• I just had this dress in the shop and I am very pleased to have another so soon. This one is a smaller size than the one I just had.
• From the Spring 2020 collection that was produced for the shops that season.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli 
  
• It is incredibly beautiful and it might even 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 original retail on this was over $15,000 US because of the extensive hand applied sequins.
• Even though the outer layer is netting and transparent it has a built-in inner silk chiffon lining that allows it to be opaque enough to be worn.
• Over that the dress is made from a double layer of a pale ivory netting that has that amazing sequin and bead design applied over its surface.
• The neckline is scooped and set wide across the front with a little bit of a draped effect that I absolutely love. 
• The dress falls in a shift shape over the body with a generous but defined waist. It is a definite nod back to the 1920s. The lower skirt flares out from there and the vertical designs done in the gold sequins beads that circle around the hem emphasize the cut of the hem perfectly.
• The sequins and beads have been applied over the entire dress. I have taken close-up shots for you to see how beautiful it is. They mix tiny pale gold sequins with more copper feeling seed beads. Larger gold sequins have been embossed with a tiny pattern so they reflect the light differently. In between all of that are iridescent ivory sequins that give the dress a beautiful extra glint in the light. These are all set in vertical bands to form the pattern that you see over the entire dress. It is incredible.
• Because so much of the dress has those sequins applied onto it, the dress catches the light perfectly from every angle, and every angle but you view the dress from is absolutely stunning.
• At the back there is an open plunging V that leaves a good expanse of bare skin exposed. I love this nod to the sexiness of 1920s pieces.
• The dress closes at the back with a hidden set zipper.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40 and it has its original Valentino hang tags in place.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from the top of the shoulder to waist
Total length: 49" from top of shoulder to he

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5139

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• This is a fantastically rare and special metallic gold jumpsuit from the 1950s.
• This is the kind of thing you will only ever find in vintage.
• It is well made and potentially a piece that had a second designer label in it at some point. Shops like the Elizabeth Arden couture salon in NYC carried their own pieces as well as pieces from other designers. 
  
• These metallic playsuit pieces are so rare and hard to find and this one is in just exceptional condition.
• This great little playsuit is made out of a very early metallic fabric that feels like it has actual metal in the threads. It has an almost structured feel to the fabric itself.
• The gold is a bright metallic tone and a touch brighter than how you what you see here. It really catches the light wonderfully and gives the suit its touch of high glamour.You could wear this by the pool, though I wouldn't recommend going into the water with it. A modern girl could even wear this on its own as an ultra mini feeling piece. It really has endless possibilities.
• Matching straps curve up and over each shoulder. You could also tuck them in and wear this as a strapless piece I think.
• It skims down and over the body with just the suggestion of shape through the waist. You could easily add a belt to cinch in the waist and add more shape if you wished. The shorts part of are cut wide like a loose boy short.
• Inside it is lined in a stretch jersey and its shape is much like a swimsuit. The inner legs are elastic. It is very clean and fresh and appears to have been worn very little.
• There is no size tag present. The fabric has a touch of stretch. I have put the comfortable range of measurements below fr both the inner piece and outer. I see a couple tiny missed threads in the weave here and there. Super minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14-18" flat across from side seam to side seam and the outer waist is 16-18" flat across 
Inner hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam and the outer hips are 17.5-20" flat across 
Total length: 29" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5138

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• We believe the dress is from the 1984 collection and Kim Kardashian wore its twin in 2008.
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler.
• The fabric that it is made out of is a light in weight metallic gold fabric that drapes beautifully and has a beautiful deep gold tone to it.
• The dress is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail.
• The bodice is strapless. One side is curved and is gathered in underneath the other side. There is a peaked panel that folds down to create a little flap on the other side.
• A panel of the metallic gold fabric extends out from the side with the peaked bodice and this buckles into a gold metal buckle belt coming around from the back. This creates a heavy gathering at that side that sweeps up and adds shape through the waist area.
• The buckle is metal and is signed at the back. These would have been specifically made for Mugler.
• The skirt falls under that with a bit of a curving hem at the front so that it is all brought upwards as you can see in the photos. It is meant to feel hourglass in shape.
• This is a spectacular and very rare example of his work.
  
• I love how the entire dress shimmers in the light because of the gold metallic fabric.
• The dress is lined through the bodice with a more structured fabric that creates an inner built-in corset that is boned and cupped. The skirt is fully lined in a lighter feeling silk. It closes at the back with a zipper and then buckles around the waist with the attached buckle belt. The actual interior of the Terry Mugler tag has been cut out.
• Tagged vintage Mugler 42
• Excellent condition with a bit of wear above the grommets and on the belt buckle.

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 33" from top of bodice to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5137

Reference Photo: Kim Kardashian in vintage Thierry Mugler at the 2008 Video Game Awards.

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• This is a great dress from the 1960s that has no label. It is one of those magical things that you will only ever find in vintage.
• It has that wonderful old Hollywood star feel to it.
• The dress is completely covered in sequins that are a deep burgundy that has a touch of deep fuchsia pink to them. They are set in an overlapping grid and cover every square inch of the dress.
• The neckline is set wide across and this dips into a completely open V at the back that leaves a bare expanse of skin showing.
• The sleeves are long and the front skims over you to the waist. There is a wide band of a burgundy fabric that you can wrap and tie several ways around you. You can have the ends at the front or the back for a completely different look. I showed both ways here.
• The dress skims over the hips and then falls in a long lean column all the way to the floor. There is a slit up the back to allow you to walk and for a little bit of leg to show as you walk away.
• The dress is fully lined in a burgundy rayon and closes with a low set back zipper. The ties are attached on either side of the zipper at the back and you tie them how you wish.
• The dress has no size tag and there is a bit of give in the fabric. I have put the comfortable range below.
• I see a bit of grubbiness and some discoloration on the inner lining under the arms but it does not go through and a bit on the ties.
• Overall great condition.

Sleeves: 24" and are 9-10" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to hem with 2" turned under the hem
Slit: 21" from back hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5134

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• The dress is from the Spring 1972 season as noted on its Haute Couture tag we were lucky enough to find photos from the collection and you can see how beautiful it is once on.
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan for Christian Dior. 
• There is very little documentation on this particular collection, but in the book 'Dior Catwalk' it notes that the New York Times exclaimed, that "romance, contemporary style, is the provision look for spring." It goes on to declare that Bohans collection for Dior was the best of the season in Paris. "Mark Bohan succeeded in bringing back the fable elegance without becoming historical. There's no pinpointing of the 1930s or 1940s. The clothes look really contemporary".
• With such little documentation of the collection it makes a piece like this that is documented even more special and rare.
• This would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful stiffened or starched blue silk gazaar that is woven on the bias so that the dress has a more sculptural structure and shape while still staying very light in weight. The colour is a deep blue.
• It is cut to sit fully off the shoulders though I think you could also wear it on the top edge of the shoulders if you wished.
• Each sleeve is cut to just above the elbow and has a beautiful ruffle all the way around.
• It skims over the bust and curve in a touch at the waist. Inside there is a full boned inner corset that goes to the top of the hips. This holds the dress perfectly in place around you once it is on.
• From there it skims over the hips and then flares out beautifully to the hem. The entire hem is finished with a wide ruffle that picks up on the detailing of the sleeves.
• What makes this dress especially interesting is the way that it is almost sculpted because of the fabric treatment. As good as it looks in the photos it is even more beautiful in person.
• The dress is lined in a grey-blue silk organza. The inner corset closes with its own zipper and there is an inner partial waist stay that hooks to close inside the corset. The exterior dress zips to close over that at the side. All of the work is done by hand to Haute Couture standards.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 9.5" and they are 11" around the upper arm
Inner bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 55" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5132

Reference Photos: Spring 1972 Christian Dior Haute Couture. (Second photo by Frédéric Scheibe)

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• This is a gorgeous Demi-Couture dress from 1970s Lanvin.
• Made under the creative direction of Jules-Francois Crahay 
• Jules-Francois headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964-1984. He has been noted as one of fashion’s 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential.' His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house.
• The Lanvin label is numbered and the dress has been made to demi-couture standards.
• This dress is made from a fine blue silk tulle that has a floral pattern embroidered over its surface in the same blue. The lining is done with a deep purple silk and this gives it this very unusual colour that lies somewhere between a deep blue and a deep purple.
• Onto the top silk net there is an exquisite floral design done with a metallic gold thread. That same gold thread also circles around the lower skirt in two horizontal panels done in a open chain link design. More of the floral netting separates those panels.
• The result is even better on person as the gold feel more prominent. I love how the gold catches the light from every angle.
• The bodice skims over you and the sleeves are long. Each sleeve has a bit of puff above the elastic cuff.
• The waist is cut more generously and you could add a ribbon or a belt to cinch it in.
• The skirt skims over the hips to the floor and widens out as it nears the hem. The added panels of gold on the skirt help to give the skirt support and help hold its shape.
• Fully lined in a purple silk chiffon through the top and a purple silk through the skirt. It closes with a back hand set zipper and there is elastic in each cuff. Hand finishes and hand finished inner seams.
• The label is numbered.
• There is no size tag present and the bias cut of the lining and the net give it a little give so I have put the comfortable range of measurements where it will give a bit. 
  
• Excellent condition 
  

Sleeves: 26"
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 43" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD3925

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• This is original Haute Couture who's twin walk the runway for Fall 1985.
• The suit was made under the creative direction of Emanuel Ungaro.
• This would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
  
• This is a stunning two piece set done in a houndstooth black-and-white check on a fine wool feeling fabric.
• The jacket is a classic cut of his from this time period. It features wider set strong shoulders and is meant to feel more oversized through the upper bodies. The waist is cinched in with the double row of faceted dome buttons that sit at the front and the dramatic peplum under that. This cut is what gives you that fantastic exaggerated hourglass feel that the best of his work has.
• The front wraps over itself and buttons in at the waist. The collar is very wide and notched and covers almost the entire upper bodice. Under that the hips flared dramatically out all the way around you.
• The shape of the bottom peplum is achieved by having the panels of the jacket shaped and cut to widen out just under the waist. This gives you those brilliant little flares but without adding extra seams. It is the kind of detail you look for in a couture piece.
• The sleeves are full and they come down to a more narrow cuff detailed with four of the same facetted jet coloured buttons that are slightly smaller than the ones at the front. 
  
• The skirt has a band at the waist and then it is cut in a slim pencil shape to just pass the knee, depending on your height. Pockets sit on each hip and the pockets add a little bit of shape around the upper hip.
• Both pieces are fully lined in a handset black silk. The jacket buttons to close. The button on the sleeves are decorative. The skirt closes at the side with a zipper and hooks at the waist. The shoulders have padding. All of the hand work is to Haute Couture standards throughout.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• There are a couple nicks in the skirt at the front as seen in the photo added here. Otherwise excellent condition

Jacket
Sleeves: 22" and are full and open through the upper arm.
Exaggerated shoulders: 16.5"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 20" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from the waist to hem with 3" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5129

Reference Photo: Fall 1985 Emanuel Ungaro Couture.

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• The twin of this gorgeous suit walked the Fall 2008 runway as Look 22
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• The show celebrated the 1960s with the opening music Simon & Garfunkel's 'Mrs. Robinson'. The models were styled with a nod to the 60s but in a highly exaggerated way.
• Galliano said of the show "I am always looking for heroines who make me dream"
• The suit is made from an oversized and exaggerated black and white check in a fine wool which keeps it light in weight but has enough structure to allow it to hold its intended shape perfectly.
• The collar is edged in a black patent leather strip, and this continues down the front and all the way around the hem. It also details the ends of each sleeve, the bottom of the skirt, the tops of the pockets and is used to create a little half bow that sits just off centre of the neck.
• The shoulders are rounded and sloped with a soft feel. The sleeves fall just above the wrist and they are very wide. Each is a full 16" around by the cuff.
• The body of the jacket is cut boxy and wide for an easy fit. Two little slit pockets sit on each side and both still have their original tacking in place. 
  
• The skirt has a sleek and simple cut. It flares out as it near the hem and will sit at about the knee depending on your height.
• Both pieces are lined in a black silk. The jacket snaps to closed under the patent panel with hidden set oversized silk covered snaps. The skirt closes with a hidden set side zipper
• Both pieces are tagged at FR38, GB10, IT42, US6.
  
• Excellent condition and appears unworn.

Jacket
Sleeves: approx 19" and are 16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seam
Bust-bottom hem: 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 20.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5131

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2008 Christian Dior, Look 22.

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• The dress was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• It is made of a pretty ivory silk crepe.
• It falls from one shoulder and is very sleek feeling from the front.
• At the back the shoulder extends into a thinner strap that runs on an angle across you. The rest of your upper back is left bare and open.
• There is a rhinestone encrusted buckle at the base of that strap and then that extends into a long panel that goes to the floor for a beautiful detail at the back.
• The back is longer than the front with a slightly trained feel so it's sweeps behind you as you move.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk and it closes with an offset hidden set zipper.
• Overall excellent collection with some minor feel of wear and perhaps the tiniest bit of colour change around the edges here and there but very minor, two tiny faint spots. Please see the photos after the label shot.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 55" from the top of the shoulder to the front hem, 63' to the longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5128

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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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• Documented to the 1978 collection
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• In 2016 a red version was worn by Kate Moss at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
• Martha Hunt wore the twin of this dress from us to Cannes in 2019 and she landed on several Best Dressed lists. 
  
• These were issued on a variety of colours and this one is a wonderful and quite rare ivory version.
• The dress is suspended by one hook at the shoulder. 
• The inner part of the dress has a high slit cut into the side that travels up the side of the leg opposite to the draped side. 
• Attached to that inner sheath lies a draped panel of jersey that is suspended from the shoulder. It falls from that shoulder down and over the front and the back of the dress. 
• The dress slips on to wear and has a hook at the top of the shoulder to hold it in place.
• These will fit a variety of sizes since they are not cut to be super fitted and the jersey does have some stretch.
• There is no size tag present and I have put the comfortable range of measurements when laying flat below.
• I see a very slight mark on the back near the edge otherwise excellent condition.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 55" from top of the shoulder to hem
Slit: 25" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item#DD5126

Reference Photos: (1-2) Kate Moss in Vintage Halston at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.  /  (3) Martha Hunt wearing vintage Halston in Cannes, 2019.  /  (4) Martha Hunt on Harper's Bazaar Australia Best Dressed List. /  (5) Halston Form Fit Ad, Vogue, October 1980.

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• This is one of his most iconic and collectible designs.
• The dress made under the creative direction of Ossie Clark 
  
• Ossie named all of his couture dress and this one is known as the Cuddly.
• To wear the dress you simply slip it on and wrap it at the waist where it ties into place.
• The dress is made out of his signature moss crepe.
• The front is cut in a low plunge because of the wrap and the back has a large triangle cut out that leaves your full back bare and exposed. 
  
• It is very sexy and instantly recognizable as being an Ossie Clark piece.
• The sleeves are phenomenal. Each is a huge bishop cut sleeves that are puffed and full above the cuffs.
• The skirt skims over the hips and then widens out to be quite full with yards of fabric in its construction.
• The wrap leaves a long overlapped slit at the front. When you stand still it falls and closes but when you move or sit you get a flash of leg and depending on how tight you tie out around the waist you can show the entire leg.
  
• The dress is unlined and made out of a black moss crepe. 
• One tie is a little shorter then the other but does not appear to have been altered. The wrap style should allow it to fit a variety of sizes. 
• Tagged a vintage UK10
  
• I see some very minor bit of lighter areas on the moss crepe here and there. This is a natural patina on this type of fabric as in ages and is only mentioned for accuracy. 
  
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 28" and meant to pouf up when on
Bust: adjustable to approx 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: adjustable to approx 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to top of band at the waist
Total length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5125

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

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• This is a late 1960s, early 1970s very recognizable and collectible design. 
  
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Ossie Clark.
• it is made out of a semi-transparent black and silver metallic knit lurex fabric that is ultra light in weight so it is very easy and comfortable to wear.
• A silver thread that run through the net from head to toe and this gives it a touch of glitter in the light from every angle. 
  
• It has a plunge neckline with a gathered detailing at the base of the neckline.
• Coming out from that are attached ties that you can use to cinch in the waist as much as you need.
• Those sleeves are phenomenal and each is a very full balloon cut.
• The dress is unlined and zips to close at the back. Each cuff has elastic at the wrist and the attached ties allow you to bring the waist in.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25"
Slightly inset shoulder: approx 14"
Bust: approx to 18" but there is no true defined side seams
Waist: 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5123

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• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2002 runway for Look 94 which was the closing look of the show. 
  
• Made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• Sela Ward wore the twin of this dress to the Golden Globes that year and Claudia Schiffer wore it for a Valentino event that year as well giving the dress a phenomenal fashion historical provenance.
• The dress is made out of a feather light Valentino red silk taffeta that moves beautifully and you can see just how beautifully it moves in the runway video.
• The upper bodice is almost shocking even now with its bare cut. I can't imagine the impact this would have had in 2002. The entire thing ties with bows. One is set on the outer part of  each shoulder and then it has three that run down the front.
• Each shoulder has a little hidden strap underneath the bows and it is cut very wide across so that you can wear it off the shoulder. They are sitting slightly more on top of the shoulders in the photos done for you here on my dress form but you can see in the other reference photos that it can be worn right off the shoulder.
• From there panels extend and tie in bows down the front of the dress. One sits between the breasts, one at your midriff and then one is tucked into place so that it angles down slightly lower below the belly button. This leaves cut outs of bare skin exposed all the way down the front.
• It is remarkable how the dress still feels elegant and refined even with those exposed cut outs. This is the genius of the original Mr. Valentino in full display.
• From there the skirt billows out around you and has built-in tulle under skirts to help hold the volume and shape. It gets wider as it near the ground so that is is very full. The silk is set in horizontal panels that expand outwards around you as it nears the hem.
  
• The entire dress is virtually weightless with spectacular movement around you
• It is lined in a second layer of the same silk through the bodice and has an attached tulle netting under skirt. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and you can adjust the fit slightly with the bows at the front.
• There are a couple tiny areas near the seams that have been repaired or show slight stress and you can see where it was let out a touch at the sides of the bodice. The fabric of the bows have wrinkles in them that seem to be there to stay. Very minor but mentioned for accuracy. I feel like the silk has softened a touch perhaps from its original crispness but  again this is very minor and mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below. The bust and waist can be adjusted a bit by loosening or tightening the bows. 
• The measurements below reflect the measurements as the bows are currently tied in these photos. 
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the top of the hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural hips: open
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to bow at the waist, 22" to the seam at the top of the hip
Total length: 59" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5121

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 2002 Valentino, Final Look.  /  (7) Sela Ward at the Golden Globes, 2002.  /  (8-9) Claudia Schiffer at the 45th Anniversary Valentino Celebration, 2007.

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• A gorgeous red Versace made under the creative direction of Donatella Versace.
• The dress is made out of a red silk mix that has a crepe like finish to it that gives it a textured finish.
• It falls from a twisted shoulder that curves up one side. On the other side a thin strap runs over the shoulder, crosses down the back, and then snaps into place along the side.
• Inside there is a full cupped and boned inner body suit corset to hold the dress in place and shape it over you.
• A panel extends out from one side of the waist and loops through a built-in loop there and snaps into place. This gives the illusion of a panel that drapes down the full front but it is all built in and attached.
• Multiple strands of chains and rhinestones extend out from where that loops sits and they cross & drape over each other to wrap around the waist and down the hip and then attach in along the back.
• It skims over the hips and flares out from there. The skirt is very full by the time it reaches the hem.
• All of that fabric conceals an extremely high slit up one side so when you walk or move you get a flash of bare leg.
• The side with the slit is cut slightly shorter and this gives you a beautiful sweeping effect around you as you move.
• Inside there is a full built-in bodysuit that snaps to close at its base and then the dress closes with a hidden side zipper.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 42.
• Excellent condition with a tiny darkening here and there near the hem.

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 64" from top of shoulder to shortest part of the hem, 71" to the longest
Slit: 35" from the front hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5122

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• This dress has been dated by the one that is its twin and was part of the 2014 exhibit 'Chicago Styled'.
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler.
• The dress is made out of a light in weight metallic gold fabric that drapes beautifully and is perhaps a touch paler gold than how it photoed here.
• The dress is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail.
• It drapes up and over the shoulders with wide panels of the gold. On one side the fabric is heavily gathered and hooks in at the waist underneath. On the other side the dress comes out from under that and is not as gathered so that it falls more down and over the top of the shoulder.
• The side with the wider shoulder is set into a panel that runs down the opposite side of the dress.
• This panel is finished with gold studs and this is where the dress closes. The panel runs all the way down the side to where it splits for the hem. There is even a weight added inside the base of the panel to hold the dress perfectly in place.
• The body of the dress is all gathered into that side panel. It wraps around you and then is gathered into the panel at the back. This creates incredible draping down the body and around you.
• The vertical side panel draws the dress up a few inches above the hem and this then creates a bit of an angled curve along the lower hem of the dress that beautifully picks up the angles on the bodice.
• This is a spectacular and very rare example of his work.
• The dress snaps to close where you see the studs at the side and underneath that there is a hidden set zipper. A grosgrain ribbon wraps around the waist and is attached to the part of the bodice that tucks underneath the crossing over at the front to hook to close inside the dress. It is very cleverly put together. 
• I love how the entire dress shimmers in the light because of the gold metallic fabric.
• The dress is partially lined through the bodice and fully lined through the skirt. There are little padding shells set through the inner shoulders but it feels like their inner padding has been removed at some point. It would be easy to add padding back in if you preferred a stronger shoulder.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: approx 14-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hooked stay at waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam. Without the stay the waist is 13.75" flat across
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14.5" from top of shoulder to inner waist
Total length: 40" from top of shoulder to end of the side panel, 49" to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5118

Reference Photo: Gold lame rouched evening dress, designed by Thierry Mugler, 1986. Shown as part of the Chicago History Muesum's November 2014 'Chicago Styled' exhibition.

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• We dated the dress to 1984 based on a very similar dress reference photo that we found.
• Made under the creative direction of Vicky Tiel
  
• The dress has the added modern provenance of being worn by both Julianne Hough and by Liz Gillies. 
• The dress is made of a metallic gold lame fabric that is light in weight so despite the elaborate construction of the dress. It is just heavy enough to hold the intended shape fabulously.
• The bodice is strapless and the entire dress is elaborately gathered and fitted around the bust with hand placed and gathered folds.
• There is a built in internal structure with light boning. The boning extends at the sides down and around the hips to help to hold the hourglass shape around the body.
• The waist is nipped in and then it curves out and over the hips.
• Under that the skirt falls in a straight long pencil silhouette with a vent up the back to allow you to walk and move.
• The gold glimmers in the light and it is one of the best Vicky Tiel dresses that I have ever had in the shop.
• Fully lined in a black silky rayon and closes with a painted metal and nylon zipper at the back. Boning through the bodice and sides.
• Tagged a vintage Tiel 38. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam w up to a B-small C at the front
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 51" from top of bodice to hem with about 1.5" turned under

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4868

Reference Photo: (1) Vicky Tiel in Town & Country magazine, December 1984.  /  (2) Julianne Hough in this dress at the NYC Ballet Spring Gala, 2023.  /  (3) Liz Gillies in this dress, November 2023.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 48 on the Spring 2015 runway.
• Made under the creative direction of Ralph Lauren
• Ariana Grande wore a custom version of this dress where the train was extended and extra tulle was added around the shoulders and arms. It would be very easy to match the netting and re-create the feel of the dress around the shoulders if you liked how hers was worn.
• 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 made from multiple layers of a netted yellow tulle over an inner silk lining. The colour is a beautiful soft yellow.
• The front neckline is detailed with panels in the same tool that cross over themselves at the front and then again at the back. You can wear these higher up as a photo them or more down and off the shoulder you see on the runway.
• Under that the bodice has been gathered down to the side, and this creates a beautiful added texture in detail onto the dress. I love how it opens up just around the top of the hip, and this is what creates the volume in the skirt that you see.
• The skirt is magnificent. It has multiple layers of the tulle and silk organza with individual panels attached all the way around the skirt. The panels are set vertically and over the innermost layer of matching yellow silk that serve serves as the lining. The layers give you the incredible volume that you see and when this is on and moving it is even better. You can see that in the runway video.
• There is a full built-in corset that is cupped and lightly boned. This closes with its own zipper and has an attached waist stay that hooks to close. The dress is fully lined in a matching coloured silk and closes at the side with a hidden set zipper over that. The skirts are made of multiple layers of tulle with an inner silk panel.
• Tagged a modern RL 2
• It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam with approx a-b cups
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to inner waist
Total Length: 64" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5116

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2015 Ralph Lauren, Look 48.  /  (5-8) Ariana Grande at the London Premiere of Wicked, November 2024.  /  (9) Ni Ni at the 2015 Met Gala.

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• A fabulous dress from the late 1990s
• Made under the creative direction of Gianni Versace
• The dress is very sexy with its cut out and made of a stretch fabric that hugs and shapes the body.
• The colour is a bright chartreuse that is just exceptional.
• There is light padding in each shoulder, and this holds the dress and gives it a tapered field to the waist.
• It skims over the body and then is gathered in a long, one side all the way around. The other side has been left open and is meant to drape down on the top of one hip. This leaves a bear exposed cut out on that side that wraps around to the back.
• The fabric has been gathered under the hip on that side, and then the skirt falls from narrowing down as it reaches the ham.
• There is a high slit on one side that goes right to the bottom of the gathering on the hip and there is a little quirky gathering on the opposite side to that sitting several inches above the hem.
• All of these gatherings and cut out give it a really sculptural feel around the body.
• It's fully lined in a more Matt version of the same stretch material. The fabric does have stretch so the measurement below or the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat. It has no closures and slips on to wear.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 38
• Excellent condition

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5117

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• The twin of the dress that was worn on the runway for the Fall 1995 Karl Lagerfeld show.
• He launched his self-named label in 1984 and by the 1990s it was firmly established. Pieces from his personal label were far edgier then the work he did for Chanel. It was a label where he explored a more avant garde feel with his designs and pushed the envelope more. 
• The dress that is made out of a mix of a light weight black net that is backed in more layers of netting and silk chiffon.
• Onto that is a pattern made from black velvet fused onto the netting. The velvet is set to highlight the cut and lines of the dress.
• It has a slightly more bare and fitted feel through the upper bodice and then flares and widens out very dramatically to the hem.
• The fabric is light in weight but the layering underneath the top layer of netting gives it enough weight and structure to hold the shape.
• The bust drops into a V and the velvet details on the bodice are set on angles to work into a centre vertical velvet line. This same striping runs horizontally all the way around the hem. The line that runs down the centre of the bodice extends all the way to the hem and then more vertical lines go all the way around the skirt to break up it up into panels.
• The waist comes in a touch, but has a more generous feel to it, and the skirt swings in a a wide A-line.
• At the back, the dress completely opens with a series of silk covered buttons that run from neck to just above the hem.
• The bodice is lined in another layer of the same netting and the skirt has three more layers of netting under the top layer and an inner nude silk chiffon layer under those. It closes at the back with the series of buttons that you see. 
• Excellent condition.

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from top of the shoulder to waist
Total length: 55" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4926

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 1995 Karl Lagerfeld.

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• Loris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by using ornate beading, sequins, daring cut-outs and avant garde ways of defining the body.
• Some of the most beautiful women in the world wore his clothing including Marisa Berenson, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Tina Turner.
  
• The dress is made out of a black jersey through the body, which allows it some give, and then the remarkable sleeves are made out of a fine black chiffon.
• The lightness of the fabric used for the sleeves gives them incredible movement once this is on the body.
• The neckline sits wide across the neck and then it is edged in a row of overlapping black sequins.
• It skims over the body from there, past the bust, waist and hips to open out slightly as it nears the hem.
• Onto the front of the dress are five curving seams that are highlighted with a band of sequins. They almost give the impression of slashes across the front of the dress. The final sequin band curves down to meet the top of a slit that allows for some bare leg to show when you walk.
• The sleeves fall over the shoulders and are completely open along their insides. Once on the body these cascade all the way down to the hem of the dress and create the most incredible moment. The chiffon that they are made of keeps them ultralight so as you move they catch the slightest bit of air to swirl and billow around you.
• It is an incredibly easy dress to wear and incredibly glamorous once on the body.
• Unlined and slips on to to wear with a hidden set side zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The fabric does have some stretch and the measurements below are the comfortable range when laying flat
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4725

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• A phenomenal dress whose twin walk the runway for the Spring 1980 YSL show.
• Made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress is made out of a feather light pink silk that has an iridescent metallic finish to it that catches the light beautifully.
• The neck line is set wide across so you can wear it off of the shoulder for a bare expanse of skin to show. A wide 7" ruffle follows the entire neckline and gives the prettiest flounce all the way around you.
• Under that the bodice skims down to a low dropped waist that is cut more generously through the middle. The dress comes with its matching silk tie belt that you can cinch in the waist as much as needed.
• The skirt is set into a slightly angled seam around the waist that comes up slightly at one side. Tiny gathered pleats are set in all along the seam and that is what gives the skirt its incredible volume.
• The skirt falls shorter at the front and longer at the back. If you were to lay this out and open the skirt it is more than a full circle around. That volume combined with the lightness of the fabric gives you incredible movement when you move.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his work during this time period and one of my favourite pieces I have ever had in by him.
• The dress is unlined and weighs very little. It closes with a side set zipper and the tie belt is original to the dress.
• Tagged a YSL 36
  
• If I am being very picky there are perhaps a couple faded marks with some of the folds but you would never see them. There is an area near the front waist with a mark. Please see the photo after the label shot. It is fully covered once the belt is on.
• Overall excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 45" from top of shoulder to front hem, 55" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5113

Reference Photos: Spring 1980 Yves Saint Laurent. Model: Dalma.

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• A very pretty dress made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin.
• I love the colour of this dress and that the silk it is made of has a very slight iridescent feel to it.
• The bodice is cut to skim over you and the neckline is cut in a slight scoop at the front and a deeper one at the back.
• The entire bodice has been done in long vertical flat pleats and each exactly matches it neighbour. This adds a pretty detail and also gives the bodice some structure.
• The sleeves are extremely full and they billow out over the top of the arm. At their very tops where they are set into the arm they have had that same flat pleat treatment which helps to add support and hold the volume.
• The waist comes in just slightly and the pleating continues past the waist to the top of the hip. From there the skirt curves out with a pretty volume. Between how the pleats open and the fabric choice the intended shape of a skirt is kept beautifully. 
• The fabric also keeps the dress very light in weight.
• The skirt is unlined and the top is lined in a matching pink silk. It closes with a hidden set back zipper.
• I see a bit of teeny wear here and there at the edges.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 9.5"
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5111

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• The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Spring 1988 show.
• Made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan for Christian Dior.
• The evening portion of the collection focused on short dresses that had a corseted waist and bust with wrapping techniques that gave the feel of a sarong. The dress is a wonderful example of that feel he was after and it is fantastic.
• We found a teeny slice of it or a very similar piece on the runway and even though the photo shows the model on an angle, it does give you an idea of how wonderful this will be on the body.
• This would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The fabric of this dress is fantastic. It is made out of a black silk organza that has been gathered so it has a slight 3D puffed effect. This creates an incredible texture over the dress.
• The fabric is light in weight and despite the elaborate construction of the dress is not at all heavy once it is on.
• Inside the dress has a full proper corset with boning through the bodice to give you some support and built in cups. A wide grosgrain ribbon hooks in place around the inner waist to hold everything perfectly in place.
• All of the seams are finished by hand and it is really is a nod back to the early couture days in terms of it's construction.
• The bodice is cut with a curving sweetheart neckline and it is meant to hug the body. It is elaborately gathered and fitted around the bust with all of the gathered folds coming in to the seams that run over the bodice. This is all done to emphasize your curves and it make the dress very flattering once on.
• It nips in at the waist and there is a large and elaborate bow that sets at the base of an angle seem coming from the bust. I love how this is set to curve around the hip to the back. It instantly adds to the hourglass field the dress has.
• From under the bow, the skirt curves down and over with to wrap around you and then come back in and under that panel to give it that wrapped sarong feel.
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a side set zipper. The interior of the bodice is boned and cupped for support. The inner corset closes with its own zipper and a wide band on the interior waist hooks to close. There is a tiny bit of lightening to some of the edges on the fabric. This is a natural aging of this type of fabric and I don't consider it to be a flaw, but it is mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise appears to have never been worn, or worn very little.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Interior waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: qpprox 10" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 29.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5110

Reference Photos: Spring 1988 Christian Dior Haute Couture.

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• The amazing dress is from the Spring 1987 collection and is based on an earlier Haute Couture version that is very similar. We have included the runway photo and the editorial photos we have found for you to see how amazing the dress is on the body. 
• Made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• There is extensive documentation on this dress and it is amazing on the body. A true showstopper.
• The dress is made from a black silk faille and this choice in fabric gives the dress its structure and shape. It also allows for the volume that you see in the phenomenal back bow.
• The bodice is strapless and cut to curve across the front. It is lightly boned on the inside for a built in shape that shapes your form to it.
• It curves in to skim over the waist and curves back out for the hips. From there it falls past the hips and then ends at a mini length. It is cut slightly longer at the back and I love how there is a matching dip at the back of the bodice so that there is an illusion of added length created.
• That dramatic bow at the back is the star of the show on this one. It runs the full length side to side and extends just a bit past each side. It is attached in place at the back of the bow, and then the front is gathered so that it sits off the body for a little bit of added volume. The ties that trail down from the bow are very wide and fall all the way to the floor and past depending on your height.
• This also creates fantastic movement as you walk away. It is fabulous.
• Fully lined in a black cotton muslin and closes with a side set zipper. It is lightly boned through the bodice and shaped. An inner waist stay hooks to close.
• Tagged a 42
• Excellent condition and appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 29" from top of bodice to front hem, 30.5" to the back hem and the ties are approx 66" from the top of the bodice their ends

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5109

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.  /  (2-3) Linda Evangelista in Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent. Photo by Norman Parkinson.  /  (4) Model in Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent for Marie Claire, February 1987.

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• While sourcing the collection for this dress we found an example in 1988 that felt close but I think it is most likely from the Fall of 1991. He showed several of these dresses with jackets over them at the end of that show and this feels more similar to those. You can also see the similarity in the one that we had that was worn by that Olivia Culpo. This feels like its younger sister. We have included reference photos from both collections here and either way, it is an absolutely fabulous little black dress. 
• Made under the creative Direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• It is incredible and very sexy.
• The dress is strapless with a pretty bodice that curves up at the front and down slightly at the back. It is boned and shaped to curve around the bust at the front and then hug the body to the waist.
• The exterior is made of a black silk and it has a little lace ribbon all around the upper edge for a little romantic touch.
• The skirt is made from two layers of a fine black netting that has a very smooth to the touch feel. The layers give you touch of transparency and you can see this in the 1991 show that this was deliberate.
• He meant it to be worn over an undergarment and tights that gives you some coverage and just have the transparency that shows your entire leg. 
• It zips to close at the back and I love how you can see that the zipper has been hand set. The inner lining is also handset and it is just a beautiful example of how well these little dresses are made from Chanel.
• Lined in a handset silk through the bodice and closes with a back, hand set zipper. There is a stay in place around the waist that hooks to close.
• Tagged a vintage Chanel 38.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 15.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice at the front to waist
Total length: 32.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4837

Reference Photos/Video: (1) Spring 1988 Chanel.  /  (2-3) Fall 1991 Chanel, Look 98. Model Emma Sjoberg.  /  (4) Olivia Culpo in Fall 1991 Chanel from Shrimpton Couture.

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• Its twin walked the runway for Spring 1990 and the reference photos shows how amazing it is once on an actual body.
• Made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• The dress has a very Old Hollywood / 1940s feel that I love. 
  
• It is made out of a red silk crepe that drapes beautifully once on. 
  
• The sleeves are fantastic. Each is a big balloon sleeves that puffs out dramatically over the cuffs.
• The front crosses over itself in a plunge. It wraps and snaps to close around the waist and there is a hidden snap that lets you close the V off more or you can leave that open for a full plunge. I love the versatility of this.
• The skirt is gathered in under the waist seam and then it falls to the floor and gently widens out as it near the hem. He was just a master at manipulating fabric to fall perfectly over the body.
• Fully lined in a red silk and closes with a series of snaps around the waist. More hidden snaps run down the seam at the front and there is a snap that closes the plunge more if you wish. 
  
• Slight elastic in the cuffs and elastic around the back of the waist that make the dress very easy to fit.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 42
• I see one darkened mark near the hem at the front and two little nicks out of the fabric in that same area. These are extremely minor and just mentioned for accuracy.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 25.5" and are very full through the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Elastic waist: 13-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 17" from top of shoulder to waist and meant to drape over a bit
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5108

Reference Photo: Spring 1990 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.

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• This was a red carpet favourite and it twin was seen on both Marisa Tomei and Kate Upton. It is a beautiful example of how wonderful Pierpaolo could cut a dress. 
• Made under the Creative Direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli 
• Over the course of his time at Valentino he did several variations of these red dresses in different fabrications and each is beautiful. Its simplicity makes it easy to wear and it is very flattering once on the body. It has a minimalist feel but is still striking with the lace. The colour is infinitely gorgeous on almost every skin tone. 
• The dress has this fabulous almost sculptural feel with is simple cut and that beautiful fabric that is done in the house signature red. Its full coverage keeps it feeling very refined and elegant.
• It is made from a red netting and and lace panel mix that feels is stunning. This fabric choice keeps it fairly light in weight but it still has enough structure to hold that gorgeous shape that you see.
• The neck is a shallow scoop and the bodice is cut to skim over you. The shoulders are shaped but soft and the sleeves are long and slightly taper down to the wrist.
• The waist is brought in and the skirt falls from there to the floor. It is in its original uncut length.
• I love the lace panels that run horizontally over the entire dress. Their placement helps to emphasize the lines and cut.
• Underskirt are built in to give the fullness to the skirt. This gives it this pretty and graceful curve from the sides and also adds the sense of sweeping skirts as you walk away.
  
• Fully lined in a fine red silk through the bodice and built in layers of tulle under the skirt. It closes with a hidden back set zipper.
• Tagged a Valentino 38
• Excellent condition and appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Sleeves: 22" and are 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Length: 59" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5106

Reference Photos: (1-2) Marisa Tomei in Valentino at the Vanity Fair After Oscars Party, 2018.  /  (3) Kate Upton in Valentino, November 2017.

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• Mary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973.
• By the eighties she had many licensing agreements and her dresses were being made on a larger scale. Mary was known to say frequently that there was no greater beauty than pleated cloth on the human body and she said then when she developed her 'marii' fabric her aim was to have it 'fall like liquid gold on the body, like Chinese silk.' 
• Once on this looks like a true dress but it is actually a separate top and skirt. I love that because it means that you can mix and match the pieces with other things you already own.
• Both pieces are made from a beautiful green silk feeling synthetic that has been pleated in McFadden's signature pleating technique.
  
• The top slips over the head to wear and is cut in an easy one shoulder silhouette. Is cut wide and open through the body and then you use the matching belt to cinch it in around you. The hem of the top is set on an angle and I love the effect this creates once it is layered over the skirt.
• The skirt falls to the floor from the elastic waist and I love how the bottom hem has a slightly ruffled feel. This picks up on the same slightly ruffled feel of the hem of the top.
• I also love that the skirt is cut very long which is a rare thing to find in her work. As she progressed in her career she preferred to design pieces that ended at the ankle so you could see the shoe underneath so the full length pieces are a bit rarer.
• The set comes with its original extra extra long braided belt that was another of Mary's signatures. This one is spectacular with a thick braided finish and long dangling ends. These are really what gave her pieces such impact.
• Both pieces are unlined and slip on to wear. The waist has elastic so is an easy fit. The belt is original to the dress and is just over eleven and a half feet long.
• Tagged a vintage McFadden Medium. The cut is loose and easy but could still be worn on a smaller frame because of the belt that you can cinch the top in with. The fabric has a lot of stretch. One small mark on the belt.
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: 16.5-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total Length: 33" from top of shoulder to the shortest part of the hem, 41.5" to the longest

Skirt
Elastic waist: 12-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total Length: 43" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5103

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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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• Arnold Scassi launched  his boutique line in 1984 and it was high end ready-to-wear and very expensive.
• Arnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon.
• The sleeved version of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 1987 collection. It's very rare to find documentation from this time period and I love having that say that you can see how amazing it is on. I think this strapless one is even better.
• You can easily see the influence of Arnold having worked for Charles James in this piece. The lines are dramatic and yet elegant. 
• The dress is strapless and the top portion of the dress is made from an inky black velvet. It is dramatically shaped at the front with wired peaks and a V plunge at the front. 
• It nips in at the waist and then angles down from one side low on the hip on the other. On the side that sits higher up, there is a large bow detail that gives the effect of holding all the gathers of the skirt in place.
• The skirt is set under that and the long angling seam on the opposite hip adds visual length to the dress as it extends down and into a deep point. The skirt is quite full and the shape and volume that you see is held by the inner construction which is quite amazing.
• Layers of tulle netting set underneath the outermost layer of silk. The green of the skirt is a true brilliant emerald. This unexpected shock of colour is fantastic.
• Fully lined in a green silky rayon. The bodice is lightly boned and it closes with a hidden set side zipper. Built in stiff tulle under skirts and the skirt is interlined in a green organza. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.4" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 51" from top of peaks on bodice to hem with 3" turned under the top layer

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5101

Reference Photos: Fall 1987 Arnold Scaasi.

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• From the Fall 1985 Givenchy Haute Couture collection and we have included some photos showing the extensive use of this particular fabric for pieces shown on the runway.
  
• Under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy
  
• Completely made by hand in the Paris atelier to Haute Couture standards.
• This gorgeous dress is made out of a black silk velvet with a leopard print done in a different finish of velvet within the fabric. This pattern gives the velvet an extra depth and richness, and also catches the light as you move. It is stunning.
• It drapes absolutely beautifully over the body. It is really an outstanding fabric. The bodice is set into a V that crosses over itself where it is set into the waist. The bodice drapes more loosely over you at the front. 
• The waist is seamed and cut slightly on the more generous side. I have added a ribbon and if you wanted more shape, you could have it cinched and even more with a belt or it also works perfectly well without.
• The sleeves narrow down to a hand set zippered cuff.
• The skirt falls to the floor in a pretty sweep of fabric that is at the front. This lets the front hem curve up slightly.
• It is a gorgeous dress and a wonderful piece of his fashion history.
• Fully lined in a black silk. There's a inner built-in half skirt. It closes with an inner side set zipper and the outside snapped into place with a series of hidden set, snapped around the waist. And inner waist state hooks to close. Each cuff has a hidden set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
  
• There is no size tag present so please check the listed measurements below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder to slightly dropped waist
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5100

Reference Photos: Fall 1985 Givenchy Haute Couture.

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• In 1951, a 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
• His ready-to-wear line was made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
• This is a dress that is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The dress is made from two types of lace that contrast against each other.
• The dress falls from lace straps that curve up and over each shoulder. It dips down at the front and the back is scooped to leave a bare expanse of skin. It skims over the bust to the slight empire cut waist. The waist is generous and the lines of the dress are stunning.
• The bodice is covered with a beautiful black lace with a second layer of lace on top of the nude silk lining underneath so you get a little bit of extra depth to the pattern that you see.
• The skirt is made out of a heavy corded silk lace. The cording is also a clever way to help to shape the skirt so beautifully. The skirt curves out and over the hips and then widens out to the hem.
• The top lace layer sits over a deep green silk inner skirt. Having the deep moss green underneath highlights the cord and lace more than adding just a black under skirt would have. The silk underneath also helps to hold the fuller shape the skirt has.
• The workmanship on this dress is exquisite and to demi-couture standards.
• Lined in a nude silk through the bodice and the inner piece of the skirt is backed in a black silk organza. It closes with a back zipper. Hand finishes throughout.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 15.5" across
Hips: open
Bodice: 12.5" from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 52" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4843

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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 near twin of this dress in a green walked the runway for Look 49 on Jessica Stam for the Dior cruise 2009 show.
• Made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• It is my understanding that this version with its gorgeous bead work was a special edition piece that was only sold in some locations and on a limited basis. The runway pieces that season were based lightly on Poiret and Paris of the past, and for production there was a group of more refined and elegant pieces like this wonderful dress.
• The Vogue report on the collection noted that:"Galliano has been mining the good old U.S. of A. for raw material from which to spin his dreams....grandes dames like Barbara Hutton, Millicent Rogers, and Nan Kempner—women who weren't afraid to make a bold sartorial statement, one that preferably involved a whopping piece of jewelry. From a shimmering backdrop that conjured a Tony Duquette garden, there emerged a full wardrobe for their modern-day counterparts in Palm Beach, Beverly Hills, and Dallas.... What this season is really about is not so much breaking the mold as delivering a vision of the good life—and Galliano can do that in spades."
• This is a wonderfully easy dress to wear and very flattering once on.
• There is an inner silk sheath dress and then a layer of silk chiffon floats over that. This top layer is what gives the dress it's caftan feel.
• The neckline is scooped across with a wide and extensive bib of beads that follows the entire neckline all the way around.
• Extending out from that edging you see a beautiful design trailing down the front, across the shoulders and around to the back. The design combines little pewter seed beads with black tube beads, silver beads and black tone flat large sequins with a mirror like finish.
• The top layer of the dress has vertical seaming around the waist area that brings it in and gives it some added shape. Under that, the dress falls to the floor and the hem opens out. The top chiffon layer runs over the entire dress to the floor.
• From the front you have a more fitted shape through the body at the centre and then at the back it is full and open like a true caftan over the inner dress.
• The movement and drama this creates is extraordinary. When you walk and move the dress billows out and floats around you.
• Fully lined in a blue matching silk  and closes with a back zipper.
• Tagged a Dior FR42, GB14, IT46, US10
• Excellent condition

Inner bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner lining at hips: 19-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of the shoulder to the hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5095

Reference Photo: Cruise 2009 Christian Dior, Look 49. Model Jessica Stam.

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• This is a variation on Look 52 that walked the runway for the Spring Prada 2004 show
• Made under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
• Vogue said of this collection: "Over almost a decade of ground-breaking experimentalism, Miuccia Prada has explored everything from irony to deliberate ugliness to intellectual subversion. She’s been there, done that, and has the souvenirs to prove it. For Spring 2004, the designer turned her attention to the stiffest fashion challenge of the day: how to make feminine, happily nostalgic clothes without rehashing the clichés of vintage?“ It was about tourism and craftsmanship, many things,” she said of a show that revisited the optimistic fifties to bring back a full set of densely packed suitcases." 
  
• The dress is made of of an ultra fine, ultra light cotton in a deep ivory.
• It is strapless and the fabric has been done in extremely fine pleats with embroidered edges on some of the pleats. These sweep across and around the bodice. One one side the pleats are hand tacked down in a line that curves down one side. On the other side of that tacking the pleats begin to open up to sweep downwards and start to form the skirt. 
• The skirt is made of five tiers of the cotton with attached under layers of silk and netting. This creates an extraordinarily beautiful  draping all the way down the skirt.
• The cotton is printed with an ultra fine pattern made of fine little dots to form tiny clusters of flowers. These cover the entire dress. It is extremely beautiful and has a very delicate and feminine feel.
• Inside there is a net and cupped bodice that is lightly boned for support.
• It closes with a back zipper. An inner waist stay hooks to close. The construction of the dress is a nod to the dresses of the 1950s and it is very beautifully done.
• Tagged a Prada 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5090

Reference Photo: Spring 2004 Prada, Look 52. Model Elise Crombez.

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• Fall 2007 dress by John Galliano
• Made of a combination of an ivory silk chiffon that is covered in an ivory net lace
• The dress has a strong nod to the 1920s. It is generously cut through the waist and has a scooped neckline.
• Silk chiffon has been formed into little rosettes on either side of the buttons that run down the side of the dress. Panels of chiffon wrap around the waist from the flowers to add a bit of detail and shape.
• There is a long panel of silk that hangs from one of the rosettes at the front. You can allow it to just trail down the front or hook it over one of the rosettes at the back to create a pretty draping down the full side of the skirt.
• The dress is very light in weight. The silk chiffon underlay acts as the lining.
• It closes with the series of silk covered buttons down the side
• Tagged a Galliano FR38, GB10, US6
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 46" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5092

Reference Photo: Fall 2007 John Galliano, Look 6.

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• An inner waste state hooks to close. There's no there is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.An absolutely incredible piece from the 1990s. 
  
• Made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta 
  
• This might be one of my favourite dresses I have had in the shop. The photos do not do it full justice and it is only when you see it in person that you realize just how beautiful it is.
• It is made out of a fine black lace. The lace completely covers the dress and I would be astounded to know how many yards of lace went into making this dress.
• The inner bodice is strapless and meant to be fitted. It is lined in a fine tissue silk and boned for support. An outer layer of lace covers the bodice and forms tiny cap sleeves. I love how this lets the upper shoulders and shoulders feel unlined so you get a peak of skin through it.
• The inner back scoops down with that a single layer of lace exterior covering you. It is very elegant but still feels very sexy.
• The waist nips in and then the dress glides over the hips to falls to the floor.
• Inside there are three layers of silk organza. Two black layers directly under the lace and then nude innermost layer. The two innermost layers both have wide bands of stiffening around the hem and the layer that sits directly under the lace has three stacked stiffened bands going up the skirt. This is what helps to hold the incredible shape and volume that you see.
• The skirt is extremely full and has so many yards of lace in its construction. The volume that you see was all created by the sheer amount of fabric, the cut and the seven lace tiers that run over the entire lower portion of the skirt.
• I love the tiers of lace that cover the lower part of the skirt. Each is set to slightly overlap the next one down. No expense was spared on the lace in the dress. Even the area between the tiers are finished with lace despite that fact that you can’t see them. Each tier's lace is set to that the edges are scalloped to follow the pattern and shape of the designs in the lace. I took a photo where I hold the skirt up on one side and this will give you an idea of the amount of yardage the skirt has. It is incredible.
• The inner construction of this dress is as good as the exterior and it is made close to a demi-couture level.
  
• It closes with a back zipper where the inner corset starts. The neck hooks to close and there is a keyhole between. Boned through the bodice. An inner waist state hooks to close.
• There is no there is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: are 10" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seams
Inner bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 64" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5088

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• George Stavropoulos was known for his evening wear and his signature looks often involved draping and the use of silk done on a bias cut. He focused on cut and fabric to convey the beauty of each piece. It was said that his gowns 'seemed to float on air'.
• He launched his label in 1960 and soon was dressing women like Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Barbra Streisand and Maria Callas. The majority of his gowns are almost entirely made by hand and to couture standards. 
• The dress is made out of a feather light black silk that has tiny little red lines that highlight the cut and line of the dress. 
• The neckline is cut straight across and the dress is suspended from tiny straps that curve up and over the shoulders. 
• The bodice is more fitted and the waist nips in. 
• From there the skirt falls in this extravagant swoosh of bias cut silk to the floor. It skims over the hips and then widens out substantially by the hem.
• The striping is set on angles over the dress and helps to add shape. I love the unexpected red lining through the skirt that picks up on that red stripe. When you sit or move you get these little flashes of it that is fantastic. 
• There is a slight elastic around the top of the dress and I think you could wear this as a strapless piece and just tuck the little straps in if you wished.
• Fully lined in a red silk and it closes with a side set zipper. 
• Excellent condition and appears unworn.

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from the top of the shoulder to the waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem, with the inner lining extending slightly past the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5089

Reference Photo: Fall 1978 Stavropoulos Runway.

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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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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1987 collection.
• Made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress is made from a black silk faille base and then the upper part of the dress is covered in a layer of black net detailed with little dots.
• The ruffle that goes around the hip is in the same fabric as the base and then it was dyed to the coral orange colour that you see. The inner skirt under the ruffle is made from the black silk faille.
• This choice in fabric gives the dress its structure and shape and also allows for the volume that you see in the ruffle detailing that wraps around the waist and hips.
• The bodice is strapless and is lightly boned on the inside for shape. It skims over the waist and curves back out for the hips.
• The ruffle is the star of the show and makes a wonderful impact. The ruffle flare outwards from the body to create a more full shape.
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a side set zipper. The bodice is lightly boned and shaped. An inner waist stay hooks to close. 
  
• Tagged a vintage YSL 38
• There is a bit of fading along the fold lines on the skirt and a couple of minor areas where it has lightened. Please review the photos after the label shot.
• Excellent condition otherwise

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 27" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5082

Reference Video/Photo: Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent.

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• A gorgeous and striking piece that can be worn as a jacket or a dress.
• Made under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix 
• The piece zips up at the front and fully opens. This is why it can play double duty as either a dress or a jacket.
• The fabric has a black backdrop and then has beautiful flowers woven through it in a deep red and an almost purple colour.
• It has no collar and the front is detailed with a wide band on either side of the zipper that has a swooping pattern made out of a cord applied onto the fabric. This panel extends down the back with more cording there as well.
• The waist is brought in and seamed and then the skirt under that is pleated into that seam. This allows it to be very full.
• Little pockets sit on each side of the hip so you can put your hands into the pockets and exaggerate the fullness of the skirt even more.
• The sleeves are wonderful. They are set into a slightly dropped shoulder and widen out to be quite wide by their ends.
• It is lined in a black silk and there is light rounded padding in each shoulder for shape. It zips to close at the front.
• Tagged a IT40, FR38, GB32, US6
• Excellent condition

Sleeves from the drop shoulder: 17" and are 13" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: 20"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5081

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• This is a signature bias cut dress from the Spring 2002 collection by John Galliano
• Made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• There are no closures on the dress. It is completely cut bias and you just slip it over the head to wear and it just falls into place skimming over the body from head to toe.
• The cut of the dress has a strong nod to Couture pieces of the 1930s and 1940s decades that he continuously referenced in his collections.
• The fabric has a silk like finish and is a deep black. Various Galliano logos have been woven directly into the fabric in a different finish thread so as you move these catch the light. The effect is fantastic once it is on the body.
• The fabric obviously would have been custom designed by Galliano and made specifically for this dress
• It scoops down into a V at the front and the back with a band highlighting the entire neckline. It skims over the waist and hips from there and flares out at the lower hem. 
  
• The back is cut longer than the front so you get this fantastic sweeping feel behind you. It is in its original uncut length.
• A high slit runs up one side for a flash of leg when you walk.
• Unlined and slips on to wear with no closures.
  
• The measurements have a lot of range because of the bias cut and no closure so I have given the comfortable range for all below when laying out flat. There is probably a little extra room beyond my measurements, but I do not like to over pull when measuring.
• Tagged a FR42, GB14, US8
• Excellent condition and it appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 16–19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14–17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18–21 " flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to front hem and then it extends another 8" past that at the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5080

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• This was a dress produced for the shops in 2011 and it is especially interesting because it is very near in style to the dress that Pippa Middleton wore to her sister's wedding that year and Lily Cole wore its twin in a different fabric to a premiere that year as well. 
• A beautiful dress that is very flattering on the body. 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 light silk so it is easy to wear. It is done in one of his sculpted and shaped silhouettes that he is known for.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The neckline drops into a rounded off V at the front and the panels that curve around that V are draped for extra detail. The shoulders are a rounded cap and they have light padding to help hold that beautiful shape.
• The seam at the waist curved upwards and then the skirt continues past that, over the hips and 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 is in its original uncut length.
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. Light padding in the shoulders. 
• No size tag is present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem
Back slit: 26" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5079

Reference Photos: (1) Pippa Middleton in Alexander McQueen, 2011.  /  (2) Lily Cole in McQueen, Snow White and the Huntsman world premiere, May 2012.

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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.

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

• 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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• Valentino launched his ready-to-wear label in 1962 just two years after opening his first salon in Rome. He often brought in the designs that he created for his main couture label into the boutique work. In these early days pieces were remarkably close in quality and the line between the two labels was often blurred. 
• Made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• The top is made out of a bright pink silk that has a ribbon effect worked into the fabric for added texture.
• The cut is boxy and generous through the body for an easy fit. The sleeves are also cut generously and end with a buttoned cuff.
• The neck is ruffled with black velvet piping looped through the ruffles. They tie stacked on top of each other for a really pretty and dramatic effect.
• The top is unlined and closes at the front with a series of hidden set buttons. There is the shell of padding in each shoulder but it feels like the actual padding has been removed.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below. The top is meant to feel more loose and generous.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 13" around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 17"
Bust-hips: 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5070

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• This jacket is from the Spring 2006 collection and it is a beautiful classic and timeless Chanel jacket. 
  
• Make it under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
  
• The collection was called "Coco meats, James Dean" and the idea was that Lagerfeld organized this imaginary meeting between the two. In real life they had never met but in his eyes he saw them as being rebellious figures and wanted to explore the meeting of the two stylistically.
• The jacket has a gorgeous woven feeling to it tweed exterior and is a mix of silk and cotton.
• The shoulders have very light padding but are soft and shaped to the body and the sleeves are slightly cropped. Each sleeve has a fringe finish to it.
• The collar is scooped with the same fringe finishing and then the jacket closes down the front with hand made buttons to look like wax seals. A double C has been stamped into each button.
• Two tiny top set pockets sit on each side and these also have a fringe finish.
• The jacket has elaborate vertical seaming that pieces all of the panels together to give shape to the jacket.
• Triangle inserts have been done all the way around the hem so that it flares out with this fabulous little peplum. The bottom hem of the jacket is finished in fringe.
• Inside it is lined with a meticulous black silk that follows the pattern of the jacket. There is a signature silver chain that runs around the inner hem.
• Tag a Chanel 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 20" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5066

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