vests, pants, dresses, capes and even bags but never a belt! Never mind a corseted tie belt that is hand painted on butter soft deer hide mixed with patches of hand dyed snake skin. The edges are whip-stitched with a dyed pale green rawhide on the edges and a bighter green rawhide to fix the snake skin in place. Then they geniusly used a red version of the ties for the corseted front. It's just a jewel of a piece and in wonderful condition!

I am still having that little hippie chic bohemian moment this season so forgive me the indulgence of sharing it with you. There is just something about these late 1960s, early 1970s hand made, (and often made to order), soft as butter leathers that just feel right for the mood of the season. The Char label is one of the best of the hand made hippie chic labels from the sixties and seventies and has a cult like following - and I have a couple of really unusual pieces to share! This one is a fantastic vest that is hand-dyed to a deep pinky red color - you can imagine the dye came from the desert itself! (It is a slight more dusty red then photoed) It is a combination of suede and deer skin that is hand cut and whip-stitched into place. The deerskin front and back panels are then hand painted with a bouquet of sweet little field flowers. Char made these pieces, by hand from approx 1968 - about 1975-76 in Mexico. Some of the best leather craftsman in the world were there at the time and the piece made are fantastic. Unusual and fantastic and in great worked in condition.

This is a very very rare example of the work of Ossie Clark and one you will not see very often. It is a fabulous sweater and I think I have seen less then 1/2 a dozen of his knit pieces over the last 20 years. Its insanely good on top of it's rarity. It has that nod to the 40s that runs through so ,much of his work. it is a light knit with a slight ribbing. The neck line is cut into a V and the body cut long and it flares slightly as it nears the bottom hem. The sleeves are amazing and they are each cut extra long and have a definitive flare when they reach the cuffs. This makes them fabulous on and they create lots of movement. It has a matching belt that picks up on the grey part of the rust and grey stripes on each shoulder. That same striping finishes the ends of each sleeve too. Excellent condition with the exception of the belt buckle.

Unlined and slips on to wear. Tagged a vintage size Small. The knit does have some stretch. The belt buckle is cracked as shown. It still functions and is original so is sold as found. Its such a rare piece this barely effects the value. Please review the photo after the label shot.

Sleeves: approx 29"
Shoulders: no defined seams
Bust: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 26" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SMl-MED

Item# S896

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

The Tiktiner label was formed by Dina Tiktiner Viterbo, in Nice, France and catered to the jet set crowd of the day. The garments produced were of very high quality and had a beautiful European flare to them. This coat is a stunning example of what they did and a gorgeous coat to boot! Made of plush mohair, hand dyed to the perfect shade of red it has that easy over sized feel that makes you want to snuggle in and never take it off. Wide sleeves are cuffed and all the edges are finished with a double stitch to create a wide flat edge. Pockets sit on each front and it has the perfect hood too! It is amazing and looks to have never been worn! Excellent condition! Item# C180

I always watch for caftans and pieces by Yuki. It is one of the more rare labels to find and I love his work. Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972.

One of his trademarks was to use minimal seaming on his pieces and this caftan is no exception to that. It had just one central seam that runs down the back and then the seams that form the tops of each sleeve and neckline. To give it a suggestion of shape, he then gathered the fabric just under the bust at the front.  Inside this gathering portion of fabric is attached to a pipped waist stay in the same fabric so the dress is held perfectly in place when on. It is shockingly sexy despite its full cut because of the draping. The neckline is set wide and the top of each shoulder is left bare above where you slip your arms through. You are completely covered and yet the draping does a magnificent job of suggesting the figure underneath. All while hiding anything you wish to hide. It is gathered at that center front which allows it to drape and cocoon down the sides beautifully. The jersey is a light synthetic that drapes and moves beautifully. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with hook & eye down the back but at some point someone has tacked it closed so you don't get gaps between the hooks. It easily slips on so I decided to leave it as its actually quite practical this way. The inner waist stay is elastic and hooks to close. The cut will allow it to fit a large range of sizes as it will just drape more on a smaller figure.

Bust-hip: open
Elastic waist stay: stretches and will fit a 22" waist up to 38"
Length: "58.5 from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD3422

Reference Photos: Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture.

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

What an amazing pair of trousers by Chanel. They are such a gorgeous and vibrant color and the richness of the cotton velvet used adds to their luxurious appeal. There is no other fabric that capture the beauty and depth of color then a velvet. The mix of that strong color with the tailored, crisp lines of Chanel are fabulous. Pair these with any solid or mix and match prints for a million styling options. Flat fronted with a straight peg legs that ends just above the ankle. I love the three Chanel buttons that finish the hem of the pant and each is actually a functioning button and not merely decorative - the kind of extra detailing and attention you know and love with Chanel. Plus the cotton has a stretch to it so they are as comfortable as wearing leggings and they will sculpt to hug your curves when on. Excellent condition.

The pants are unlined and close with side, hidden set zipper and a Chanel logo button at the waist. Each cuff is finished with three Chanel logo buttons and each button is functional. Tagged a 40. Plus - these look amazing with the little purple velvet Pucci jacket just listed too!

Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 37.5" from waist to hem
Inseam: 26.5"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# S629

Worn by Samantha Angelo of The Eye Travels blog for NYFW 2016. Photos by Keziban Barry

This garment has been professionally cleaned, pressed and is odor free. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.