• The twin of this dress was Look 44 for the Fall 2002 McQueen show that was title Supercalifragilistic-Expialidocious, taken from Mary Poppins.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen
• Vogue noted the 'Milkmaid necklines—far from innocent-were pushed up by leather bodices that curved down into the tightest pencil skirts, and finished off with thigh-high leather boots. McQueen moved from that Helmut Newton-esque fantasy to another—bad schoolgirls, who mixed lingerie and silver lamé ties and skirts in with their proper blazers and duffels. For a splendid finale, he brought out romantic flouncy skirts'
• This is a very rare piece of McQueen and  it is just exceptional. It is an absolutely iconic collectors piece.
• The top is a top-stitched formed and shaped corset that has inner boning and made to be shaped around the body. It is constructed from several shaped and formed pieces of what looks to be like a black denim that is top stitched and then pieced together to shape and create the form around the body.
• It closes down the front with metal lingerie hooks and then it has a belt through which a leather belt goes around the waist. That sense of leather is picked up again in the straps. The straps are very clever and they can be removed if you wish to wear this as a strapless piece. They button into place and the buttons are metal with the Q and C made as part of the button. A ruffled and pleated cotton bit comes out at the sides and the ruffled lace across the top of the neckline. This is done to help keep the illusion that you have put a corset over a little cotton mini.
• This illusion continues with the skirt coming out from underneath the corset. It is attached all inside the corset and is made out of two layers of cotton with lace finishing the bottom. This has all been pleated so you get this fantastic movement.
• It is ultralight in weight and it is a truly phenomenal piece of McQueen.
• The inside front of the skirt is elastic so you just slip this dress on and then hook it down the front to wear. I see a tiny little bit of fading to the dye near a couple edges of the seam of the skirt, but with McQueen pieces, these little flaws were often intentional and it certainly does not distract from the dress whatsoever. Some of the leather has rubbed off a touch on the back side of the belt in one spot. This is very minor and it is just mentioned for accuracy
  
• Tagged a vintage McQueen 38.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 29" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5401

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2002 Alexander McQueen, Look 44. Model Adriana Lima.

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Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5397

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• This dress is from the Fall 2005 Galliano collection
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The dress is a little work of art that not only combines his signature bias cut but is also made from a soft bias cut velvet that drapes beautifully over the body.
• The front is cut into a V and is caught up into a twisted knot detail at the base of the V. This creates a pretty draping over the bust area as the velvet is all gathered into that knot. The seam under the bust angles down towards the sides in a nod to the seamwork of the 1920s and 30s, something you see often in Galliano's work.
• At the back that same low V is repeated so that you get a bit of skin showing there. This front and back plunge perfectly offset the sensuality of the velvet..
• From there the dress glides over the waist and curves back out over hips. It falls to the floor and widens out near the hem. With all of the fabric cut on the bias this moves beautifully around you as you move. This superb silhouette is a signature of his work and it is done beautifully on this dress. 
• The colour of the velvet is this deep gold that has a slight antique feel to it. I love the way that it catches the light. Even in these photos you can see how magical the effect of that is and when it is on and you are moving it will be even better.
• The dresses that Galliano does with fabric cut on the bias are outstanding and the velvets like this one are even more so.
• The dress is unlined and has no closures. It slips over the head and then it just drapes perfectly around your curves. The bias cut will allow for range of fit so I have put the comfortable range of measurements below with the dress laying flat. The dress has lost its main Galliano tag but has its proper inside tag inside as shown. I see a tiny spot near the hem where it looks like the velvet is scuffed a touch. It is very minor and just mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a vintage Galliano FR38, GB10, US4
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 69" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5395

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• This is a very rare Paco Rabanne Haute Couture set from the 1990s, maybe 2000s.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Paco Rabanne.
• This is a very rare collector piece and is almost certainly the only one in existence. It most likely was a runway piece but it is very challenging to find runway documentation for his Couture shows from this time period. If we do come across it at some point, we will certainly send it to its new owner.
• The set is made up of three separate pieces and you can wear them individually or together. 
  
• The inner dress is strapless and widens out substantially around the body as it falls, outward and down to the hem. The back is cut longer than the front so you get a fantastic swoop of fabric behind you as you walk.
• Inside, there is a built-in inner bodice to hold the dress in place. This is the only thing holding the dress in place since the fabric that lays over the inner bodice is cut to be extremely open and full as it falls down to the hem.
• The inner fabric of this piece is foiled silver fabric that has an black woven net with an orange woven applique set into the netting so that it that forms an organic pattern. This unique and innovative fabric is used for the entire dress part of the set. The fabric innovation that he was doing for his Couture shows really highlights how far he was pushing the envelope and how purely experimental his creations were.
• Slipping over the dress is a one of his signature chain-link pieces. It has a part cape / part top feel to it. It combines plastic silver links that have a rhinestone in each of their centres, with round circle loops that are hooked together, plus little orange plastic and gold pieces. All the pieces are hand linked together in a nod to his traditional metal chain link. The top drapes down over the bodice with an upwards curve at the front. At the back, it extends far longer to well past the small of the back, ending in a point that perfectly picks up on the shape of the back skirt.
• Each sleeve of the piece has been made to be very full and wide. They flare outwards at their ends and have an edging made out of with strands of the same pieces as the body of the top with an added little oval shape at their ends.
• The original hooded head piece complete the set. It is extremely rare to have the headpieces included. These were almost always made for the runway show only and is the biggest clue that this was most likely the actual sample piece. The little handwritten tag that says 49 that is attached under the label was probably the order number in the show, giving us the second clue.
• This incredible little headpiece simply slips over the head and is long enough that it covers the neck. All of the edges are finished with the same dangling embellishments you see edges of the on the top. An opening at the front allows your face to peak out but you are otherwise covered over your entire head. The beads are then all gathered into a 'knot" at the top. Once in place it gives the illusion that the headpiece and cap piece are all a singular piece of chain-link over you. It is incredible.
• The dress is completely made by hand and I believe that this is the original sample runway sample dress. Under the tag is a handmade tag that says 49 and I believe that is the Look number that would've been shown on the runway. The edges are all handed basted and this adds to the feel that this is the original sample because that is often how you see runway samples finished from this era.
• The dress has a built-in inner corset and this is what holds the dress in place around you. This inner bodice is lightly boned and has built in cups and meant to be fitted. Because of the excessive drape of the exterior dress you would be able to add and increase the size of the inner corset and you would never see any changes on exterior nor would it have any effect. That inner piece zips to close at the back and there is an attached waist stay that hooks to close. The dress closes with a series of snaps over that. There are dappled markings on a silver interior that show through to and under the netting. I believe this is all intentional as it is evenly distributed over the fabric on the silver parts of the fabric. There are some small pulls and stressing to the netting here and there. 
  
• There is no size tag present because it is Haute Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Inner bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 11.5-12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 54" from top of bodice to the front hem and the back extends another 8" past that, with 1" turned under the entire hem. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML based on the interior corset only. The rest of the pieces are more accommodating to a greater range of sizes. Please read the notes above.

Item# DD5394

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• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2000 runway and I am very happy to have video reference so you can see just how beautifully it moves.
  
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler
• The dress is made out of a nude chiffon that is perhaps a touch paler than how it photoed here.
• The dress is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail.
• It is suspended from one shoulder and the other is left bare and exposed. All the seaming on the dress is set vertically so that it enhances and highlights the curves of the body. 
• The bust and waist are created by the shaping of those beautifully curving vertical seams.
• It skims over the hips and then falls to the floor with a slight widening out as it nears the hem. The hem is cut on a slight angle so that the side that has the shoulder is cut a little bit longer than the other. 
  
• The shoulder is detailed with a panel of fabric that you can sweep behind you for a bit of extra movement when you move.
• At the very top of the shoulder is an extra large custom made piece made out of an acrylic that has pale green rhinestones embedded in it to follow its curves.  I love that little detail. These would have been custom-made for each dress.
• The very outer layer of the chiffon is split quite high along the edge at the back and this adds incredible movement to the dress as you can see on the runway. You are still fully covered by the inner dress underneath.
• It is an extraordinary dress that is both rare and very beautiful.
• The dress is fully lined in the same fabric and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see one tiny catch in fabric near the seam just above the hem. It is very minor and only mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Mugler 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5393

Reference Video/Photos: Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2018 show as Look 72.
• It was made under the creative direction of Michael Kors.
• The dress is fantastically documented and was one of the hit looks of the season. It was used in the ad campaign, was worn on the red carpet and appeared in editorials that season. The dress sold out worldwide and was waitlisted. In the shops this dress sold for just over $7000 USD.
• The dress is made out of a lingerie feeling stretch net as its base and it has a lining of the same fabric. That gives it just enough opaqueness to comfortably wear, but still has a feel of being nude from a distance.
• Onto that is an elaborate design done in thousands of tiny silver sequins. The sequins cover the entire dress so that it glitters in the light from every angle.
• The neck is scooped and the shoulders are soft. The sleeves are long and narrow in slightly at each cuff where they have a hidden set zipper to close. 
• The stretch of the base material allows it to skim over you and feel fitted but at the same time you still have that movement in the fabric that makes it very comfortable to wear. The perfect combination of fit and comfort.
• It follows the body, coming in at the waist and then curving back out over the hips. It starts to widen under the hips and there is a seam that is set on a slanted angle.
• The skirt is set in along the slanted angle and follows the angle so that you get an amazing asymmetrical feel. There is a lot of fabric in the skirt so when you move it has fantastic movement around you. You can see this in the runway reference video.
• This is Michael Kors at his best and a phenomenally collectible dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the stretch net through the body and skirt. The sleeves are unlined. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and each sleeve has a hidden set zipper at the cuff. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tag a Michael Kors 0
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and they are 10-11.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 48.5" from neck to the longest point of the hem, 40" to the shortest

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5392

Reference Photos/Videos: (1-4) Spring 2018 Michael Kors, Look 72. Model Camille Hurel.  /  (5-8) Gwyneth Paltrow in Michael Kors Collection at the Golden Heart Awards, October 2017.  /  (9) Spring 2018 Neiman Marcus Ad.  /  (10) Stella Egitto at the 2018 CFDA Fashion Awards.  /  (11) Magdalena Cielecka for Twoj Styl Magazine, April 2018.

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• The twin of this coat walked the runway for Look 6 on the Spring 2017 Simone Rocha runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Simone Rocha.
• Vogue said of the collection "when it comes down to it, Rocha's work always consists of a limited set of templates: trenchcoats, loosely fitted, lacy, semi sheer dresses, frills and florals, clear plastic heed shoes, and bags. This time, she used her utilitarian theme to bring in wrapping and tying, often leaving one shoulder of raincoat and jackets hanging off, and adding soft Crossbody sling bags on top." 
• This is one of the pieces where she left one sleeve hanging off the model. It was shown on the runway layered over a dress.
• The fabric of this is fascinating. It is made out of a clear plastic raincoat fabric that has an ivory net backing. To hold the two fabrics together it is rolled and stitched at the edges but it also has a floral pattern embroidered through both layers. The final effect is this whimsical embroidered raincoat fantasy piece.
• The cut is pure Simone in feel with all of the exaggerated volume and pomp that you expect from her work.
• The collar around the neck is rounded and the as it runs down the length of the front it can be flipped back on itself with buttonholes placed down the front so that you can secure it in place. I have kept it buttoned for all of these photos but you could also undo them and wear it unbuttoned. They can also act double duty as different ways to close and style the jacket.
• The body is loose and easy with slash huge pockets built in around the hip. From there it expands outwards to become extremely full and open.
• It can be worn with all of that volume on full display, or you can use its matching belt to cinch in the waist and add extra extraordinary shape so that you have volume above and below.
• The sleeves are phenomenal. They are more like a mini cape than a sleeve. They come out from where they are set into the body of the coat and are completely open underneath. The hem of each sleeve is gathered in so that you get a very full poof above. I love that each sleeve has ties attached. Those ties are used to wrap around the arm and tie in place to create further shape.
• The entire jacket has a feeling of transformation because of the belt and ties at the arm and the way the buttons run down the front. You really have several options in the way that you can wear it.
• This would also make a phenomenal piece, not just for the collector, but as a piece for a bride looking for a unique cover-up.
• The coat is unlined and has a some transparency. It buttons down the front if you wish and the belt can be buckled or tied into place. The plastic has retained a touch of the dry cleaning solvent smell. It is not overwhelming, but I do want to mention it for accuracy. Because of the textile it would be impossible to not have this happen. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present but its open and generous cut should fit most frames. It will just feel more oversized on a smaller frame.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and they are full and open through the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seam. They are meant to slightly drop on a smaller frame and can accommodate a larger one.
Bust: to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: 50" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5391

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2017 Simone Rocha, Look 6.  /  (4) From the New York Times Fashion Week Photo Diary.

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• This set dates to the late 1970s and it was made under the Creative Direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• These sets were easy to wear and ones like this one where made to cover a variety of occasions from casual entertaining to being used for less formal evening wear. It is a classic and easy feeling piece that still feels fresh and fabulous now. It is very rare to find the full set.
• In the late seventies and into the eighties this caftan/tunic and pant look was at an all time high and many of the top designers of the day designed options for their clients who wanted the look but still wanted to wear their favourite brand name. This one is a great example of that.
• Oscar was a master with cut and colour and this set has both.
• Both pieces are made out of a fine silk that has a secondary floral pattern woven through the silk. Onto that is a design done in a matching silk cording.
• The tunic completely unbuttons down the front so you can wear it layered over other pieces to act as an ultra light evening coat. It is perfect to be worn as a chic day or evening dress if you dare to wear it alone with the high front slit. And of course it perfectly pops over the matching pants for a chic evening pajama feel.
• The silk is feather light and this lets it flows around you when you move or the slightest breeze hits it.
• For added detail he used a matching coral cord embroidery to edge the neck and then run down the front. There is more cording at each cuff.
• The tunic has long sleeves that taper down to the wrist slightly. The shoulders have a very light padding for shape and then it falls from there over the body widening out gently as it nears the hem. When you are standing still it settles perfectly about you but when you move you really get the sense of movement because of the slit at the front.
• The pants have wide straight legs and an easy fit around the hip. The waist has a small band in the same silk.
  
• Unlined and the tunic buttons down the front and has decorative buttons at each cuff. Light padding in the shoulders. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The colour has a slightly more pastel feel in person. There is one mark on the pant that is up toward the hip, so completely hidden when the tunic is worn over it. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• The pants are tagged a vintage ODLR 8
• Excellent condition 
  

Tunic
Sleeves: 23" long and are 12.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from neck to hem
Slit: 29" from hem up

Pant
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Pant: 41/5" from waist to hem
Inseam: 29.5" and the gusset is 15.5" from the back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5389

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• The dress is from the Spring 2020 collection and its twin walk the runway for Look 76.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• This was one of the most heavily documented dresses of the collection and there is an outstanding number of references as it was shot and photoed everywhere. This dress was sold out and wait-listed worldwide. Very few were produced.
• Vogue said that the show felt like "a long gulp of fresh air and optimism centred on something known." They noted that "in technical terms Piccoli's aim for spring was casualizing the voluminous couture silhouettes he had established over the past few staggeringly well received seasons... The collection was joyful, touched on a myriad of occasions and lifted hearts." It ended with a standing ovation.
• I love the bright almost neon feeling orange that the dress has been done in. It is incredibly difficult to capture the actual colour in a photo and I think it is even better in person.
• The dress is made out of an almost parachute feeling fabric that holds its shape fantastically. This combined with the brilliant seaming and cut is what gives the dress its exuberant volume and shape.
• Both the front and back are deeply plunged and everything is kept perfectly in place on the body by the way that it is all cut and by taking into account all of the weight and fall of the fabric below. It is quite ingenious.
  
• Circling all the way around the arms from the top of the shoulder to the seam under the bust are the incredible sleeves that are made from the same fabric. The fabric has been folded over and onto itself to create a double layer. This is what gives them their volume and airy feel. I love that we have so many photos of this dress on so many different people so you can see how spectacular it all sits. They attach in just under the arm and after curving up and around the shoulder they attach down the back. It is almost like a stylized angel wing in the best possible sense of that idea.
• The waist has a generous cut and it is meant to feel more loose and easy. It is really a piece that is easy to fit and should fit a range of sizes. If you are smaller the waist is just going to drape down and off the lower back a touch.
• The cut and expanse of the skirt keeps everything in place so even though it has a plunge at the front and back it still feels safe to wear. I love the bare expanse of skin that shows at the back.
• The skirt is spectacular. It falls from underneath the seam of the bust in four tiers. Each tier gets progressively wider as it near the hem and the very lowest tier falls out and behind you for a dramatic sweep of fabric. The silk of each tier is gathered into the seam above and below it and this also helps to add to the volume. 
• The amount of fabric in the skirt and the lightness of the fabric is what lets it billow and move around you in the most spectacular way. And it has pockets.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his time at the label and it is a very collectible piece.
• The front triangles are backed with another layer of the same fabric and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers to 6.5" flat across from side to side with no true side seams present
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 11" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5388

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2020 Valentino, Look 76.  /  (5-6) Kathryn Newton at the SAG Awards, January 2020.  /  (7) Joan Smalls for Harper's Bazaar Spain, February 2020.  /  (8) Demi Lovato for Harper's Bazaar May 2020. Photo by Alexi Lubomirski.  /  (9) Naomi Campbell in British Vogue, March 2020. Photographed by Juergen Teller.  /  (10) Heidi Klum for Variety, March 2020. Photographed by Cliff Watts.  /  (11) Vogue US, March 2020.  /  (12-13) Marie Claire Italia, April 2020. Photographed by David Roemer.  /  (14) Binx Walton for WSJ Magazine, March 2020. Photographed by Gregory Harris.  /  (15) Priyanka Chopra in Tatler, May 2020.  /  (16) Sandra Oh for Elle Canada, June 2020.  /  (17-18) Phoebe Robison in Marie Claire, June 2020. Photographed by Tyler Joe.  /  (19) Maria Debicka by Jakub Plesniarski for Vogue Poland May 2020.  /  (20) Mojeh Magazine, April 2020. Photographed by Greg Adamski.

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• The twin of this dress in black was presented for the Resort 2019 Alex Perry collection.
• It was made under the creative Direction of Alex Perry.
• Alexandros Pertsinidis is an Australian fashion designer who launched the Alex Perry label in 1992. His work has been featured on numerous the covers worldwide since then and is a favorite on the red carpet. It's been worn by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Katy Perry, Lupita Nyong and countless others.
• The twin of this dress was seen on the red carpet on Britt Lower and Dina Amer.
• The dress does not have a single unnecessary seam. It really shows how sometimes absolute minimalism is best.
• The dress is made from a combination of a brilliant orange crepe through the body with a matte satin crepe for those incredible sleeves. The fabric choice has a beautiful drape. This is what lets it move so beautifully over the body once it is on.
• It is constructed so that it drapes and skims over the body perfectly. The skirt falls to the floor in a sweeping expanse of fabric. When you stand still it looks more like a sleek column but when you move you realize how much fabric is in there as it billows out behind you.
• The bodice drapes softly over you at the front and the shoulders are padded inside so that they have a defined and shaped silhouette. Caped sleeves fall all the way to the floor to create this elegant and dramatic feeling over your arms.
• The fabric has enough weight that it stays in place when you are standing still but when you move you get a billowing effect around you.
• The waist has a touch of stretch so the dress is easy to fit and should work on a range of sizes.
• At the back there is a full cut out that leaves your entire back bare. This unexpected expanse of skin when you turn around is amazing.
• The inner part of the front bodice is lined in an orange matte satin with extra define seaming to help shape the bodice. The skirt has an inner underlay skirt in the same fabric and the sleeves are unlined. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back waist and buttons at the back of the neck.  It comes with its original hang tag attached and was never worn.
• Tagged an Alex Perry 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from neck to front hem and the back extends another 1" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5387

Reference Photos: (1) Resort 2019 Alex Perry.  /  (2-3) Britt Lower at the Season Finale Premiere Event for Severance, April 2022.  /  (4) Dina Amer at the Red Sea International Film Festival, December 2022.

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• This is a fabulous dress from the late 1990s Versace.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gianni Versace.
• The dress is very sexy with its cut out and made of a stretch fabric that hugs and shapes the body. All signatures of Versace from this time period.
• The colour is a bright chartreuse that is just an exceptional and unusual colour.
• There is light padding in each shoulder and this holds the dress and gives it a tapered feel to the waist.
• It skims over the body and then is gathered into one side at the waist. The other side has been left open with a cut out that exposes your bare skin. It is meant to drape down on the top of one hip. This open cut out continues from there to wrap around to the opposite side the back extending out the opening.
• Under the cut out on the hip the fabric has been gathered in on that side for added detailing. 
• The skirt falls from that point and narrows down as it reaches the hem.
• On the same side as the waist cut out there is a high slit that starts from the bottom of the gathering on the hip to the hem. This allows a mile of bare leg to show when you walk and move.
• A small gather of the fabric sits on the opposite side to that placed several inches above the hem.
• All of these gatherings and cut outs give it a really sculptural feel around the body.
• It is fully lined in a more matte version of the same stretch material. The fabric has stretch and the measurement below are the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat. It has no closures and slips on to wear.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56.5" from waist to hem
Slit: 33" but wraps over itself near the top

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5386

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• This is a phenomenal dress by Pierre Balmain from the late 1980s - early 1990s.
• At this point in history the Couture line was called simply Pierre Balmain and the main ready-to-wear line was called Ivoire de Balmain. Depending if it was late 1980s or early 90s, the creative Director would have been either Erik Mortensen (up 1989) or Alistair Blair (who joined in 1990 to over see the RTW line while Erik continued Couture).
• The dress is made from a beautiful silk that is extremely light in weight. When this is on it is almost like wearing nothing.
• Onto the silk is an over-sized check pattern that mixes pastel yellow with shades of soft blues. Some parts have an almost iridescent pale green finish to them and there are also muted deep golds and taupe.
• It is strapless and fitted at the waist. The lower skirt widens out considerably from there to the hem. There are yards and yards of silk making up the skirt. 
• The back is cut longer than the front so you get this beautiful sweeping feel behind you. The silk that was used is so very light in weight and it is all cut on the bias which allows it to float and moves around you with your slightest movement.
• I love the way there is extra fabric built-in at the back. The fabric wraps over itself for a few inches to hook into the inside the waist and also on the outer part of the waist. This adds extra fabric to the gorgeous sweep of volume of the back skirt.
• Inside the bodice is a lightly boned and cupped inner corset that holds the dress in place. It is made out of the same fabric. The rest of the skirt is unlined. The dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper and an inner waist stay hooks to close. The silk at the very back of the skirt hooks over itself as described above.
• It is tagged a vintage Balmain 36
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open 
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 55.5" from top of bodice to front hem and the back extends another 14" beyond that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5385

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• In 1951 a 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
• His custom pieces were made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
• This is a dress that is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The style of label in the dress gives us a date range of 1963 to 1977.
• The body of the dress is made from a yellow bias cut silk crepe that has a slight texture. This is topped with a hand beaded bodice that is completely covered in a combination of yellow and brilliant blue glass tube beads.
• The dress is suspended from the shoulders and the straps are finished with handset rows of yellow beads that are set vertically. On the bust the beads are set horizontally to run all the way around you ending at the top of the waist. More beads are set just below the waist seam.
• The bodice is fitted and then at the back it has a cut out opening between the more bandeau back and the waist. This leaves a strip of bare skin exposed.
• The skirt skims over the hips and then flares out quite a bit as it reaches the floor to get that beautiful silhouette that you see here.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a handset yellow silk chiffon. There is elastic around the inner waist that just helps to hold it in place so it doesn't dip too much at the back. It closes with a side zipper on the bodice and then a second side zipper from the waist down. All of the bead work is done by hand and there are hand finishes throughout the dress.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem with 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5384

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• This is from the Christian Dior Spring 2007 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The dress did not appear on the runway but you do see similar bead work on the Couture dress example that we have added here. Galliano often used inspiration from his Couture dresses when he looked to creating ready-to-wear pieces and vice versa.
•  The bodice is strapless with an inner boned and cupped corset that holds the dress in place.
• A panel wraps around the very top of the bodice with a double pleat detail running around the very the top edge.
• Into the seam of that panel he has added the fabric that runs to the floor. It is wrapped around to overlap itself and on one side there are stitched pleats that open up at about the waist area and then continue to the hem. On the side that wraps under that there are top stitched seams set on angles towards the outer edge of the dress. All of this teamwork and stitching is subtle but adds this very interesting detail when you see it as a whole.
• From there the dress simply skims and drapes over you to the floor. Because of its generous cut through the body it will be easier to fit and is extremely comfortable once on the body. 
• It flares out slightly at the bottom to create a beautiful column over you. It is an incredible feat of patterning. 
• All around the top portion of the dress are these floral patterns made of what looks to be a fabric covered domed bead interspersed with little prong set rhinestones. More rhinestones are scattered down the body of the dress to about the hip. These were all added by hand and you can clearly see that on the inner side of the dress.
• John's pieces only truly come to life when worn and as good as this looks on the dress form, it is better once on the body. It is an incredible example of his work and looks to have been worn very little if at all.
• Unlined and has an inner boned and cupped corset that hooks to close at the side. The dress closes over that with a hidden set zipper. Hand finishes. 
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 58" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5382

Reference Photo: Spring 2007 Christian Dior Couture, Look 32.

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• This piece dates to the late 1960s maybe early 1970s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Donald Brooks
• I love finding Donald Brooks pieces. They are very well made and his main line pieces like this one are especially fabulous. Brooks launched his main line label in 1964. He only designed for a very short time, closing his business in 1973. He had a secondary, boutique line that he started in 1971 that also closed in 1973. This dress is from the original main line which gives us that small time period from 1964-1973 for its date.
• This was almost certainly a custom piece and is most likely a one-of-a-kind.
• At first glance you appear to be wearing a dress but it does actually have a jumpsuit underneath all of those layers of lace ruffles.
• Everything falls from one shoulder which leaves the other shoulder bare. 
• The bust is cut to skim over you to the waist that is defined by a brown silk bow belt that wraps around and hooks into place hidden underneath the bow.
• Wrapping around the bodice is the first lace ruffle that is cut so it is slightly longer on the side of the shoulder.
• Under the waist there are three layers of lace that run down the length of the jumpsuit. A 17" panel wraps all the way around the hip area and then there are two more layers of lace on each leg. They are also very wide. When they are laid out flat they are more than a full circle around.
  
• The jumpsuit underneath has a simple cut that skims over you, comes in at the waist, and then curves out and over the hips. The pant legs are straight and wide with just the slightest of narrowing by the end of each leg.
  
• The full inner body of the jumpsuit underneath the lace panels are is covered in a black lace. 
• The lace added to the jumpsuit gives it amazing movement when you move.
• The jumpsuit is full lined in a black silk and closes with a side zipper. The panel of lace on the bodice and the top panel below the waist both snap over the zipper to close. The belt wraps and closes with both hook and snaps. Hand finished throughout.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition
  

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem
Inseam: 27"
Torso: 32" from top of shoulder to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5378

Reference Photo: Samantha Jones in Donald Brooks, Vogue, September 1, 1967.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2008 Emanuel Ungaro collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Esteban Cortazar.
• Estaban headed the label from 2007 to 2009, succeeding Peter Dundas. He was only 23 when he began there. 
• He brought a softer look to the label and you can clearly see that in this dress. On the runway this dress was shown with a wide belt. And you could certainly add one if you wanted to add some more shape but I love it just on its own as shown here.
• The dress is made out of a printed silk chiffon with a soft, pale, grey tone, floral pattern worked over at surface. The silk is interspersed with silvery toned pale grey panels of jersey that help shape the direction of the fabric and add some structure to create the way the dress falls over the body.
• A band of fabric wraps around the neck and then extends out into long ties that fall down the back in the most beautiful way.
• At the front the silk is gathered into the band at the neck and then sweeps down and around to the back.
• This leaves the sides partially exposed and the entire back from the waist up is left completely open and bare. Only the ties that extend from the back of the neck break the bareness of the skin there. It feels soft and feminine yet very sexy at the same time.
• The waist is seamed and the front halter blouses over the seam. Under that the skirt curves out and over the hips and then sweeps down to the floor.
• The jersey panels are set in curving angles down one side of the dress with the silk set so they blouse slightly over the jersey insets. This perfectly ties the way the top blouses over at the waist and creates a pretty detailing all the way down the skirt.
• The very lower portion of the skirt is quite full and moves beautifully as you move. You can see that in the reference runway video here.
  
• It is a very romantic and beautiful feeling dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a pale grey silk chiffon through the bodice and stretch pale grey jersey through the skirt. It closes with a hidden set zipper and snaps along the back waist. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: very flexible and open to most sizes
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 18" from neck to waist but will drape over
Total length: approx 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5380

Reference Photo/Video: Fall 2008 Emanuel Ungaro, Look 18.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2009 Nina Ricci
• It was made the creative direction of Olivier Theyskens.
• In Vogue's review of the collection they said "Olivier Theyskens' collection for Nina Ricci was like watching the performance of a long piece of self-referential romantic poetry. It's a world of his own, and to fully appreciate it, you need to know what's gone before in his work: his love of Edwardiana and tailcoats; the fluttery, flyaway cutting; the delicate prints and the dusty, organic woodland-floor palettes he likes. Essentially, it was a single silhouette, with a high collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves, and skirts cut away to show long lengths of leg, clad in sheer black tights, walking on high-heeled pump"
• Theyskens said he was "inspired by dance and dresses that each evolved their own shape, short in the front and long in the back."
• Pieces from his time at the Nina Ricci label are an important piece of Theyskens history. 
• The dress is made out if a hand dyed silk with a print that suggest flowers in soft pastels. It has a touch of a watercolour painting in feel.
• Under the top layer is a second pale pink tissue silk layer that is cut to follow the lines of the dress and it peeks out from behind the edges of the entire piece.
• The bodice is very feminine in feel. The pink tissue silk under layer is cut to give a touch of a ruffle feel all the way around the straps that curved up and over the shoulders.
• At the back there is a rounded soft scoop that leaves your entire back bare and exposed. The pink silk underlayer peaks out to create a touch of ruffle all around that scoop.
• Vertical seaming creates shape through the waist and then the dress curves back out and over the hips.
• The skirt is extraordinary. Depending on your height, it will sit just from mid thigh to above the knee. From there it is set so it has a slight ruffled feel all the way down the sides to the floor and then the back sweeps out behind you.
• The silk used is extremely light in weight so this moves fantastically. I love that we have reference runway stills and video for you to be able to see how beautifully it moves.
• This is an extraordinary example of his work during this time period.
• The dress is fully lined in a pale pink tissue silk as described above and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have never been worn or worn very little.
  
• Tagged a Nina Ricci 36
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 32" from top of shoulder to front hem, 85" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5379

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2009 Nina Ricci, Look 12. Model Taryn Davidson.  /  (4-5) From the book "She walks in beauty" by Rizzoli Electa.

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• The twin of the dress in a white walked the runway for Look 46 for the Fall 2019 presentation.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alessandra Rich.
• Leonie Hanne wore the twin of this dress to the fashion show in 2019.
• The silk that it is made out of is feather light and cut on the bias. It skims over the body to follow your curves all the way down in a beautiful and flattering way.
• The sleeves are cut with a high peak on the shoulder and there is a little bit of stiffening along their inner edges to help hold the shape that you see. They narrow down as they reach the cuffs and there is a lace and net inset at their ends that forms the cuffs.
• The front dips low and has a touch of transparency. It is a combination of lace and netting with a second cut out layer that sits over each breast to make it a bit more opaque. The lace plunged down to the waist so it has a very sexy feel.
• All of that front detailing is edged in sequins that pick up the light fantastically.
• The netting continues down the sides and the back is covered with a layer of the black netting and lace for a gorgeous exposure of skin through the lace netting.
• The skirt is cut longer at the back than the front for a bit of a sweeping feel behind you.
• Unlined and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Each cuff has a hidden set zipper. The fabric has stretch and the comfortable range of measurements are listed below when laying flat.
• Tagged a modern 42
• The dress is new with its original tags and in its original uncut length. Excellent condition and was never worn.

Sleeves: approx 29" and are 17" around the upper arm
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back hem extends another 9"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5377

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2019 Alessandra Rich, Look 46.  /  (2) Leonie Hanne outside the Alessandra Rich Spring 2020 Fashion Show in Paris, September 2019.  /  (3) Josephine De La Baume 'Waiting for Anya' film premiere, Feb 2020.

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• The Valentino Roma label launched in 2000 to take the place of the Miss V line. It was sold at a price point that was a bit more accessible then their main line and was meant to be available in more shops then the main line would be. The pieces were very well made. This one caught my eye simply because of how gorgeous and sexy it is. It is a stunning dress with beautiful lines.
• The dress is made out of a black silk chiffon that is cut on the bias and flows over the body beautifully. The fabric choice keeps the dress very light in weight and gives it beautiful movement. 
• The bodice is comes down into a V at the front and the silk is gathered on an angle over to the side. A deep V is also set at the back for a bare expanse of skin to show. One side of the V at the back extends out and curves around the waist and is secured in at one side under the bow. The gathering and draping over the body feels very inspired by the bias cut gowns of the thirties and forties.
• The bow is the key design point on the dress and it is so special feeling. It is made out of a rounded piped fabric that holds its shape. It is completely covered in tiny silver sequins, beads and rhinestones for the perfect little bit of glitz.
• The skirt falls from under there and it is draped heavier on the side where the silk angles upwards. This creates more of a draped panel down the side that sits directly under the bow. The skirt has an extra panel of chiffon added at the front and the drape is set on the side under the bow so that it curves upwards. So when you move you get fantastic movement when you move.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• Tagged a Valentino 40/4
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 60.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5376

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• Note that due to new regulations concerning shipping feathers this dress can only ship to a Canadian or Non-US address. Touch base if you need more information.
• The twin of this piece was Look 41 on the runway for Spring 2011.
• It was made under the creative direction of Frida Giannini.
• This is one of the instantly recognizable and well-known Gucci dresses. It was worn and shot for countless editorials and worn on the red carpet. We have attached many examples here and there are probably more.
• The dress is an incredible achievement and shows just how high-end and detailed ready-to-wear can be at the hands of a heritage label. It verges on Couture.
• A burnt orange silk is covered with a multitude of textures and materials. It is cut across at the front with a bib feeling extension that ties up and around the neck. A silk cord is how it ties in place and this ends in silk tassels at the front. The bib is finished with orange tinted acrylic pieces that top metal beading, glass beading and little muted brass metal pieces along with prong-set rhinestones. On the outer sides of the cording is a row of brass pieces shaped to represent feathers and these curve like jewellery along  each side.
• The body of the dress has a panel down the front and back made up of horizontal set silk cording that is held in place by brass open beads that the silk slips through. The sides of the dress have more of that same mix of materials that the bib on the neck does and then the lower portion of the sides are finished with a combination of hand-dyed feathers and brass pieces mixed in between the rows.
• The work goes all the way around to the back and the dress does have some weight because of the work on it but it feels balanced and easy to wear once on.
• The shape is very flattering and it skims over you coming in slightly at the waist and curving around the hips. Depending on your height it is going to sit just above the knee or to the knee.
• This is a very rare and pristine example of one of the most famous dresses that Frida created during her time at Gucci.
• It is fully lined in a matching coloured silk and there is a built-in lightly boned corset piece attached through the top. It closes offset at the back with a zipper that has Gucci engraved on a zipper pull and then the inner corset closes with its own zipper. There is the tiniest bit of grubbiness along the inner upper bodice.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition 
  

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 39" from neck to hem and you can adjust slightly with how you tie it around the neck.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5373

Reference Photos: (1-5) Spring 2011 Gucci Look 41, Model Joan Smalls.  /  (6) Anna Zakusylo for Vogue Greece February 2011.  /  (7) Caroline Trentini for Elle France March 2011 by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.  /  (8) Clara Alonso by Luis Monteiro.  /  (9) Frida Gustavsson for DV Mode Magazine SS 2011.  /  (10) Iekeliene Stange by Benjamin Lennox for How to Spend It Magazine, 2011.  /  (11) Joan Smalls at the Fiat 500 by Gucci Launch Party, February 2011.  /  (12) Kate Del Castillo for InStyle Mexico July 2011.  /  (13) Pania Rose for Karen Magazine by Paul Westlake, 2011.  

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• The dress dates to the 1970s and this is one of those things that you will only ever find in vintage. It is a remarkable vintage piece.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roland Klein.
• One of Klien's greatest claimed to fame was that he was one of the handful of designers that worked with Princess Diana.
• The dress is made out of a bright metallic silver lame that has a touch of structure that allows it to hold both its shape and those amazing pleats that run over the entire dress.
• The front part of the bodice is done in a series of angled knife pleating. This is shaped to have the feeling and shape of a fan on each side from shoulder to waist. In between the two side sides it plunges all the way to the waist and a small panel of the silver fabric covers the seam where the two panels meet at the waist.
• Underneath the outer panels of fabric are simple triangle shaped inner halters that keep you covered and holds everything in place. Ties extend out from the top to tie behind the neck.
• With only the two triangles at the front of the dress the entire back is subsequently left completely open and bare.
• The waist has elastic all the way around so it is incredibly easy to fit and very comfortable to wear.
• Under that is the skirt and the skirt is equally as phenomenal as the top. It is knife pleated into sharp pleats that run from the waist to the hem. There is an incredible amount of fabric in the skirt and when you lay out flat, it is more than a full circle around. This allows the skirt to flare out as it reaches the hem and really balance out the bodice.
• The fabric is ultra light in weight and between that and the pleats this has fantastic movement once it is on the body and you are moving.
• The dress is unlined and slips on wear with an elastic waist. It ties behind the back of the neck. The easy fit should allow it to work on a range of sizes. I see one tiny pinhole in a pleat on the skirt. 
• Excellent condition 

Bust: each triangle under the fan covers to 7.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from neck to waist and adjustable with the tie
Total length: 60" from neck to hem and can be adjusted up or down an inch or two depending on how you tie it at the back of the neck.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG

Item# DD5371

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• This is an outstanding production dress from the Fall 2010 collection. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• At first glance it feels very much in line with what he was doing for 2007 with his castle /fairy prints. For this collection he visited upon graphic black and grey-scale prints once again. We did find a photo from the 2010 look book that shows a shorter similar version of the dress. Just to give you an idea of how the top especially will fit once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a beautifully weighted silk that he loved to use because it gave him the drape and fluidity that he wanted his pieces to have.
• The shoulders of the dress are padded with thicker rounded pads hidden inside. Falling from there and extending around to the back is a beautiful caped panel that drapes over the top of your arms and then folds up and under itself to create the draping around and down the back. He used a double layer of the silk for this panel so that when you move you see the pattern underneath. It is these exacting small details that always make a McQueen piece stand out.
• The front neck line is set in a draping cowl that sits over an inner V. The dress skims over the bust and waist and then widens out to curve over the hips.
• Yards and yards of fabric have been used to construct the skirt. It is set into the body of the dress on a curving seam that is beautiful. He often use these curving and angled seams that are throwback to Couture pieces of the 1920s and 30s and here he has used it beautifully. The silk in the skirt is all cut on the bias. The back trails out longer behind you and all of this adds up to spectacular movement around you when you move.
• This is a truly outstanding McQueen dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set partial mid-set zipper at the back whose placement is again a nod to the Couture pieces of the 20s and 30s. The shoulders are padded. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a vintage McQueen 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 68" from neck to front hem and the back hem extends another 10"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5370

Reference Photo: Fall 2010 Alexander McQueen Lookbook. 

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• The dress dates to the late 1990s-early 2000s time period of the Versace label.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gianni Versace.
• The dress is made out of of a fabulous metallic silver stretch lame that makes it incredibly easy to wear and fit.
• On the bodice wide panels curve up and over the shoulders. The shoulders are cut wide and sloped so that they sit slightly off the shoulder. There is a bit of padding underneath to hold the shape correctly on your shoulder.
• The front plunges all the way down to the waist. I love how the way the bodice is constructed. It looks like it has all been flung over your shoulders and ties into place at the waist. It looks effortless but this is actually all achieved by the way it is seamed and set.
• Where it meets at the front there is attached tie that loops over itself to create the suggestion of a knot and then that falls all the way down the front.
• The skirt curves out over the hips and the entire upper portion of the skirt at the front has been gathered into the centre seam. From the hem up to the base of all of the gathers is a high slit that allows a flash of leg when you walk or move.
• The silver catches the light from every angle to give it a liquid affect over the body and the stretch of the fabric makes it very comfortable, easy to wear and fit.
• The dress is unlined and slips on with an elastic waist. There is light padding in each shoulder. The stretch should allow it to fit ranger sizes. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem
Slit: 20" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5369

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1979 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• I have seen this dress made in only three colour ways to date and with this one have now had all three on the shop; this deep green, gold and brown version, a blue and gold, and a version that has a lighter green and gold combination. 
  
• The dress is from his main couture line and these would have been made-to-order in his workshop during this time period.
• Halston defined how woman dressed in the 1970s and his dresses in particular were tremendously flattering to the body.
• This is an amazing couture Halston dress and a very rare and special find.
  
• It is feather light and you are barely conscious of wearing anything. The fabric is a very fine light gold, light brown and green silk lurex lame that moves and drapes beautifully.
• It is entirely cut on the bias above and below the elastic waist and utilizes his signature minimal seaming. 
• The neckline is scooped and there is a little keyhole at the back below the hook there. The sleeves extend out from the waist with no seam around the arm and then they narrow down to their ends. This leaves the bodice loose and generous over you.
• There is elastic set around the waist so it is very easy to fit. The dress also comes with its original matching tie belt in the same fabric. The belt is shaped more like a cummerbund with a wider panel that extends into smaller ties on each side. This lets you wrap and shape it around you and cinch in the waist much as you wish. You can leave the ties at the front or the back.
• The skirt falls from there and slightly widens out as it nears the hem and there are pockets on each hip.
• This is a rare example of Halston at his very best and is a rare example of when he chose to use a print over a solid colour.
• The is unlined and slips on with an elastic waist. It hooks at the back of the neck above a keyhole. It comes with its original belt and is hand finished throughout. Its easy fit should allow it to work for range of sizing.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 25" and are open through the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: open with no true side seams
Elastic waist: 12-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 17" from neck to waist 
Total length: 63" from neck to hem but may come up a bit on once on and belted, there is just under 2" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5367

Reference Photo: Fall 1979 Halston

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• The near twin of this dress walked the Spring 2005 ODLR runway for Look 53.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• I love having video and the reference photos however I do want to point out that the skirt on this dress is slightly different than the one that walked the runway. It falls longer and is swept up slightly to one side. I think after the runway, they reconfigured the skirt slightly and it is far better on this dress than what you see in the runway photos and video.
• Vogue said that his collections "are a delight to the eye: flawlessly executed, poised, and urbane with just the right balance of mature charm and youthful exuberance" and this dress in particular was noted when they said "When it comes to evening wear no one knows more about giving women what they want... a cooly elegant strapless dress with an undulating puff skirt? In Oscar's world there's no such thing as the wrong choice."
•  The dress is made out of the perfect deep fuchsia pink silk. It is strapless and the neckline curves around and over the bust dipping in the middle. The strapless silhouette leaves your upper back bare and exposed.
• Starting at the waist area the silk is draped from the centre of the back and wraps around the waist and over the top of the hip on either side. It is then gathered over itself at the centre front. I think this detail is beautiful.
• Inside there is a full built-in corset that is cupped, boned and shaped for support.
• The skirt is spectacular. Here you see the genius of Oscar. The skirt has a ton of volume to it that shows best when you move. It is made out of a cascade of silk with a second layer under the top layer. At the front both layers are cut shorter and then sweep and curve around to the back.
• The skirt becomes wider and more full as it nears the hem and at the back it falls longer then the front so that you get this pretty curve from the side view along with a fantastic sweep of skirts from the back. On the runway, this was very symmetrical and shorter but this has that second inner layer that falls lower on the leg and it has a bit more of an asymmetrical feel. It is so much better and more dramatic than how it was shown on the runway in my opinion.
• All of the volume is created by the sheer amount of silk used and the addition of a pink silk organza lining which helps to hold air between the two layers and keep the volume.
• When this is on and you are walking the effect and movement that this creates is absolutely gorgeous. This is Oscar at his very best.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching pink silk organza. The interior corset closes with its own zipper at the back and then a second hidden set zipper closes the dress over that. The inner corset is fully boned and cupped. An attached inner waist stay hooks to close. I see a tiny bit of stress to the seam just under the zipper that is very minor but mentioned for accuracy, and perhaps some grubbiness around the hem, again very minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition 

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of the hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to inner waist stay, 19.5" to the seam at the top of the hip
Total length: 80.5" from top of the bodice to longest point of the back hem, 43" to the shortest point at the front

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5365

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2005 Oscar de la Renta, Look 53. Model Caroline Ribeiro.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 35 on the Spring 2008 Yves Saint Laurent runway for Look 35.
• It was made under the creative direction of Stefano Pilati
• On the runway the dress was worn by Freja and it was also shot on Kate Moss that season.
• Stefani said that he had been thinking of "goddesses and stars" for the evening pieces.
• This was the strongest dress of the collection and I love having all of these reference photos for you because you can see just how beautiful this dress is on the body.
• The dress is made out of a beautifully weighted silk that is cut on the bias. The colour is a deep fuchsia pink. That is a rich and lovely jewel tone.
• The end entire dress falls from one shoulder. The sleeve on that side is kept simple, starting out wide from the body and then narrows at the cuff.
• The front of the dress angles down on a curve and it does the same at the back. It is more fitted through the bust and curves past the waist.
• The bias cut lets it skim over and fall over the hips to highlight your curves.
• The skirt falls from there and is made from seamed panels that give a nod to the thirties in their execution.
• The skirt is very full and that, combined with the bias cut, give this incredible movement as you move. It  is an extremely sensual and sexy feeling dress once on.
• I think this was one of the strongest dresses of his entire time at this label.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching pink silk and it closes with a hidden set zipper at the side. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Single sleeve: approx 24" and is 16" around the upper arms
Bust: 15-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total Length: approx 61" from shoulder to front hem in the back extends another 7"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-SML

Item# DD5364

Reference Photos: (1-3) Spring 2008 Yves Saint Laurent, Look 35. Model Freja Beha Erichsen.  /  (4) Kate Moss for Spring 2008 Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto, shot by Ines & Vinoodh.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 15 in the Spring Monique Lhuillier presentation.
• It was made under the creative direction of Monique Lhuillier.
• We have included a photo of it on the Dee Hilfiger in between that and the presentation photo, you can see how spectacular this dress is on the body.
• The Lookbook was shot at a picturesque French château and Lhuillier  said of the show that she "wanted the clothes to be seen in the place where they might be worn”.
• The bodice is strapless and cut to hug you and shape your curves. The peaks at the front are high and the netted tulle wraps over the bodice with variations in colour to add a bit of interest and depth. Inside it boned and shaped and the back scoops down and around.
• The waist is nipped in and then the skirt explodes out from under that. The skirt is spectacular. It is layers and layers of tulle set on top of each other and cut in different sections to get its elaborate shape.
• Underneath each layer is netting cut to follow the shape above and then that has a wide panel of stiffened netting that goes all the way around you and follows the pattern of the skirt. The back is cut a little longer so that you get a bit of a trailing effect behind you.
• The bodice has a built-in netted and lightly boned corset and the skirt is lined in a pink silk. Layers of netting underneath the tulle as described above. Retailed just over $10k and produced in limited quantities. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
•  Tagged a modern Lhuillier 4.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam with some room at the front cups to fit at least a B cup maybe a small C
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner lining at hips: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12" from top of the peaks at the front of the bodice to waist
Total length: approx 60" from top of the peaks at the front of the bodice to the front hem and aprox 75" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5363

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 2019 Monique Lhuillier, Look 15.  /  (2) Dee Hilfiger in Monique Lhuillier.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Spring 2018 Collection as Look 89.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• This was the final closing wedding look of the collection and is an outstanding and rare piece of Chanel history.
• On the runway it was layered underneath a chiffon ruffled top. It works fabulously on its own as well.
• Lurex threads, crystal jewellery and transparent elements ran throughout the collection. Vogue noted that "the integrate balance between natural looking textures and advanced technical skills, was breathtakingly dynamic to behold." Karl himself noted that all of the fabrics were made by Chanel in-house with "not a fabric here which you can buy elsewhere". 
  
• And indeed the fabric on the dress is extraordinary. It is in almost weightless silk chiffon with multiple shades of ultra fine metallic silver thread woven through the silk into horizontal rows.
• The dress is strapless and inside the bodice there is a full built-in corset to hold the dress in place. The corset has its own zipper to close and is boned all the way around. I love that the lining of that corset has been embossed with various Chanel logos and the Camelia flower.
• At the front the fabric is set in criss cross panels that angle down and over the bodice. It is cut to come in for some shape through the waist and then curves back out over the hips. The angling and overlap of the fabric panels creates an interesting visual detail. At the back he has stacked those same layers in a true horizontal pattern and I love seeing the slight difference from the front and back as you turn.
• The skirt is phenomenal. It curves down and out from underneath the last stacked panel and is set in beautiful ruffled tiers.
• At the front the ruffles sweep up to the centre to leave an expanse of bare leg showing and the ruffles move fantastically around your legs when you move. And at the back they fall to create a beautiful movement behind you.
• In person the dress is a paler, more apparent silver, and it has a real sense of lightness that the photos do not convey.
• A little silver Chanel plaque sits on one hip for the perfect finish.
• The dress is fully lined in a soft silver grey Chanel logo embossed silk through the body of the dress and again for the inner corset. The corset is boned all the way around inside and closes with its own separate zipper. An attached inner waist stay hooks to close. A hidden set back zipper closes over that. Inside the bodice there is a band of a slightly rubberized fabric that goes around the top of the inside bodice to help hold it in place. Beautifully made. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Chanel 34
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from top of bodice to the longest point of the front hem, 29" to the shortest point at the front

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5362

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2018 Chanel, Look 89. Model Grace Elizabeth.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2020 Emporio Armani collection for the Look 59.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• The collection was entitled "Air" and the pieces were soft. The show opened under a projection of a lightly clouded sky, and when the evening pieces walked the runway, it changed to a star filled moonscape. Appropriate given the silvers and greys of the final grouping of dresses. The sequins and paillettes on the dress catch the light beautifully and you can see that in the reference video.
• This was shown as a strapless piece on the runway. The straps that it was sent to the shops with are set inside the upper edge of the bodice so that they could easily be tucked in if you preferred it that way.
  
• The dress is made out of a textured silk organza that is beautifully light in weight but still has enough structure to hold the shape that you see.
• Onto the silk are little oval paillettes done in different shades of silver and pewter. Each is suspended from the dress by a little hole at their tops and as they progress down the dress they have a little beaded bit so that they hang off of the dress more. At the top of the dress they are so heavily overlapped that they almost stand up and off of the dress and then as they reach the hem they scatter out.
• A grey piping finishes the neckline and that is also what the straps are made out of. From there it skims over the bust and widens out around the waist for a easy to fit feel. It continues to widen out over the hips all the way to the hem. 
• These were produced on a very limited basis and that is noted on the tag. It was priced at just over 6K at retail.
• The dress is fully lined in matching grey silky feeling fabric and it closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a vintage Armani 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 55.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5360

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2020 Emporio Armani, Look 59.

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• The twin of this dress that was shown over a nude stretch top and walked the runway for Look 80 in the Fall 2016 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• It was also featured in an editorial for Marie Claire Spain that season.
• The entire dress is made from a pale nude tulle netting that has just a hint of a pink undertone to it. It is lined in a matching silk so that is so opaque enough to wear. That lining could be removed if you preferred a full transparent feel.
• Scattered over the tulle are silver sequins that each have a tiny clear bead topping the sequin. These catch the light from every angle.
• The dress is suspended from tiny net straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The front scoops across and the upper back is left bare and exposed.
• A ruffled panel of the netting is attached all the way around the neck line and as it curves towards the back it gets wider so that it drapes down the sides and just past the waist at the back. This adds a pretty feminine and airy feel to the dress.
• The waist is seamed to nip in and the skirt is full and easy over the hips. It is very wide and full by the time it reaches the hem. Under the top layer of netting are three additional netted layers. The layer in the middle of those three has a double hem and all of this built in under-skirting helps to hold the volume and give the skirt its structure and shape. A final opaque layer in silk sits against your skin.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk and closes with hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• Excellent condition
  

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5357

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2016 Valentino, Look 80.  /  (4) Marie Claire Spain, October 2016.  /  (5-7) Credit unknown.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1983 YSL Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier
• In this collection Yves paid homage to Paris. He told French Vogue that the collection was dedicated to "the prestige of Paris, as I knew it when I first arrived… That is why it reflects many things from my youth, my first sensations when I arrived in Paris from Algeria.". The book Yves Saint Laurent: Catwalk noted that the cuts were loose and offered room to breathe. Pink and black with the two primary colours used for this season and that "the black dresses were chic and cut to perfection".
• This dress is exceptional in person and I feel like the photos are not giving it full justice. The silk is light and weight, and it has far more drape and ease than I think the photos are conveying. It is an absolutely beautiful and chic dress that needs a body to truly come to life.
• The runway photos really give you a better idea of how this dress will look like once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a light weight black silk of exceptional quality.
• The shoulders are lightly shaped and the silk has been gathered up and into the shoulders. The sleeves are cut wider where they are set into the bodice and then narrow to a zippered wrist.
• The dress wraps and snaps at the side to close and there is a built-in inner waist stay to hold it perfectly in place. This is one of his signature designs and allows the drape that you see while letting the dress stay secure. It also allows the bodice to drape beautifully over you.
• The wrap of the dress creates a V neck line at both the front and the back.
• Where the dress closes at the waist the fabric has been gathered into a black silk bow to highlight the waist area. On one side of the dress the fabric is finished with a pleating detail that opens up to create the perfect drape over the body. On the other side, it is pulled up and under the bow which lets the hem at that side have a slight curve up from the bottom.
• The dress is so well-made that I think you could wear it either way around depending on how it works best on you.
• This is an extraordinary piece of true Haute Couture by one of the greatest designers of our lifetime.
• The dress is unlined and is completely hand finished inside to Haute Couture standards. It hooks and snaps to close at the waist and inside there is a hidden set zipper and inner built-in waist stay. Each sleeve zips to close at the wrist. Light padding at the top of each shoulder. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22.5" and are 15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: approx 14-15"
Bust: approx 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5356

Reference Photos: Fall 1983 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.

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• This is one of his most iconic and collectible designs that dates to 1972.
• The dress made under the creative direction of Ossie Clark 
  
• Ossie named all of his couture dress and this one is known as the Cuddly.
• To wear the dress you simply slip it on and wrap it at the waist where it ties into place.
• The dress is made out of his signature moss crepe in black.
• The wrap creates a V at the front and then the back has a large open cut out that leaves your back bare and exposed. 
  
• It is very sexy and instantly recognizable as being an Ossie Clark piece.
• The sleeves are phenomenal. Each is a huge very full balloon bishop cut sleeve that are puffed and full above their cuffs.
• Once the dress is wrapped around you the skirt curves over your hips and then falls to the floor, widening out as it nears the hem. The dress is in its original length.
• The wrap leaves a long overlap at the front side of the skirt. When you stand still it falls over itself but when you move or sit you do a flash of leg. Depending on how tight you tie out around the waist you can show the entire leg.
  
• The dress is unlined and made out of a black moss crepe. One tie is a little shorter then the other but does not appear to have been altered. I see very minor bits of lighter areas on the moss crepe here and there. This is a natural patina on this type of fabric as in ages. I see a small break on the fabric along the front and a small repair near the hem. Minor but mentioned for accuracy
• The wrap style should allow it to fit a variety of sizes. 
• Tagged a vintage Ossie Clark UK10
  
• Excellent condition
  

Sleeves: approx 29" and will cuff at the wrist once on 
Bust: adjustable 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: adjustable 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from neck to top of band at the waist
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5354

Reference Photo: (1) June Ritchie, in an Ossie Clark Cuddly dress, at a photo call for Gone With The Wind at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1972.  /  (2) Madeleine Hinde, in Ossie Clark, at the premiere of British horror film 'The Fiend' in London, April 7 1972. Photo by M. McCarthy.  /  (3-4) Suzanna Leigh, in Ossie Clark, by Allan Warren, 1973.  /  (5-6) Pink in Ossie Clark, from Shrimpton Couture, for her 'Walk Me Home' music video, 2019. See below for video.

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• This dress is instantly recognizable as having been designed by Bob Mackie.
• Mackie was best known for dressing Cher and for his undying love of opulence and bead work, both of which he incorporates heavily into the best of his designs. 
• He worked for both Edith Head and Jean Louis prior to working as a costume designer and co-designing with Ray Aghayan. That led to his incredible journey in designing for stars like Cher and Diana Ross for many years.
• Tracee Ellis Ross wore its twin along with several others we have included here. It is one of his pieces that have become iconic in modern culture.
• This is an amazing dress that is heavily sequinned and extremely sexy and flattering once on. The base of the dress is made of a nude stretch silk netting that has a pattern made up of beautiful curving bands that feel like they are wrapped around you like flames.
• Mixed into this is an elaborated detailing made of faux pearls that curve down the front of the dress and highlight that very high set slit at the front. The pearl embellishments travels upwards right to the neckline and run down each sleeve.
• The designs that you see are made up of ivory coloured sequins hand set in curving bands. White and silver tube beads are set vertically to create an edge around each of those curving bands. Additional silver sequins and rhinestones are scattered in between.
• The combination of the glass tube beads and sequins give the dress an extra layer of texture and glamour as every inch of it catches the light and sparkles.
• The dress has a decent weight to it when it is off of the body because of that extensive bead-work but once on the body it lies and drapes in a way that it is balanced and easy to wear.
• The bodice is cut to skim over the chest with a high, slightly angled neckline. The sleeves are cut straight and lined with a layer of nude silk to really show off the design that trails down and around each sleeve.
• The waist is brought in just slightly so that there is a bit of shape created but there is no horizontal seam to break the lines of the design.
• The skirt is cut on a curve so the back is longer then the front and it wraps around you to that high, wide slit at the front. The effect of this is far more dramatic and fabulous on a real body and it really shows off the legs.
• These were produced with a nude silk chiffon lining. If you preferred the true nude, semi-see through dress that Mackie is so well known for, you could easily have it removed. 
• The dress is fully lined in a nude silk through the body and the sleeves have a more transparent nude chiffon lining. It closes with a painted metal and nylon back zipper. Hand finished throughout. Slight padding at the edge of each shoulder and zippers on each cuff. In person it is a touch more of a cream. Perhaps the occasional loose thread. It is extremely well made. It does have some stretch and the measurements below are the comfortable range laying flat. 
• Tagged a vintage Bob Mackie 10
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 12" around the upper arm. The neck opening is 14" around.
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 17-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 57" from neck to longest point of back hem
Slit: approx 26" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5353

Reference Photos/Video: (1) From the @bobmackie Instagram. "Throwback to this 2022 shoot in LA with @sabinegetty and @zizidonohoe wearing archival Bob Mackie Couture."  /  (2-4)  Tracee Ellis Ross in Bob Mackie for Blackish.  /  (5) credit unknown.

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• This is a very rare dress from the Pre-Fall 2013 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane.
• The twin of the dress was Look 37 on the runway of 93 looks and the collection was also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the YSL Rive Gauche label. Dresses had a touch of the 70s and the textiles were elaborate including this phenomenal piece.
• Lady Gaga was also shot wearing its twin. 
• The dress has amazing movement and I love that you can see that in the reference photo and video. 
• The dress is made out of a black silk and then that has an amazing peacock feather pattern that follows the lines of the dress. The feather design is made out of gold metallic thread to create the pattern that you see. Gold sequins are set in in amongst the pattern to highlight the design, and then tiny little more muted gold sequence follow the ends of the feathers. This combination of sequence on the goal allows the dress to glint beautifully in the light from every angle.
• The front is cut in a V and the bust is cut to skim over you to the waist. The waist has some shape defined by a band of a matching fabric that runs all the way around you.
• The sleeves are phenomenal. They are cut in a diamond shape at their ends so they fall at different lengths over the arm. The pattern is set over that running down the lengths of the sleeves.
• The skirt has a head pointed finish at the side and it is incredibly full. When I lay flat. It is a full circle all the way around. The amount of fabric gives you tremendous movement as you move.
• I also love how this increases the depth and weight of the pattern. The feather pattern runs down the length of the skirt all the way around you and when you move and you get the feel of how much silk and gold actually makes up the skirt. It is just phenomenal.
• On the runway, it was shown belted in with a scarf. These are pieces that were sold separately. If you prefer that look, it would be easy to add pieces of your own to re-create it.
• These extensively beaded pieces or produced in limited quantities. This is a phenomenal example of his time at the label.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern YSL 36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 21" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to the top seam of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 52" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5352

Reference Photo/Video: (1-2) Pre-Fall 2016 Yves Saint Laurent, Look 37.  /  (3) Lady Gaga, from her Instagram, 2017.

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• The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Spring 1992 ODLR collection. 
  
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• This was an incredible collection filled with beautiful things and I am very pleased to have a second dress from it in the shop at the moment after just listing that full length lace dress recently.
• The dress is made out of a black silk organza that has a woven effect so that it has a slight transparency and almost the feel of a netting. 
• The neckline is set wide across so that it sits off of the shoulders it's a bit of a elastic around the part that goes around your arm for comfort. You can also choose to wear it more up and on the shoulder. A wide 5" ruffle follows the entire neckline and gives it the prettiest flounce all the way around you.
• Under that the bodice skims down, curves in a touch at the natural waist, and then curves back down to a seam that sits at the top of the hip. If you wanted to add more shape, it would be easy to add a belt.
• The skirt is created by stocking ruffles that overlap each other all the way down to the hem. They get progressively wider as they go down the length of the skirt and this is what gives the skirt its incredible volume. 
• The skirt falls shorter at the front and then the back is quite a bit longer. I love how this adds to the volume and detail of the skirt and still allows for a flash of leg to show. At the front there are six layers of ruffles and at the back there are ten. That, combined with the lightness of the fabric, gives you fantastic movement when you move. You can see this in the reference runway video.
  
• This is an absolutely stunning dress and this particular cut of dress is one of my favourites. .
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk with a built-in inner bodice that is lightly boned for support. The inner bodice closes with its own zipper. A waist stay hooks to close. Over that the dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage ODLR 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and the skirt is open under that
Bodice: 19.5" from top of the natural shoulder to the dropped seam at top of hips.
Total length: 35" from top of the natural shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 17"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5350

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 1992 Oscar de la Renta.

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• The twin of the dress was presented for the Resort 2018 Michael Kors presentation.
• It was made under the creative direction of Michael Kors
• The show was presented at the Whitney Museum and he said that he chose that space to remind people that they live on an island, calling the theme "Tropicalia a la Tomboy". The evening pieces he described as being the "super easy, super glamorous point of the whole collection."
• This is a fantastically easy dress to wear and has all the hallmarks of the amazing tailoring that Michael excels at with this particular silhouette of dress.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are small caps. The neckline is slightly scooped and the bust skims over you with perfectly placed darts to help shape it around the body.
• The waist is seamed for shape and then it curves out over the hips. It falls in a chic pencil shape that will land just below the knee depending on your height.
• The base fabric is a fine black virgin wool with a bit of spandex added so that it has some stretch and feels insanely comfortable once on the body.
• Onto that is a lovely and intricate design that runs over the entire dress. It combines tiny gold sequins that are set to overlap and create the outline of a abstract design that is filled with a little teardrop and circle shaped glossy black paillette sequins. These are only attached at their very tips so they have the slightest bit of movement. They are so densely applied that they sit off of the dress slightly to create an amazing three dimensional texture.
• It is very chic, very easy and very Michael Kors.
• The dress is fully lined in black silky rayon and closes at the back with the hidden set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Michael Kors 0
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 43" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5349

Reference Photo: Resort 2018 Michael Kors, Look 44.

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• The near twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2009 collection for Look 29. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Junya Watanabe
• A version was shot for Vogue Korea that season and we have included those reference photos so you can get an idea of how fantastically this will sit on the body.
• The dress still has its original tags and was never worn so it is pristine.
• The soft sculptural quality of the dress is phenomenal. It is made out of a very light in weight black nylon that is very pliant. Light in weight padding lies between the layers that make up the body of the dress. This gives the dress a soft structure and the incredible volume and shape that you see. We have added nothing underneath to any of these photos to create the volume that you see.
• The sleeves extend out from either side of the neck line to slope softly outward from the shoulder.
• Both the front and back plunge into a V and are detailed with a chunky gold toned metal chain that is hand stitched into place. The chain continues from there to cross over itself at the front and at the back. From there it scoops over to the sides. On one side the chain curves down and over one hip on the outside of the dress and on the other side  it sits on the interior of the dress. The fabric is gathered and hand stitched into the chain to create the beautiful curving shapes that the dress has. It is ingenious.
• An open keyhole is created at the back where the chains meet and the dress is so well-made that I think you could wear it either way around if you wanted that at the front instead.
• The skirt is phenomenal. It is quilted and lightly padded. It scoops back up and under itself at the hem and is attached into the chain that sits in the interior.
• The dress is like a complicated puzzle that has been peace together perfectly.
• The skirt is full and when I lay it out flat it makes a complete circle of fabric.
• The the skirt is constructed so that the inside is the same fabric as the outside and the bodice is unlined. It slips on to wear with no closures. Its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just feel more oversized. The dress has never been worn and still has its original tags and an extra piece of repair fabric in a clear pouch attached to the tag on the inner skirt.
• Tagged a vintage Watanabe size M
• Excellent condition

Bust: approx 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: approx 14-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: approx 47" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5348

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2009 Junya Watanabe Runway, Look 29.  /  (2) Vogue Korea, December 2009.

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• The near twin of this dress walked the Fall 2002 runway for Look 50 in the collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• Photos from a Moroccan open air market were projected onto the stagefront and this is what set the tone for the show that season. In the review of the collection that year Vogue commented; 'There was a whiff of far-flung exoticism throughout the collection... almost every outfit got a touch of spice via embroidery, (or) a dusting of sequins. De la Renta ended as always, with a parade of great evening wear... just a thing for midnight at the Medina.'
• The dress has this fabulous almost sculptural feel with is simple cut and that beautiful deep purple silk fabric. It's full coverage keeps it feeling very refined and elegant.
• The silk is a very high quality and feels very smooth to the touch. This fabric choice keeps it fairly light in weight but it still has enough structure to hold that gorgeous shape that you see.
• The neck is a shallow scoop and the bodice is cut to skim over you. The shoulders are shaped but soft and the sleeves are long and slightly taper down to the wrist.
• The waist is brought in through curved vertical seaming and the skirt falls from there to the floor. 
• I love the patchwork panels that are added all the way around the lower hem. These are made up of a variety of embroidered silks and velvets that have the occasional mirrored embellishment worked within the embroidery. These run all the way around the hem and up and into the skirt.
• Underneath the top layer is a vivid pink underskirt with a stiffen hem and ruffle covering over that. I have taken a photo to show you how the very edge of this ruffle peaks out from underneath the outer hem of the skirt for an unexpected shot of vibrant colour.
• The underskirt helps add support and hold the fullness of the skirt. It adds a pretty sense of sweeping skirts as you walk away.
  
• Hidden pockets are set along each hip.
• The dress is fully lined in a vibrant pink silk. It closes with a hidden back set zipper and each sleeve has a hidden set zipper at its cuff. There is a tiny bit of stress to the center and one side seam near the waist at the back. Please see the photo after the label shot. The zipper has a tiny bit of stick when it hits the spot. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a Oscar de la Renta 4
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from neck to bottom of the pink ruffled hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5345

Reference Photos: Fall 2002 Oscar de la Renta, Look 50.

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• The twin of the suit along with several variations of it, walked the runway for the Spring 1994 Chanel show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• The show opened with an entire series of these suits done in a rainbow of pastel colours and shown on some of the top supermodels of the day. The twin of the suit appears in the runway reference video and we have added some still shots of it and the video here for you to see. We have also added some reference shots of some of the other suits just to give you a better idea of how this will sit once on the body.
• Vogue featured the collection that year and in 2014 Rihanna wore a version.
• These mini skirted versions of the classic Chanel suit, using unusual elements like this one has, are one of the keystone moments that made Chanel under Karl the global powerhouse that it is today.
• Both pieces are made out of a classic Chanel pink tweed with a nubby finish. The colour is slightly more pastel in person than how it photographed here.
• The jacket is extraordinary. It zips to close up the back so there is no closure at the front to break the eye. The shoulders are shaped with very light padding and the sleeves are long. It is cut with a slight nod to the box shape through the body but curves in for shape around the waist.
• What really makes these suits extraordinary is the way that he finished all of the edges. They are done in pastel blue, yellow, and pink vinyl cording that has the feel of a skinnier version of an old telephone cord but without the twist. These have been hand stitched into place to create the gorgeous pattern that you see. The bows are backed in a pink grograin ribbon to give them shape and structure. Where they are placed directly on the Chanel boucle there is no backing so that the fabric acts as the pink seen in between the cord.
• The cording pattern circles around the collar and runs down the centre to a flat bow with the ends of the vinyl tied and knotted so that you have a dangling fringe under each end of the bow. More cording circles around the cuff and you see another flat bow placed on the outside portion of each cuff.
• The skirt is cut short in a mini. The upper part of the skirt is slightly padded inside and is made out of a pastel pink silk. It s the same silk that he used for the lining of the jacket. Both the lining in the jacket and this top portion of the skirt have tiny little double Cs embroidered into the silk. Under that the skirt flares out slightly to the hem.
• Around the entire bottom edge of the skirt is another banding of that same telephone cord piping. This perfectly ties the top and skirt together.
• It is this use of unusual finishes that really showcase Karl's genius and while at the same time helped to modernize the house and appeal to a younger audience.
• This is an extremely rare Chanel set and I am very pleased to have it in the shop.
• Both pieces are lined in a double C embossed pink silk. The jacket closes at the back with a zipper and a loop & button at the top of the back neck. The skirt closes with a hidden set back zipper & hook an eye at the waist. There is some discoloration underneath the inner arms of the lining of this jacket but it does not go through to the front. It is in stunning condition otherwise.
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage Chanel 40
• Excellent condition with one note above

Jacket
Sleeves: 23" and are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 17" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5341

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 1994 Chanel Runway.  /  (5-6) Photographed by Steven Meisel for Vogue, March 1994.  /  (7) Rihanna in Vintage Chanel for Good Morning America, 2014.

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• The twin of this set walked the runway for the Spring 1988 Jean Louise Scherrer Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Jean Louise Scherrer.
• The set would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• I love that we have reference photos so that you can see how phenomenal this is once it is on an actual body. As good as it looks in the photos, it is even better on.
• The silk it is made out of has a soft matte moire pattern finish to it and has just enough weight to hold the intended shape.
• The hand done workmanship on both pieces is phenomenal.
• The skirt is slim cut and on the shorter side. The fabric on it has been gathered up so that it has soft gathers near the top of the hip and the bottom hem at the front. At the back it is all gathered into the centre seam.
• The brevity of the skirt is in sharp contrast with the added volume and fit of the beautiful jacket that tops it.
• The jacket has a full built-in boned inner half corset tacked into the interior that zips in place around you. The outer jacket hooks into place over that with a series of hidden set corset hooks. 
  
• The neck line comes down in a wide squared off scoop that leaves the collar bones exposed and extends out almost to the shoulders.. 
• The edge of the neck line is finished with an elaborate ruffle in a matching silk. The ruffle continues down the front of the jacket and goes all the way around the hem. It is fitted through the waist and meant to have a slight feel of a peplum over the hips.
• The sleeves are incredible. Each is extremely full and they balloon out substantially over the gathered in ruffled cuffs. There is an exaggerated cuff at their ends with a bit of the same fabric wrapped and tied in knot just above the ruffle.
• Three large fabric roses are placed down the front for the perfect feminine and romantic finish.
• This would make an amazing going away suit or a suit to wear as part of your wedding weekend.
• Both pieces are fully lined in a handset pink silk. The skirt zips to close at the back and the jacket closes as described above. The pink is a slightly paler pink in person. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• The jacket has its proper Haute Couture numbered tag in place.
• There is no size tag present since it is true couture so please go by the measurements listed below.
  
• Excellent condition

Jacket
Sleeves: 20"
Slightly extended shoulders: 16" and meant to sit slightly off-shoulder
Inner bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 20.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 18" from neck to skirt

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5339

Reference Photos: Spring 1988 Jean Louis Scherrer Haute Couture.

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• This dress is from the McQueen's Fall 2008 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• This is the actual dress worn by Connie Britton to the 2024 Emmys.
• The fall 2008 collection was called 'The Girl Who Lived in a Tree' and it was inspired by a combination of his trip to India and a 600 year old elm in his garden.
• The V&A Museum says of this collection: 'McQueen’s Autumn/Winter 2008 collection centered on a fairy tale narrative devised by McQueen about a girl who descends from a tree to marry a prince and then become a queen. It was inspired by a 600-year-old elm tree in the garden of the designer’s Sussex home. At the center of the set stood a giant tree swathed in fabric, inspired by Bulgarian artist Christo, who is renowned for wrapping buildings with material.'
• You can see a similar swooping cut that the final pieces of this show had.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful rich black silk and is cut with a sculptural line combined with that bias cut draping.
• Inside there is a more fitted dress and then the length is created by a long panel of black silk that is attached around the neck line and drapes over the inner dress. 
• The dress is strapless and there is a full built-in cupped and boned corset that holds the dress in place and gives you support. The way that the silk panel is draped over the inner dress allows one side of the inner dress to be seen. 
• The part of the inner dress that can be seen was then elaborately finished with hand done embroidery and beads done in a stunning floral design. I took several photos holding the draped panel away from the inner part of the dress so you can see how the beading extends even underneath the panel that lies over top of it.
  
• The silk panel that sits over this beautifully constructed inner bodice falls around you all the way to the floor on one side. On the other side, the silk is gathered up so that it drapes down and around you. This is a classic and signature McQueen silhouette, and is absolutely stunning once on the body.
• The dress is a beautiful mix of exposing just enough of the shape of the body so you don't lose your shape completely while at the same time it showcases the exceptional tailoring skills that he excelled at and how he could control the draping exactly how he wished it to fall.
• I love how the draping slightly exaggerates the shape of the body. No matter what angle you see this dress from once it is on there is an interesting drape or an elaborate beaded detail.
• Inside, an inner black silk lining goes to just above the knee and there is a built in inner corset that is lightly boned and cupped. The corset has its own back zipper to close and then the dress zips to close over that with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a McQueen 44
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
inner hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55" from top of bodice to shortest point of hem at one side, 58" to the longest point on the other side

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5338

Reference Photos: Connie Britton in this dress at the 2024 Emmys.

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• This amazing sequin dress is from Mackie's 1980s boutique label.
• It was made under the creative direction of Bob Mackey.
• This is the actual dress that Sarah Snook wore to attend the Director Guild Awards in March 2022.
• Mackie was best known for dressing Cher and for his signature glamour. He worked for both Edith Head and Jean Louis prior to entering costume design and he began by co-designing with Ray Aghayan. That led to his incredible journey in designing for stars like Cher and Diana Ross for many years before launching his own label.
• His work always has that touch of the best of Hollywood glamour.
• The dress has an incredible pattern done in sequins that allows the entire dress to catch the light from every angle.
• The sequins are a glossy black and are set in vertical rows set into rectangular sections over the dress. In between the sections he left bands of the fabric with no sequins to create horizontal and vertical lines.
• The sequins are set so that they slightly overlap the next sequin in line. There are thousands of sequins on this dress.
• The dress is strapless and it is cut to hug the body through the bodice. Inside the waist is cinched and the sequins curve over that inner structure. The inner corset is cupped and boned to hold the dress in place and add shape.
• The dress skims over the hips and falls to the floor, widening out as it nears the hem with a little flare. At the back it is cut longer with extra fabric there to create a little flare. So when you walk you get a little kick of fabric behind you.
• The fabric has a slight stretch to it so it is very easy to fit and comfortable to wear.
• It has a very classic Old Hollywood movie star feel to it. This is a dress that you just slip on and go.
• The bodice has a built in inner corset that is cupped and boned. The rest of the dress is unlined. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. When it was borrowed by Sarah's styling team they added a wide stay under the bust and another around the inner waist. Both hook to close and I have left them in place because it gives extra support. They also temporarily turned the hem up to accommodate her height and it has been let back down to be its full original length. There is one tiny area along the very top edge of the neckline near the zipper that has a couple missing sequins and perhaps a missing sequin here and there. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
• Tagged a vintage Bob Mackie 6.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 52" from top of bodice to front hem and the back extends another 6" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5336

Reference Photos/Video: Sarah Snook in this Bob Mackie at the Director Guild Awards, March 2022.

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• This stunning Valentino wedding dress is new with tags and was never worn. It is beautifully made.
• The wedding collections are not as well documented as the regular collections so dating them is a little trickier but this is most likely from the late 2010s.
• It is a beyond gorgeous for the bride looking to make a chic and elegant statement.
• This is a stunning dress. Tiny matching silk straps curved up and over each shoulder. It is cut fairly straight across the neck line and skims over the bust to the waist in a simple silhouette that has the perfect classic feel to it.
• Centred and tacked into place at the front of the bodice is a large flat bow that is made out of the same silk. I love the nod to the 1950s that this gives the dress while still staying thoroughly modern in feel.
• From there the skirt falls to the floor and widens out dramatically as it nears the hem. For the majority of these photos I have added a light crinoline underneath so that you could see how full the skirt is. We also shot it with no crinoline underneath so you can see how it naturally falls. I think that if you wanted it to be even fuller you could easily achieve that by adding a very full underskirt.
• The skirt is a work of art. It is done in an incredible 23 layers of ruffled bands of the same silk alternated with a lace in a matching colour. I love that this gives it an almost petticoat feel that is purposefully meant to be seen.
• Each stacked band of either the silk or lace gradually gets fuller around as they near the floor and this is what creates the volume of the skirt that you see.
• All of that volume gives you incredible movement while still maintaining structure so the general shape and fullness of the skirt is not lost when you move. The way this moves around you is magical.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. It has its original hang tag attached.
• Tagged a Valentino 44
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips:to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of the bodice to the seam of the inner waist
Total length: 61" from the top of the shoulder to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5334

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1979 Chloe collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld. 
• This is an incredibly rare and very well documented dress from one of the most creative and forward thinking collections that Karl did for the label. 
• In the book 'Chloe Catwalk', Vogue was quoted as saying "The clothes that Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chloe are the natural results of the world he creates, and if they sometimes seem to be from other times, it is because those other times have as much reality for him as rain and taxes have for the rest of us. You can love Karl Lagerfeld's clothes, you can hate them. See them once, and you can't forget them." The Japan Times called it "A trend setting collection". The Glasgow Herald said "Karl... takes the Edwardian Gibson Grill as his inspiration; hour glass shapes - curved bosom, tiny waists, swelling hips". 
• US vogue also commented that "Women collect Lagerfeld by the piece, not by the wardrobe"
  
• It is incredibly well documented and an extremely rare piece of Chloe, from an outstanding collection, and exemplary example of the history of the brand under Karl.
• The dress is made from a feather light silk chiffon in a deep ivory. In person, the ivory is a touch deeper than how it photoed here. Onto this are hand applied rows of lace and strings of faux pearls.
• The sleeves are long and they have added fabric built inside the shoulder area to help hold some volume ad the slight cap around the upper arm. They are full all the way down to the wrist where they explode outward with a cuff made out of four layers of the angle edged lace. Circling each wrist, and circling where the sleeve is set into the bodice, are a string of larger size pearls. Smaller size strings of pearls follow the lace that runs down and wraps around the full length of each sleeve.
• The neckline is high and like the cuffs, it is made out of multiple layers of the lace that are stacked on top of each other to create that dramatic ruff around the neck. It wraps over itself at the front and sweeps out to meet one shoulder.
• The bodice is cut to skim over the bust to the dropped waist. Multiple panels that mix the lace and strings of pearls are set diagonally over the bodice and around the back, highlighting the sweep of the collar above.
• The waist is dropped and seamed with a slightly more generous cut. It was not shown with a belt on the runway, but if you wanted to add shape, you certainly could belt it at the natural waist for a more defined silhouette.
• The skirt curves over the hips and it is a gathered all the way around the waist in a series of tiny pleats. These allow the skirt to open up underneath beautifully to help create that hourglass feel that was so prominent in this collection. Four more rows of the lace are set in the same angle all the way down the skirt but without the pearls. It is the perfect added detail and ties the whimsical feel of the entire dress together. A final layer of lace circles the bottom hem.
• At the back, the dress buttons to close with a series of large pearl buttons. These buttons are the largest pearls that we see on the dress and I love that he has used three sizes of pearls for this piece. These are the perfect finishing touch. 
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk. It closes with the buttons at the back. Hand finishes throughout with most of the inner seams finished completely by hand to couture standards. The lining through the upper body is starting to split in places. I see a couple of minor marks on the outer dress and some of the lace around the upper shoulders and neck line have darkened slightly. There are added panels around part of the inner lining where part of the inner lining was reinforced. Please see the photos after the label shot. These are all mentioned for accuracy but most of the flaws are inside the dress. Given the rarity and importance of this dress it is still considered to be in excellent overall condition.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below
• Excellent condition with the note above.

Sleeves: 24" to the ends of the lace at the cuffs and are 16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at dropped waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 18" from neck to dropped waist
Total length: 58" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5335

Reference Photos: (1-4) Fall 1979 Chloe Preview.  /  (5) Fall 1979 Chloe Runway.  /  (6) From the book "Chloe: CATWALK".

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 39 of the Spring 2004 Oscar de la Renta collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta
• In the review of the show Vogue said in part; "It’s virtually impossible not to get swept up in Oscar de la Renta’s confident vision of the luxurious life. The designer played to all of his strengths for spring, showing more of the pretty dresses, chic suits, and slim coats that have made him a touchstone of relaxed, modern elegance....Judging from the cuts and colors of this collection, de la Renta has Palm Beach on his mind." and for the evening pieces it was noted that; "Turning up the volume for evening, de la Renta progressed from a long, cool pour of pink charmeuse, to a giddy yellow satin strapless dress covered in nosegays of silk flowers, to embroidered and embellished showstoppers guaranteed to make it a memorable night—red carpet or not."
• This dress is absolutely dreamy. It is made out of the perfect pale pink silk that has been finished with a combination of black embroidery and black bead work that covers the entire dress. 
• The dress is strapless and the neckline has a soft rounded shape to it. The silk is shaped over the bust to give shape and curves. Inside it there is a full built-in corset that is cupped and shaped for support structure. 
• All of the panels that make up the dress are set vertically and he has use these to create the shape that you see. As it skims over the bust the panel panels narrow to create the shape through the waist. I love that there is no horizontal line to break the eye or the pattern that covers the dress.
• The skirt is spectacular. Here you see the true genius of Oscar. The panels that start at the top of the bus and narrowed into create the shape of the waist now expand into incredibly wide panels all the way around you. Each is over 30" wide by the time it reaches the hem and there are eight of them in total. This gives the skirt incredible volume that shows best when you move.
• Built in underneath that outer skirt is a second layer of the same silk. That layer has a stiffened edging all the way around it's ham and also is finished with a black chiffon ruffle that peaks out from underneath the top skirt as you move.
• The volume and lightness of the silk allows the skirt to move around you beautifully when you walk or move. When this is on and you are walking the effect that this creates is absolutely gorgeous. You can easily see that in the runway reference video.
• The final perfect detail is the extensive black embroidery and beadwork that covers the dress and highlights its shape and curves. I love how it is done in a deliberate pattern that follows the curves of the bodice and narrows in at the waist, giving the illusion of an even tinier waist.
• Dangling jetted beads circle all around the top edge of the dress and beads are worked through the embroidered pattern on the bodice. More embroidery is applied to each panel so that it circles around the entire skirt. When you move you glimpses of just how beautiful the embroidery is. 
• This little extra and pretty detail adds that perfect finishing element of romance and femininity. This is Oscar at his very best and it is a tremendously beautiful dress.
• Fully lined in a pink silk with a full built-in cupped corset inside the bodice. The corset closes with its own zipper and then the dress closes over that with a back set zipper. An inner waist stay hooks to close. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged ODLR 12
• Excellent condition 

Bust: 19-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist stay
Total length: 55.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5330

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2004 Oscar de la Renta, Look 39.

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• This dress is from Fall 2008 collection and is a piece that would have been produced for the shops.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The Collection celebrated the 1960s with Simon & Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson' for the opening music. The models were styled with a nod to the 1960s but in a highly exaggerated way.
• Galliano said of the show "I am always looking for heroines who make me dream"
• The dress is made from a muted silver coloured silk. The silk is a beautiful weight and is just heavy enough to keep the shape that he wanted without it feeling too heavy.
• Straps extend outward from the middle of the front and curve over each side of your neck and then are angled back down to connect in the centre of the back.
• The bust is peaked and shaped. Inside it has a bit of a slightly stiffened lining to help hold the shape and mold it over the breasts. The fabric is softly pleated to angle in towards the centre where part of the silk extends out and is twisted to form a pretty 3D flower.
• From under the seam of the bust it falls over the body with a more generous feel. The silk is gathered in and pleated on one side and it does the same on that same side around the back. It has a more generous cut over the waist and hips. The bottom skirt widens out as it near the hem.
• The fabric at the hip on the opposite side of the pleating has been gathered and twisted to form too large flowers. These are a pretty extra detail and tie in the flower at the bust. They also are a clever way for him to have controlled the draping and the way the dress sits over and around you.
• The bit of flare on the lower skirt creates a pretty bit of movement around you when you move.
• The dress is fully lined in the same silver silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see a couple of small faint marks underneath the bust area near the pleats. Please see the photo after the label shot. It does not detract from its wearability but is mentioned for accuracy.
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8 
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5246

Reference Photos: Heather Graham at a Dior Party during the Marrakech Film Festival, 2008.

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I have a small grouping of Chanel pieces that will be listing over the next week or so and they all come from an avid Couture and Chanel collector. Many of these pieces were extremely difficult to source when they were released and were only made in very limited quantities. They are in amazing condition and all but one have their original shop packet that has the extra fabric and style information. These are exceptional pieces for the collector and each is extremely special.

This is a suit pieced together from the actual Chanel sample jacket for this look and then the pants were purchased at retail by my client. It is incredibly rare to find a sample piece so that is a little extra special. The twin of the suit was worn for Look 13 for the Chanel Métiers d’Art show. The show was set in the  Hamburg concert hall and that setting held an extra special place for Karl since it was his hometown. The concert hall had just been opened and for this show Karl mixed the modernity of the new space with his memories of Hamburg as a child “I’ve never left; this is part of me,” he reflected after the show. “I like Hamburg as an idea; something in the back of my mind.” Vogue noted 'You saw what that was, the essence of his inspiration, in a flash: Sailors in peaked caps on leave, girls in thigh-high boots and leather, the people who mill around docks and nightclubs. The clothes evoked ’60s beatniks, countercultural girls in sweaterdresses, smartly dressed officers in uniform, and naval ratings in sailor pants—looks that ran up and down the register of the cool, the hip, and the immaculately classic. It was an obvious, simple idea, really, but one marinated in a mind that has the sophistication to align the results with Coco Chanel’s heritage, and with what any girl would absolutely kill to wear right now.'

The lines of this suit are crisp and sharp and the tailoring is immaculate. Both pieces are made out of a pinstriped virgin wool that allows them to retain the exact lines that Lagerfeld intended while still staying light in weight. The jacket is cut so that it is fitted across the shoulders and then falls in a more box shape to the top of the hips. The collar is neat and small and I love how there is an inset of a white waffle weave cotton for a crisp little pop. That same little pop of cotton is set within each cuff so that it feels perfectly tied together. It buttons to close up one side and the buttons themselves are incredible. I took a detail shot so you can see that they are especially done with both Paris and Hamburg noted on them. The bottom hem is banded and there is a little top set pocket on one side. Each sleeve is long and straight and they end in a notched slit held by a button rather than a traditional cuff which falls in line with the sleek minimalist feel of the rest of the suit. Beside the little pop of white at the end there is also a little 'hidden' surprise of another functional pocket that sits at the end of the one sleeve nearest the pocket on the front. I am obsessed with this little detail. The pants are sleek and simple in their cut. They are flat fronted with a slanted slip pocket on each hip under the waist band. Two more pockets are at the  back and each is still tacked shut. The legs fall wide to the ankle with just the tiniest bit of a flare at the ends. Each leg is finished with a precise wide cuff. The inside of the suit is as immaculate as the outside and it is lined in a deep grey silk embossed with the Chanel logo. A signature Chanel chain runs along the inner hem of the jacket. Every stitch is perfection. Excellent condition with a minor note below. 

The jacket is lined in a grey Chanel embossed silk and closes with the buttons along the front panel as seen. It has a Chanel sample label and is tagged a modern Chanel 38. A pocket on the front and on each cuff. Metal embossed buttons and the signature Chanel chain around the inner hem. There is slight yellowing and grubbiness on the inner collar of the Chanel. The pants zip to close at the front and have hidden hook & eye at the bands. Slip pockets on each hip and two tacked shut pockets at the back The pants have their original Chanel packet and are tagged a modern Chanel 40

Jacket
Sleeves: 21"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 22" from neck to head 

Pant
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 40.5" from top of bodice to waist
Inseam: 29" from inner seam to hem
Gusset: 17" from waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4540

Reference Photo/Video: Pre-Fall 2018 Chanel, Look 13.

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• This is a limited edition piece from the Spring 2016 Dolce and Gabbana collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
• This amazing playsuit was only available as a special order piece. It was not a runway piece,but the embroidered magic mirror was a part of the runway show and we have included photos here for your reference.
• The level of detail on this piece is very in line with their Alta Moda work. All of the embroidered pieces were done separately and then hand applied to the dress. It is truly a work of art and showcases the very best of the DG workshops.
• The base fabric is a beautiful gold brocade that uses three different tones of gold applied in a slightly raised pattern on a mixed ivory and gold thread backdrop. The slight raising of the pattern gives it a beautiful tactile feel.
• Wide straps curve up and over each shoulder and the front bodice is cut and shaped in a nod to a corset. Seams curve down and into the waist and at the back there is an inset of a stretch corset fabric in black. This makes it easier to fit and offers a pretty contrast to the gold. Inside it is lightly boned and shaped for support around you.
• Embroidered black and gold cut out embellishments with gold sequin detailing have been applied onto and around the bodice. At the front they follow the dipping neckline and are set to extend off of the playsuit around the straps. At the sides they are set so that they actually sit up and off of the fabric as they curve around the sides. They continue around to the back towards the zipper at the centre.
• The waist is seamed and then the shorts curve out from there to skim over your hips. The legs are wide and each one is a full 28" around. I love that the way they are cut makes it feel like you are wearing an ultra mini at first glance but you have the security and ease of wearing shorts. Slant pockets sit at each hip.
• Set on an angle at the front is an embroidered and gold sequin mirror that says "who is the most beautiful" in script. This is the detail that was also seen on the runway for that season.
• The final perfect finishing detail is the little heart emblem at the neckline. It has a red velvet backdrop and DG in a metal font applied onto it.
• The playsuit is backed in a black silk through the bodice. It is lightly boned for shape and the shorts are lined in a black silk. It closes with a back zipper and the panel of black corset fabric across the back has a slight touch of stretch. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Dolce and Gabbana 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Shorts: 16" from waist to hem with a 3" inseam and a 17" gusset from waist to inner seam
Total length: 32" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photos: Fall 2016 Dolce & Gabbana.

Item# DD5329

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