• This dress is from the From the Stella McCartney bridal collection for 2014
• It was made under the creative direction of Stella McCartney
• An all silk version of this dress was worn by Nicola Peltz, and Beyonce also wore an all silk version to the Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2015. I love that this lets you see how fantastic this is going to be once on the body.
• This version was made with more of a wedding/bridal point of view and it is made out of a beautiful white lace.
• The neckline is slightly scooped and set higher up. The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are long to the wrist.
• It closes at the back of the neck and then the fabric curves down and over the back of your shoulder from there to leave an open cut out. The cut out starts at the nape of your neck and curves over to each side. It is fully open right to the low back where the top of the skirt is set on a pretty curve. This gives you a beautiful silhouette from the back.
• It skims over the upper bodice with darts for shape. There is a seam set under the bust that tops a panel of the same lace. This wraps around to each side at the front only down to a second seam at the proper waist. That second seam is what curves all the way around to the back to sit under the open cut out.
• It skims over the hips and widens out as it nears the floor. The bottom of the skirt flares out quite a bit so you have a beautiful movement as you move.
• The back sweeps out behind you in a classic rounded train. It is absolutely gorgeous.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk chiffon and has very light padding in each shoulder that acts more as a support to the lace than to add shape. There is a slight touch of transparency. It closes with a back hidden set zipper and each sleeve has a hidden set zipper at its end. The dress is new with its original tag and is in its original uncut length
• Tagged a modern 42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24"
Shoulder: 16"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: no true side seams
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 16.6" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 66" from top of the shoulder to front hem, 84" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5285

Reference Photos: (1-2) Nicola Peltz in Stella McCartney at the Transformers Berlin Premiere, 2014.  /  (3-5) Beyonce in Stella McCartney at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, 2015.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 27 on the Spring 2011 Prada runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Miuccia  Prada
• On the runway was the first of three variations of dresses that featured extensive and whimsical embroidery over them along with the beadwork around the hem.
• The dress was an instant hit. You saw it in editorials, on celebrities and it was used in the ad campaign that season. It is also featured in the book Prada:Catwalk. This dress is noted in particular in that book where it says "a beachy feel came through in those prints again, and in Mexican embroideries across the front of a white sundress. There were shades of Josephine Baker also here, emphasize by the model slick pin curled hair – just the lightest touch of history in case anyone might forget where they were and the deep understanding of culture that entailed. Bar the furs and jangling plastic beads at hems, the clothes in this collection were entirely made from a cotton – sensible, hearty, humble. The collection was extraordinarily bold: an immaculately executed fashion statement that couldn't have been more confident, clear or right for its time." Miuccia herself called it "minimal baroque".
• This is a fantastically rare dress and it is exceptional and important part of Prada's history.
• The dress is made of a crisp white cotton. Onto that is a heavy finish of embroidery to create that print that you see going across the dress is all the way around the dress.
• It is suspended from the shoulders by straps made of the same white fabric and the dress itself is the simplest of cuts. The front has darts to create a bit of shape around the breast and then it has a touch of a barrel shape through the body. The waist and hips curve outwards and then the hem comes in slightly.
• The back dips down for an expanse of bare skin to show.
• A dancer is in full stride with a huge headdress and skirt are a nod to the great Josephine Baker.
• Bright bold colours swirl across you and around to the back of the dress and the embroidery work is fantastic to see. It has a slight 3D texture as it sits slightly up and off the dress.
• The hem of the dress is equally as fantastic and has a finish of braided silk cord and large beads that dangle and jangle all the way around the hem.
• The dress is fully lined in a white silk and has an offset hidden zipper at the back. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The open cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. It will just fit more over-sized on a smaller frame.
  
• Tagged a modern Prada 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 38" from top of shoulders to actual hem and the beads extend another 3" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5282

Reference Photos/Videos: (1-5) Spring 2011 Prada, Look 27. Model Daphne Groeneveld.  /  (6) Spring 2011 Prada Ad Campaign.  /  (7-8) Bruno Mars and Joan Smalls Photographed by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue, June 2011.  /  (9) Miroslava Duma in Prada, 2011.  /  (10) From the book "Prada Catwalk: The Complete Collections" by Susannah Frankel.

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• The twin of this dress walked runway for the Cruise 2011 Chanel collection for Look 36.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• I have had a version of this dress in the shop that had a more tank bodice to it but this is the first time I have had the actual twin of the runway look and I think I love it even more with its one shoulder silhouette.
• The Chanel Cruise collections have an interesting history. Gabrielle Chanel actually sailed and her love of the sport led to her inception of a 'cruise' collection in the 1920s. She was not the first to come up with this concept but hers were among the first to show a complete collection in a fully fledged show. They eventually fell off in popularity within the brand and it was not until Karl Lagerfeld took over Chanel that the Cruise collections started again.
• This was a very successful collection and was lauded by critics. Vogue said that 'It was like something out of a quintessential Riviera movie.... And like the carefree starlets and jet-setters they were channeling, the models traipsed down the street-cum-runway often barefoot, wearing seventies-ish diaphanous caftans, long crocheted dresses, ruffle-lapelled silk jersey trouser suits, and patchwork denim skirts.' They noted that 'Key, of course, is that lightness of touch, the sense of enjoyment and ease. And with fashion once again experiencing a 1970's revival, the show also ended up feeling—as Lagerfeld's Chanel outings often do—very much of the moment.' And the location choice? Karl said the location was a personal choice "I spent many years of my life here," he said. "I know Saint-Tropez like I know Paris. The collection is very casual, very down-to-earth."
• Of course only Karl and Chanel would think a gold knit ribbon dress is casual, to the rest of us this is an incredibly glamorous dress. 
• The dress is beautiful. For all the talk of the seventies influence on this collection this one definitely has a nod to the twenties, a decade that Karl often touched upon.
• The base of the dress is made out of a knit that combines a natural deep linen silk cord that has a gold metallic thread woven through it. Gold grosgrain ribbon is braided through the knit and then additional strands of ribbon and silk cords are set vertically over the different parts of the dress to create the final effect that you see. 
• The knit that edges the neckline has a chunkier feel to it than the knit that runs through the body. The ribbon on those two parts of the dress is also set into the knit differently.
• For the area around the waist and the seam above the final part of the skirt, Karl treated the knit and ribbon differently again. It is quite interesting to see how he used the change of direction of the knit and different finishes of both the knit and the ribbon to separate and highlight the different parts of the design on the dress.
• Through the body the weave of the knit is all set vertically with gold ribbon braided vertically. Long vertical expanses of ribbon are set over the underlying knit layer along with strands of metallic finished cords that are very fine and delicate. These attached into the seam above and below and because of how they are attached and set they sit off of the dress underneath and create its unusual texture and 3D feel. This is an absolute testament to the genius of Karl and his constant pushing forward of the technical aspect of fabrics.
• At the very bottom portion of the skirt, the final 10" of the ribbon and cord are allowed to fall like a long fringe. When you move these create incredible movement as they swish and swoop around you. You also see your leg through the fringes as you walk. It is incredible.
• Once on the body it simply falls over you and is super easy to wear and just a really interesting and unique dress.
• The gold gives it that added glam factor and you could easily wear this for day with sandals and then go all out for an evening look. It would even make a great bridal piece for the bride not looking for something traditional or as a dress for an event surrounding the ceremony. 
• The dress is fully lined through the middle portion in a stretch lingerie feel silk jersey that makes it very comfortable to wear. The bodice is unlined. It has no closures and slips on to wear. It does have some stretch and I have given the comfortable range of measurements below. It appears to have never been worn very little if at all.
  Tagged a vintage Chanel 38 
• Excellent condition 
  

Bust: 15-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 14-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from the top of the shoulder to the bottom of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 49" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5275

Reference Photo/Video: Chanel 2011 Chanel Runway Collection, Look 36. Model: Sara Blomqvist.

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• This is a very pretty dress from the Spring 2011 Dior collection
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• I believe that this dress has been slightly altered in some way through the top. Some of the stitching and how it is attached to the strap on the one side are definitely not original. It works the way it is so I have left it. But I do feel like it gives you a bit of leeway in having it re-set to how it will work on you if you wished to make changes.
• The dress is made out of a purple silk chiffon that is layered over an inner attached purple slip that makes it opaque enough to wear
• The bodice has two panels of chiffon that are draped upwards and over the one shoulder. At the back the main panel extends into a little flat bow and the panel that sweeps underneath that one is attached along the strap of the inner dress. 
• The waist is seamed and the bodice blouses over it. The dress came with a pink and purple silk tie belt that is made of two separate cords tied together. Each cord has these gorgeous little handmade silk flowers in red and pink attached at their ends for a total of four flowers. This tie belt allows you to cinch in the waist as much as you wish.
• The skirt skims over the hips from under the seam at the waist and then flows beautifully to the floor. The lightness of the silk chiffon allows it to move around you when you move and the entire dress is light and easy to wear.
• I love how the arm opening on the one side dips a little lower. This adds to the overall Grecian feel that the dress has.
• The dress is fully lined in an inner purple silk and it closes with a combination of silk covered buttons and a series of snaps. I feel like the bodice has been altered at some point as mentioned above and it has been priced accordingly.
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 18-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5272

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• This is a dress from the Spring 2017 collection. It was not a piece shown on the runway but it was shown in the Lookbook for that season and has since become another of her iconic pieces.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pheobe Philo
• As with many of her pieces, this dress and the longer variation of it that were released, were loved by her loyal clients. We have included some photos for reference for you so you can see how this looks on the body.
• The knit has stretch so it is very easy-to-wear dress. This one is the slightly shorter length that has the added patchwork insets of extra colour at the sides. The longer length was a more monotone with the ivory hem. You can see the difference in the reference photos.
• The neck line is cut wider across the top and there is a slight seam that runs underneath the neckline where the striping has been offset for a little added detail. The sleeves are long and are slit at their wrist. There is a gusset set underneath each arm with the stripes set differently there as well.
• From there the dress skims over you to the hem. The stretch and ribbing allow it to expand and contract as needed as it follows the body. She has used seams to cleverly break up the stripes and change the direction of the ribbing. On one side there is an inset of a more densely woven knit that runs all the way to the hem for a block of extra colour.
• The front bottom portion of the hem and around partway to the back is finished with an ivory knit.
• The colours of the net are a pinky-red and an ivory. The way it has been knit creates a beautiful texture and colour over the entire dress.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear with no closures. It has its original tag attached and was never worn. The easy cut and stretch of the knit should allow it to fit a range of sizes.
• Tagged a Celine large
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 26.5" from the drop show and are 8-12" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: approx 16" 
Bust: 15-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 52" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5253

Reference Photo: (1) Spring 2017 Celine Look Book.  /  (2-3) Irina Lakicevic at SS18 Paris Fashion Week, October 2017.  /  (4) Credit unknown.

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• Due to new customs regulations this dress can only ship to a Canadian address 
• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2012 show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta 
• On the runway it was styled with a white wrap that sat over the bust and arms and a heavily embellished belt. Once you strip those back and see the dress on its own you realize just how light and pretty the dress is.
  
• Oscar showed the collection in his new showroom on 42nd street. The space had yet to be fully renovated and this gave the atmosphere a raw edginess and the styling reflected that. Vogue called the evening dresses 'entrance making' and the show felt fresh and new from his work of the past few seasons proceeding this one.
  
• The dress is made from a pale nude pink silk base covered in netting. Onto this is an extensive floral applique made out of of silver sequins, silver metallic thread and silver lame insets
  
• The dress is suspended by two little piped silk straps that curve up and over your shoulders. They attached into the peaked fronts of the bodice. Front panels across over each other and then the back has a pretty dip that leaves the upper back bare and exposed.
• It cinches in at the waist and then curves out and over the hips.
• The skirt cascades to the floor from there and is cut slightly longer at the back so that you get a beautiful sweeping feel as you walk away. Onto the skirt is an amazing application of feathers attached onto the top layer of netting. These come up at the front and then widen out to circle all the way around the bottom hem. They curve back upwards at the back. Every feather is stacked and layered over the one underneath. The bottom of the skirt is very full so the combination of the lightness of the silk and netting and the amazing application of feathers create this phenomenal movement when you move.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a pale pink silk and there is light boning at the sides of the bodice. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern ODLR 0
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 63" from top of the shoulder to front hem, 77" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5252

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2012 Oscar de la Renta, Look 47. Model Kori Richardson.

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• This gorgeous dress is one that was made for the shops and I believe is from the early 2010s.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• Even with only the dress form shot it is so gorgeous. It is not hard to imagine just how beautifully this one will be on the body and how it moves. 
  
• The base of the dress is made from stocking layers of silk chiffon and silk done in a deep pewter-silver colour. It is then heavily embellished from top to toe. The embellishments give it some weight but the silk layers underneath keep it from being too heavy once on the body. 
• The dress is suspended by two straps that curve up and over the shoulders. The front neckline is scooped. At the back we see another scoop and there it is softened by a draping layer of embellished silk chiffon that falls softly over the scoop. 
• Vertical lines of clear beads with silver applied to their centres are applied over the bodice. The beading is done in different sizes and mixed in with tiny silver sequins. These stop at the seam under the bust. At the back the bead work is applied more on an angle all the way up to the edge of the silk chiffon draped panel there.
• A heavy band of glass crystal rhinestones sit just under the seam where the bust ends. These top a 3.5" expense of a double layer of netting that is embellished with a diamond pattern done and silver metal thread. Little clear beads top where each intersection happens within the pattern. This panel is transparent so you get a glimpse of skin underneath. Where the panel ends there is a second wide band of the glass crystal rhinestones. All of the rhinestones are prom set, and this would all had to have been applied by hand.
  
• The skirt falls from under there, curving over the hips and widening out to a pretty fullness by the time it reaches the hem. The skirt has three full layers of silk in its construction, and I love that the back is cut longer than the front. This gives you a beautiful slight sweeping feel, and picks up on that pretty drape at the back. It is fantastic.
• The dress is fully lined in a marching silk behind the bodice. The panel at the waist is transparent. The skirt is made of three layers of silk and silk chiffon. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper. There is perhaps the tiniest bit of grubbiness along the very edge of the arms. It is extremely minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" to the seam under the bust and 15" from the top of the shoulder to the bottom seam of the waist.
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 6.5" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5248

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• The dress is from the Spring 2010 wedding dress collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• The twin of the dress was used for the ad campaign that season.
• The gown is made out of a pale ivory that combines silk organza and silk chiffon with a silk netting. The colour is very soft and flattering. The fabric itself is very light in weight and it is only the tremendous amount of fabric in the dress that adds any weight. The lightness of all of those layers allow it to move beautifully around you once on. 
  
• The bodice is strapless with a slight curve over the bust. A pretty double layer ruffle made of silk chiffon starts at the very top and then layers of ruffles continue all the way down the entire dress. Inside the bodice there is a full built-in cupped, wired and lightly boned stretch corset to hold everything in place.
• The layers run horizontally over the bust and waist in beautiful bands of silk chiffon that all overlap each other. The edges of each band are left raw so that it adds a touch of texture. It continues down and around the waist. By the top of the hip panels of silk organza that are caught wider start to be interest first in to the bands.
• The ruffles of the skirt start all the way up at the top of the hip and they continue down horizontally all the way to the hem. As you get lower down the skirt, the bands become wider and they start to mix a silk chiffon with a silk organza. This widening of the ruffles coincides with the widening of the lower skirt.
• I love how the volume increases as you go down the dress to give the lower skirts their massive volume and pretty romantic sweep.
• For the very lowest ruffles there is a white netting done in ruffles underneath circling the very bottom hem. Inside there are wide, weighted hymns with stiffening and this is all a clever way to help. Hold the shape around you when you stand and move.
• The back and sides extend out longer than the front so that the entire dress sweeps around and behind you beautifully.
• As beautiful as it looks in the photos this is a dress that is even better in person once moving and on an actual body.
• I love that they have made the little straps that you hang the dress on a hanger with out of a wite ribbon with the ODLR in a beautiful soft pale blue that instantly gives you a "something blue" already built into the dress.
• There is a full built-in corset that zips with its own zipper and has a inner waist stay that hooks to close. The dress is lined in a silk under that and there is an inner skirt supporting the volume of the skirt. The inner layer of the skirt is finished with stiffening around its hem to help hold the shape and volume. It closes with a back hidden set zipper. I see a bit of grubbiness along the very edge of the inner hem here and there. I think that is just from hitting the floor as it was hung in the past. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy.The colour is slightly more ivory in person.
• Tagged and ODLR 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 54" from top of bodice to front hem in the back extends another 15" beyond that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5244

Reference Photos: Spring 2010 Oscar de la Renta Bridal. 

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• The near twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2005 show for Look 82 and was worn by Erin Wasson. 
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• Vogue said of the collection that "Valentino's couture touch brought exquisite workmanship to filmy lace blouses and brocade jackets as well as evening gowns that captured the seasons passion for Victorian and Edwardian effects." They went on to mention the feel of this gown specifically saying "courtly evening gowns had trains, composed of tiers of ruffles."
• On the runway they showed the dress with the ruffles backed in a silk taffeta in what looks to be a more coral red. When the dress was produced for shops this version has a pink behind the bows and it is lined in pink for just a hint of colour. The silk ruffles cascading down dress have no lining in a different colour. I think the dress is more striking this way. It is not so busy as how it looks and was presented on the runway.
• The dress is absolutely spectacular and showcases what made these original Valentino pieces so special under Mr. Valentino's direction.
• The dress is strapless and curves across you at the front and is fitted around the bust. Inside there is a built-in corset that is lightly boned to keep the dress perfectly in place.
• From there it is shaped so that comes in at the waist without any seams to break the eye. It curves back out to glide over the hips.
• The skirt widens out to be very full by the time it reaches the hem. The back of the skirt is cut longer than the front so that you get a beautiful sweeping feel behind you.
• Beginning just under the bust is the first ruffle. It is 7.5" wide and is set to curve down and around you before dipping lower at the back for a very pretty line. And its long longest point in the back it extends to 12". A bow in a matching silk sits at the top centre of the front and this is backed in a pink silk for a tiny touch of colour.
• The second ruffle begins just under the waist and this one follows that same beautiful curve around you. It dips lower and longer at the back to a full 21" at its longest point. This ruffle is also topped by a pretty black and pink silk bow at the front.
• Each of the tiers is gathered in lightly along where they are set into the dress so that they have lots of volume and movement. Under the last ruffle the entire lower skirt at the back widens out substantially and trails behind you in a swooping train. Under the skirt is a pink silk organza lining that is finished with a pink edging made of the same pink silk that the bows are backed with. When you move and your legs kick the dress outward you get a little hint of the pink and it all perfectly ties in with the pink of the bows.
• This is a truly spectacular dress and one that you will not see come around very often if ever again. 
• The dress has a built-in black silk corset that is lightly boned and zips with its own zipper. The dress closes with a hidden set zipper over that. Where the ruffle goes over the zipper, there is a series of hidden snaps to fully close the ruffle over the zipper so that it is all hidden. The skirt is lined in pink organza as described a book. The dress 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: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56.5" from top of the bodice to the front hem and the back extends another 9" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5240

Reference Photos: Fall 2005 Valentino, Look 82. Model Erin Wasson.

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• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2016 runway for Look 34.
• It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
• Vogue declared that it was the prettiest and most personal collection since she took over as the Creative Director at McQueen. Sarah declared that she wanted the collection to be "believable, touchable, soft.". Vogue's review noted that "The beautiful dresses speak for themselves. Everything about them in times when every camera phone has a zoom lens and can be examined in all their extraordinary detail, down to the finest stitches and the Couture level embroidery. 
• This was one of the series of lace pieces in the show and I love the contrasting black-and-white lace used for the dress and how it is all set on a nude netting.
• On the runway the front buttons were left open above and below a single closed button at the centre. A jewelled body harness was worn underneath and over the dress for added detail and it was styled over pants, showing how you are able to style this in many ways. 
• The dress is set high around the neck with cut outs between the straps that wrap around the neck and the ones curving over each shoulder. The front lace inset is a deep white ivory and it closes with black silk covered buttons that are all functional. Black lace panels wrap around you to the back.
• At the back you see the same combination of the white lace running down the centre of the dress and the black around the sides. Here there are deep open cut outs on either side of the white lace. There is another row of buttons there as well and these are also functional.
• Leaving buttons opened or fully close changes the look of the dress substantially.
• More buttons sit around the waist cut outs and you could in theory button them high and change how the dress sits. Leaving them open leaves the sides of your waist open and exposed.
• The skirt is absolutely magnificent. It is made out of layers of black lace set in overlapping ruffles. At the front there are two layers of ruffles and then the dress is quite open under that down the full front. We included a photo of an all white version of the dress from the runway so you can clearly see what length the front will fall once on the body.
• The skirt fall down from there on either side of you and curves around to the back. There are six layers of the ruffles and they are all set on a black lace backdrop. This gives the entire skirt a touch of transparency while at the same time the stacked ruffles play on that transparency. It is fantastically full by the bottom hem and you can see from the runway video how beautifully this moves. 
• This is an extraordinarily rare dress from the Sarah Burton era and it is absolutely exquisite in every way 
• The body of the dress is backed in a nude netting and the skirt is unlined. It buttons at both the front and back. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. If you wanted a more bare look you could wear boy shorts or a barer or more covered option underneath.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam with the buttons fully buttoned.
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam above the cut outs, 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam under the cut outs.
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner piece above where the tiers start. The skirt is full and open under that.
Bodice: 11" from top of the shoulder to the highest point at the side where the cut out begins, approx 16" to the the same under the cut out and 24" to the sea of the inner piece the hips were measured at.
Total length: 27" from top of the shoulder to the shortest point of the front hem, 62.5" to the longest point of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5241

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2016 Alexander McQueen, Look 34. Model Wangy Xinyu. 

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• This dress is from the Act 1 Fall 2010 Chanel collection. The Act 1 is the collection done for shops between the Pre-Fall collection and the runway shows. These are often specialized items that are made on an extremely limited basis.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• The dress is made out of a slightly more open feeling woven cotton mix knit. The base net is a deep navy and then that has a silver metal thread running through it. This gives the entire dress a subtle shimmer.
• These amazing textiles are a testament to the commitment that Karl had to continually developing and pushing the envelope when it came to fabrics. This is a fabric that was specifically developed for Chanel.
• The weave of it gives it a touch of transparency and the dress comes with a little silk chiffon half slip to be worn underneath and make it wearable. I love that the slip is separate because it gives you the option to wear something more bare under it and play on its touch of transparency.
• The openings for the arms are extended low so they are longer than a normal arm hole. Curving around each is a wide hand braided band made out of blue and white silk cord. There is also a white silk cord that has been hand covered in silk chiffon so that it breaches the colour of the darker blue and white. Chanel's iconic glass pearls are then looped through the cording on each side of the braiding. These have a slight movement to them and it's incredible. A wider band of the same textile is that all the way around the sea that sits at the top of the hip.
• Given the cost of jewellery with those famous glass Chanel pearls I cannot even imagine the cost to produce this now.
• The bodice skims over you from its wide, scooped neck line to that seam at the top of the hip creating one long line through the body.
• At the back there is a long slit that runs from the button at the neck to the seam at the top of the hip. There is a hook hidden about midway down that you can choose to wear it more closed or you can leave that slit open all the way.
• The skirt falls to the floor from there and it is gathered softly into the band that circles the top of the hip. It widen out slightly as it near the floor and there are high slits that run along the outer edge on both sides so that you get a flash of leg when you walk.
• This is a spectacular Chanel and my photos are not coming close to doing it justice.
• The inner matching slip acts as the lining and slips on with no closures. The outer dress slips on and hooks at the back of the neck. There is a hook halfway down the opening of the back and then it has hidden set hooks on the band that circles around the top of the hips.
• It is brand new with its original hangtags and its Chanel packet and was never worn. These fantasy level dresses are currently $15-30K+ at Chanel.
• Tagged a vintage Chanel size 38.
• Excellent condition

Outer dress
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Band at the top of the hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 21" from top of shoulder to the band at the top of the hip
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to hem but may come up once on, depending on where the band sits on the top of your hips
Slits: 24" from the hem up

Inner slip
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36.5" from top if the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5238

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 42 for the Fall 2010 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas. 
• Both Constance Jablonski and Rachel Zoe have worn the twin of the dress and I love that all of this documentation lets you see how amazing it is once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a deep royal blue silk chiffon that gives the dress incredible movement around you as you move and walk.
• The front is a halter style and is gathered in all around the neck line. It hooks at the top of a slit that runs from the neck to the waist.
• Where it hooks there are suede tassel ties dyed to a matching blue and detailed with bronze metal beads that create a gorgeous bohemian feeling detail.
• The sides dip deep to the waist and at the back it has an almost racer back cut so when you move you get flashes of bare skin.
• The waist is elastic so it is very easy to fit. On the runway it was shown with a very wide corset belt but it looks equally good without a belt or with a skinnier one.
• The skirt falls to the floor and widens out as it goes. It is made of two layers of the blue chiffon and has a high front slit for a flash of leg as you walk.
• The cape effect that the dress has is phenomenal. The panels that create the cape are attached and made from a single layer of the same silk chiffon. It falls to the floor and extends past the hem. It is fantastic. When you move and walk it billows and floats out around you. I love that you can wear it either over or behind the shoulders for two very different looks.
  
• The main body of the dress is made from two layers of the chiffon. It slips over the head to wear with an elastic waist and then hooks at the top of the front neck as described above. It is in its original length and appears to have never been worn.
• Tagged a modern Pucci IT44, FR40, UK12, US10.
• Excellent condition

Bust: each front triangle covers 6-7" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Elastic waist: 12-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 17" from neck to waist and will blouse over a bot once on
Total length: 65" from neck to front hem and the back hem and cape extends up to another 14" beyond that.
Slit: 36" from the front hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5237

Reference Photos:/Video (1-3) Fall 2010 Emilio Pucci Runway, Look 42. Model Jac.  /  (4) Constance Jablonski and Peter Dundas at the amFAR’S Cinema Against Aids Gala, May 2010.  /  (5-6) Rachel Zoe, in Pucci, on Gossip Girl Season 4 Episode 7.

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• The twin of this dress was the final look on the runway for the Pre-Fall 2015 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• Vogue noted in their review "Pre-Fall 2015 was the last collection he (Oscar de la Renta) had a hand in designing. The house's new creative director, Peter Copping, advised the studio a bit on how to finish it after de la Renta's death in October but this wasn't his debut. Copping sat in the front row taking it all in as a bystander." They continue the review saying, "How does one review a collection like this—one that operates not as a swan song, not as an homage, but as a coda to a great career, now definitively over? On its merits, of course. And though these clothes didn't serve to turn the fashion dial in any way, they manifested the soigné de la Renta signature in spades....It spoke loudest in the collection's clutch of cocktail frocks and gowns, particularly the champagne-toned finale gowns with allover gold or silver embellishment."
• This would make an amazing wedding dress for the bride looking for a non-traditional choice or as an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration.
• The dress is made from a fine ivory net that is covered in beautiful curving gold metallic appliques that form flowers and pretty patterns over the entire surface of the dress.
• Each individual applique is made from a pale, muted silver-gold lame fabric sewn that is embroidered all the way around its edges. The lame has a slight vertical ribbing that combines the gold and silver thread and this adds a beautiful texture. I love how they catch the light in a subtle way from every angle. In person the dress has a more metallic and gold feel then how it photographed here.
• It sits wide across the front and the straps are set to the edge of the shoulder. The bodice curves up and over your shoulders and then at the back it falls in a V for a bit of bare skin to show. All of the edges follow the curving pattern of the applique and I love this little romantic touch.
• There is an inner lining inside the bodice that has a sweetheart neckline shape to it and then the netting has a touch of transparency above that. It skims over you from there, past the waist to the seam that sits at the top of the hip.
• From there the skirt explodes outwards in two tiers. Underneath each tier is a layer of tulle and then another layer of netting under that. The second layer has a stiffened edge to help hold the shape of the skirting. Inside the skirt there is a built-in underskirt that has multiple rows of that same stiffened fabric so it holds the volume that you see in the photos. I have added no extra crinolines underneath the dress to take these photos. All of the volume that you see is all built into the dress already.
• The dress is cut shorter at the front and then the back is cut so that it trails out behind you past the floor. The lightness of the tulle and netting allows the dress to billow out around you when you walk.
• This is dress that feels like a fairy tale come true once it is on the body.
• The skirt is fully lined in layers of tulle and netting as described above. The bodice has an inner layer of silk and netting. The dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have never been worn or worn very little.
• Tagged a modern OLDR US2
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with room at the front for at least a B cup
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the top of the hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural hips: open
Bodice: 19" from top of the shoulder to the seam at the top of the hip
Total length: 49" from top of the shoulder to the front hem, 80" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5216

Reference Photos: Pre-Fall 2015 Oscar de la Renta, Look 36.

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• A shorter version of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2014 collection for Look 86.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• Vogies review said in part that "The gentleness of the clothes today was enhanced by a palette of pale blues, greys, and pinks and delicate effects like streams of crystal tracing a watery trail across a chiffon top, or patterns that suggested faded watermarks, or blurry florals. It was distinctly ladylike."
• I prefer this longer look. It feels more balanced and the pretty fabric that it is made out of is better showcased as it falls all the way to the floor.
• The dress is made from two layers. The inner layer is a soft pastel washed floral print made from a synthetic jersey. A fine mesh layer floats over that inner layer. The mesh acts as a diffusion that further softens the underlying floral print. Tiny glittering crystals run over the entire dress. On the bodice they are set horizontally and then they are set on an angled chevron pattern over the entire skirt from top to bottom
• Piped straps curve over each shoulder and each is completely covered with tiny little silver toned seed beads. The front neckline is cut straight across and highlighted with a black band for contrast against the pastels below. It skims over the bodice and comes in at a seam set just under the bust. 
• The skirt falls to the floor from there gently curving outwards to the hem. It has a pretty amount of fullness that gives it lovely movement when you walk.
• The inner floral fabric acts as the lining through the skirt and the bodice has a white crepe lining. It closes with a back set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. It was never worn and still has all its original tags attached.
• Tagged a modern Armani 44
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from top of bodice to seam under the bust
Total length: 60" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5217

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2014 Emporio Armani, Look 86.

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• The twin of this gorgeous dress walked the runway for the Spring 2011 collection in a taupe colour and was Look 41 in the show.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• Even in the different colour between the runway shot and the runway video you can see just how beautifully this one is on the body and how it moves. 
• Vogue said of this collection that the pieces "displayed incredible Couture like workmanship" and gushed over the exuberant use of ruffles and lace throughout the collection.
• The dress is made out of a pinky-coral silk 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. I love it far more in this pretty colour than the pale taupe that it was shown on the runway in. 
• The entire top portion of the dress is finished in stacked ruffles made from silk organza that overlap the one underneath. On the bodice, there are also ruffles made of the same silk as the body of the dress interspersed between the organza ruffles. These swoop over you to curve up and over the single shoulder. All of the ruffles that cover the bodice have been set  on an angle to follow the same curve of the neckline and the ruffles continue all the way around you to the back. I especially love the little twirl created at the top of the shoulder that adds just a little bit of extra detail there.
• It comes in at the waist and then the top of the hips at the sides are subtly gathered for shape. It is all very pretty and feminine.
• The skirt falls from under there and widens out to a pretty fullness by the time it reaches the hem. The skirt has three full layers of silk and the draped to side curves upwards with an overlapped slit. So when you move a certain way you see a bit of a flash of bare leg. I love how the hem is curved to pick up on the angle of the bodice.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a marching coral silk chiffon through the bodice. The skirt is made of three layers of silk and these act as the lining. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• Tagged a Valentino 6
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 12.5" on the top of the shoulder to the inner seam under the bust
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 4" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5210

Reference Photos: Spring 2011 Valentino. Look 41.

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• During this time period in Valentino's history there were several dresses shown in several collections that were similar to this dress. We have added examples from 2014, 2015 and 2016 to show you how these look on the body.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• In the Vogue review for the 2105 collection they said: "Monastic, artistocratic, modest, and even prim have been terms applied to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino almost since they took over in 2009." and I feel that aptly sums up their period of Valentino.
• The dress does not have a single unnecessary seam. It really shows how sometimes absolute minimalism is best.
• The dress is made from a pale grass green silk crepe that 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. The silk extends over the shoulders and then it falls to the floor to create this elegant and dramatic caped 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 some 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 silk chiffon. The rest of the dress is unlined. It closes with a hidden set side zipper at the back and then ties at the back of the neck. Long attached straps run down from the shoulder to attach in at the side of the waist to hold it in place. It comes with its original hang tag attached.
• Tagged a Valentino 40
• Excellent condition
  

Bust: covers to 16.5" flat across the inner front bodice from side to side with no true side scenes
Elastic waist: 12.5-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from top of the shoulder to waist
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 4" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5207

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 2014 Valentino, Look 50. Model Hanne Gaby Odiele.  /  (2) Resort 2015 Valentino Collection, Look 78.  /  (3) Resort 2016 Valentino, Look 79.  /  (4) Lady Gaga in Valentino at the Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, December 2014.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 15 for the Spring 2015 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Donatella Versace.
• The dress was worn by Anja Rubik on the runway and it was wait listed worldwide and sold out everywhere.
• The dress is made out of a black stretch fabric so once it is on it molds and conforms to your body. You can see this on the runway shots. It is very sexy.
• It has a single long sleeve and the shoulder on that side is soft. The other shoulder is left bare and exposed.
• It skims over the bust and comes in at the waist. Starting just under the bust on one side is a cut out at the waist that is held together with three of the iconic Versace pins. These are of course a nod to be famous Versace safety pin dress. That open cut out continues horizontally all the way around to the back to leave a bare strip of skin showing around the waist and back.
• From there it hugs the hips and narrows back in above the knee.
• The dress is fully lined and slips on to wear with a hidden set side zipper. It was never worn and still has its original tag attached. The dress looks very tiny off. The body is meant to stretch. I've added the comfortable range of measurements below.
• Tagged a Versace 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeve: 25" and is 10-11" around the upper arm
Bust: 14-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 35" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5199

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2015 Versus Versace, Look 15. Model Anja Rubik.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 18 for the Fall 2017 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• I love that the runway reference photos and video show you how beautifully this moves once it is on the body.
• Vogue's review stated in part "this label, based in its idyllic Roman headquarters, has already been rebuilt on escapism. If you’re in need of a fantasy dress, Valentino, with its exquisite workmanship and aura of art-history-tinted romance, will be very near top of mind. Piccioli said he’d merged Victoriana and the Memphis Group as starting points. The Victoriana provided plenty in the line of the long, high-waisted, high-necked house signature dresses." This is clearly one of the dresses inspired by that theme.
• The dress is made out of a white silk that has an exuberant oversized and stylized floral print. The print runs over the entire dress.
• The neckline is high with a ruffled collar and the dress buttons completely down the front with a double row of buttons. I love that each button hole is properly finished in the proper tailoring manner. It skims over the bust, waist and hips and is cut generously through the body so it is an easy fit. There is a seam at the waist but it is cut generously.
• Little ruffles round over each shoulder and the sleeves fall from there, ending in a double row of ruffles to tie everything together.
• The skirt has built in flat pleats which gives it lots of volume,and you can see this in the video when it is on and moving. Even though you are completely covered the power of that beautiful fantasy print keeps the dress feeling light and easy.
• The dress is fully lined in a white silk chiffon and closes at the front with the buttons to the waist. Hidden set buttons continue under there down the front of the skirt. It is in beautiful condition and appears to have been worn very little at all. 
• Tagged a Valentino 42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 26" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 62" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5183

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2017 Valentino, Look 18. Model Mariana Zaragoza.

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• The twin of this dress that was shown over a nude stretch top walked the runway for Look 80 Fall 2016 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• It was also featured in an editorial that season.
• The dress is incredibly beautiful and it would make an amazing wedding dress for the bride looking for a non-traditional choice or as an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration. And of course it could also be worn to any event.
• 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.
• Scattered over the tulle of the entire dress are little combination of a silver sequin with a little clear bead topping the sequin. These catch the light from every angle and make the entire dress glitter in a pretty and subtle way.
• The dress is suspended from tiny net straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The front scoops across and the the upper back is bare.
• He has attached a panel of the netting all the way around the neck line and as it curves towards the back, it gets wider so it drapes down the sides and just passed the waist at the back. It is such a pretty detail.
• The waist curves inwards and the skirt is cut to flare outwards from there. It is very wide and full by the time it reaches the hem. Under the top layer, there are three more layers of netting in the middle of the three layers has a double hem that helps hold the volume even more. Inside all of that is the opaque silk layer. The fabric choice combined with the built-in under skirting helps to give the skirt its structure to keep the volume and shape that you see.
• Fully lined in a matching silk and closes with hidden set back zipper
• 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# DD5179

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

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• The twin of this skirt was shown as part of Look 93 for the Pre-Fall 2015 presentation.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• This was an interesting collection because they collaborated with both British textile designer Celia Birtwell, the ex-wife of the late Ossie Clark and the woman behind his floral prints in the 1970s, and the Italian Pop Artist Giosetta Fioroni. Many of the pieces, like this skirt, were embroidered with stars, planets and swirling constellations.
• Marion Cotillard wore the full look that season and Phoebe Fox also wore the twin of this skirt. 
• The skirt is beautiful to see in person. The base has an inner layer of blue netting topped by a black layer of netting. Over that is a layer of a more open weave black net. That top layer is covered with embroidered stars, planets and word appliques. The result is a beautiful and everywhere you look there is something to see.
• The waist is banded with grosgrain that folds inwards with all the fabric of the skirt gathered on the outside for a slight ruffle feel at the top of the waist.
• It falls from there and has quite a bit of room so is an easy fit. It widens out as it nears the hem. There is quite a lot of fabric in the skirt and it moves beautifully around you when you move. 
• The inner layers of tulle act as the lining and it has a hidden set zipper at the side. The skirt has a touch of transparency but the layers and applique make it wearable. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below
• Excellent condition

Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 44" waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5174

Reference Photos: (1) Pre-Fall 2015 Valentino, Look 93.  /  (2) Marion Cotillard In Valentino at the Film Independent Spirit Awards, February 2015.  /  (3) Phoebe Fox for Flaunt Magazine, June 2015.

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• The twin of this skirt walked the runway for the Fall 2019 season for Look 36.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri
• Vogue's Sally Singer noted that; "Chiuri sought inspiration for this collection from Britain’s postwar Teddy Girls, those working-class, rock ’n’ roll–loving beehived vixens who hit the clubs in a mix of men’s Edwardian jackets, full skirts, blue jeans, leather, velvet, and eyeliner galore. She was struck by the similarity in silhouette and the optimistic excess that characterized Christian Dior’s designs of the same period. She was also moved by Yves Saint Laurent’s addition to the Dior pantheon of a men’s black leather jacket for women in the late 1950s. So, heritage, hipsters, and herstory."
• This skirt is one of the ones that felt most like a heritage piece from that show while still having a modern flare.
• The skirt is made out of a black silk net and the fabric choice is what allows it to hold its fullness.
• Onto the tulle is an extensive pattern created from hand applied beads and sequins. A thin band at the waist cinches it in and then the skirt is full under that. It will fall to about mid-calf to the ankle depending on your height.
• At the front the skirt is fully split and open from just under the band at the waist to the hem. It wraps over itself a touch at the split and there is a little flat bow at the waist for added detail.
• This open split lets you can layer it over just about anything. You can take a simplest little dress or plain skirt that you already have, pop this over it, and all of a sudden you have an amazing and elaborate look.
• The entire skirt has been appliqued with little floral sprigs that are made of hand set metal coils, tiny seed beads, sequins and MOP finished paillettes. All of the work appears to have been done by hand.
• It is made out of two layers of the black netting and meant to have a slight transparency. It closes with snap and hook an eye at the waist and is open down the front. It looks to have never been worn or worn very little. It is a very little special piece that has a huge array of styling options.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 36" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5175

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2019 Look 36. Model Hyun Ji Shin.

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• This dress is from the Cruise 2011 collection and a dress with a similar front design was shown on the runway for Look 26 in the show.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• The show was shown in Shanghai that season and Galliano said at the time that he was trying to "capture the feeling of Paris in its heyday".
• The dress is made from a muted red silk chiffon that has a little bit of texture to it. 
• Wide straps curve up and around the neck and the back scoops down to leave your upper back bare and exposed. At the front the neckline plunges into a V.
• The silk is gathered vertically on both side sides at the front. All of the gatherings are held in place by little horizontal ruffles done in a matching silk. I love how the pleat work narrows down to a point at the waist, adding to the illusion of both length and a more cinched in waistline. 
• The skirt is gathered up and into the sides of the point. It skims over the hips and then widens out as it nears the floor. By the time it reaches the hem there is a lot of fabric and this gives you fantastic movement as you move. This was a silhouette that Galliano loved.
• A high slit runs up from the hem on the top layer of the skirt only. This lets that top chiffon layer catch the air and add even more movement as you walk. 
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk. It closes with row of matching silk covered buttons and loops that are tightly spaced down one side. These hide a hidden set zipper underneath.
• Tagged a Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 16" from neck to waist
Total length: approx 62" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5173

Reference Photo: Resort 2011 Christian Dior, Look 26. Model Sigrid Agren.

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• This beautiful dress is from the Spring 2018 collection and it was made on a limited production.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• Its twin was worn by Imogen Poots and also by a guest at the Couture collection that season. We have included reference photos for you to see how gorgeous this is once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a black tulle that sits over an inner black silk chiffon base. The netting has gold metallic embroidered thread applied in long stripes over the dress. Hand Zone onto the gold thread are tiny little sequins in a rainbow of colours. This creates an incredible subtle burst of colour across the entire dress.
• The netting on the bodice crosses over itself at both the back and front to create that pretty neckline that sits wide across to the shoulders.
• The little cap sleeves are very full with elastic and a ruffle at their ends. You can see in the reference photos that the sleeves can be worn on or off the shoulders and it dramatically changes the look of the dress. I love this extra versatility that this gives the dress.
• The skirt is very full and explodes outwards from the waist. All of the volume you see is created by multiple layers of netting and silk stacked over each other in layers. I have not added any extra crinolines underneath for the shots.
• Pretty velvet ties fall from each shoulder and they are set in a bow at the top of the shoulder for the perfect dreamy finish.
• The dress is fully lined in black silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. It appears to have never been worn.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 13" and full through the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13 " flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5169

Reference Photos: (1) Imogen Poots at The Olivier Awards, April 2018.  /  (2) Guest at the Fall 2018 Valentino Couture Show, July 2018. 

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• The twin of this dress walked the Chanel 2010 Cruise runway for Look 33 with a jacket over it (that was sold separately in the shops).
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The show was set on the boardwalk of the Venice Lido at dusk. "Coco at Lido" is how Karl Lagerfeld described this cruise collection. Vogue described the scene as Karl "reinstating the long-lost leisurely sensation of a fashion show as an exceptional one-off experience. The 350 guests reclining on sun beds in the famous white tented cabanas certainly felt privileged to be witnessing the extreme glamour of the designer's learned-but-light invocation of an important part of Coco Chanel's biography." The location was "one of Coco Chanel's favourite summer haunts—she visited Venice for almost ten years beginning in 1919 and met Diaghilev here".
• The inspiration was the twenties and thirties and you can see that in the lines of this dress.
• The dress is made out of a feather light ultra fine silk mesh netting. The fabric is notoriously difficult to work with and yet it all falls into place perfectly once on the body. 
• The netting is covered in a beautiful floral print in dusky pastels done in a way that makes then look like they have been hand painted directly onto the fabric. The base colour is a deep blue-purple and the colour combination of everything together is stunning.
• It is sleeveless and the very upper portion of the bodice is a single layer of the silk so that it has a touch of transparency. It becomes a double layer under that and this skims over the bodice and down to the waist. An attached panel of the same fabric goes around your waist and hooks into place at the back for added shape.
• The dress falls from there in a swoop of that feather light silk netting to the hem that widens out as it near the floor. The back feels slightly fuller than the front so you get this pretty billowing effect around you when you walk. This is a signature Karl silhouette to give the dress as much movement as possible and you can see that in the reference photos here.
• The skirt of the dress is constructed from a single layer of the printed silk and then it has a solid deep blue silk layer underneath.
• The famous double C logo is worked throughout the print of the dress making it impossible to not know that you are wearing Chanel. 
• The dress is lined with the same fabric through the bodice and then a layer of a deep blue silk as described above acts as the lining through the skirt. It closes at the back with hidden set zipper and has a hook and eye at the back of the neck with a keyhole between the two. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Chanel 36
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.25" from top of shoulder to waist
Total Length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5166

Reference Photos/Video: Resort 2010 Chanel, Look 33.

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Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: approx 60" from neck to hem with the length adjustable by how tight or loose you tie it behind the neck

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5157

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• Note that due to new customs regulations this dress can only ship to a Canadian address 
• The twin of the dress walk the runway for the Resort 2018 Prada runway as Look 19.
• It was made under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada.
• The dress is made from an inner silk chiffon, lace edged dress that you wear a silk organza and feather dress over top of that. The two dresses laying over each other is what creates the depth and airiness that you see.
• The inner dress is a pale ivory and the outer dress is a pale grey. The two together are absolutely beautiful.
• A nude pink silk edges the top of the outer dress and there is a layer of gold connected metal discs set under that.
• The fit is full and open through the body much like a 1920s flapper dress.
• There is a pleated organza that detail the hip area above the feathers. I love how she always adds these tiny details.
• Hand dyed feathers circle around the entire lower skirt and give it incredible volume. They move beautifully as you move.
• The inner dress slips onto to wear with a single button at the side of the bodice and the outer dress closes down the side with hidden set snaps
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition and it appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Inner Slip
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 32" from top of the shoulder to hem

Outer dress
Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 34" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5156

Reference Photo/Video: Resort 2018 Prada, Look 19. Model Aira Ferreira.

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• The twin of the dress was shown for Look 8 in the Pre-Fall 2013 Gucci collection.
• Made under the creative direction of Frida Giannini
  
• One was also worn by Clara Paget that same year
• A gorgeous leopard print covers the entire surface of the top silk chiffon layer of the dress.
• The front crosses over itself at the neck and then buttons in place behind the neck. Under that the top blouses over you and comes in at the waist. This leaves the back almost fully open and bare.
• It was shown with a belt that was sold separately and you could easily wear it with any belt to add more shape or wear it without.
• The skirt falls from the waist and it is incredibly full with yards and yards of chiffon. When you move this catches the air and billows out to move fantastically around you.
• The Gucci logo for this time period is worked within the leopard pattern over the entire dress
• Fully lined in a black silk chiffon and closes with a back hidden set zipper. It buttons to close at the back of the neck
• Tagged a Gucci 40
• Excellent condition with some very minor repairs near the hem of the skirt that you would never see

Bust: covers to 16.5" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 61" from neck to front hem, 66" to the longest point at the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5151

Reference Photos: (1) Pre-Fall 2013 Gucci, Look 8. Model Lin Kjeruif.  /  (2) Clara Paget in Gucci at the Serpentine Summer Party, 2013.

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• This is a very rare and unusual piece of YSL because it has the added information on the tags of that it is a piece of Couture.
• At this time Hedi Slimane was the creative director and he had re-opened the Couture division at the YSL label. The couture line was not for the general public but was reserved for a select group of friends and clients, making it even more exclusive than traditional couture.
• A couture collection was presented for Fall 2016 in Paris but it was not officially a part of the Couture schedule.
• All of that sums up to make this dress one of the pieces that he most likely made as a custom-made piece for a client. Because YSL had not officially joined the Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Parisienne it would officially be considered to be demi-couture.
• This is an extremely rare piece from his time at the label made even more special because it has all its original tags in place.
• The dress is made from a fine black wool that has a touch of a texture to it.
• It is sharply tailored and touches on the famous YSL tuxedo variations that Yves' did season to season. The shoulders are shaped with structure and the sleeves are long. Each ends with five hand covered buttons to close the end of the sleeves.
• It skims over the bust, waist and hips and then falls to the floor widening out as it nears the hem.
• The skirt has a very high slit at one side so that you get a flash of leg when you walk.
• At the front there is a panel that has a mesh net inset that has little handset black beads in a mix of a jet black beads and a deep grey glass prong set rhinestones. When this is on you see that bit of skin showing through and the detailing lets it glint in the light.
• Between that mesh covered front cut out and that extremely high slit at the side, it has a very sexy feel once on despite its covered and sculpted feel, making it perfectly representative of Hedi's best work.
  
• It very well could be the only one in existence.
• The dress is fully lined in a handset black silk and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Each sleeve buttons to close. Ribbon edged seams and hand finishing throughout. Some of the long seam Work appears to have been done by hand, which is allowed in modern Couture.
• There is no size tag so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition and appears to have never been worn.

Sleeves: 24" and are 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from the top of the shoulder to the waist
Total length: 65" from top of shoulder to hem with just under 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5142

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• This is the second time that I have had this dress in the shop and I still love it as much now as I did then.
• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 41 for the Spring 2013 collection.
• Vogue said of the Collection; "When Peter Dundas inherited this historic Florentine house—famous since the 1960s for its kaleidoscopic prints—he made reworked archival patterns a major part of his story line. Last season and this one, though, he's started inching away from them. These days, the label is just as well known for Dundas' confident, louche brand of glamour as it once was for its founder's graphic swirls and geometries." 
• It was one of three white dresses that close the show before the final red look. 
• The dress is made out of a light silk that is light in weight but just heavy enough to keep the structure. It is very close to a true white.
• The front neckline is done in a halter style with the upper part above the bust line finished an a white netting that has a secondary abstract print work through it. This allows you to see the skin underneath. The front is gathered over the breasts almost like a bandeau and seamed in the centre.
• Under that is an open cut out for a bit more skin to show.
• The dress curves in to follow the waist under that and and skims over the hips.
• The skirt falls to the floor and widens out quite a bit as it nears the hem. This gives the dress incredible movement when you walk and you get a sense of that in the runway video.
• I love the loose slightly draped pockets that sit on each hip.
• The back is mostly open with a criss cross of straps and an open cut out between the waist and the back strap.
• Decorative frog knots sit at the low waist for added detail.
• The dress is fully lined through the bodice and the skirt is unlined. It closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. Light boning and padding through the bodice.
• Because the upper body is lined and padded when it is off the body it feels like the fabric is a touch darker as it is completely opaque. Once on its fine and the lining is needed
• Tagged a modern Pucci IT42, FR38, US8, UK10.
• Excellent condition with some faint marks here and there around the hem.

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 64" from top of neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5127

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2013 Emilio Pucci Runway Look 41. Model Kasia Struss.

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• This dress was one that was produced for the shops
• Made under the creative direction of Clare Wright Keller
• Easy to wear while still being incredibly sexy. It is made out of a thicker jersey that is cut on the bias and this lets it drape beautifully over you and still be completely opaque.
• The plunge at the front gives it a very edgy and sexy feel while the jersey keeps it feeling comfortable to wear.
• The dress is made to be one long tube with a seam at the waist on the front of the dress only.
• The dress has no collar and plunges down at the front to the waist. Two long ties extend out from the base of the front plunge. You can loop or knot them and then they fall almost to the floor at the front.
• The sleeves are long and simple and the shoulders are soft.
• The skirt flares out at it reaches the floor with a high slit runs up the front so you get a flash of leg when you move
• The dress is in its original uncut supermodel length and it closes with a back hidden set zipper.
• Tagged a modern Givenchy 36
• Excellent condition with some minor grubbiness around the hem
  

Sleeves: 25" and are 10-12.5" around the upper arms
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 62" from neck to hem
Slit: 32"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5102

Reference Photos: (1) Melanie Hamrick at the American Ballet Theater Spring Gala, 2018.

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• From the Fall 2015 collection with references to its design on both the RTW Couture show.
• In 2015 Valentino was headed by both Maria Grazia Chiuri and PierPaolo Piccioli.
  
• The fabric is a silk that is heavy and has an almost fine wool suiting feel to it. The weight of the fabric is what holds the dress in place over you.
• The front is cut straight across the neckline and then it is brought starkly down the sides and set to sit just over the seam at the waist. This is repeated at the back with an addition of a long open keyhole that displays a slice of bare skin from neck to waist.
• This creates a rectangular cut out on either side from your shoulder to the waist. 
• You can wear it bare or you can lay this over top of something.
• The waist nips in and and the skirt falls to the floor or ankle depending on your height.
• There is an amazing amount of fabric used for the skirt. It is flat pleated all the way around your waist and then each of those pleats open up at about 3 1/2 inches under the waist line to the hem.
• Inside each the open pleat are four more top stitched knife pleats that gradually open as they reach the hem. The detail that this creates all the way around the skirt when you move is amazing. When you stand still everything falls like a normal pleated skirt but when you move and they start to open and you see all those top stitched inner pleats the entire thing just comes to life.
• It beautifully executed and even better in person.
• Fully lined in a black silk through the bodice and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a button and loop at the back of the neck and a hidden set zipper that starts at the waist.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40.
• It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: the sides are open and the bust covers 11.25" flat across
Slightly dropped waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4769

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2014 Valentino Couture, Look 8. Model Malaika Firth.  /  (2) Fall 2015 Valentino, Look 40. Model Irina Djuranovic.

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• The twin of this dress was presented as Look 5 for the Resort Givenchy collection.
• Made under the creative direction of Ricardo Tisci
  
• This was his fifth year at the label and in the Vogue review of the show they noted that Tisci told them that the colour palette of black, red and white mixed with the occasional leopard was inspired by Frida Kahlo and her animal-filled paintings.
• The dress was shown over a hot pant two-piece inner set but was shipped to the stores with the black half slip you see here. If you prefer the runway version you could of course easily re-create a more bare feel.
• The dress is made out of a black net with little silk insects, emphasizing the darts. It is set in with a seam under the bust that is angled upwards to the centre. It is suspended from two tiny straps that curve up and over the shoulder. The very upper edge of the bodice is finished with leather piping.
• It skims over the waist and then the skirt cascades outward from there to the floor.
• Red lace and red netting have been applied over the dress to create the striking pattern that you see. This pop of red against the transparent black net is even more striking once on the body and you see the transparency through it that contrast against the red lace and netting.
• It widen out quite a bit by the hem and the width of the lower skirt allows the dress to move beautifully around you as you move.
• The inner black silk chiffon slip acts as the lining and it slips on to wear for an easy fit.
• The net dress slips on over that with no closures.
• Tagged a Givenchy 40
• I see a couple of tiny repairs in the net near the raw edge finish of the skirt. Very minor but mention for accuracy.
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Waist: 14.5-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to lowest part of the seam under the bust at the sides
Total length: 67" from top of shoulder to hem

Inner slip
Bust: 15.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5087

Reference Photo: (1) Resort 2011 Givenchy, Look 5. Model Daphne Groeneveld.  /  (2) Ciara in Givenchy by Cameron Smith for Wonderland Magazine, Nov 2010.

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• The twin of this jacket walked the runway for Look 6 for the Fall 2015 collection.
• From the Junya Watanabe for Commes des Garcons line.
• For the show Junya focused on the honeycomb and he said that he wanted to explore "dimensionality through clothing" the point where mathematics and nature meet.
• This particular jacket explores the use of the hexagon and triangle and the jacket is meticulously pieced together. You also see the nod to the honeycomb in the pattern of the oversized waffle weave print that adds texture over the entire jacket.
• The sleeves are shaped to follow the shape of the arm and the fabric is all gathered into a complex design under the base of the shoulder. You see this repeated at the front of the bodice and the interesting shape it creates around the neckline. I have taken a photo of the jacket hanging on a hanger as well as the dress form so you can get a better idea of this.
• Around the edge of the hip are little insets triangles that create a exaggerated peplum. You can see how beautifully the shape this creates once it is on the body.
• The jacket is fully lined in the second layer of the same fabric as the exterior and buttons to close down the front.
• It comes with its original packet that has extra fabric and the jacket appears to have never been worn.
• Tagged a Medium
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 18" and are approx 12" around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 19"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5084

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2015 Junya Watanabe, Look 6.

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• This dress is from the Fall 2012 Valentino collection
• At this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. 
• It has the feel of Looks 25 & 48 from the runway with that deep plunge at the front that is really fantastic. 
• The Vogue review for this collection stated in part; "For Fall, the designers wove an enchanting, globe-trotting story through the sweetly feminine silhouettes they've established as their own over the last few ready-to-wear and couture seasons".
• It is made in one of Valentino's signature silk crepes that gives it its sleek sculpted feel.
• The dress is very sexy and shows off some skin but still feels very elegant and refined. The fabric has just a touch of a bias cut to it through the body so its very comfortable to wear.
• Wider straps curve up and over your shoulders and all the edges of the bodice are set in a soft curving scalloped pattern.
• The front plunges to almost the waist with a band of the same fabric sitting part way down to keep it perfectly in place. This creates just a subtle little key hole below the breast. The result is a very deep plunge but a very wearable one.
• The back is a V to leave most of your upper back bare.
• The skirt widens out as it nears the hem. A wide band of fabric circles all the way around the hem and the bottom edge is the same scallop as around the bodice.
  
• The bodice is fully lined in a black silk and the lower panel of the skirt is a double layer of the same fabric. The skirt between is unlined.
• It closes with a back hidden set zipper.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• Excellent condition
  

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across the back seam and each cup is approx 6.5-7" across at the widest point
Band under the bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to the top seam of the band under the bust.
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to the hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5078

Reference Photos: Fall 2012 Valentino Runway Collection, Looks 48 & 25.

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• From the Act 1 Fall/Winter 2019 Chanel collection. This is the collection done for shops between the pre-collection and the runway shows. These are often specialized items that are made on an extremely limited basis.
• Made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The buttons on this one are so special. They are little snowflakes on a carved backdrop mixed with rhinestones. They are meant to evoke winter and when combined with the knit, the feel of being warm and cozy, nestled inside from the ice and snow on a winter's day.
• There are five larger buttons down the front and then a slightly smaller version sits on each pocket and at each cuff.
• Even though the sweater at first glance looks like it is made out of Angora, Chanel actually does not use Angora. Instead it is made out of a blend of cashmere and alpaca. This is a very expensive to produce, time consuming process and a amazing technical achievement in fabric.
• The colour is a pale baby blue and even though we have tried to capture it as closely as possible here it is even better in person. It is the kind of piece that makes you gasp out loud when you see it.
  
• It has a slightly cropped feel to it and I love the two little pockets on the front.
• It buttons to close down the front and the pockets are functional but each is still lightly tacked shut as it came from Chanel.
• It has its original Chanel packet with extra yarn inside and its original Chanel tag. It appears to be unworn.
• This is a very rare and special Chanel piece especially in this pristine a condition.
• The knit has some stretch and I have put the un-stretched, laying flat measurements below.
• Tagged a Chanel 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 20" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom ripping: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 17.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5077

Reference Photo: Stella Maxwell attends the Noir et Blanc de Chanel Fall/Winter 2019 Makeup Collection in Paris, July 2019.

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• This is a fantastic little Celine leather motorcycle jacket
• Made under the creative direction of Phoebe Philo
• The jacket is made from a soft leather that is heavy enough to hold its distinct shape.
• It has a small neat collar with padding and top stitching to create the distinctive motorcycle jacket features that you see.
• It closes to the side with an angled large silver zipper and then snaps to close at the collar above that.
• Zippered pockets are set on each side and there are four in total.
• Big silver buckles wrapped around the sides of the waist allowing you to cinch it in or open it more.
• The jacket is fully lined in a red quilted fabric
• Tagged a Celine 34
• There is some minor grubbiness to the inside edge of the lining and very minor creasing in the arms from minimal wear
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 21" and are 11.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: approx 17" flat across from side seam to side seam with a bit of adjusting able t be done with the buckles
Total length: 19" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD5065

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• Note that due to new regulations this coat can only ship to a Canadian address 
• Resort 2018 Prada runway Look 23
• Under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
  
• The runway version did not have the gray underneath the chain metal so it was worn more as a tunic. When they added the grey silk band for the shops it allowed it to be worn as a mini dress
• Made from a pale pink crepe with a soft grey design printed over it that incorporates the word Prada on both the front and back
• The lower portion of the skirt is a pale grey stretch silk like fabric. A metal chain mail detailing goes around the top part of that lower skirt
• It has a high collar and the sleeves are long. Each sleeve is finished in a pale pink feather cuff.
• Pin-tuck detailing creates a very pretty and detailed finish at the front of the dress
• The fit through the body is more full and open much like a 1920s flapper dress
  
• It closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a modern Prada 40
• I see some teeny little marks on the grey silk and one tiny faint spot on the top of one shoulder. It has the slightest perfumey smell, otherwise in excellent condition.

Sleeves: 25" including the feathers and are 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 34" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5046

Reference Photos/Video: Resort 2018 Prada, Look 23.

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• A shorter version walked the runway for Spring 2012 for Look 47
• Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The body of the dress is a pale pink knit whose design is set in little individual scallops that slightly overlap the one underneath. It is very intricate and beautiful 
• The neckline is scooped and there are flowers made out of stiffened silk organza mixed with an iridescent fabric that also is stiffened. These are curled inward to form petals. There is a cluster of five flowers around the neck and then ten run down the centre of the front. More circle around the entire hem. The iridescent petals catch the light and add a beautiful dimension to the dress.
• The sleeves are made out of a ivory silk chiffon and each closes with a little domed Chanel button with the double C logo in gold. A third button sits at the back of the neck. Despite having the Chanel button I think that these sleeves may have been added at a later date or upon request of the client. It would explain why they still have the Chanel buttons but they don't look like they were integral to the dress by the way they are set into the arm. I have left it as found but if you did not like them they could easily be removed.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear. It buttons to close at the back of the neck and on each cuff.
• Tagged a Chanel 36
• The button at the back of the neck has lost its little gold double C logo. I see a tiny little break in the silk at the top of one shoulder. It otherwise is an excellent condition.

Sleeves: 23" and are 13" around the upper arm
Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent:  XS-SML

Item# DD5044

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2012 Chanel, Look 47. Model Anna Selezneva.

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This beautiful dress was Look 49 on the Spring 2015 runway for Ralph Lauren. At the time it was released there was a editorial that noted that the bead work alone on this dress took over 900 hours. Princess Charlene of Monaco wore one in 2016 and Sarah Jessica Parker wore one in 2023. I ove that this gives you a fantastic idea of how this looks like on the body. The Purple Label from Ralph Lauren are the high-end demi-couture pieces the label creates. Ralph Lauren launched it in 1994 and the label was meant to be the pinnacle line for the brand. The dress is beautifully made. 

The dress is made from multiple layers of silk tulle over an inner silk. The colour is a earthy deep golden colour. Onto the top netted layer is the extensive and elaborate bead and prong set glass crystals that are mentioned above that took over 900 hours to apply by hand. The design completely covers the bodice and sleeves and then runs down on panels on the skirt. The front  neckline is scooped across and rhinestones have been prong set in an elaborate and dense design just under the neck line. These taper down and change to these to very fine beaded curving lines that run down to the waist seam. The sleeves are long and they are also entirely covered with more delicately done bead work. At the back you have an open V that plunges down the back and exposes a bare expanse of skin. The skirt is magnificent. It has multiple layers of the tulle with individual panels attached around the skirt. These panels have the same elaborate hand beading as the sleeves. The entire skirt is made from multiple layers of panels set vertically and separated from each other from the hem to about 23" up, so when you sit or walk a certain way you get a bit of flash of leg from underneath. This gives you incredible volume as well. I loved the dropped waist and you can see that the dress can be worn with a belt as they showed it on the runway, or without for a more 1930s feel. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a matching coloured silk and closes with a low set hidden back zipper. Each sleeve buttons to close at the wrist. The skirts are made of multiple layers of tulle with an inner silk panel. Tagged a modern RL 4

Sleeves: 24.5" and are 10" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 13.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the top of the hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 19" from top of shoulder to the seam at the top of the hips
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to longest points of hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5018

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren, Look 49. Model Bruna Tenorio.  /  (5-6) Princess Charlene at the reception for Television Festival, Jun 2016.  /  (7-8) Sarah Jessica Parker at the New York premiere of And Just Like That Season 2, June 2023.

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This is a special edition dress from 2012 and that same year its twin was worn by both Katy Perry and Sonam Kapoor. I love that this gives you the chance to see just how gorgeous this dress is once on and that it is a dress with incredible modern provenance given these two moments. Dolce and Gabbana launched in 1985 by founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana who still run the label to this day. After a shaky start in the first few years, by the 1990s, they had started to open their own boutiques and had become a force in fashion. In 1993 Madonna chose them for her 1993 Girlie Show tour and they gained world wide recognition. They are known for their dramatic designs that are heavily inspired by their Sicilian heritage. 

The dress is made out of a deep red velvet and that colour, combined with this fabric, gives it an extra depth and richness that it would not have in any other fabric choice. The top portion of the dress is treated in an almost corseted fashion. It is meant to be very fitted to the body. The bodice is peaked at the front and the velvet is placed over it to drape and wrap around the body in the most flattering way possible. Inside it is boned and shaped so that everything stays in place. The waist is cinched in and the illusion of a tiny waist is made even more so by the elaborate skirt that billows out all around you. The skirt is a work of art in itself. Layers and layers of net and tulle are built-in underneath that top velvet layer so that the volume you see in these photos is actually the volume that the dress has. You see that in the photos of Katie and Sonam as well. It is an extraordinary dress. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in red silk with boning and a cupped inner corset. Added layers under the skirt as described above. It closes with a back zipper and then the skirt snaps to close over that starting under the waist. The zipper pull was not present on the dress and we replaced it with twisted black rubber finished wire so you're able to zip the dress open and closed. Please see the photo after the shot of the label. Other than that one small detail, it appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a vintage DG 36

Bust: 13-15"" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of the peak on the bodice to waist
Total length: 38" from top of the peak on the bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD5016

Reference Photos: (1-3) Katy Perry at the premiere of 'Part Of Me', July 2012.  /  (4) Sonam Kapoor at Cannes, 2012.

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The twin of this spectacular dress walked the runway for the Spring 2019 show and was Look 86 in the show. It was the second to last look on the runway and one of the bext dresses shown. Ironically I think it may have been inspired by a dress that I have had in the shop - this Spring 1977 Jean Patou. When they show originally debuted I had shared this in my stories and now I have this modern Dior version for you. A true full circle moment. I think it was one of the most beautiful pieces in the entire show and it is absolute magical in person.

The dress is beautiful to see in real life. It is made out of a light in weight printed silk that is covered in a gold metallic thread. The gold has been applied onto the silk in its own pattern that suggest leaves trailing over the entire dress. The pattern allows the fabric to catch the light from any angle and gives it this wonderful added extra texture. I also love how the gold part softens and disappears as it near the hem so you get this anchoring feel of the silk without the gold all the way around the lower portion of the skirt. It is a very pretty effect. The dress had been softly pleated and the pleating adds yet another layer of texture to the dress. It is suspended from the shoulders by straps that are made out of the same fabric and have been twisted. These curve over the shoulder and cross over each other at the back. The front plunges into a V and the back is left bare underneath the crossed straps. I love the curving angle of the sides and how the twisted straps let them sit up and off of your back a touch as you can see in the side shot of the dress. The waist nips in and then the skirt falls to the floor under that in a sweep of silk and gold thread. There is an incredible amount of fabric in the skirt. The fabric is feather light and so fine that when you stand still it falls in a column but moves around you with your slightest movement. No matter how great the photos look it is that much better in person. The fabric is stunning and every line of the dress is perfection. Excellent condition 

Fully lined in a nude silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Original uncut length. Tagged an FR36, GB8, IT40, US4.

Bust: the front will cover approx 14-18" flat across from side to side
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 14" from top of natural shoulders to waist
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4974

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2019 Christian Dior, Look 86. Model Fran Summers.  /  (4-5) Spring 2019 Dior Ad Campaign photographed by Harley Weir.

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The Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Bridal collection was amazing and this was one of the star looks of the show. His wedding pieces range from about $10000-$20,000USD with the more elaborate ones like this tending to be in the upper range of that. Oscar launched his first bridal collection in October of 2002 and his wedding pieces have been worn by some of the most famous women in the world. He once said 'In the same manner that she fell in love with that man, I hope she's going to fall in love with that dress.' 

The skirt on this dress is just magical. It is made from multiple yards of multiple layers of white tulle silk netting. The strapless bodice above the skirt is slightly more ivory in colour so that you get just a tiny bit of contrast between the two. The bodice is completely covered with delicate little scallops of a silk chiffon with embroidered edges. These sit on top of a lace fabric underneath. Following the top edge of each layer are tiny rows of ivory iridescent sequins. Little prong set rhinestones are also scattered over the bodice in little vertical rows so you get a subtle little glitter in the light. The front curves in a pretty sweetheart neckline and it has a full built in hidden corset inside the bodice. It nips in at the waist and is detailed with an elaborate applique design that wraps all the way around you. The runway dress only had a ribbon at the waist and I much prefer this more elaborate design that is made from faux pearls, silver tube beads and glass cut rhinestones in different shapes. The skirt is extremely full. There are 12 layers of tulle in the skirt and then an inner silk skirt. Under the top two layers of tulle some of the tulle layers have been gathered up in little drapes  I did not add any additional crinolines to the dress for these photos. It has enough built in layers in the  skirt already that it falls on its own perfectly. Every angle that you look at this dress from gives you drama and gorgeousness. It is cut longer at the back so that it flows out behind you when you walk. It is a very stunning dress. Excellent condition with a minor note below

The bodice is boned with padded inner cups for structure and support. The dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Multiple layers of built in tulle and skirting as described above. Minor grubbiness/marks to the inner hem and the tiniest bit of darkening to the colour of a couple of the scallops near the top edge at one side. The dress was already in the shop and it had some issues and I decided to pull it out for a bit and had it completely restored so it is now in beautiful condition for its future bride. Tagged an ODLR 8

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam if inner hook is closed 13" if left unhooked or the hooks moved
Hips: open
Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 45" from waist to front hem, 50" to inner back hem and 5*" to the ends of the tulle at the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4943

Reference Photos: (1-4) Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection, Look 5. 

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The Resort 2018 collection was Carolina's last collection that she designed before handing things over to Wes Gordon. In the Vogue review they talked abut the inspiration for the pieces saying, "Herrera said she looked to the gardens at her home in her native Venezuela for her flower motifs, and the exuberant colours she pulled from them for other pieces." This dress was Look One of the presentation. Brie Larson wore one on the Today Show that year, Grace Gummer wore hers to the Emmys awards HBO party and we found a photo of Helena Bourdon in one. It feels as fresh today as it did then. 

The dress is made out of a feather light silk crepe chiffon in a beautiful soft blue. A pretty floral print runs over the entire piece. The front plunges to the waist for a startling contrast to the romantic feel of the dress. A tiny ruffle runs over each shoulder and the sleeves slim down a touch as they reach their cuffs. The waist is seamed and buttons to close. A slit at the front runs up to meet the buttons and lets a flash of bare leg show when you move. The skirt is cut to feel soft and full as it nears the hem. This gives it a romantic feel and pretty movement when you move. This is the actual sample dress from the brand and has its original sample tag. Which means it very well may be the dress that was worn by some of the people that we have included here for reference. I love it. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a pale blue silk chiffon and buttons down the front. Buttons on each cuff. Original hang tag and sample label attached.

Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: approx 15"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 53" from top of shoulder to hem
Slit: 21.5 from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4749

Reference Photos: (1-2) Resort 2018 Carolina Herrera Lookbook.  /  (3) Brie Larson on 'The Today Show' 2017.  /  (4) Grace Gummer at the 70th  Emmy Awards’ HBO Party, September 17, 2018.  /  (5) Helena Bordon in Carolina Herrera.  

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This is an incredible dress. This was a dress produced for the shops and it is especially interesting because it is a dress that was produced again in 2011 and re-issued in an ivory for the wedding collection that year. I know this because I have had that dress listed in the shop now and you can see it here. You will recall that I recently had a lace dress in that was also made under the same circumstances where a original dress done by Lee was re-issued at a later date for a wedding collection. I love having the original and as far as I am aware it was only produced in black and this purple in 2007. It has that same bias cut draped feel as the McQueen that Elle Fanning borrowed and wore recently so that will give you an idea of it on

This is a stunningly beautiful dress. It is one that will come to life even more once it is on an actual body and will only truly come to life when worn. It is a dress that definitely takes inspiration from the bias cut couture pieces of the 20s and 30s. McQueen was a master tailor and the seam work and simplicity of this dress do not hide that fact. It is made from a beautifully weighted purple silk satin that has a slight texture running through it. It has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces did that were made from this similar fabrics. Like those dresses of the thirties this is also cut on the bias but with a more shaped silhouette. I love that the fabric is heavy enough and that the dress is lined so that it will not highlight 'flaws' underneath like some bias cut pieces can. It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor. The neckline drops into a V at the front for a bit of skin to show. It glides over the bust and there is this interesting softly curved seam that starts at the bust and runs down into the side seam. This not only helps to add a little shape but it also becomes this interesting design feature and a subtle way for him to work in one of his signature angled seams. The skirt continues past and over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem. At the back there is extra fabric worked around the centre seam to give you a trained effect behind you. This flaring out at the bottom and the extra bit at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move. It also adds to the hourglass shape the dress has. The sleeves are incredible. They are set in these soft loops around each arm. They leave the sides of the shoulders bare and really add to the thirties feel of the dress. They are spectacular. It is in its original uncut length. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a purple silk satin and closes with a hidden set back zipper. Tagged a McQueen 40. The bias cut fabric does have some stretch. The measurements below give you the comfortable range the fabric has when lying flat. It is in its original supermodel length. The bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. I see perhaps a touch of grubbiness and scuffing near the hem bit it is very minor and mentioned for accuracy only.

Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 62" from top of shoulder to front hem, 72" the longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4461

Reference Photo: Elle Fanning in Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen, from our archives, at the Critics Choice After Party, January 2023.

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The near twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 65 for the Fall 2018 Valentino season. The entire world was in love with Pierpaolo and this collection was raved about. Vogue opened their review saying "Something is going very right at Valentino. It would be hard to name another designer in the establishment echelons of fashion who is putting out a more inclusive, relatable, and unforced sense of modern elegance than Pierpaolo Piccioli. They continued saying "How to put it? Where so many other designers have sought to meet these fraught times with throwbacks to ’80s-power-woman shoulder-padded templates, Piccioli has found a new cadence of expression. It includes flowing lines, flowers, layers, scalloped edges, and a vibrant, sophisticated colour sense. For evening, there was a wealth of options to cover all occasions, according to the person a woman might be. It might mean flowing, completely covered-up gowns or ankle-length A-line tunics with slim trousers beneath... Piccioli handled both minimalism, in spare, dramatic shapes, and decorative embellishment in blown-up floral appliques and jacquard... It recognized dignity and delighted in amazing colour. Bravo, Piccioli. This was outstanding." The dress on the runway had a more bare front and it was the third last look of the collection. I am happy that I have the runway photos and a reference video for you because they show how beautiful it is once on the body and moving. It was also worn on the red carpets and in editorials that season. It is one of the best from a show filled with outstanding dresses.

The halter of the dress is made from a deep forest green velvet and then the skirt is a slightly-heavier-in-weight silk brocade that has a beautiful floral pattern worked over its entire surface. An exuberant, oversized floral pattern covers the entire skirt. The black portions that you see are a finely ribbed velvet that has an almost ultra fine ribbed corduroy finish to it. You can feel the added texture of the black parts of the print and it makes the print that much better. The dresses that went to the shops had tops that had more fabric in them then the runway and sample pieces that were loaned out for the red carpets and editorials. It makes the dress much more wearable and I like the balance more between the top and skirt. The top is made from two simple triangles in a deep green velvet. Each has a vertical dart up the front centre to add a touch of shape. They extend out from the waist into two long straps at the top that curve behind your neck, cross over themselves at the back, and then button and snap into place on either side of the little bit of velvet that curves around the sides and into the low back. The halter front and tiny straps leave your sides and your entire back bare. It is the perfect balance between the dress feeling romantic and being very sexy. The skirt is remarkable. It is set in around the waist in a series of tiny gathers and there is an internal stiffening around the waist to create that fullness of the skirt coming up, out and over the hips that you see. The fabric choice helps to hold the shape and the fullness. There is weight to it, but it doesn't feel too heavy to move in once on. As good as it looks here it only really comes to life when the dress is on and you are moving. The back of the dress has extra fullness built in and it is cut a touch longer so you get this beautiful sweeping feel behind you that just adds to the overall glamorous feel of the dress.  It is incredibly beautiful . And it has pockets. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

The halter is backed with silk and the skirt is unlined. The straps button into place and it closes with a low hidden set back zipper at the waist. Ribbon edged finished inner hems. Some minor grubbiness here and there on the hem and perhaps the tiniest snag here and there on the skirt. Presents pristine once on.

Bust: has no fixed side seams. Each halter covers to approx 8.5"
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: Approx 14" from top of neck to waist band and the length of the straps could be adjusted as needed by moving the buttons
Total length: 61" from neck to front hem, 62" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4915

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Fall 2018 Valentino, Look 65. Model Sterre Dekker.  /  (3-5) Amber Heard at the premiere for 'Sorry Angel' at Cannes Film Festival, 2018.  /  (6) Barbara Shilova for Fashion & Arts Magazine, 2020.  /  (8) Model in Valentino for The Financial Times UK. Photographed by Vikram Kushwah, 2018.  /  (9) credit unknown.

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For the Cruise 2012 Karl booked the entire Hotel du Cap in Eden Roc on the French Riviera so that he had it at his full disposal for the show. This is remarkable in that it is arguably one of the most expensive hotels in the entire world. The show is also of note because he accessorized all the pieces with real diamonds and pearls. Vogue noted that he said "too much may not be enough" when asked about this extravagance. The twin of the suit walked the runway for Look 8 and was adorned with diamonds on the pockets and at the neck. It was sent to the shop with a beautiful crystal rhinestone and faux pearl button at the top of the neck and left to the clients to add their own personal diamonds.

This collection was a nod to old-school glamour and you can see that in the beautiful lines of the suit. It is constructed from an absolutely stunning ivory version of the Chanel signature boucle fabric. The weave is very tight and it is one single ivory colour. It has little bits of silver thread woven through it. These glitter in the light in this very subtle and beautiful kind of way. I know the still photos are not properly capturing it but in person it is magical. The collar is soft and rounded with a raw finish to its edges and then it is covered with the tiniest possible ivory sequins. He added another band of sequins under the collar to circle the inner shoulders near the neckline. A little jewelled clasp sits at the top of the neck that has crystal rhinestones and large faux pearls with the double C logo on their sides. I love the nod to the 1940s this little jewelled detail has and how it picks up on that old Hollywood glamour theme. The sleeves end at about the wrist depending on the length of your arms. The jacket has a beautiful curving seam at the front and two top set pockets. I photoed the jacket open as it was shown on the runway but there is one single little hidden snap so that you can close the jacket more if you wished. A second curved seam sits at the back. The construction is absolutely beautiful. Inside it has a Camellia flower embossed silk lining and a silver chain is hand sewn along the inner hem. The skirt is as beautifully cut as the jacket. It has a curved band around the waist and pockets on either side of the hip. It curves out to skim over the hips and then comes in at the bottom. There is a wide 7" band of the same fabric circling the bottom hem. He added a back vent that has three beautiful buttons and you could open those if you wished. The set comes with the matching belt that you see on the runway. The belt follows the same curve of the waist band. It hooks in place and it is completely covered on both sides with more of those tiny little ivory iridescent sequins. This is an exceptional Chanel. It would make a great bridal piece for the bride not looking for something traditional or as a piece for an event surrounding the ceremony. Excellent condition.

The jacket is fully lined in an ivory silk embossed with the Chanel camellia flower print and has a clasp at the neck and a hidden set snap halfway down. The skirt is lined in an ivory silk and closes with a hidden set zipper. The belt hooks to close. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. All three pieces are tagged a Chanel 38. The very subtle bit of metallic silver thread that runs with through the boucle is more apparent in person.

The Chanel boucle is created with their proprietary method of weaving that they themselves describe as "by weaving the warp and weft, using a variety of different kinds of threads which creates a unique and somewhat irregular appearance. The warp – vertically strung – is the background of the fabric, the base that will support the assembly of materials. There can be up to 12 different threads used for a single warp. The weft – woven horizontally – gives the fabric its unique character and can have an unlimited number of threads. Tight, perforated, textured, thick, with a relief, plaited, random, twill… the potential number of effects is endless". 

Jacket
Sleeve: approx 21" from the natural shoulder and is 17.25" from the dropped shoulder scene. They are 14.5" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: 19"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 21.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 27" from waist to hem

Belt: It currently hooks to close at 28" and you could move the hooks if needed. it is 30" in total from end to end.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4911

Reference Photo/Video: Resort 2012 Chanel, Look 8. Model Sigrid Agren.

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The twin of the dress was Look 34 in the Resort 2016 lineup. The show was designed by Peter Copping and if you count the bridal collection that he did for the label, this was his third show since being appointed Creative Director at that time. In the Vogue review they noted that Copping stated: "I wanted to embrace color, pattern, and the house's general joie de vivre." And as promised, the clothes were bright, generous with embroideries, and blooming with flowers and ruffles.' They went on to rave about the evening pieces saying that "they captured De la Renta's flair for drama but retained a youthful, playful spirit." This was the second last look of the show and for me, it was one of the strongest. It is an incredibly beautiful dress and a highlight from Copping's time at the label.

This is a dress that instantly captures your attention and I feel like the colours in person are far more striking than how they photoed. There is a richness and depth to them that wasn't quite captured on the camera. The top is strapless and made out of a deep pink silk. It is caught to hug the body and has one of his signature built-in boned and wire cupped corsets inside. I love how the cups at the front have an extra panel of the pink silk set over them. This gives the illusion of a slightly larger bust and also adds a bit of an old Hollywood feel to the top of the dress. At the back it curves beautifully around you. The waist is cinched for shape. On the runway, they showed it with a belt and as far as I am aware that was sold separately. I think the dress works perfectly well on its own without one, but it would be very easy to add a belt if you wanted more shape. The skirt skims over the hips below that and then falls to the floor in a fairly straight column of a spectacular emerald coloured silk. Running down the front on each side is a trailing floral and vine pattern. The vines are made from a thick raffia cord in a deep blue that has been embroidered onto the silk. The flowers are elaborately done and made from deep blue sequins and beads in various shapes and sizes. They are set so that they set up and off of the skirt for the gorgeous 3D effect. There is a high slit that runs up the back of the skirt to allow you to walk comfortably and show a flash of leg. The dress has its original hang tag in place, in its original uncut length and was never worn. It is phenomenal. Excellent condition.

The dress is lined through the bodice in a matching pink silk and has a built-in corset that is boned and cupped. The skirt is lined in a matching green silk. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back and the inner corset closes with its own zipper.  An inner waist stay hooks to close. Ribbon edge finished inner hem. Tagged a modern ODLR 8.

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem with just over 1.5" turned under the hem
Back slit: 26" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4894

Reference Photo: Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta, Look 34.

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The twin of this dress was shown for Look 40 for the Resort 2017 presentation. The entire collection was an explosion of flowers and handwork went into many of the garments. Astounding considering that it is RTW. Vogue explained that "Clothes like these are a very far cry from humdrum commercial fare to fill the gaps in stores between seasons. With Burton’s softening touch, they transcend the source material to become very special, non-disposable items a woman might want to keep forever." It is a terrifically beautiful dress and it is even more interesting for the fact that she made two versions of the dress for the collection, one on black net and the other on ivory. We found reference photos of Lily Collins, Emily Blunt and Bee Schaffer all wearing one that year and all looking phenomenal in it. 

This is an exquisite dress this is covered with an intricate design made out of tiny beads and sequins in a beautiful array of colours. The base is made of black silk netting and then the dress is lined in a black silk chiffon through the body. This gives it enough weight to hold the shape of the dress and to support the weight of the added embellishments but it still feels magically light once on. You rarely see this level of handwork on a modern piece unless you step into the world of couture and it is a joy to see this dress in person. The design that covers the dress has been meticulously done by using a combination of sequins and beads. Many of the sequins are set slightly on their sides and this gives the design a slightly raised 3D effect off of the netting. The designs forms flowers and birds within that gorgeous pattern and it is the kind of piece that the more you look at it the more you see. I took several detail shots so you can get an idea of the workmanship. Cut wise it is an easy dress to wear. The sleeves are long and they are left unlined so that the pattern really shows against your skin underneath the netting. The shoulders are slightly capped and the neck is scooped. It skims over the bust, past the waist and over the hips. There is no seam at the waist. Instead it is cut to slightly come in and the pattern also draws your eye inwards. The skirt falls to the floor from there and it is in its original uncut supermodel length. I love how the width of the skirt flares out and it is quite alive by the time it reaches the floor. The pattern also changes to pick up the grid work on the bust and tie the whole dress together. The extra fabric around the hem also gives you this beautiful movement when you move. Truly an extraordinary piece from the Sarah Burton era. Excellent condition.

Lined in a black silk chiffon as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and each cuff closes with a hidden set zipper. The ease of the cut and slight bias of the netting should allow it to fit a range of sizes. Tagged a modern McQueen 42.

Sleeves: 24.5" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15" 
Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 67" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4849

Reference Photos: (1-2) Resort 2017 Alexander McQueen, Look 40.  /  (3-5) Lily Collins in Alexander McQueen at the 19th Costume Designers Guild Awards, 2017.  /  (6) Katherine "Bee" Schaffer, in McQueen, and Anna Wintour at the 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.  /  (7) Emily Blunt in Alexander McQueen for The Girl On The Train world premiere, October 2016.

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