The fabric on this dress is a stunning deep blue jersey that has some stretch and weight to it that allows the dress to flow and drape exactly how Stefano Pilati, the then Creative Director at YSL, wanted it to move. He said of this collection to Vogue; "I just started with three thoughts: blazers, sweatshirts, and a vaguely preppy idea and then it went into thinking about goddesses, stars". The runway dress shown was done in a similar fabric but with more coverage and in a more sombre color. This version picks up on the blue he used throughout this collection. The choice to produce it with a more bare sleeveless look and with more volume through the skirt makes for a better balance and I by far prefer this version. It is made from a sensual feeling, jersey and the draping effect this fabric creates is what makes this dress spectacular. It has the feel of old Hollywood in its cut and line and the dress is super model long. The dress is completely cut on the bias and once you slip it on it simply drapes into place and molds itself around your curves. It has a strong nod to the late thirties in its design and the fabric choice only heightens this comparison. The top is cut straight across at the front and the back dips into a V.  The skirt is wonderful and it flows to the ground and beyond, draping about your feet. It has incredible seaming - some point are shaped into "points" and when these fall they drape and suggest a "bustle" effect that is thoroughly non-structured and modern. At the front the seams sweeps to one side to add draping there as well. Its really incredible. Excellent condition.

Unlined and completely cut on the bias and with flat ribbon finished edges. Slips on to wear and the fabric has some stretch. Tagged a Small but the bias cut makes it more flexible in sizing. The bias cut and stretch fabric will accommodate a range of sizes

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: open
Length: 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2846

Reference Photo: S/S 2008 Runway, Look 37.

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

This is a fabulous little Ungaro dress with the prettiest floral print running over its surface. It somehow manages to be dramatic, sexy and yet pretty and sweet all at once. Ungaro started out as a designer who did very structural and conceptual space age pieces but by the time he started his ready to wear line, Ungaro Parallele, in 1968 he was already starting to soften his look. By the late seventies and early eighties, when this dress is from, his designs had become sifter and more body conscious. The dress is superbly fitted and almost corseted through the torso, bust and hips with the soft drapes created from the silk jersey he used. The shoulders are cut high and narrow and the sleeves a bit fuller. I love the the front cut out detailing and the way each sleeves ties, picking up the little bow detail at the front.At the back you get a bit of bareness with a cut out. It has it a bit of a forties vibe to it and is very pretty. Excellent condition

The body of the dress is lined in silk and there is a layer of added structure that helps eep the shape and shape the wearer. It closes with a side painted metal zipper and hook and eye at the back neck over the cut out. The fabric has some stretch

Shoulders: 13"
Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 37" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2843

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

Rarely have I seen such a fine and elaborate example of the Dior label come to market as this extraordinary dress. Based on the lines and construction and other examples I have had in the shop I would say that this extraordinary dress dates to the mid-sixties. It is from the Dior Paris Boutique and the label is numbered so this would have been a special or custom order by a client made in the ateliers under Marc Bohan for Dior. I see no machine work so while technically I must classify it as demi-couture, it is most certainly made to Haute Couture standards. It is an absolutely wonderful example of the mod feel of that era and hands down one of the best sixties dresses I have had in the shop.

The dress is made from a very fine silk that has been dyed the perfect shade of chocolate. This silk base allows it to weigh far less then what you would think upon first glance. Onto the silk are hand applied sequins and there are literally thousands of these tiny sequins that have each been sewn into place so that the entire dress gleams in the light. From the waist down Mr Bohan mixed in paper thin medallions of tortoise shell with more sequins used to created an edge around each. In some cases rows of sequins have been sewn directly on top of its tortoise shell backdrop. The dress is cut with a shirt front and a little A-line skirt. I love how the basic design elements like the pockets, cuffs and collars are all edged in a tightly spaced finish of sequins. I doubt you could find a better example of this type of dress from this period that has the same intense workmanship in its making. Excellent condition.

Fully lined with a matching fine silk through the skirt and silk organza through the sleeves and bodice. The inner seams are hand finished and the sequins and shells are hand applied. There are perhaps the occasional missing sequin here and there among the thousands but I see nothing that truly detract from this beautiful example of Dior in this time period. Museum quality 

Sleeves: 21"
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 19" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2715

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On June 15, 1978 Lisa Najeeb Halaby wed King Hussein wed and become his fourth wife and Queen of Jordan. Queen Noor chose a simple silk Dior gown by Marc Bohan for the ceremony and instantly became a style icon. Harper's Bazaar named the gown one of their "The Most Iconic Royal Wedding Gowns of All Time". That same year my client commissioned a version of the gown made and I am very pleased to offer that same gown here. I have also sourced an example from this same collection using the open cut work "ladder" technique seen on our gown from the Metropolitan Museum's collection. This dress comes direct from the daughter of the original Haute Couture client.

The gown is amazing and the attention to detail shown in every hand done stitch is breathtaking. It is entirely done by hand, as dictated by Haute Couture standards, and the silk chiffon is of the highest possible grade and as fine and light as a feather - it literally floats around you. The top floats over the torso for an easy fit and is left unlined, making it semi-transparent and incredibly romantic and beautiful. There is a double row of open cut "ladder" stitches that suspend the silk between them. Incredibly, upon close inspection, each of those little bars are individually covered with wrapped thread. The skirt is a masterpiece of bias cut silk chiffon as it floats and cascades to the floor from the waist. As it nears the hem there are 6 full panels of fabric that overlap each other and all six incorporate that same ladder technique used on the bodice. It has its original gold metal thread lame belt with a huge silk flower that you can tie at the waist or even choose to wear at the neck or as a head piece. There is also a square silk chiffon scarf that came with it that is not photoed but will be sent with the gown. It is truly a wonderful dress and when you see it in person you will be astounded at the level of craftsmanship and care put into the construction. A masterpiece and truly fit for a modern day queen. In excellent condition.

The skirt is lined in second layer of the same silk used on the exterior while the bodice is unlined. It is completely made by hand as the parameters of Haute Couture dictates. It closes with a handset, low side painted metal zip below the waist and and above that the bodice closes with a series of hand set, silk covered snaps. Inner waist stay the hooks to close. Note there is no label but it is guaranteed to be Dior. Museum quality

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 18" from shoulder to waist but drapes to approx 15" when on
Skirt: 39.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2365

Photo Credits: Queen Noor in a Christian Dior Gown & King Hussain of Jordan on their wedding day, 1978 (credits unknown)  /  Dior Evening Ensemble from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Online Collection

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

I am almost certain this is Oscar de la Renta as I have had very similar dresses to it in the past, however it no longer has any label so I cannot be 100%. Regardless of its origin the dress is very beautiful and well made. It is shockingly light and easy to wear. I know it looks like it should not be with all that gold and embellished detailing, but the fabric is actually a light silk organza fabric. Onto this, gold lame thread has been woven through the silk in a pretty pattern that sits over the pastels of the organza. The gold parts are down in rows which give it that striking look. The pattern under the gold is fantastic - soft pinks have a touch of other pastels in a watercolor wash of softness that perfectly off sets the gold. The upper bodice is cut into a V and the neckline is highlighted with a banding of gold braid set with large pink and clear rhinestones.This also circles the waist for definition and the skirt is full to the floor under that. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a pink crepe chiffon through the bodice and skirt with the sleeves left unlined. It closes with a back metal and nylon zipper. Each cuff closes with hidden snaps

Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13" from neck to waist
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# E644

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

This is one of my favorite pieces in the shop. Even though is now almost 90 years old it feel remarkably fresh. It really is an exceptional piece. This would have been considered lingerie when it was first made - but now it is entirely appropriate as a piece to wear on its own as a jumpsuit. It is made from a beautiful weight silk that is that perfect shade of pink nude peach that seems to have only been done to this exact just right during the 1930s. It has a simple button front which means you just step into it and go. The sleeves are capped and the collar neat and round. To give that balance the legs are cropped and cut wide. I love the ties at the waist so you can cinch it in a bit or leave it loose and easy fitting. Presents as excellent condition with one note below to review.

Unlined and you step in to wear. Buttons at the front. Note that under each arm is the very faintest change of color. This is not apparent when on at all and is only seen lying flat and with strong light. Hand finished

Shoulders: slightly inset at 13""
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips:18 " flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from neck to waist
Pant: 36.5" from waist to hem
Inseam: 22" from inner seam to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# S513

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

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I am very happy to be able to pass on this extraordinary opportunity to you. Throughout the shop there is now a collection of items you can buy at a discount of by 50%, identified by this note at the top of the listing. (to see all the available items click here).

Some of them are couture pieces and all of them are of exceptional quality and highly collectible. All are from the archives of one client with whom I have worked with for many years, getting a steady stream of vintage and couture pieces from then as they have downsized their extensive collection. It is now time for them to retire. They have asked me to put all of their items down to 50% as a final clear out with all sales final for these items. For those of you that have shopped with me all these years this is a golden moment.

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A version of this wonderful Chanel pant and top set was featured in the ad campaign for 1996 that featured Amber Valletta. Both pieces are made of a silk that is very light and easy to wear. It has the added bonus of being made up of two pieces so can be worn together or you can mix and match with other pieces already in your wardrobe. The pants are the twin of the ones used in the ad campaign, They have a fitted hip and waist and the pant legs are cut long and lean with a straight cut that has just a touch of width to them. The top has a button down cut with neat, pointed collar and long sleeves. It is cut to be worn more loose and easy through the body and can be worn tucked in or left out. Pockets sit on each side of the bust for detailing. The pattern is fabulous with its combination of the signature Chanel camellia mixed with that classic double C logo. "Chanel" is also written across the fabric in script from top to bottom. It is wonderful. Excellent condition.

Both pieces are unlined. The pants close with a side zipper and button at the waist, The top buttons down the front and has buttons on each cuff. Tagged a vintage 34. Appears unworn 

Top
Shoulders: 16.5" across
Sleeves: 22.5" long
Bust: to 19" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Length: 29" from neck to hem

Pants
Waist: 12" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Pant: 40.5" from waist to cuff
Inseam: 29"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2046

Reference photos: Amber Valletta for Chanel Resort 1996 Ad  / Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in New York  /  Amanda Lee Shirreffs (see the complete blog post on this look here)

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

This beautiful and regal feeling gown by Oscar de la Renta is even better in real life. That classic combination of a deep, rich blue silk taffeta with the black velvet applique and bodice is spectacular. It is also cut in a beautiful sculpted way so that even off of the hanger it has a spectacular hour glass shape. The neckline is scooped at the front and the black silk velvet bodice is cut to feel sleek and fitted. The waist is nipped in and shaped to do so and then the skirt flares out from just under the seam at the low waist in a beautiful curve of volume. Stiffening is added all along the interior so that you get this wonderful shelf effect. The lines are highlighted even more with the panel of silk at the top that gradually changes to applique that cover the top portion of that beautiful skirt. It has its own interior layers of silk and tulle lining to retain that stunning shape. The sleeves are the perfect, dramatic finishing detail you would expect from Oscar de la Renta. Each is cut with an elastic at the cuff and are a huge, tremendously full pouf above. A final scattering of the same applique that you see on the skirt is the final flourish. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a fine black silk through the bodice and a silk organza through the sleeves. The skirt is interlined in a black silk organza with an interior silk organza lining that has horse hair bands around the hip portion of this inner skirting. It closes with a back zipper. Each sleeve has an elastic finish Beautifully finished and appears unworn.

Sleeves: 17"
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 60" from natural neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2838

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

This Galanos gown is made from layers of silk chiffon done in a striking combination of pink that has an overlay of an olive green silk that creates that fabulous 'apron' detail on the front and back of the skirt. I love these two colors together. It is an unexpected color choice that works surprisingly well. To wear, the dress simply slips on and falls perfectly in place over the body. It is beautifully constructed and the simple silhouette is deceptive as the construction techniques used are actually quite intricate with many layers of silk set over each other used in its creation. The pink dress alone has three layers in the skirt. Over that skirt lay panels of the green silk that are set to drape down both the front and back. The bodice is kept simple and sweet with tiny silk straps which are set in a way that allows you to be able to tuck them in and wear the dress as a strapless piece if you wish. The waist is elastic for an easy and comfortable fit, with a matching fabric tie belt to cinch it in for added shape. Excellent condition.

Fully lined through the bodice in a second layer of the same pink silk chiffon and the skirt has three full layers of the pink silk chiffon that act as the lining. It closes with a hand set, painted metal side zipper above the waist. Elastic waist. Hidden pockets along the seams of each hip. Hand rolled edges and hand finishes. This would be considered demi-couture.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16"
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD1199

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

The interesting thing about John Kloss for Circa pieces are that they were originally intended as lingerie pieces. This makes the vast majority of piece that one finds too thin or too sheer to wear as proper dresses now. But every once in a while you find a fabulous little exceptions like this one ins a deep ivory color. John Kloss was a contemporary of Ossie Clark and I love how you can see that same British sense of sexiness in his pieces. This gown has a simple but sexy cut that really shows off the body once on. The front plunges to the waist seam and then buttons to the hem from there. The skirt is long and flows to the floor in a column of bias cut nylon jersey. Kloss was genius at choosing extremely high quality nylons that held the color well and would drape exactly as he wished. Excellent condition.

Double lined through the bodice  in the same fabric and unlined through the skirt. and buttons down the front to wear. Tagged a vintage Kloss for Circa Petite but please check measurements.

Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 13"
Bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 45" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2835

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

This little dress is a bit of an enigma. It came as part of a lot of items and it has no tag or information. Off the hanger it looks like a bot of nothing but once on the mannequin I realized that it has very good lines and drape. Inside, the finish is to couture levels with hand done inner seam edges, as are the outer seams. All signs of a little gem that has sadly lost its label. It is made form a ivory silk of a good weight and is cut on the bias. It has an unusual zipper closure that zips down to the slit at the side of the leg rather then up the body as a zipper is usually placed. The collar is soft and high around the neck and the sleeves are cut long with zippers at each cuff to keep them properly in place and each is finished in a gather of soft pleats along those zipper. At the side sits two long panels of fabric I have ties loosely. More soft gathers sit along the zipper there to create an interesting drape technique. It is simple and easy but very, very well made. Excellent condition

Unlined with couture level finishes. Closes with a side zipper and zippers set at each cuff. The bias cut will allow for a range of sizes as long as the shoulders fit.

Sleeves: 31"
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 53" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# E643

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

Mary Quant become famous for her mini dresses in the 1960s, some even attribute her as inventing them, but she continued designing past that period and was still designing into the 1970s. Her clothing from that later time period reflected what was happening in the Brit fashion movement of those days. I am dating this to approx 1971 based on the fabric which is similar to pieces I have seen from that same year by Ossie Clark. The London designers would have been buying from the same or similar textile shops and factories so that makes best sense. It is made of a heavy black silk with a floral & leaf design in a glossier tone worked directly into the fabric. The cut is classic early seventies and showcases her incredible tailoring. It has an almost Victorian feel to ti with its laced edged neckline and a flapper feeling dropped, tiered skirt. The neckline is squared off with wide straps that have a layer of lace applied over them. It buttons down the front so has the feel of a lingerie piece. The body of the dress is fitted to the hip with a panel of fabric layered over the waist for a touch of flounce. From there the skirt billows out quite full and drops into another tiered, fuller low skirt. The fabric really reacts nicely to the light and the volume is the skirt is incredible when you move. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on to wear with buttons running down the front. It has its original matching fabric tie belt.

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 44" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2832

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

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I am very happy to be able to pass on this extraordinary opportunity to you. Throughout the shop there is now a collection of items you can buy at a discount of by 50%, identified by this note at the top of the listing. (to see all the available items click here).

Some of them are couture pieces and all of them are of exceptional quality and highly collectible. All are from the archives of one client with whom I have worked with for many years, getting a steady stream of vintage and couture pieces from then as they have downsized their extensive collection. It is now time for them to retire. They have asked me to put all of their items down to 50% as a final clear out with all sales final for these items. For those of you that have shopped with me all these years this is a golden moment.

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During the 1950s, Yma Sumac was a singing superstar. She was known for her extreme vocal range, which was said to be 'well over five octaves'. She had tremendous style and combined the look of traditional Incan clothing with the high 1950's glamour of Hollywood for a look that was uniquely her own. When she passed away in 2008 most of her clothing ended up in the hands of her long time assistant Damon, and he eventually released most out for sale. Those were immediately snatched up by collectors and fans worldwide and her pieces have become harder and harder to find as time passes because they are squirreled away in private collections around the world. I am very pleased to have this beautiful and extremely well-documented robe for you in the shop.

This is a stunning robe or evening coat that is extremely well documented. It is from Saks Fifth Avenue and would have most likely been a design collaboration between Yma and Sophie Gimbel who was in charge of, and designed for, the couture salon during this time period. Yma was photoed in this robe and she also sat for a portrait in the robe. It was obviously a favored piece of hers to have been worn for two occasions like that. The robe is made of a pale green silk of a good weight, with a matching silk lining on the interior. The sleeves are finished with wide cut, black velvet cuffs, that I have rolled down so you can see just how wide the are. In the reference photo and the photo of her portrait, Yma has worn them folded up and you could wear them either depending on how long you want the sleeves to hang. The front edges of the robe are finished with the same black velvet. I love the way it widens dramatically as it nears the hem as this gives the robe tremendous movement and a sense of drama as you walk. It is truly extraordinary and it is a privilege to have a piece in the shop from a woman that in in 2010 'V' fashion magazine voted as one of the 'Top 5 World Muses'. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a matching heavy silk. It has no closures. Perhaps a touch of grubbiness to the edge of the hem and there is a scuff on the inner silk near a seam. All extremely minor and do not detract. The open cut allows this to fit a large variety of sizes

Sleeves: 20"
Shoulders: 19.5"
Bust: 23.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: open
Length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD2648

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

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I am very happy to be able to pass on this extraordinary opportunity to you. Throughout the shop there is now a collection of items you can buy at a discount of by 50%, identified by this note at the top of the listing. (to see all the available items click here).

Some of them are couture pieces and all of them are of exceptional quality and highly collectible. All are from the archives of one client with whom I have worked with for many years, getting a steady stream of vintage and couture pieces from then as they have downsized their extensive collection. It is now time for them to retire. They have asked me to put all of their items down to 50% as a final clear out with all sales final for these items. For those of you that have shopped with me all these years this is a golden moment.

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Christian LaCroix was the master at creating the most fantastical gowns imaginable and I am immensely pleased to have this example of his work in the shop. It is just a masterpiece and truly a work of art. The body of the dress is strapless and fitted, cut and shaped to curved around the body. like a sculpted draping The sweetheart bodice is peaked higher on one side and the fabric is hand draped and shaped across the bust. The right side is a soft curve and the left side is set to sit higher and more pronounced. The fabric on that side is actually wired along its inner edge so you can create the shape you wish. It allows you to shape it to extend high up and be more dramatic, or push it to flare more outward, or shape it to lie flat against you at the height you wish. A curving, swirling appliqué of leather that has been top stitched and embroidered trails down the front and into the lower skirting. The lower portion of the gown is fitted to hug your curves and at one side has a high slit that runs right up the upper thigh. This slit is kept from being completely scandalous by the way the gown is shaped and the fabric is wrapped around the body. The skirt opposite to the slit cascades to the floor with gathered poufs and a large bow. It trails out and past the floor to create a train. The contrast of the purple that you see under the olive of the outside silk perfectly emphasizes and highlights every line of the design. It is magnificent. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a purple silk and the outer skirts and dress are self backed in purple. There is a full bra/corset built into the bodice and it is lightly boned. There is also some type of stiffening fabric through the bodice for structure and shape. It closes with a two zippers  - an exterior one and an interior one that closes the inner corset. Tagged with the mainline demi-couture LaCroix tag.

Bust: to 16" flat across the back with upon to a B cup built in, maybe a small C
Inner corset waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length to shortest portion: 33" from top to hem
Length of the shorter of the two skirt: 49.5" from top to hem
Length to the hem of the train: 65.5" from top to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2429

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

This stunning dress is based in the 1985 Haute Couture collection. You can see the similar lines in the dress I have included here as a reference from that show. He also used a similar color palette in several pieces from that collection and seems to have combined that and the silhouette of the other to make this stunning dress. It is made from layers of a light silk voile that has a stunning print done in purples and green that covers its surface. The body of the dress is strapless and gathered in soft pleats from the top of the bodice to just below the hip. The skirt floats out from under that to be quite full and is cut slightly longer in the back then the front so you get a beautiful curving swoop of fabric. Around the hip is an attached panel of fabric that I have tied in a large, soft bow to one side the hip and then ends of that penal trail down in such a pretty way. It is stunning in person and even better then how it has photoed. One of my favorite pieces. Excellent condition

Fully lined and layered in the same fabric. There are two small repairs to the inside lining in the bodice that do not affect the integrity of the gown or the outside at all. Closes with a zipper at the side.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 58" from top of dress to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS=SML

Item# DD2831

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

This beautiful 1950s silk dress is made from a very fine, high end Asian silk. The silk has a beautiful design os sprays of feathers done in a red thread woven through it. In addition tot hat are little deep grey medallions scattered over the entire surface. The fabric itself is marked along the inner salvage and I would not be surprised to learn that this was a high end designer piece. The red is not a true metallic thread but it seems to almost glow in real life. It is really something special and much better in person then how the camera has captured it here - the color overall is even richer and more true. The bodice has a pretty low V with gathers along the inverted V at the band of the waist. The banding gives you a tiny nipped in waist silhouette and then the skirt flares out into a gentle A-line. The skirt has a very unusual cut. Where you slip into is actually a slim fitting pencil skirt at the front with a very full pleated, almost bustled back. The inner skirt has a lining front and over this is a second panel of fabric that wraps around you to the back and gives you even more fullness. It is so clever and unusual. Excellent condition

Fully interlined in an ivory silk organza and black silk in parts. It closes with a painted metal zipper at the back. Hand finished and beautifully made. The fabric is marked along the salvage. The skirt has ribbon edge finishes and the entire dress is wonderfully made.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 30" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# E642

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

For the Vogue review of the Spring 2016 Vetements show, Sarah Mower stated: The entity that goes under the name Vetements has caused quite a quake through fashion—bottom-up, from nowhere. Just when—by looking at mainstream corporate luxury-goods norms—it seemed that cool was dead and buried and nothing “alternative” could ever again survive, along came a couple of brothers, Demna and Guram Gvasalia, and their collective of friends, to prove skeptics wrong....At top speed, Demna Gvasalia and his co-conspirators confirmed everything their following likes about their off-kilter, elegant, giant-jacketed tailoring and clunky romantic dresses, and then bettered it all. ...Then came the dresses, in a stunning number of new, colorful, and punchy-sophisticated ideas....Demna Gvasalia himself learned the ropes at Maison Martin Margiela, before setting up Vetements and getting on with proving that there can be a different way of doing things. Apart from their stylistic insights into what people really want to wear, it feels like the beginning of something else, too—perhaps something like the power of niceness and friendship in an industry that could do with a lot more of that."

This dress was one of the favored among the street style set and was photoed endlessly it seemed for various editorials. It sold out world wide and was wait listed. It is impossible to find even now I am very pleased to have sourced one that has never been worn and is absolutely perfect. It feels as fresh and avant garde as it did then and will absolutely be a future collectible. The color is a deep red and the cut is oversized. The body of the dress is made of layers of a chiffon and the sleeves and all the ruffles are made out of a heavier, stiffened fabric that gives them shape and structure. The shoulders are cut wide and are meant to be prominent. You can see the beginning of their signature asymmetrical setting of the skirt that carries through to present collections. It is remarkable and a true piece of fashion history that will only increase in value as time passes. Excellent condition with original tags attached. 

Lined in the same chiffon and slips on to wear. Tagged an XS but is meant to be worn over-sized. It will fit a range of sizes because of this.

Sleeves: 29"
Shoulders: 17.5"
Bust: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 17" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 29" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2830

Reference Photos: (1) S/S 2016 Vetements, Look 34.  /  (2) Vetements Outfits Photographed by Inez + Vinoodh, Vogue, March 2016.  /  (3) Bella Hadid in Vetements, ELLE US, February 2016. Photo by Dan Martensen.

This garment has never been worn and is in its original new with tags condition. Thoroughly checked over before shipping, it will be ready to wear upon arrival.

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

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

Bust: variable as it ties
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2824

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

There is just a certain cut and line of a seventies halter that once you find you look for variations of it endlessly. This is that dress. It is super chic and one of those easy to wear pieces that you can just throw into a suitcase and it works for day or night, and at the beach, the country, or the city, and you always feel like a million bucks in it. It is made out of a wash and wear cotton and that stripe gives it a fabulous feel. It's got a element of sexiness to it with that low bare back but still feels sweet at the same time. The front has a halter/bikini cut and ties around the back of the neck. This leaves the back virtually bare with the front is cut low and deep so you get a sexy expanse of skin. The skirt cascades to the floor in a widening sweep of fabric and I love how the stripes are set on an angle on the skirt. Excellent condition.

Unlined and ties to close at the back neck and zippers at the low back waist.

Bust: adjustable
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: Approx 15" from neck to bottom seam of 4" band at waist
Skirt: 42" from bottom band at waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# D580

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

If you are looking for a dress in a bright shot of color this is it. The rain bow palette travels down the dress in bands of pleated chiffon. Bright pastel [ink, green, yellow and blue are set side by side all the way around the dress for maximum color impact. The dress is a touch too small for my mannequin and will sit better on a smaller girl. It falls in a sleek column of pleats that travel the full length of the dress. The bodice is sleeveless and set in a low V at both the back and front. A piped and braided belt in the quartet of colors is attached and circles the waist. The skirt falls from there in a sweep of pleats that give it a pretty movement when you move. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a nude chiffon. The chiffon used feels like a synthetic but a good one. Closes with a back painted metal and nylon zipper. The attached belt hooks to close at the back.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Under Bust: 13"
Natural Waist: open
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to under bust
Skirt: 45" from under bust to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# E641

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

The Spring 2005 Prada show is one of the label's most iconic and recognizable. In her review of the show, Vogue's Sarah Mower stated: Just when the whole fashion world has turned ladylike—thanks, of course, to Miuccia Prada—she's tossed it all in the air, looking for a certain freedom. "A vague idea of birds; birds of vanity, like peacocks, parrots, and swans," was a starting point in her restless search for change, she explained. "I also wanted to move toward something more young and sporty, tall and narrow.... In broad terms, the news from Prada included a different silhouette (short hemlines, worn mostly with flat sandals), a return to one of her favorite palettes (brown-ochre-rust), and as always, lots of artful eccentricity (peacock feathers, flowerpot hats, Bakelite digital watches). There was also a Jamaican dance hall vibe, with reggae on the sound system, Rasta stripes in the knitwear, and Caribbean crochet in the raffia hats and cardigan coats. The birds really took flight for night, in the form of skirts overlaid with peacock feathers, dresses covered with digitalized feather prints, and pretty chiffon gowns whose fan-like pleats hinted subtly at dove's wings."

This is Look 22 from the show and is absolutely infused with that Prada vibe pieces. Here we see her masterful hand at mixing colors. The top of the dress is a combination of eggplant, brown and a startling strip of red, and the skirt is a soft combo of brown and green. It is cut very short with a swingy little silk chiffon skirt and a fabulous one shoulder cut to the bodice. The skirt is just gorgeous. It is made from a pleated silk chiffon and has two rows of horizontal stitching to give it shape over the hips and than flares and swings under that in a light cascade of silk. The top is a light weigh wool and I love the contrast of fabrics. It is fitted and the unusual color combination is fabulous and flattering.  Excellent condition

Fully lined in a deep brown, fine silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. Hand finishes. Tagged a Prada 40

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder to waist
Skirt: 16.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2820

Reference Photo: Prada Spring 2005 Runway Show, Look 22. (Model: Kim Noorda)

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