This dress is brand new with tags and was the production piece sold for Fall 2021 at Net-A-Porter. This collection was the one prior to Pieter Mulier's first for the house and the Alaia team did a special Editions collections based on the houses' vast archives. Vogue noted that Caroline Fabre Bazin, the Heritage and Editions director, and Alaïa CEO Myriam Serrano decided to focus on pieces they saw as being “important for the house, important in the history of fashion, that also speak of technique and timelessness.” Every runway piece was dated and had its backstory. Those pieces were then translated for the fall ready-to-wear line of which this dress is from. I have included the reference photos from the show where you can how this dress came about. I love this all black version and it is in perfect condition with all its tags.

This stunning Alaia piece is a testament how much Alaia's team loved him and were able to perfectly execute a collection without him because they were all on the same page and shared his vision so perfectly. A rare achievement post the founders passing it seems. Instead of trying to go off the rails in direction they just gave him a beautiful homage to what he did best. This is a dress that is meant to show off your curves. The top is made out of a butter soft black leather that is shaped and seamed to cup the breasts at the front. Wide straps curve over the shoulders to become part of that front molded cup. It dips into a low V and the entire bust area is shaped for support. A wide leather strap extends out horizontally under that and then there is another one wrapped around the waist. These are separated and open between the straps and bodice as it wraps around you so that you get a glimpse of skin between them. These wrap around to the back where they create a caged effect over the shoulder straps that have continued from the shoulder all the way down to meet the waist. Everywhere else at the back has been left bare and open. Attached to that is a long narrow skirt that falls to the floor. The skirt is made out of one of inky black hammered silk. It has structure and a touch of weight to it so that it shapes and holds the body underneath. It is cut in one long lean line that narrows in slightly as it reaches the hem. This creates the most flattering line on you possible. A high slit at one side allows you to walk and shows a flash of leg when you move or sit. It is very sexy, very chic and very Alaia. It has all of its original tags and has never been worn. Excellent condition.

The skirt is lined in a satin finish black silk and the inner part of the bodice is the same ultra soft leather as the exterior. It closes with a hidden set low zipper and the straps buckle to close above that. Tagged a modern 34 with all original shop and hang tags still attached.

Bust: 14-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with A to small B cup
Waist: 11-12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 47.5" from waist to hem and the slit is 31.5" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD4321

Reference Photos: (1-3) Fall 2021 Alaia Presentation. Looks 5, 12 & 27.  /  (4) Net-a-porter image.

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

I have had the twin of this dress in blue in the shop before and a version of this dress was shown on the runway in a printed chiffon. These fabulous jersey ones are what were produced for the shops in addition to the printed chiffon ones. This collection was shown in Marrakech and Vogue's Sally Singer said the collection was "about luxury, globalism, and culture". The dress I have here is simpler then its runway counterpart but that just makes it that much more wearable to that many more events. I absolutely love this dress even more this second time around. It is gorgeous.

The dress is a made out of an inky black jersey that falls like a dream. It is heavy enough to feel like a high quality piece but still will move and flow as you walk and move. The front plunges into a low V just slightly crossing over itself where it meets the band of fabric at the waist. The tops of the triangle that cover the bust are twisted for detailing and then they fall into a deep V at the back. This leaves you bare on both the front and the back. There is a little jersey cord that runs across the back to hold the halter perfectly in place. The skirt falls to the floor at the front and there is a tremendous amount of fabric in the skirt. At the back the shoulders extend out to a caped panel of the same jersey. This also falls to the floor and is one long fabulous swath of jersey. At the sides the cape is curve back into itself and attached down the sides so that it is a part of the dress and not a separate piece. It catches the air and billows out around you as you walk. The effect this has once on and when you move is fantastic. It is fabulous on the body. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

The jersey serves as the lining and it slips on to wear with an inner elastic at the waist. The elastic is what gives it its shape. If you needed more room or ease through the waist it would be very easy to extend it so that someone with a larger frame could wear it since the rest if the dress is really loose and easy. Tagged a FR38, UK10, IT42, US6

Bust: no true side seams but each triangle will cover 7-10" across
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 46" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item#  DD4286

Reference Photo: Resort 2020 Christian Dior Runway, Look 87. Model Lineisy Montero.

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

This is an interesting dress for several reasons. 2013 marked Oscar's 50th year as a designer and then we lost him in 2014. That makes this one of his final collections. I think that this dress was also one of the stand out dresses of the collection. Nicole Phelps mentioned it specifically in her review that season saying: "The dress that made everyone sit up and take notice was a strapless evergreen silk faille gown. It was classic Oscar—as elegant and ladylike as they come. And with a generous peplum at the waist it was equally of the moment.” ...and this was despite the fact that it was not even the closing look at the show. Six more dresses walked the show after it which shows you how much of a stand out it really was to be the one highlighted in the review. It has more provenance beyond that. Allison Williams wore its twin to the Emmys that year and Pace Wu wore one to the Johnnie Walker House Beijing Opening. You can see from the various reference photos attached and video from the runway show how spectacular this dress is on the body and how it moves. It is stupendously beautiful and shows you just how fabulous Oscar de la Renta was at designing this type of dress.

The dress is made out of a deep green emerald silk and is cut with an almost sculptural line. The bodice is strapless and is shaped to curve over the body to create an hour glass shape.  There is added panels of fabric that are shaped and pleated over the bust to create an almost art deco fan feel. This curves around the bust and down to a center point at the front. The waist is nipped in through vertical seaming and shaping. Extending from the side vertical seams at the front is a panel of fabric that forms a peplum. This exaggerates and gives shape around the upper hip. The panel continues around to the back and dips lower slightly lower there. There is extra fabric there so you get this beautiful extension and fullness. Under that the dress skims over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem for one final beautiful curve. There is extra fabric set into the back of the skirt and this little flare picks up on that same effect done on the back of the peplum. The back skirt is cut a bit longer then the front skirt for a slight trained effect. No matter what angle you see this dress from there is an interesting angle, curve or flare to show all of your curves off beautifully. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition with a minor note below 

Fully lined in a green silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. There is an attached inner corset that is lightly boned and cupped. This closes with its own zipper. The inner hem is finished with a wide panel of stiffened netting to help support the skirt and give shape. The owner took the label out but its inner hanging straps are finished with the ODLR name. There is minor bit of fading on the very edge under one arm and a bit of discolouration on a spot near the hem. Please see the photos after inner-strap shot. This was originally priced at well over $10,000

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55" from top of inner bodice to front hem, 60" to the back hem. The added panels at the front extend to about 2" above the inner bodice at their highest point

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4259

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Resort 2013 Oscar de la Renta Runway, Look 51. Model Nastya Kusakina.  /  (3-5) Allison Williams at the 2012 Emmy Awards.  /  (6) Pace Wu at the Johnnie Walker House Beijing Opening, 2012.

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

The twin of this dress was Look 59 on the Spring 2016 runway worn by the beautiful Imaan Hammam. In 2016 Valentino was headed by both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. They had stepped into Mr Valentino's shoes and were breathing new life into the brand. The show was based on Africa as its inspiration and at this period of time the world was watching refugees attempting the journey to Italy. In the Vogue review for this collection Maria and Pierpaulo were quoted as saying; 'We probably feel that the greatest privilege in doing our work is that fashion can give a message,” said Chiuri. “We think every person coming here is an individual, and we can show that we can improve ourselves by understanding other cultures.'... 'The message,' added Piccioli, 'is tolerance. And the beauty that comes out of cross-cultural expression.' Many of the pieces fused Italian and African traditions, 'They met in the textiles'. This dress was one of the most stunning looks of the show and the textile that it is made out of was also one of the most beautiful. 

This is one of Valentino’s classic caftan dresses that Pierpaulo still does version of. The dress is made from a scarf weight silk it is light and easy to wear. The fabric is stunning. The colour is a deep olive and then that has been painted with muted copper / gold colour paint over the entire dress in an abstract leaf design. This is a nod to traditional African painted cloth and it is very beautiful. The paint actually sits on top of the silk and has a texture to it that you can feel. It is quite fantastic. There is a closed seam just inside the outer edges. This allows the fabric to have a ruffled effect down the sides but it still feels open and loose cut through the body. To add some shape through the front it has been gathered into soft pleats from the neck to the waist. The back is left loose and easy so that when it is on it will billow out behind you. I love how the gathers at the front create this pretty detailing around the neck. Inside the dress there is a built-in soft bralette that hooks into place and hold the dress perfectly on you. The proportion of it is done to allow the shoe and ankle to be seen, a theme that ran throughout the show. Of course, depending on how tall you are it may sit slightly higher or lower. We found both runway photos and video so you can see how spectacular the dress moves once on the body. It is beautiful. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

The dress slips over the head and closes with a button above a keyhole at the back. The inner bralette hooks to close inside. If you needed more room through the chest, you could easily expand on that inner piece, because the exterior caftan part is completely open through the body. Tagged a 44 and it appears to have been worn very little if at all. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes

23" flat across from that inset side seam to side seam and widens to 29"  at the hips
Inner bralette: is open on the sides
Inner waist: 15" flat across from inner side seam to side seam
Length: 53" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD4258

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2016 Valentino Runway, Look 59. Model: Imaan Hammam.

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

This is one of Valentino's silk cady caftan dresses that he does so beautifully. Over the course of his time at Valentino he has done several variations of these dresses and each is beautiful. Queen Maxima of the Netherland owns what looks to be the near twin to this one and it is one that she truly loves because she has worn it on three separate occasions. The first in 2017, which is how I dated this one, again in 2018 and then most recently in 2022. I've included photos of all those three times so you can see how fabulous this dress is on the body. It's simplicity easily allows for the re-wearing of it. It has a minimalist feel but is still striking. The colour is infinitely flattering on almost every skin tone. It is a beautiful dress.

This dress is so very pretty and easy to wear. The colour is that classic Valentino red that is flattering on most skin tones. The neck is a simple and elegant scoop. The sides are open so you get that ruffled effect of the two sides coming together but there is also a seam that runs the full length of the body from just under the arm to the floor. This gives it a bit of shape around you without it being tight. You still get that caftan feel but unlike a traditional caftan it gives you shape and defines your curves. The back has a long inverted pleat that runs down the center and this gives you volume there. When you walk this creates a slight billowing effect that is fantastic. The dress is in its original supermodel length. and it still has its original tags attached. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. I see some very tiny minimal pulls in the fabric on the back of one shoulder. I don't know you would see this went on but I did photo it and mentioning for accuracy. Tagged a modern 40 and still has its original hang tag attached. The more open cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. 

21" flat across from that inset side seam to side seam and widens to 25"  at the hips
Length: 64" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD4253

Reference Photos: (1) Queen Maxima in Valentino, 2017.  /  (2-4) Queen Maxima in the same dress, May 24, 2018 in Luxembourg.  /  (5-6) Queen Maxima in the same dress, November 2022.

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

When asked for the inspiration behind the spring 2018 show Pierpaolo Piccioli said that 'it had been partly inspired by the perspective of the Apollo moon landing, in which the Earth was photographed from space and revealed in all its natural wonder. By the same token, by psychically hovering over the history of the house, Piccioli discovered something else to appreciate that he’d never gone to before. “I wanted to get back something of the glamour of the ’80s that Mr. Valentino did so well”'.  Layered necklines, like the one on this dress, were a theme that ran through the collection as were the tiny fused on rose detailing. This dress is the twin of the dress that walked the runway for Look 38 and it has the added provenance that Naomi Sablan chose to wear its twin, with a belt for shape, to the Vanity Fair party in 2022. It is gorgeous.

The dress has that easy to wear feel that so many of the best of Piccioli's work has. This one brings in a touch of sportswear with the way that the seaming is set at the top of the dress and the collar that sits above that angled seaming adds to that Tshirt / jersey feel. The collar is wide and is made from a top stitched band of deep burgundy silk velvet. This wraps around the neck and then a stripe of it runs down the top of each arm. Under that the dress is pure femininity. The dress is made of two layers attached at the neckline. There is an inner silk chiffon layer done in that classic Valentino red. This inner layer is shaped like a tee with generous wide cut shorter sleeves that drape over the arms once on the body. This sits inside a more opaque outer silk layer. Both layers are cut completely on the bias. The outer layer angles down from the neckline and widens out to the hem in a way that skims and drapes beautifully over the body. Onto that top layer are hundreds of tiny little velvet roses that are fused directly onto the silk. They are such a pretty and romantic touch. At the back the top layer scoops to the low back. The inner layer covers the back above that scoop with a single transparent layer of red. It's very subtely sexy in a very Valentino kind of way. The top layer is also cut on the bias. This allows it to drape and form over the body in a way that highlights you underneath but is not tight. You can see in the photos of Naomi that belts in it completely changes the shape. The dress has never been worn and is in its original supermodel length. It is a stunning dress that makes a strong statement. The fact that it is so well documented through the runway photos and having made an appearance on the Vanity Fair red carpet just adds to its appeal. Excellent condition

The inner red silk chiffon layer acts as the lining. Is it slips over the head to wear with a button closure at the back of the neck. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The main label was removed by my client since it showed through but it has its inner label as photoed. Tagged a size 12. the easy cut and bias cut silks will allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it would drape more.

Shoulders: do defined seam
Bust: open
Waist: 15-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-XL

Item# DD4255

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2018 Valentino Runway, Look 38.  /  (4-5) Naomi Sablan (with husband Adam Scott), Vanity Fair Party, 2022.

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

This collection marked the first prêt-à-porter collection after John Galliano's departure. After being heavily criticized for the couture collection that proceeded this, Bill Gaytten "headed back to ground zero, the archives where the Dior legacy rests untroubled by the wayward to-and-fro-ing of topical vagaries" according to Vogue magazine. A longer version of this dress walk the runway for look 45 of the show. It was meant to have the feel of the famous Grace Kelly dress but with a wrapped more intricate bodice to give it a modern touch. I think it was perhaps the best piece of the show and it's an interesting piece of Dior history as well. It is very beautiful

The version that walked the show was to the ground. Distressed depending on your height will fall between mid calf and ankle. It makes the dress that much more wearable and versatile. The dress is made out of a fine ivory coloured silk chiffon that has a touch of beige to it. The bodice is stunning. The silk chiffon already has a texture that runs through it and then the bodice plays on this by wrapping and twisting the silk to give it even more texture. It dips into a V at the front with an added panel that comes up and over the shoulder to close the low plunge. On the opposite shoulder there's a cut out that extends into a separate panel all the way down the back. The back is left open for an expensive skin to show and those little glimpses of skin between the cut outs and panels is exquisite. It has a touch of sexiness to it but in a very refined elegant way. The waist wraps for shape and is detailed by a black 'ribbon' that is completely covered with a black glass tube beads. This adds a stark contrast to the dress and brings in the waist as well as being very pretty. The skirt falls from under that and is extremely full. There is a tremendous amount of fabric in the skirt. When you stand still you get an idea that it flares out but if you twirl it would give you the feel of a full circle skirt. The lightness of the fabric allows it to move with your slightest movement. You can see that in the runway video and the movement this dress has. I love it. 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. And of course it could also be worn to any event. Excellent condition with one minor note below.

Fully lined in a ivory silk chiffon and closes at the side with a series of chiffon covered buttons and loops. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. I see one tiny pull in the fabric on the back shoulder. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged a FR36 GB8 IT40 US4

Bust: approx 16" flat across from side seam to side seam with one side having so true side seam
Waist: 12-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to top of waist band, waist band approx 6"
Skirt: approx 36" from bottom of waist band to hem
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent:  XS-SML

Item# DD4252

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2012 Christian Dior Runway, Look 45.

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

The twin of this dress was Look 11 shown on the runway for the Fall 2019 Prada collection. The cotton mix fabric allows it to hold a fuller shape and that is how I shot it rather then the sleeker look it was worn with on the runway. The review for the Prada show was glowing. It stated in part that 'we had a Prada collection that continued to posit romance in all its aesthetic gestures (lace, flowers, hearts, fairy-tale capes, and glittery red shoes) as a way to both soften and deepen the tropes of utilitarianism...And Prada-philes will love this collection because it was, at its core, very, very Prada...Not because the dresses nodded to a demented Kim Novak or an inscrutable Eva Marie Saint...It was very Prada because it spoke so clearly to the twin impulses that both define and daunt the Prada woman: I know what really matters and I also really love fashion. Such a beautiful, bad romance."
I love that to describe the product aesthetic. It holds so very true. This was one of the prettiest dresses from the entire collection.

The dress is made out of a fabric that feels like a cotton mix and has a crispness to it that I love. This gives it a slight a bit of stiffness to it and it is this slight structure that allows it to hold the shape and fullness that Miuccia was after in these looks. The sleeves are set to come out from the waist and then narrow down as they reach their ends. The shoulders are rounded as a result and there is no line to break the arm from the bodice. This gives the dress a very 1950s feel. The neckline is a shallow scoop and the dress skims over the bodice.  The waist is nipped in. I love the fullness of the skirt. The fabric lets it have that lovely fullness and you could exaggerate it even more if you added a crinoline underneath. At the waist is that elaborate 3-D cascade of white flowers and trailing leaves. This is attached to one side of the waist and falls down over the skirt. It creates a beautiful flower on flower look since the fabric itself has a huge oversized washed floral pattern covering the entire surface of the dress. It is gorgeous. And it has pockets. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition 

Unlined with ribbon finished edges and closes with a back set zipper. No size tag present. Pockets along the hip and the flower detail at the front is attached. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. 

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam where the arms come out from just above the waist
Waist: 12-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 30.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4242

Reference Photo/Video: Fall 2019 Prada Runway, Look 11.

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

Anthony Vaccarello is currently the Artistic Director of Yves Saint Laurent and his rise to fame was meteoric. He started at Fendi under Karl Lagerfeld where he stayed for two years and then in 2009 he moved to Paris and launched his own self-named line with five looks. In 2011 his label won the ANDAM prize. One year later his muse, model Anja Rubik, wore a look to the 2012 Met gala and he rose to international fame as she went viral worldwide in it. By 2014 his collections sold out the second they dropped and were wait listed worldwide.'Girls are their most beautiful during their holidays,' Anthony Vaccarello explained backstage. 'I wanted to try to bring swim to the city.' His clever cuts for this show felt fresh and new and they were very sexy. Dresses like this one were cut micro mini short and were as bare as you could get. The twin of this one walked the runway for Look 14 on Cindy Bruna and its spectacular. This one is new with tags and has never been worn.

The dress is strapless with a built-in inner added corset for support. The dress is shaped through a series of vertical panels piece together with long seams running from the top of the strapless bust to the bottom of the mini skirt. The half seam at the front waist drops down on an angle to create length through the body and add tot eh sarong illusion that the skirt has. One side of the skirt is cut exceptionally short and then the other side drops down at the front to create the illusion of a wrapped around you piece. This is what gives the dress a sarong feel and brings in that swimsuit/vacation feel that he mentioned as being part of his influence. Fused onto the front of the skirt are huge cabochon feeling gold domed metal buttons. These buttons were applied to many of the pieces throughout the collection and gave everything a slight play on military dressing. The dress is short, fitted and meant to show off all your curves. It is sexy AF. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black rayon and has an inner additional lightly phone bodice to help shape. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. The colour is a black that in some light has a blue feel to it. All the original tags are attached and has never been worn. Tagged a modern 38

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: 24" to hem and 30" to the longest point at the front

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4233

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2014 Anthony Vaccarello, Look 14. Model: Cindy Bruna.

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

The Dior Resort 2012 collection was focused on pieces that would travel from the city to holiday. The twin of this dress was Look 11 in the collection. Vogue said of the collection that; 'That blue (used in another piece, along with coral, helped create a summer-in-Portofino vibe. If a resort could claim royalties for atmosphere theft, Portofino would surely be that place this season, and Slim Aarons could stake a claim too, because his photographs of the monied at play have been equally influential.' ...they continued to mention the crochet pieces specifically saying 'Maybe that accounted for the sixties flavor, not just in those Liz Taylor-worthy caftans and a handful of crocheted hostess gowns'. To me this was one of the best pieces of the collection and certainly one of the prettiest.

This dress is just a stunning testament to the work that house of Dior does. It is out of a dyed cotton and entirely hand crocheted. This actually gives some weight to the fabric but the cut makes it feel perfectly balanced once on the body. The colours are extraordinary. They combine a natural un-dyed cotton with a bright coral tangerine and a strong bright pink. The crochet work has several different weights to it in terms of the pattern and these helped form the design that runs over the dress. The colours are used to further emphasize the pattern. Most of the weave has an open effect so that you catch a glimpse of bare skin underneath or the colour of whatever you choose to wear underneath. The neckline is high and I love the feather feeling pattern that runs around its base and over the shoulders. The opening for the arms are cut on an angle down from there. The pattern switches to horizontal bands over the bust and then the rest of the dress falls from under that to the hem. A large diamond pattern covers the main body of the dress and then around the hem it switches back to a more horizontal feel where you have a more elongated diamond design. I love the little Dior embossed button at the back of the neck. With Dior it is always these little details that are wonderful to see. The dress is absolutely gorgeous and a vacation or summer must have. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on to wear with a button above a keyhole at the back of the neck. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a small. The knit does have some stretch and I have done the measurements at their a comfortable range laying flat.

Bust: 14-16.6" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 59" from top of neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4219

Reference Photo: Resort 2012 Christian Dior Look 11, Model Alexandra Tretter.

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

The twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 38 for the 2018 resort season. The show was held in the remote Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve in Calabasas, California. The show was star packed with Rihanna, Charlize Theron and Solange Knowles there alongside the fashion pack. The inspiration for the show came from the archives and Chiuri said 'she went to the archives, where she came across the house founder’s Lascaux collection of 1951, inspired by the ancient cave paintings discovered in southwestern France a decade earlier.' This dress to me also harkened back to  the earlier Galliano era and the times that he did knits in a similar colurway. It was a favorite of the street style crowd and it is a gorgeous little creation. I believe that I read at the time these were all hand knit.

The dress is easy to wear and makes a huge visual impact that I love. It is made of a knit virgin wool that is light and feels fantastic once on the body. I love the horizontal stripes of colour that were meant to depict desert sunsets. The weave is loose and open so that you will see either your bare skin underneath or whatever you decide to wear underneath it. It is cut to skim over the body. The neckline is a wide boat neck and then it travels down over the bust, waist and hips, opening up to be quite flared as it reaches the hem. You can see in the reference video that this flare allows the dress to kick out around you when you move. The sleeves are cut to just above the elbow and they are finished with hand knotted yarn tassels in black. These circle the cuffs for pretty detail. These same hand-tied tassels are also set all the way around the hem for added movement there as well. It is just gorgeous. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips over the head to wear with no closures. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a US4, GB8, FR36, IT40. The knit has considerable stretch. I have put the comfortable range of measurements lying flat and there may be a little bit of room beyond that once on the actual body

Sleeves: approx 15" and are 7-13" around the upper arm and is 12-14" around the cuff above the 2" fringes
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 13-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 54" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4218

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Resort 2018 Christian Dior Look 38, Model Zuzu Tadeushuk.  /  (4-7) Sofie Valkiers in Dior at Paris Fashion Week 2017.  /  (8) credit unknown.

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

This beauty is from the mid 2000s and I believe is was from one of the 2016 collections. For both the resort and spring collections he worked extensively with laces and created pieces similar to this one. This would be a piece that was produced for retail only as it was not shown on the runway. It has all of the feel of Tisci era with its use of stark white with a camisole feel and lace edging. He excelled in this body skimming feel without being extremely fitted. It is a spectacular dress and has never been worn so it is in pristine condition. 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. And of course it could also be worn to any event.

The first thing you notice about the dress is that almost weightless. It is made out of a feather light cotton guauze that gives it this light as air effect. It is cut in a long lean column that widens out as it nears the hem. The collar is edged in two beautiful panels of lace stacked on top of each other. The lace has been lightly gathered to create a slight ruffle effect as it circles your neck. The dress skims over your bust, waist and hips from there and the dress comes with its original inner white silk slip. The slip is short so that you get the feel of full transparency over the legs. Having the top layer of fabric have that touch of transparency also gives it a bit of depth while having the short slip underneath makes it wearable. On the bodice there are more lace panels that are set on an angular pattern that run down the front of the dress and then wrap around to the back. From there to the hem you have sections of horizontal pleats made out of the same fabric interspersed  with more panels of lace. Each sleeve is finished off with yet another wide panel of the lace for the prettiest romantic finish. A high slit runs up the back for a flash of leg. It is an absolutely beautiful dress. It has never been worn and still has its original Givenchy hang tag. Excellent condition

The slip acts as the lining and it slips over the head to wear. The outer dress closes with a hidden set zipper at the back. Tagged a modern Givenchy 38. Original hang tag is still attached and it has never been worn

Wait: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 60" from neck to waist
Slit: 27" from hem up

Slip
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 33.5" from top of shoulder hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4221

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This Oscar de la Renta dress is gorgeous. 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-$20,000 USD 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.' Countless brides have done just that. This gown is absolutely beautiful and if you are a bride looking for that very full princess feel then this is the ultimate dress for that. It literally takes your breathe away when you see and hold it in person.

The skirt of the dress is magnificent. It is made from many yards of multiple layers of a white tulle silk netting. The strapless bodice above that is a slightly more ivory colour and it is stunning. It is completely covered with tiers of lace and little scalloped silk chiffon rows. I took close ups of the work done there for you to see. The edges of the lace are embroidered and there are tiny curvy rows of ivory iridescent sequins mixed in. If that wasn't enough there are also little rhinestones set in rows over the bodice. The top curves in a pretty sweetheart neckline and it has a full built in hidden corset inside the bodice so you don't have to worry about additional underpinnings. The bust is strapless and fitted across the bodice. It is cut to follow your curves and there are built in hidden cups inside to lift the breasts. It tightly hugs the bodice and then nips in at the waist. The waist is detailed with elaborate appliquéd 'belt' that is made from various faux pearls, silver tube beads and glass cut rhinestones in different shapes. For the runway presentation it was shown with a simple sash and I believe that this was a custom add on. The skirt is extremely full and that beautiful volume would float all around you. There are 12 layers of tulle in the skirt and many of the inner ones have a double hem finish at the bottom. Under all of that there is a silk taffeta inner skirt in a deeper ivory. If you look closely you can see that under the top two layers of tulle the skirt has been gathered up all around in little drapes. This gives it this depth in fullness that is incredible. It's a subtle detail that you can see through those top layers of skirts that is just absolutely genius. 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. If you wanted even more of a real princes gown feel I think you could have the inner layers starched and you would get even more volume. I love the bareness of the shoulders the strapless silhouette gives you. It is the perfect balance to that full on princess skirt. It is a very stunning gown and is a beautiful example of Oscar's work. 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. The hem of the inner skirt is grubby and some of the very inner layers of tulle have some marks at their hems and i see the very occasional small tear near the hem. You see none of these once on. It otherwise looks to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged an ODLR 8 but seems to be cut small

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 maybe a smaller MED

Item# DD4222

Reference Photos: (1-4) Fall 2011 Oscar de la Renta Bridal Collection, Look 5.  /  (5-7) Solea, wearing this dress, for her tribute performance to Evita for PBS Great Performances, March 2023.

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This was one of the best dresses from the Spring 2017 collection. It instantly sold out and was photoed on everyone lucky enough to get their hands on one. Its twin walked the runway and Ellie Goulding wore hers to Cannes. “Everyday femininity” was the main inspiration behind the collection and Vogue noted that the usual pant loving Marant; "..admitted that she’d been feeling the idea of dresses more than usual, and the best of the lot were as romantic and flirty as the designer gets: replete with ruffles, covered in Liberty London-style floral prints, and finished with the billowing statement sleeves we’ve seen all over the runways for Spring." This was Look 29 on the runway and one of the best of those dresses.

The dress is in mint condition and was never worn. It still has that crisp, just off the rack feel. It is the perfect easy little summer dress and still feels relevant and fresh. It is made out of a crisp cotton mix covered with a fabulous print that has a strong pops of blue running through it. I love the crispness of the fabric. It is what allows the dress to hold it shape once on. The dress is cut to skim over the bodice and dips down on one side to leave your shoulder and arm completely bare. On the other side there is a dramatic ruffle that starts at the neckline, circles around the shoulder and then trails all the way to the hem at the back. The waist is seamed and the skirt has the illusion of being wrapped in place around you. I love how the hem curves up on the side to play into that wrapped feel. The bottom of the hem is finished with a 6 inch ruffle and this lets it flare out and away from you. The dress comes with a matching tie belt so you can cinch in the waist and I've seen this dress worn with a variety of other belts that really change up the look of the dress. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes with a hidden set side zipper. Tagged a modern 40. It was never worn and is new without tags

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 32" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4215

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2017 Isabel Marant Runway, Look 29. Model: Yasmin Wijnaldum.  /  (4-5) Ellie Goulding at Cannes Lions Entertainment in France, June 2017.  /  (6) Spring 2017 Isabel Marant Matches Fashion Lookbook.

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This is a gorgeous dress from Alexander McQueen. It is from his Spring 2010 collection and it is a one of the original variations of a dress that they still make to this day. Julianne Hough recently wore a black version from my archives and I have included some shots of her so you can get an idea of how amazing it is on the body. The one that she wore was from a later collection released under the creative direction of Sarah Burton but it was based on the dresses released from this original 2010 collection. I have two versions of this dress in the shop from this season at the moment, you can find the other one here. This is basically the printed version of the one that Julianne wore. It is a fantastic example of his work. I love it

The dress is made from a printed silk chiffon that is covered with one of his signature intricate designs. Prince a trailing design of leaves and flowers that float over the dress and follow the amazing draping that the dress has. It is strapless with a built-in inner cupped bodice that gives you support and holds the dress in place. The cups are shaped and these cups are one of the things that you see that is different from the later versions of this dress. These earlier piece have distinctively shaped cups The seams in the inner cups are exaggerated and this gives them this beautiful curving angle shape at the sides and peak at the front. The silk that drapes over that is all cut on the bias. The dress glides over the inner structure and falls in column to the skirt. The silk is gathered in towards the center of the front and the back so that there is more draping there and then it fall in draping curves down the sides. The choice of silk chiffon for this one gives it a lighter than air feel and as you move the silk billows and floats around you. It also creates this incredible movement when you walk. The dress is original supermodel length and looks to have been worn very little if at all. It is spectacularly beautiful.Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black bias cut silk and has a built in cupped corset. The inner corset closes with its own zipper and the dress zips to close over that with a hidden set zipper. Tagged a McQueen 44. The inner corset has some stretch. You could have the inner corset adjusted if you needed more or less room. Buttons on the inner bodice to add straps if you wanted. 

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam with a B-C cup
Inner corset waist: 13-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 64" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4181

Reference Photos: Julianne Hough in Alexander McQueen from the Shrimpton Couture Archives for the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, 2022.

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I think at this point in time everyone pretty much recognizes certain Celine pieces from the Phoebe Philo days and this fringed black dress is one of those iconic looks. This was Look 15 in the Fall 2017 show and was one of two looks in the show that had this fringing detail. The second was for look eight where she wrapped a fringed scarf under a long jacket and over pants. When the collection went to production they also made a dress with sleeves that had this same fringe at the bottom. This one I have today is the twin of the one that was shown on the runway. On the runway they styled it with an added ivory under skirt that peaked out below the fringe. Without that under piece you will see a flash of skin through the fringe as you walk. This show is interesting to research as it is the second show after the Pre-Fall one where Phoebe went completely silent. She once again offered no press quotes, gave no background on her inspiration and was not present at the press previews. It drove the press mad and reviews that you can find online for this time period make that quite clear... but her loyal fans loved here even more for it. Her work has spoken for itself ever since and still garners the same devotion from her fans if not more.

This is such a beautiful dress. You just slip the halter neck part over your head, zip it to close at the back and walk out the door. It is in a black fabric that has some slight weight to it so it holds the shape very well. The neckline is slightly asymmetrical where it slips over your head and at the back of the collar it's notched so that it sits comfortably on the back of your neck. It skimmed down and over your body widening out as it nears the bottom seam before the fringe. At the back it's zippers to the side to follow a seam set there. The back is scooped and open and it is also cut on a slight asymmetrical curve. These are the small little things that people love about her designs. She has these little details that are so subtle but they have this wit and quirkiness and work perfectly to give her pieces that signature Phoebe vibe. The dress falls loose and easy over the body and then is that killer fringed bottom. The fringe that you usually see on things is almost always a braided cord but for this dress it is actually done with an ultra a fine black thread. Hundreds of thousands of threads are attached all around the bottom and they are so fine and light that they give it is incredible movement. They are also amazingly soft in feel. There is a tactile sensation that you just don't get with the fringe out there that you usually see on pieces. And it has pockets. This is the genius of Phoebe where she manages to have something be so perfectly simple and easy and yet have so much drama at the same time. I love it. Excellent condition 

Unlined and slips on to wear with a hidden set zipper set offside at the back. Tagged a Celine 38. Pockets hidden along each hip. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 16" flat across with no true side seams
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: approx 62" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4159

Reference Photos: Fall 2017 Celine Runway, Look 15. Model: Birgit Kos.

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This is an incredible dress that is the twin of the dress that was Look 5 from the Christian Dior Pre-Fall 2011 collection. This collection was shot as a lookbook which gives you an amazing glimpse into his styling process. At the time Dior said this of John's collection: ”Dior’s Fall ready-to-wear collection takes its inspiration from the legendary love affair between Mrs. Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII. English romanticism is channeled into Balmoral fringed tweeds and candy-coloured tartans with Prince of Wales checks. Ultimate luxury and expertise create evening glamour in elegant draped gowns and head to toe sequins to ensure that every head is turned.” Vogue commented that: "John Galliano galloped the Duchess of Windsor through This Is Your Life, with richly hued musings on what Wallis Simpson in her prime might've worn at specific times of day and across the decades." For the lookbook the Dior team took these pieces and styled them in lavish settings to play on this theme making them feel thoroughly Galliano. This was one of the best pieces of the collection and I love having the photo reference from that lookbook so that you can see just how creative it can go styling wise. This was John's second last collection for the house before being dismissed and his last where he was present for its presentation.

The dress is a play on a flapper dress with a soft tartan inspired check blown up to be oversized and then softened with more pastel coloured version of red and blue. It is printed on a silk chiffon to further soften the feel of the print and give it a romantic vintage feel. The dress has the same long lines as a flapper dress but with a far more sexual twist. It can be worn longer and more straight on the body or you can hike it up to be super short and have that incredible top blouse over as I have done in the majority of these shots. The front is plunged right to the waist and then crossed over itself at the base where it meets the seam. I photoed one front, side and back shot with the dress fully extended down so you can see the full lines of it. The triangles of the two bust pieces extend up and around the neck where it ties into place leaving the tie to trail down your back. The back is left completely bare and it is scooped open right to the waist where is blouses out slightly. It is meant to convey the decadence and abandonment of the twenties with the feeling that with the slightest movement you will fall out of the dress. Yet it has a genius cut so that you are covered. A band of silk gathers and wraps around you at the top of the hip and this is what allows you to pull the dress higher or lower on your hips. The skirt falls under that in a flaring flirty bit of fabric that has tremendous movement. I love that he still worked in his signature tightly spaced silk covered buttons down one side and how there is a little bow at the top of the skirt on each hip. These little details are always what makes a Galliano designed piece that much more special. The last detail is the green and red lace that edges the dress. It has been stiffened and has deliberate raw edges to further play on that feel of the dress being a piece from the past. It is laid out over a band of ivory velvet and this last little touch ties everything perfectly together. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition with a minor note below

Fully lined in a fine pink-salmon coloured silk. It closes with the buttons down the side and ties around the back of the neck. At some point someone added a snap under the front where it crosses to make it a little more secure. I have left it but it could easily be removed if you wished. I see a bit of residue on the lining of one halter where a double sided tape was used. Tagged a Dior F 36, GB 8, IT 40, US 4. Note that this was very difficult to measure and depending on where you want the band to sit it should fit a range of sizes

Bust: no true side seam and each halter will easily cover a full range of cup sizes
Waist/top of hip at seam: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam and expanding to 17.5 at the bottom seam of the band
Bodice: to approx 21" from top of bodice to top seam of the waist/top of hip
Band: 4"
Skirt: 14" from waist to longest points of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4036

Reference Photo: Pre-Fall 2011 Christian Dior, Look 5. Model: Alina Baikova.

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This spectacular Alexander McQueen dress is from the Pre-fall 2016 collection. The presentation version was far more elaborate but I think I prefer this one. It allows you to really see the pattern on the lace and I think can be worn to more functions with its simpler more versatile feel. Vogue's Sarah Mower said in part of this collection; 'There’s a sensuous glamour emerging through Pre-Fall which seems to be hovering somewhere around the ’30s or ’40s. Sarah Burton has pinned it to a theme she called “thinking about a woman’s obsession with the possessions she treasures, like her jewelry and makeup, and the things she collects.” This Pre-Fall character is a properly elegant woman, with red lipstick and a penchant for feather chubbies and velvet ankle-strap platforms, who might reach into her extensive wardrobe and choose between any number of fragile, dramatic gowns for an evening out.' and the lace butterfly dresses were mentioned specifically; 'Well, it’s a delight when fashion can make you fantasize for a moment. Yet the fact is that Sarah Burton has steered this collection gently away from too much stylization. “It's quite feminine, and unconstructed,” is the way she puts it. The patterns of lipsticks, Fabergé eggs, butterflies, birds, and the McQueen skull motif appear as prints on silk dresses and on coats, as well as on the show-stopping embroidered sheer gowns.'

The dress is almost startling in its beauty. It is made from an inner taupey nude silk that acts as the backdrop for the black net lace that sits over it. This allows you to fully appreciate the pattern that is worked through the lace. From a distance it acts as an illusion that you are bare under the lace. The lace itself has large butterflies worked through it that are beautiful. Every line of the dress is perfection. It falls from the shoulder to follow the curve of your body. Seams worked through the dress create the shape that you see but they have taken great care to line up the pattern of the lace along each seam so that your eye is not broken and the pattern remains true as it trails across the dress. From the waist is falls in one long sheath to the floor widening out gently as it reaches the hem. At the back it has a large curved cut out that leaves you entire back bare and exposed. So when you walk away it has a very sensual and sexy feel. The sleeves are the final touch and they are fantastic. Each is unlined so that you see bare skin through the lace. They are cut high and peaked at the top of the shoulder with a little bit of tulle at the inner edge to hold their shape. It is spectacular and a wonderful example of Sarah's earlier work. It is a wonderful dress now and will be a collectible in the future. Excellent condition

Fully lined in silk as described above and closes with a low set hidden zipper at the back. Three button and loops behind the neck. Each cuff zippers to close. Tagged a modern McQueen 42. 

Sleeves: 25"
Inset shoulders: 13" with natural shoulders approx 15"
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 58" from neck to hem
Neck: 14" around

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD3964

Reference Photo: Pre-Fall 2016 Alexander McQueen Collection, Look 33.

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When this Balmain debuted it was sold exclusively through Farfetch. That means that very few were produced and it was a very hard dress to get. It immediately sold out and there as only one production run released which has made it a very rare dress to find.  'Welcome to my jungle' said Olivier Rousteing to Vogue that season and went on to say that this was his most personal collection ever. It's twin was worn by supermodel Karlie Kloss to the Balmain after party that season which give you an amazing glimpse of how it looks like once on. It is a very special piece and I love it.

The dress is made from a leopard print silk jersey that is cut supermodel long. The fabric has some weight to it because of the sheer amount of it that there is and this helps to keep the drape and flow of the skirt perfectly in place once on the body. It is cut in a high set halterneck at the front and the fabric there is gathered in vertical folds so that it skims over you. A wide band of black curves around the neck and then down the sides. At the waist it forms a criss cross pattern around the waist that curves around to the sides. At the side of the waist between the black the fabric is again gathered in for detailing. The black bands gives the illusion of a waist cinching corset belt and draws the eye while highlighting the curves between the bodice and that amazing skirt. At the back the dress closes at the nape of the neck with two snaps and both are topped on the exterior of the strap with a gold raised lion head. It scoops into a low curve under that to leave your entire upper back bare. The signature chunky, exposed Balmain zipper sits low at the back. The skirt falls to the floor from there and there are yards and yards of fabric in it. The hem is cut longer at the back so that you have a bit of a train and at the center of the front it is split to the thigh. So when you walk you have this flash of leg showing and when you walk away it is equally as dramatic. It is amazing. It was never worn and is like new. Excellent condition

The dress has a full black stretch jersey inner lining. It closes at the back of the neck with snaps and at the low back waist with a zipper. Tagged a modern Balmain 42.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16 " from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 48" from waist to shortest part of the front hem, 65" to the longest part of the back hem
Front slit: 33" from hem to top of slit

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2970

Reference Photos: Karlie Kloss at the Balmain After Party on September 25, 2014 in Paris, France.

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This dress is instantly recognizable as an Alexander McQueen piece. And it is an incredibly interesting piece when you fully delve into its history. This was a part of the McQueen wedding dress line for the Spring of 2012. By that date the label was under the direction of Sarah Burton. However this dress is a ivory lace version of the dress that Lee designed for the 2007 runway for Look 20. I have seen the twin of this dress for sale at more then double my price and mislabeled as being a 2007 original. But it is not. It was produced in 2012 as an updated dress made wedding appropriate and was based on the 2007 dress that I have included here. The 2007 collection was titled "Sarabrande" and the Alexander McQueen website stated this of that collection:The inspiration is Handelís Sarabande of the title is a majestic and elegant dance - the portraits of Goya, the turn of the century exotic and socialite Marchesa Luisa Casati and garden flowers. As always, there is a melancholic undertone: faded flowers are trapped in chiffon and lace, ruffled skirts constructed out of tiers of delicate petals and prints are botanical brightly coloured birds and blooms, scattering swallows and winding stems of leaves. Show pieces include a dress made entirely out of frozen flowers. Tailoring is this time more fluid than it has been and clothing indebted to horsemanship is worn with finely worked, oversized pirate shirts. McQueen's idealisation of the feminine form continues with an exaggerated hour-glass silhouette.' So the dress is an original Alexander McQueen design but one that was executed after his death. The connection to Lee makes it very interesting and the dress is exceptionally beautiful.

The dress is stunning and even though it is meant to be a wedding dress I think that his work transcends any box assigned to it. As stunning a piece it would make for a bride it would also be spectacular for the events surrounding a wedding weekend or as a gala / event piece. The dress is very fitted through the bodice and waist with a fully built in corset whose boning acts as a secondary design element. You can just see it peaking though the lace over the bust and bodice and the curves and complex pattern iff the boning makes for an interesting detail in itself. The breasts are formed and cupped and and the skirt falls to about the knee, depending on your height, at the front. The sleeves are to the elbow and made from a single layer of that stunning lace. It is set to sit off the shoulder and the runway version in black really gives you an idea of fit. On the runway I think they added a hip peplum or tulle under the back and sides to create a more bustle effect. On this one the train falls in a more graceful and soft feeling down the sides and then down the back to slightly train behind you. If you loved the look of the runway it would be easy to have something made to support the fabric underneath and recreate that look. It is an incredible dress and though it does look pretty on my dress form it is no where near as gorgeous as it will be on an actual body. Excellent condition with one minor note below. 

The bodice has a full complexly boned corset and cups and closes with a back hidden set zipper. The lace snaps into place over the top portion of the zipper and just above it. The skirt is fully lined in an ivory silk. This was never worn but there is a small yellowing spot on the back of the lace above the zipper that happened during storage. It is on the underside of the lace that snaps to close so once it is snapped into place the lace above it hides it completely. I have added three photos after the label shots to show this. The first is the mark on the lining, the second to show that it peaks out on the lace just slightly and the third shows it snapped close with the other side over it completely hiding the mark. The corset does have some stretch. Tagged a 42

Sleeves: 12.5"
Bust: approx 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with a B-C cup
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the bottom of the corset/top of the hips: 16-17.5"
Natural hips: open
Bodice: 19" from top of natural shoulder to bottom seam of the corset
Skirt: 38" from top of natural shoulder to front hem, 64" to the longest point of the back 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD3907

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen Runway. Look 20 worn by Camila Finn.  /  (4) Cate Blanchett in Black Lace Alexander McQueen at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards

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