• The jacket is from the Fall 2005 Roberto Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• This is an incredible Cavalli piece that combines a pastel green brocade with a gold painted silk lining and leopard printed silk detailing. There are also panels of a silk velvet, a chinchilla collar, and added bead and rhinestone details.
• The jacket is easy to wear but incredibly decadent and elaborate at the same time. The perfect Cavalli mix.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are cut on a slight curve. A wide band of the pale silk green velvet runs down the inside of each sleeve, placed slightly towards the back for added detailing. The body of the jacket is cut with a slight shape added through the waist but is meant to fall over the body in a fairly easy manner. 
• It hooks to close down the front with a series of hidden set hooks and you can wear it completely closed up to the collar or open anywhere between that and fully open.
• There are four pockets sitting at the front and the flap of each pocket has a heavy detailing of beading and prong-set rhinestones. I love the added glitz that this gives the jacket.
• The collar is a soft chinchilla fur and it appears that the collar is completely finished properly underneath so if wearing fur bothers you, you could untack it and wear it without.
• More stripes of the silk velvet run down the front panel sit at each side and a straight panel runs down the centre of the back.
• Inside is lined in a printed silk with bands of leopard silk added as well. The silk inside has the feel of being painted and has a metallic gold paint added to highlight the pattern.
• The jacket is fully lined in silk as described above and closes with hidden set hooks down the front. Each pocket at the front is functional. I see a tiny storage mark at the back on the top of the velvet just under the collar. There is one tiny spot on one cuff about 2 inches above the cuff and there is a tiny spot on the very edge of the other cuff. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• Tagged a vintage Cavalli 44
• Excellent overall condition with the note above.

Sleeves: 25.5" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 25" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5820

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a well documented butterfly print Thea Porter dress from Spring 1970.
• It was made under the creative direction Thea Porter. 
• Thea Porter combined exoticism, embellished ornamentation and luxurious fabrics in her pieces and her work was a phenomenon during her day.
• This style of dress is one of her most well known dresses and it has been one of her most loved styles since it was first created in 1968. At the time they were referred to as 'Gipsy' dresses although our modern sensibilities no longer refer it to them as that. The Thea Porter book that accompanied the 2015 Fashion and Textile Museum exhibit "Thea Porter 70s Bohemian Chic" (for which over a dozen pieces were pulled from my archives) has many example of stars from that time period wearing their versions. Kate Moss is perhaps the most notable of modern girls who have one and she caused a sensation when she wore her blue version for her wedding rehearsal in 2011. This is almost certainly a one of a kind, or a version of very few that would have been made.
• The butterfly print was by Sheila Hudson and we found references of variations of it on several items. A 1970 evening suit is a part of the V&A Collection. Talitha Getty wore a dress over green trousers to the Paris Casino for a night out with Rudolf Nureyev in 1970 and that photo can be seen in the book 'Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic by Laura McLaws Helms and Venetia Porter.'. Joan Collins and Jackie Collins both wore the print attending the West End premiere of the musical 1776 in London in June 1970 and a dress with the print was shot for British Vogue that June. In modern times, Nicole Ritchie wore a very similar version in 2006. 
• The Thea Porter book states that this style of dress were 'generally made out of a combination of three different fabrics, which give it an enduring variety. If the skirt was in plain cloth cotton, the bodice was usually in brocade… We made the dress in every conceivable fabric, from embroidered chiffon to liberty cotton‘s to velvet…. The silhouette of a slimmer torso combined with a full skirt (composed of 4.5 m of fabric) and sleeves became the basis for Porter‘s 'gypsy or gipsy' dress'. (note that this is historically what the dress was called at the time and this is a direct quote from the book). The book goes on to talk about the cut and design of these dresses saying that 'the bust became an integrated part of the body, ending directly below the breasts to create an empire line. The cut is such that the bust is held in securely, yet pushed up, removing the necessity of wearing a bra. The uneven hem of the dress evolved as a form of collaboration between Thea and one of her first seamstresses, Meg Lake, who was self taught and didn’t realize that a circle of fabric cut on the bias would fall irregularly and need to be trimmed. Porter love that effect and the mistake became a design signature.'
• I love that although this is a classic Thea dress it still kind of 'breaks the rules' for these dresses and uses only the one fabric for the entirety of the piece. Which also illustrates the importance that Thea held Sheila's designs in.
• The neckline scoops down in that curved squared off cut these dresses have. A green velvet ribbon details the cut of the bodice and more velvet defines the waist. 
• The sleeves are a single layer of the butterfly printed silk chiffon and have a touch of transparency to them. They are magnificently full and each one puffs out above an elastic cuff.
• The skirt is two layers, an inner green layer and then floating over that is a bias cut of the same butterfly printed silk chiffon that the sleeves are made out of.
• The silk of the skirt starts just under the velvet band at the waist and it flares out in yards of silk. It has that perfectly imperfect hem described above with the sides falling slightly longer then the centre. 
• The sleeves are unlined and the skirt is lined as described above. It closes with a back set zipper and each sleeve has elastic at the cuffs. The dress is unlabelled. I see slight overall patina to the velvet ribbon. It is an incredible dress
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition with the note above. 

Sleeves: approx 25" and they are full and open through the upper arm.
Shoulders: no true seam since they are inset
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Velvet ribbon under the bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from shoulder to the top of the velvet ribbon under the bust, 16.25" to waist seam
Total length: 48" from shoulder to longest points of hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5813

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this jacket walked the runway as Look 31 for the Fall 2004 Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• Vogue proclaimed that "Roberto Cavalli's runway, wrapped in gilded purple brocade, and his spectacular set – suggesting a Renaissance palazzo with its four poster bed smothered in spotted fur and flanked by sculpted elephants – could only hint at the fabulous excesses to come. This season dressing à la Cavalli involves an enticing melting pot of influences, from the lush fabrics favoured by the princely merchants of 16th century Venice to the Hapsburg splendours of Sissi, the beautiful 19th century Empress of Austria– all leavened with a dash of piractical swagger."
• You can easily see that pirate 'great coat' cut influence in this jacket in both how it was styled on the runway and also in its lines.
• My client told me that these were only available through special order and she ordered this one directly from the flagship Cavalli shop in Milan.
• The jacket is made of a four separate layers of printed and patterned silk chiffon that have been stacked over each other. With it using the lightest possible chiffon the jacket is still extremely light in weight even with the four layers.
• The very top layer is a soft green that has a slightly iridescent feel. This is then detailed with a print set to highlight the cut and design of the jacket. Set within that print is delicate gold that has been set on top of the silk. I love that the back of this fabric has a completely different print to it. It has a more purple undertone and a more intricate design.
• The next layer under that is a classic Cavalli leopard print and then the next is a chiffon that combines purple with a floral pattern and has more gold fused onto it. The final inner print is the same print as the second layer.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves extend out fairly wide and they are cut slightly on a curve. I love how there is a little snap that holds up the cuff of the sleeve so that you see the innermost leopard print inside. You can also choose to undo that snap and wear it long. If you wear it that way it has a slit up the side of the cuff as it falls over the hand.
• The collar is soft and the edges have been left raw cut. The collar flips over slightly and then it falls with the four layers of silk separated down the front with the same raw edge finish to all the layers. There are three sets of ties inside near the waist that you can use to close the jacket.
• The fit is more loose and easy as it glides over the body and then the lower portion of the jacket flares out. The back is split and there is extra fabric all the way around the lower part of the jacket. This is what give the fullness to the lower part of the jacket that you see and creates its sweep around you. 
• Parts of the back are cut longer to give a nod to the tails of a great coat. The extra fabric also gives you wonderful movement as you walk. 
• Pockets sit along each hip and they have ribbon finished edges on the part that sits inside the jacket.
• Many of the outer seams have been folded back to expose the raw edged layers of silk chiffon. They are held in place and defined by a thin black grosgrain ribbon. The attention to detail on this jacket is fantastic.
• The layers serve as the lining and it closes with the ties at the front as described above. I see some extremely minor marks on the front near the shoulder. Because you see the pattern from underneath these can barely be seen but they are mentioned for accuracy. There is a pull on one sleeve. Please see the photos after the label shot. The fabrics are signed throughout. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. It will just drape more on a smaller frame.
• Tagged a modern Cavalli M
• Excellent overall condition with the note above.

Sleeves: approximately 24" when the cough is snapped up and 27" if it's left to hang down. It is 13" around the upper arm.
Slightly dropped shoulders: 16.5"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: approximately 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam but can be left looser with the ties or worn open.
Hips: open
Total length: 49" from neck to the longest points of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5812

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of the dress walked the runway for the Spring 1985 YSL runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
  
• This is a dress that is immediately recognizable as being YSL and was very well documented. Besides being seen on the runway one was famously shot by Helmet Newton for Vogue and it appeared in another editorial that season as well.
• The dress combines a black crepe skirt with a pink textured fabric, bought us and then a brilliant blue textured fabric piece that wraps around the hips and trails down one side
• I love that we have referenced photos of this one because it truly transforms once on the body.
• The pink of the top has heavy texture running through it. It is gathered into a wide strap across the top of the shoulder, and then extends down on an angle under the arm on the other side. It's all gathered into the top of the shoulder, and this creates the fantastic drape that you see running across on both the front of the bodice and the back.
• The seam where it meets, the black skirt is set on an angle that runs almost perfectly opposite to the angle of the neck line. It runs down to about the top of the hip on one side and then angles down to about mid hip on the other.
• Under that is a lightweight black skirt that continues to curve over the hips and then expands out for the lower skirt. There's quite a bit of fabric at the lower skirt so it has beautiful movement when you move and the back is cut a touch longer for a perfect little sweet behind you.
• Around the waist is a brilliant, deep, turquoise panel of fabric. This wraps around you and then comes back to hook into place at the hip where the ties start. I love how you can expand the fabric quite full over your hip on the one side.
• The ties continue down the side of the skirt and they are quite wide. They add to the movement the dress has when you move and add an unexpected bit of glamour.
• I love the almost startling combination of the three colours. It is a fantastic example of his work during this era.
• The dress is online and closes with a side, set, zipper, and hook an eye above that. The sash wrapped around the hips and hooks into place. The top and waist have a more bias cut feel, and I've put the range of measurements for those below.
• Take a vintage YSL 38
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 59" from top of shoulder to hem and the back extends another 3" with approximately 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5810

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Cruise 2026 Christian Dior show as Look 55.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• This was the final collection Maria for Dior and prior to the show she said "I want to show what I love, what I really love.". In Vogue's recap they said that "she was drawing attention to the role her city (Rome) has played in fashion - wrapped up as it is in the dolce vita of the 1950s, the glamorous hayday of the Cinecitta movie industry, and the glory of Valentino and Fendi, both of whom she worked for. On top of that she was celebrating the life of the Eris, hostess, and patron of the avant-garde arts, Mimi Pecci-Blunt."
• Dresses like this one showcase throughout the show described as "minimalist yet sumptuous simplicity" in the form of long, slim, semi-sheer dresses. Underwear visible, shoes flat. Vogue said she was "staking claim to the look she had coined at Dior."
• It was also seen on Wang Yu-wen in November of 2025.
• This dress is made from a soft interesting shade of a dusky soft pink colour that darkens or lightens depending on the way the light hits the cut velvet. The base fabric is a feather light silk chiffon and it comes with its matching silk chiffon inner slip.
• The shoulders are soft and neckline is a simple scoop. It buttons to close at the back of the neck and this sits above an open slit that runs down the back.
• The sleeves are incredible. Each curves out from just above the waist and then meets at a point out from the shoulder. On the top of each sleeve there is an slit opening that perfectly ties in with the slit at the back. You can see how this sits once on the body in the reference photos. This opening at the top and curving underneath also allow it to catch the air when you move for beautiful movement.
• The fabric is all cut on the bias and it skims over the bust and falls over the waist in a more generous full manner. We have not added a belt and it was not shown with one but if you wanted more shape it would be easy to add one.
• The dress curves outward over the hips and then widens out quite a bit by the hem. There is an immense amount of silk used in the skirt and the back is cut so that it falls longer than the front. When you move it moves beautifully around you.
• The entire dress is covered in a floral design made of a matching colour cut velvet. The way that it catches the light and changes colour is quite incredible. In some lights the dress feels to be a soft taupe with some areas of the pattern darkened because of how they catch the light. In other brighter lights the dress takes on a more soft nude, earthy pink feel. It is absolutely incredible and is a nod back to the best of this type of fabric in the twenties and thirties.
  
• The dress is unlined but comes with a matching separate slip. It has a button at the back of the neck but no other closures. It has ribbon finished interior seams and it is in its original uncut length. Pockets are hidden along each hip. The bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and the comfortable range for both pieces of the set have been added below. If you needed the more room of the outer dress you could wear a larger slip underneath. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a modern Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: approx to 20" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63.5" from top of shoulder to the front hem, 73.5" to the back hem

Slip
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5806

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This jumpsuit dates to the Spring 1981 Bill Tice collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Bill Tice.
• I love that we found a fashion illustration of the piece that appeared in WWD that season. It adds that extra little bit of history to the piece.
• This is one of my favourite Bill Tice prints. Pieces with this particular pattern are tough to find and this little jumpsuit is super special. It is only the second one I have ever seen and the first is one that I sold several years ago in the shop.
• His easy-to-wear and glamorous pieces have been worn by countless celebrities for the red carpet and events. Every girl that has bought one of his pieces through me has absolutely loved them. This jumpsuit is exceptional example of his work.
• This is one of those great little pieces that you will only ever find with vintage.
• The jumpsuit is made out of a light as air scarf weight tissue silk that is printed with an oversized print on a soft pink-peach base. The fabric choice makes it extremely comfortable to wear and it drapes and falls incredibly on the body. It weighs ounces and when you put it on it feel like you are wearing almost nothing.
• The front is a single piece of fabric that is piped around the edges. The piping extends out into ties that you tie behind the neck to hold the halter in place.
• This leaves the entire back and sides completely bare and exposed.
• The waist is detailed with a wide band that has his signature top stitching and a bit of padding inside the layers to give it some support and detail. I love how it buttons with the little silk covered buttons at the back.
• From there it curves over the hips and into long pant legs that are cut wide and full through the legs. The pants are extraordinary. As they reach the bottom hem they are cinched back in and gathered through the seam at the bottom. This creates a balloon / harem effect that is just fantastic. And it has pockets. 
• It is extraordinarily well done and very sexy yet so easy and comfortable to wear.
• The jumpsuit is unlined and buttons to close at the back of the waist with three silk covered buttons. There is one hidden snap in the opening under that. It ties at the back of the neck and is gathered in at the cuffs. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Bill Tice 8
• Excellent condition. 

Bust: 16" across at its widest point from side to side
Top seam at waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom Seam at waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: adjustable with the tie but approx 13" from neck to top seam of the band at waist
Pants: 47" from the top of the band at the waist to hem. The inseam is 32" and the gusset is 15.5" from bottom back seam of the waist band to the inside seam. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5803

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

Sleeves: approx 29" to actual wrist and they are approximately 16"around the upper arm
Bust: adjustable 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: adjustable 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to top of band at the waist
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5801

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The mainline version of this dress dates to 1973 and then this RTW version was released in 1974.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gnyuki Torimaru.
• Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972.
• Shortly after the launch of his couture label he teamed up with Rembrandt to produce a ready-to-wear line that had the feel of his couture pieces but was available at locations outside of his atelier. 
• His name became very well known around the globe after creating pieces for Princess Diana’s visit to Japan in 1986. 
• An entire exhibit was dedicated to him at the Kobe Fashion Museum "Gnyuki Torimaru: Legendary Fashion Designer" in 2019. The twin of the dress was also shot for several publications in both 1973 and 1974.
  
• This dress is amazing and it is an incredible statement piece.
• The fabric is a light-in-weight ivory jersey that has a soft slinky feel to it.
• The dress is very easy to wear despite its dramatic presence. It is cut very loose and easy through the entire body and the sleeves are phenomenal.
• The neckline is done in a phenomenal plunge that goes right down to the waist. The jersey is gathered into the waist from the sides to create the soft vertical draping that you see.
• The gathering at the front and the deep plunge are key features to the design of the dress. It is what creates that beautiful draped feel that runs all the way to the hem.
• The sleeves are created by extending out the jersey from the body of the dress. Each one starts incredibly wide as it comes out from below the waist area and then narrows down to a extra long cuff that closes with two buttons at their ends.
• The extreme volume above the long defined cuffs are what helps them to billow up above the wrist more.
• This design leaves the caftan completely opened on the sides from the bust area all the way down through the waist and hips.
• From there it swoops down to the hem to create the unbelievably dramatic draping down each side and it lets the fabric billow around you beautifully when you move.
• At the back it falls in one swoop of fabric to give an almost caped effect
• The movement and boldness of the design is amazing to see. Everything about this dress has a feel of organic movement and drama. It is a remarkable dress and even more stunning on.
• The dress is unlined and it closes at the front at the base of the plunge with a zipper. There is a jersey covered elastic piece that you can step into around the waist if you wish. It could also be worn without that if you need more room. The outer jersey layer is tremendously voluminous and its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition. 

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust-hips: open
Total length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5790

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a gorgeous Couture dress from 1970s Lanvin.
• It was 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.
  
• The dress is not perfect so please make sure to read the entire description and view all the photos.
• The fabric is made from a combination of an ivory silk chiffon with panels of silk brocade handmade ribbon that have been added in vertical lines down the front.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are set into them slightly deeper than a normal sleeve so they have a bit of volume. 
• The sleeves are made of a single layer of the chiffon so that they have a touch of transparency. They remain wide all the way to the elastic set around the wrist. This lets them puff out above your hands in the most beautiful way.
• The bodice skims over the bust to a seamed but generously cut slightly dropped waist. You could add a belt if you wanted extra shape. When worn as it is photoed it simply skims over you to let the full impact of the ribbon take centre stage.
• From there the skirt curves over the hips and continues to expand outwards to the floor. There is an immense amount of fabric used in the skirt. It has been gathered in soft pleats all the way around and this is what helps to give it its fullness. When you move, it moves beautifully around you.
• The ribbons that run down the full front of the dress are beautiful. There are seven in total. Four of them are done in shades of blue and green and three in pale yellow. These are set vertically over the bodice, stop at the waist and then are picked up again just under the band of chiffon at the waist.
• On the skirt they are set on the top of the pleats so when you move you get a vertical band of silk chiffon between them. It is very pretty.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk and the sleeves are unlined. It closes with a series of hidden hooks and snaps down the front. Elastic at each wrist. I see a small very faint mark on the outside of one sleeve and some minor grubbiness around the edges here and there. There is a more substantial yellow mark near the hem. I have taken a photo of it spread out so you can see the full extent of it. I have also taken a photo of it as it falls so you can see that the impact of it is lessened once most of it is hidden within the pleats. I have everything dry cleaned but it was not aggressively cleaned so it is possible that it could come out with a more aggressive specialized cleaning. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25.5" and they are 14"around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.25"
Bust: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 18" from neck to waist
Total length: 61.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5789

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress was Look 97 from the Pre-Fall 2025 Valentino collection.
• In 2015 Valentino was headed by both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierapolo Piccioli. 
• This piece is a particular note because it was the final look of the presentation. It was also a popular piece seen on award shows and red carpets on several celebrities. I love that this lets you see the dress on because it is absolutely outstanding.
• This is one of my favourite Valentino dresses I have had and it is even better in real life.
• The dress is made out of top layer of net with a silk lining throughout and additional net layers through the skirt. Onto that are mirrored pieces set within embroidered thread.
• The colour is very unique. It is a blue tone but with a green-grey undertone to it. It is lovely in person.
• The mirrored pieces are phenomenal. They catch the light from every angle and make the dress absolutely magical.
• The mirrored pieces are different sizes and shapes and are set onto the dress with a matching colour embroidered thread border that overlaps and helps to give the illusion of different shapes. The patterns form a gorgeous design over the entire dress that feels like it lies somewhere between a flower and individual snowflakes. They are absolutely beautiful.
• The neckline is a soft scoop and the shoulders are soft. The sleeves are cut fairly straight all the way down to their ends. The sleeves are made of two layers of the netting so they have transparency once they are on a body. This lets you see the pattern that much more.
  
• The dress skims over the bust and drapes easily over the body to the waist. The waist is cut slightly more on the generous side. You could add a belt it if you wanted to add more shape.
• The skirt falls from there and is gathered in all way around the seam of the waist. It opens out to be very full as it reaches the hem.
• The mirrored pattern is carried all the way down to the hem. Underneath the top layer are two more layers of netting with one having a bordered edge of stiffening to help hold the shape. A silk layer lies under those.
• The excessive amount of fabric used through the skirt give it a ton of movement when you walk and move. 
  
• This is a spectacular dress with an extraordinary amount of work in it.
• The dress is fully lined in silk except for the sleeves. The skirt has additional layers as described above. It. closes with a hidden set back zipper. The dress has its original tags still attached and was never worn.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 02
• Excellent condition
  

Sleeves: 24" and they are 11"around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 64" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5785

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The dress is from the Fall 2017 collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
• You can see the same lace detailing used in the runway dress shown for Look 41 for the Fall 2017 show.
• It is interesting to see lace used throughout this collection because it coincided with the same time that she was working on the wedding dress for Kate Middleton. Vogue praised Burton for this show saying that "for the first time she fully articulated her own point of view.".
• We have had the full length version of the dress in the shop in the past and it is lovely to have this length as well.
• This is an exquisite dress whose base is made of black lace netting. Parts of the netting are a single unlined layer and then other parts are lined with a black silk to make it wearable.
• The combination of the two fabrics gives it enough weight to hold the shape of the dress but it still feels magically light once on.
• The design that covers the dress combines a netted lace base with black cording that highlights the design worked into the lace. This gives the design a slightly raised 3D effect off of the netting.
• The designs forms these gorgeous patterns and it is the kind of piece that the more you look at it the more you see. I took several detail shots so you can get an idea of the workmanship.
• The sleeves are capped and they are left unlined so that the pattern really shows against your skin. The shoulders are soft and the neck is scooped.
• It skims over the bust, past the waist and over the hips. There is no seam at the waist. Instead it is cut so that two softly curving triangles extend from the back and are wrapped into the waist.
• Once you turn around you see that they are extended from a full see-through back that is scooped low. 
• It is almost shocking once you turn around and see that slightly transparent but still covered back.
• The lace set on this back area is different from the rest of the dress so you also get this fantastic contrast there.
• The skirt curve over the hips and then flares out quite a bit all the way around you and is cut to fall in soft folds when you stand still. The extra fabric around the hem gives you this beautiful movement when you move.
• Truly an extraordinary piece from the Sarah Burton era.
• Lined in a black silk as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and each cuff closes with a hidden set zipper.The dress is new with its original tags and was never worn. It's original price was just over $5700 USD.
• Tagged a modern McQueen 42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 7.5" and are just under 11" around the opening
Shoulders: 15.5" 
Bust: 17.5-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5783

Reference Photo: Fall 2017 Alexander McQueen, Look 41.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The top is from the Spring 2001 season and it's twin walked the runway that season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler. 
• The top is from the second last ready-to-wear collection that Thierry Mugler presented.
• He experimented with materials that included leather and netting as you see in this piece and the appearance of these wide angel sleeves were of note.
• I've only ever seen one other piece of this available that was done in a different colour from the runway piece like this one is in it's a phenomenal collectors piece
• The top is made out of a brown silk net that has leather pieces hand sewn into place onto the netting set to follow the design of the top.
• It wraps over itself at the front and ties at the waist. You can tie it to the side, the back, the front however you wish.
• The ties are extremely long and they are detailed with oblong pieces of leather in different sizes laid out to follow the cut of each tide.
• More leather curves down to follow the shape of the neckline at the front and go all the way across to the sides of the top. They curve up and over to the back where they come down in a little angled point there.
• The sleeves are as phenomenal. Each one ends in an extremely wide angel shape and is cut extra long. Again the little leather pieces have been applied to follow the shape of the sleeve and some go all the way up almost to the shoulder.
• It is just outstanding.
• The top is unlined and wraps to close.
• It is tagged a vintage Mugler 38.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 27-28" and they are 13-16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seams
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam but can b adjusted up and down a bit when tying into place.
Waist-bottom seam: adjustable
Length: 19" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5777

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1992 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix
• I love that the dress was chosen and featured in the ad campaign that year.
  
• This dress is so simple in some ways yet so dramatic and glamorous in others.
• It is that perfect combination of a pretty piece that you can wear all the time but it still has that Lacroix signature feel.
• The fabric is a crisp cotton printed with a bright floral print. This print is set on a black base and the strong colours pop against that beautifully.
• The bodice is structured with cupped and shaped fronts that are set separately from each other. This leaves a open keyhole at the centre. Straps extend up and crisscross over the front before curving around the neck.
• At the back the straps extend down from the neck and then slip through six oversized gold toned metal grommets. Each grommet is finished with a ring of rhinestones.
• An attached set of straps extends out from the sides of the waist. You can tie these to the front or back. You can tie these to the front or back to add more shape through the waist area.
• The skirt is gathered into a low dropped seam under the natural waist and the print creates a border at the hem of the skirt.  If you prefer a fuller skirt like the runway shots you could easily add a light underskirt under the skirt.
• At the back of the skirt there is an extra panel of fabric gathered there for a little extra volume. It is the perfect Lacroix finish.
• The bodice is lined in the same fabric as the exterior and and the skirt is unlined. Light boning through the bodice. It laces to close at the back with a zipper set under the waist. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements below
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" but is adjustable up or down slightly by the ties
Total length: approx 34" from neck to hem and adjustable slightly by the ties

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5763

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1998 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The re-defining of a men's tuxedo into a piece suited for women is one of the Saint Laurent most enduring symbols. I love that this dress is a play on that.
• The dress is gorgeous and the black silk fabric itself is part of what makes it so fabulous giving it the perfect amount of drape with some structure.
• In contrast to that silk backdrop is a black silk collar with a matte satin finish that sits against the inky black of the dress underneath. 
• The collar is of course what gives the dress it's fantastic nod to the tuxedo and it becomes a central focus point of the dress.  
• This is a piece that shows his strong tailoring and detailed knowledge of how to cut a piece to best suit a woman's body. 
• The dress crosses over itself and hooks at the side with a large glossy decorative button.
• This creates the perfect slightly curved plunge at the front. The sides near the arms angle up and in towards the collar. This allows the notching of the collar to sit against bare skin. A small detail that is quite genius.
• The waist is nipped in by the wrapped cut of the dress with no horizontal line to break the eye. 
• It glides over the hips and then widens out a touch as it nears the hem. 
• The way that it wraps to close at the one side creates that fantastic flash of bare leg when you move and the front opens with your movement. You can see how fantastic and sensual this feels from the runway photos.
• It is a phenomenal YSL from this time period.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and it wraps to close and then hooks at the side of the waist under a decorative button. There is an inner attached silk band that hooks into place to help hold it around you. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 36
• 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 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from neck to inner waist band
Total length: 58" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5757

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a piece that dates to the 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin.
• This is a rare and very special Haute Couture piece that is very bold in its execution. 
• It would have been made completely by hand Paris atelier.
• This is a piece that is meant to be layered over other items and could be worn with almost anything underneath.
• The very avante garde design of the top leaves one side of the bust completely bare and exposed as it angles down from the shoulder and underneath the breast on that side.
• The ruffles are very dramatic as they follow that angle and sit on top of the shoulder to frame the face.
• Another ruffle circles completely around where the sleeve is insight into the top and then the sleeve extends from there in a long and simple line.
• All of the silk is gathered from the shoulder down on a curving angle to the opposite side of the low waist. It angles back out to curve over the hip on the opposite side.
• Everything is gathered in at that point just below the waist. The ruffles starting at the shoulder, calm down to that point and then more ruffles follow the new angle that wraps around the hip.
• Nestled in where everything meets at that single point at the top of the hip is a black silk bow.
• This is a piece that has a dramatic feel from every single angle. It is absolutely extraordinary.
• For those who don't want to be exposed, you would have multiple options on what to wear underneath. Ranging from a simple body suit to a bandeau... the choices of how to make this work are absolutely endless as are what to wear it over.
• This would make a spectacular piece for a bride who wants to wear something that is completely unique.
• The top is fully lined in a matching ivory silk and it closes on the side with a hook & eye and a silk covered snap. You could adjust the waist up or down if needed by an inch or two by moving those. It is completely made by hand to Couture standards and has its proper Couture tag present. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeve: 22.5" and is 12.5" around the upper arm
Bust: the front on the one side covers to 9" from under the arm to where the ruffle starts and then the ruffle extends outward another 4.5"
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 33" from top of the shoulder to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5753

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a gorgeous Couture dress from 1970s Lanvin.
• It was 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 dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris Atelier.
• The fabric is a light weight lace that creates a pretty floral print that covers the dress from head to toe. 
• The bodice of the dress is fantastic. It is cut halter style and you simply slip your head through the opening so that it sits behind the neck. Each halter is cut on a slight curve so even though it is plunged to the band under the bust, it feels very safe when you are wearing it.
• It still has a sexy element though. Each panel is made out of two layers of the lace and the lace is placed to give you coverage so that it can be safely worn.  But you still do see a teeny bit of skin underneath between the more covered lace parts. It is sexy but in a subtle way that is very clever.
• I love that the halter front leaves the entire upper back left bare and exposed.
• A wide 4.5" band wraps around the waist starting just under the bust and at the centre it peaks downwards to be a full 8 inches wide. It is made in the same way as the halter top with two layers of lace so that it also has a slight bit of transparency through the layers.
• The skirt falls to the floor from there widening out as it nears the hem.
  
• Inside everything has been done by hand to Couture standards.
• The panels at the front, as well as the band around the waist, are made of two layers of the lace as described above. The skirt is fully lined in a matching coloured silky rayon. It closes at the back with a hand set zipper. All of the inner seams are done by hand. The skirt was let down at some point and you can see a very faint line on the lining of where it was turned under. The outer layer of lace has a small turned under hem and the edge of the inner lining is raw. It has been left as found for the added length.
• There are no size tags present since it is Couture so please go by the listed measurements below. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers 8.5" flat across from side to side
Seam under the bust: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 11.5" from neck to seam under the bust
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5752

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress was shown for the Pre-fall 2018 Dior collection as Look 60
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• In Vogues' interview with Maria she said of the house that "We have to maintain our heritage, but at the same time, transform it into something that's very easy to wear - comfortable to." the collection had a significant portion devoted to stars with the evening dresses "...and embellished with constellation artwork from surrealist Jean Cocteau."
• The twin of this one was shown in a trio of these embellished dresses and this one with its beautiful embellished sun on the bodice is absolutely one of my strong favourites of the present presentation.
• The upper most part of the bodice and the skirt are made out of a black netting and this is mixed with the black velvet of the bodice. Onto that is an extensive pattern that combines bead work, sequins and embroidered black chenille thread work.
• The bodice of the dress is meant to be more fitted around you but it does not have any inner corset so it is still soft and easy on the body.
• I love the how the upper most part of the bodice is made out of the two layers of the netting for a little bit of skin too show through and then the inky black of the velvet offers a pretty contrast to that.
• The stylized sun that sits on the bodice has a beaded outline and then it is filled with embroidered thread and gold sequins. It appears that this was all hand done on an applique and then the applique was applied to the dress. It is just fabulous.
• The skirt is cut to be very full. It falls from the nipped in waist and then expands outwards from there. This gives it a soft and easy movement around you as you move. If you lay the skirt of flat it is just short of being a true circle skirt by the time it reaches to hem.
• Two layers of netting sit over an opaque silk inner layer next to your body. The very top layer is heavily embellished with gold sequins in various sizes mixed with black chenille embroidery. This gives it beautiful texture and ties it in perfectly with the sun on the top.
• There is a ton of fabric in a skirt. It is very light in weight so when you stand still it falls with just a slight volume but when you move it really moves around you beautifully.
• It is just outstanding in person and beautifully constructed.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk. The dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. I see a slight change in the direction of the velvet here and there. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Dior FR34, GB6, IT38, US2
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15.5" from shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5747

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This set is from the Fall 1978 YSL Rive Gauche collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• We found reference photos of the twin of each of these two pieces. They were not shown on the runway together but coordinating pieces where sold in the shops so they could be mixed and matched.
• I love that it is a set made up of two pieces. It looks like a full dress when worn together but you still have the versatility of being able to mix and match each with things you already have in your wardrobe.
• The top is made out of a black chiffon that has gold thread dots woven through the silk. The body of the skirt is a black velvet and then it has a extensive ruffle all the way around the neck in the same silk and gold chiffon.
• The silk chiffon used on both pieces is amazing. The gold thread that creates the dot pattern throughout really pops off the black.
• Yves was a master at choosing the fabrics that were the perfect compliment to his cuts. These pieces are no exception to that rule. The choice of the silk chiffon keep the top feather light and adding it to the skirt allows it to have that much more movement around you when you move.
• The top is cut to skim over you with a loose and easy feel that is more of a baby doll shape. I have shown the top both tucked and un-tucked so you can get an idea of the shape. 
• The collar is absolutely fantastic. It has a wide ruffle that circles the entire neckline. You can wear it more scooped at the front and closer to the neck or wear it wide and straight across to the very edges of the shoulders.
• I love the slight transparency that the top has with its single layer of silk chiffon.
• The skirt wraps and hooks where it meets. On the side that is open from there down to the hem is a silk chiffon ruffle in the same fabric as the top. This goes all the way to the hem and then around the bottom of the skirt. It adds fantastic movement as you move.
• The top is unlined and the velvet of the skirt is self-backed. The top slips over the head to wear. The skirt closes at the side with a flat hook and eye at the waist and it is open to the hem under that. If you did not want the skirt to be as open you could move the hook at the waist or add hooks along the side.
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage YSL 40
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust-bottom seam: will open to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" from waist to hem
Hips: open
Total length: 40" from waist to the longest side of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5749

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• A version with a pant walked the runway for the Spring 2000 Balmain Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• In 1993 Oscar de la Renta took over as Creative Director at Balmain where he designed the Haute Couture collections until 2002. The house had been floundering at that point and he had a huge impact on the reviving the sales of the couture pieces, mainly by catering to private clients, much like Balmain had originally.
• It is extraordinary to think that Oscar never produced a Haute Couture line under his own label and these few short years at Balmain gives us a chance to see just how talented he really was at all levels.
• Both pieces would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The jacket especially is a dream and I feel like the photos do not fully convey how beautiful and elaborate it feels in real life.
• The fabric used on the jacket is outstanding. The base is a handmade woven yarn and silk mix. Onto that are designs made from natural twine cording that has been embellished with a tiny hand carved round pieces that appear to be mother of pearl.
• The added yarn circles and flowers sit slightly up and off the base and you can clearly see the hand work done to apply them to the base fabric.
• The tiny little circles that are mixed into the design seem at first glance to be sequins but when you take a closer look at them you can clearly see each one is an individually cut iridescent circle with a tiny hole drilled through their centres. They appear to be mother of pearl.
•  The skirt is made out a fabric that looks to be a handwoven silk linen mix. I love how it is cut in a simple silhouette so that the jacket shines.
  
• The jacket has no collar and the shoulders have some padding built in for some structure but still have a more soft feel.
• The sleeves fall from there and each ends with an elaborate addition of four handmade buttons that decorate, and hold closed, a slit set vertically along each cuff.
• The front buttons to close with six more of those same handmade buttons. Tiny faux pockets sit on either side of the button just above the flare that curves over the hips. Each pocket is detailed with its own design of corded circles that matches the borders of the jacket.
• The skirt has a simple long pencil silhouette with a slit at one side to allow ease of walking. It is a slightly paler shade then the jacket and has a very pretty woven texture running through it.
• The waist has no band. It simply curves out and over the hips and then falls in a fairly straight line to the hem.
• I love that this is two separate pieces so that you have the added versatility of being able to mix a match the jacket and skirt with existing things you already own.
• The jacket is fully lined in a very high end hand set silk and closes with hooks set behind the buttons at the front. The buttons on the cuffs are decorative. The skirt closes with a hidden set zipper and hook and eye behind the top of the zipper at the inner waist. All of the work is done completely by hand to couture standards. The proper Haute Couture tag is present inside the jacket. The set appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Jacket
Sleeves: 24" and they are just under 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 40" from waist to hem and the slit is 12" from hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5744

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2017 collection for Look 20.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli and the print was done in collaboration with Zandra Rhodes.
• Historically, this was an important collection as it was Pierpaolo's first solo show at Valentino. It was also his first collaboration with Zandra Rhodes.
• The dress is beautifully documented on the runway and was seen at NYFW as well as couture week in Paris. I love how these show you how gorgeous it is once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful lightweight silk that has a custom Zandra Rhodes print covering the entire dress. The colour is a light taupe that has a pink undertone to it. The print ranges from black line to pink with a hand painted feel that is done in her proprietary manner in studio.
• The neckline is cut wide across and the shoulders are soft. The sleeves extend out directly from the shoulder and from the waist. This makes them very wide and they drape fantastically over the arm. 
• The dress skims over the bust and drapes easily over the body to a more generously cut waist. If you wanted to add more shape, you could easily add a belt.
• The waist is cut more generously so that you have a beautiful flow from head to toe. You can see this in all of the various reference photos and how it sits on the body. This cut was to become one of Pierpaolo signatures.
• The skirt flows to the floor from there and it is beautifully full and easy. It is cut on a swinging wide A-line and it is quite full by the time it reaches the hem. The amount of fabric used through the skirt gives it a ton of movement when you walk and move. 
• The lightness of the silk and the way that it lays over the body allows it to move spectacularly over you and it will pick up the slightest bit of air.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Valentino 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 22" to the longest point once draped. They are full and easy around the upper arm.
Bust: no true defined side seams
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5739

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress was shown for Look 52 for the Spring 2008 Versace collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Donatella Versace.
• This was part of the closing look of a series of bright candy coloured dresses Vogue's review of the show said that "Versace for spring was one of those idea confirming shows were a designer picks out a latent trend and coheres it into critical mass before your very eyes. This season in Milan it took Donatella Versace to get hold of drapey, flowy, goddessey dressing and make it look hot, easy and believable. Her beautifully constructed silk jersey dresses ran the gambut from day to night in a rainbow of colours with each piece gorgeous in its own right.... proof that Donatella Versace is at the top of her game."
• The dress is made from gorgeous pinky coral silk chiffon used for the main portion of the dress and this is combined with a silk chiffon panel that runs down from one shoulder. The silk used is feather light so feels magical once on.
• The dress is gathered up and into the bodice where it has been tightly gathered horizontally across the bust. A band that has tiny flat pleats stacked on top of each other runs across the top of the bodice and is set on an angle underneath.
• A tiny strap circles up and over one shoulder and then a wider chiffon strap curves over the other. The band that runs around the top of the bodice extends out to wrap around the outside of the arm.
• That silk chiffon panel that curves over the shoulder falls into a long panel of silk chiffon that widens out substantially as it nears the floor. It is cut to go to just past the hem of the dress and it creates beautiful movement around and behind you as you move.
• From the angled band that sits under the bodice the dress simply drapes and skims over the waist and hips.  
• The lower skirt is full and open with tons of silk chiffon. Underneath the top layer of chiffon there is a matching colour jersey layer which makes it all incredibly comfortable to wear. The back of the skirt falls slightly longer then the front. This combination of cut and fabric allows for fantastic movement around you as you move. 
  
• The dress is lined in a matching silk through the bust and a stretch silk jersey through the skirt. It closes with a combination of a hidden side zipper and hook & eye. There is a lightly boned partial inner corset piece under the bust. The inner corset has its own zipper. I see some very minor tiny marks on the inside lining near the hem and near the bottom edge of the draped panel. Both are very minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 40.
• Excellent condition with the minor note above.

Bust: the front bust will cover up to 16.5" flat across the front with no true side seams. The band that circles around to the outer arm is 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14.25"  flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13.35" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to the top of the inner corset under the bust. 15.5" from the top of the shoulder to the waist of the inner corset.
Total length: 61" from top of the shoulder to front hem, 66" to the longest point of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5737

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2018 Etro runway and was shown for Look 3 on the runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Veronica Etro
• Vogue reported that the collection "displayed the really excellent cutting of Veronica's dresses. She doesn't need to drain her designs and gorgeous pattern to achieve gorgeousness."
  
• Even the stills from the runway gives you a wonderful idea of how fantastically this dress will move in real life. On the runway it was paired with a jewelled piece that was worn to follow the V of the neck.
• The dress is made out of layers of a light in weight cotton and silk mix gauze that is incredible. A base colour is a soft ivory, and then there is a secondary white print worked into the fabric. Added embroidery and sequin embellishments on the embroidered patterns are done to form a beautiful multi-layered pattern over the entire dress.
• The shoulders are  soft and set wide across to the edges. These curved down into sleeves that narrow slightly to the wrist and are finished with a tiny lace trim. I have shot them at their full lengths but you can see on the runway photos they were worn scrunched to the elbow for added ease.
• The neckline come down in a soft curving V and cotton panels on the bust are gathered into twisting knots along the centre point.
• The skirt sweeps out from under the bust and from there it begins to expand outwards to the hem. By the time it reaches the hem it has quite a bit of volume. The back is cut slightly longer than the front so you get a beautiful sweep and movement when you move.
• The lower tier of the skirt is cut to be wider around to create more volume and movement in the skirt. It is set into the skirt above with more lace.
• The final perfect detail is the elaborate floral embroidery work that covers the entire dress in a matching thread. Onto many parts of the embroidery are added sequins that give the entire dress a beautiful texture from top to bottom.
• This is an absolutely stunning dress that is wonderfully constructed.
• The dress is lined in a layer of the same cotton gauze. The sleeves are unlined. It closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see a small mark that gets hidden in the folds of the skirt, grubbiness at the edges of the hem and there is a tiny stress area to the fabric at the top of one shoulder. Please see the photos after the label. Its easy cut should allow for a range of sizes.
• Tagged a modern Etro 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 23" and they are just under 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: approximately 14"
Bust: to 17.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to front hem, 60" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5732

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 64 for the Spring 2020 Gucci show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alessandro Michele
• Its twin also appeared in editorial shoots and on Tamu McPherson that year adding to its documentation. 
• The dress is made out of a soft purple silk and wool that holds the shape perfectly without being too heavy to wear. This is mixed with a black patent leather trim.
• The neckline is cut high and finished with the black patent trim. I love the little unexpected contrast that this adds. You see the same black patent trim edging in the bottom of each sleeve.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves fall out from there and become very wide by their ends. Each one measures a full 20" around their bottom openings.
• At the front right under the collar there is a pretty cut out that is done to feel like the petals of a flower. These are completely open so that they add an unexpected flash of bare skin.
• The dress flows loose and easy from there to the hem. As it drapes over the body it expands outwards on that same flared line that you see on the sleeves.
• That easy tunic, caftan feeling cut, makes the dress very easy to fit on a variety of body shapes and is so comfortable once on.
• The dress is fully lined a soft purple silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It's original hang tag is attached and it was never worn. I see one pin head size dot on one sleeve and a tiny touch of wrinkles in the patent where it naturally folds. Both are very minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• Tagged a modern Gucci 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23.5" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5723

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This remarkable piece of Emilio Pucci dates to Spring 1968
• It was made under the creative direction of Emilio Pucci.
• It's near twin was famously shot on Marissa Berenson that year.
• By the 1960s and 1970s, Pucci was a world-wide phenomenon. Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and even first lady Jackie Kennedy were huge fans. For all of the many attempts since to catapult the label back to the height of its glory, the days when Emilio himself oversaw the label and designed the prints will always be the most special to me.
• It is made out of one of his more rare and hard to find velour or velvet finished terrycloths. I love that pieces in this fabric could of course be worn as cover-ups over bathing suits, but you could also wear it on its own as well.
• Each of their dresses were made of a custom designed print. On this one a beautiful classic Pucci floral print runs over the entire dress. The print combines pinks, pale, tangerines, soft greys and pops of black. A smaller floral print sits inside the contrast in borders worked throughout the print.
• A zipper runs partway up the front. I love how this allows you to zip it as high or low as you wish. It ends just about the top of the thighs and is open from there to the hem allowing for a bare flash of leg to show.
• It will also open up completely, so you can wear it as an almost cape kind of peace as well.
• I love how the contrasting edging that is built into the print highlights the cut of the piece and adds very pretty lines on all sides of the cover-up.
  
• The shoulders are soft and the arm holes are slightly squared off. This allows for that contrasting band a print around the top of the bust to sit perfectly all the way around you.
• You can zip and hook the collar all the way up and around your neck and the piece comes with its original hood. The hood matches the rest of the cover-up and remarkably it is made so that it snaps into place along the inside of the collar so you can wear the piece with or without the hood.
• It is cut more loose and generous through the body as it skims over the bust, waist and hips. It flares out as it nears the hem and this is helped by a fold over pleat that attaches in near the armholes and expands out all the way to the hem. There is a ton of fabric in it so it has great movement when you move.
  
• These original Pucci coverups are getting harder to find and this one is an outstanding condition and is absolutely gorgeous. The fact that it is documented to its year is just added bonus.
• The piece is unlined with the more traditional terrycloth feeling side against the body. It closes with a front metal zipper. I do see some small discolouration here and there and there is some minor fading and grubbiness to the collar. I see some minor seam separation and a tiny repair where the arm hole fits into the bust at the front. I have taken several photos so please review the the ones after the label shot. This is not unusual for pieces from this period and in this fabric because they were worn and loved. I think it's still an outstanding condition. The printed part of the fabric is signed throughout. Hand finishes throughout. 
• Tagged a vintage Pucci 10
• Great condition
  

Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: 56" from the neck at the seam under the 2" collar to hem. The front slit is 27" from the hem to the base of the zipper.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5721

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2020 collection as Look 76.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• This was one of the most heavily documented dresses of the collection and there is an outstanding number of references as it was shot and photoed everywhere. This dress was sold out and wait-listed worldwide. Very few were produced.
• Vogue said that the show felt like "a long gulp of fresh air and optimism centred on something known." They noted that "in technical terms Piccoli's aim for spring was casualizing the voluminous couture silhouettes he had established over the past few staggeringly well received seasons... The collection was joyful, touched on a myriad of occasions and lifted hearts." It ended with a standing ovation.
• I love the bright colour that the dress has been done in. It is incredibly difficult to capture the actual colour in a photo and I think it is even better in person.
• The dress is made out of an almost parachute feeling fabric that holds its shape fantastically. This combined with the brilliant seaming and cut is what gives the dress its exuberant volume and shape.
• Both the front and back are deeply plunged and everything is kept perfectly in place on the body by the way that it is cut.
• Circling all the way around the arms from the top of the shoulder to the seam under the bust are incredible sleeves that are made from the same fabric. The fabric has been folded over and onto itself to create a double layer. This is what gives them their ruffled volume and airy feel.
  
• The waist has a generous cut and it is meant to feel more loose and easy. It is really a piece that is easy to fit and will work on a variety of sizes.
  
• The skirt is spectacular. It falls from underneath the seam of the bust and expends outwards with four stacked tiers. Each tier gets progressively wider as it nears the hem and the very lowest tier falls out and behind you for a dramatic sweep of fabric. The fabric of each tier is gathered into the seam above and below it and this also helps to add to the volume. 
• The amount of fabric in the skirt and the lightness of the fabric is what lets it billow and move around you as you move. And it has pockets.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his time at the label and it is a very collectible piece.
• The front triangles are backed with another layer of the same fabric and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• Excellent condition

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5718

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5715

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The dress is from 1977 and during this time period his main line dresses were made to order custom pieces.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston
  
• The examples shared here are almost identical to this dress but without the extra added panels that create the spiralling ruffles.
• This is a beautiful dress that showcases the minimal seaming that Halston was so famous for.
• The dress is made of a heavier weighted silk charmeuse that is cut like the reference photos show through the body but with added panels and seams that go around and cascade down the lower skirting.
• It is completely cut on the bias so it drapes phenomenally over the body. You simply slip it over your head and it drapes over you to accommodate the body underneath. This makes it easy to fit and very easy to wear.
• The sleeves are long and extend out directly from the body of the dress with no seaming around the arm. Each narrows to its cuff where there is a handmade silk covered button and loop.
• The neckline is cut wide across the neckline and has a subtle draping at the centre of the neck at both the front and back of the dress. It is a very pretty detail.
• It glides over the body skimming over the bust, waist and hips to the floor. The vertical ruffles are set on an angle so that they cascade down to the hem. When you move these swirl around the lower part of the dress and create gorgeous movement around you.
• Working with this fabric is incredibly difficult and it is a testament to his skill to create such a seemingly simple but a complex pattern in reality.
• The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the same fabric which adds to the technically difficultly of the pattern and rich feel of the silk. It has no closures and slips on to wear. Each cuff has a silk covered button and loop to close. The colour is slightly more ivory in person. I see some minor marks and scuffing here and there on the silk of the bottom ruffles. I shot one so that you can see. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy. 
• There is no size tag and the bias cut will allow it to have it some give. Please go by the range of measurements listed below. On a smaller frame it will just drape more.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: approx 23.5" and are 16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 62" from top of shoulder to hem. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5711

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1977 Halston.  /  (2) Fall 1977 Halston.  /  (3) From the book "Halston: An American Original"

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2004 McQueen show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• The runway pieces were not produced in significant numbers and were often only found at the flagship stores in very limited quantities.
• For this collection McQueen was quoted as saying that he wanted to 'strip away all theatrics and focus purely on design'. The colours in the show focused on a nude palette and these more taupe pieces were a predominant element in the collection. He also kept the embellishments to the bare minimum throughout the collection. 
• The dress is made from a very fine knit that has a slight sheen to it.
• The various seams have been either surged and top stitched, or have been covered and highlighted with a silk cording. This use of the seams as a way to create design details within the dress is a very McQueen feeling signature and its use highlights the cut and line of the dress.
• The neckline on the dress is a wide ribbed panel that has a lot of stretch. You could wear it up and off the shoulders but it is best worn as shown on the runway, stretched and pulled down to leave the shoulders bare and fully exposed.
• The bodice is cut to skim over you and the sleeves are long. Each sleeve has some fullness above its four inch cuff. On the runway, they pulled the cuff up and inside so you just saw the part that blouses over and not the cuffs itself. 
• From there it continues past the hips to the floor. If you thought the way the seams have been detailed on the bodice was well done the skirt is magical.
• Stacked side by side are peaked panels whose tops sit at different heights around the entire skirt. Each has a touch of open cut work around their seams which gives the dress more depth and detail. This piecing of the side by side panels also allows the skirt to have more of a flare at its bottom. You can see how beautifully it moves in the runway video here.
• This is an iconic piece of McQueen's history.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory stretch lingerie type fabric and slips over the head to wear. The stretch of the fabric should allow it to accommodate a variety of sizes. The measurements below are the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat. I see a tiny area on the knit where it misses a stitch and there is a snag in the knit just above the hem at the back and a pull on the back of the arm. Please see the photos after the label shot. Any change in colour you see is just the lighting. 
• Tagged a McQueen 38. 
• Excellent condition with the note above.

Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: variable
Bust: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Total length: approx 60" from the top of the natural shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5706

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2002 runway as Look 79.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• The dress was one of a group of seven presented near the end of the show.
• I think it was the best of that group and it is a wonderful example of Valentino's work for his main line during this time period.
• I love having the runway photos and video of the dress for reference so that you can see just how amazing it is on an actual body and how beautifully it moves.
  
• The dress is very light and easy to wear because of the crepe silk chiffon it is made out of.
• I love its bareness at the top and the bandeau feeling bust that leaves that little keyhole of bare skin at the centre. It has a very sexy feel to it in a very easy way, yet it still manages to feel elegant and refined.
• It is a dress that really comes alive on the body.  It is cut to perfectly fit and skim over the body.
• The silk is completely covered in a dot pattern and I love how he has mixed two different size dots. This brilliantly plays on the different parts of the dress. The main body of the dress uses a tiny white dot so that the red seems to be more prominent and then the bust and ruffle around the skirt have a larger white dot that really give impact.
• The bodice is cut across the front and ties at the centre with the little opening under the tie. The larger dot fabric continues all the way around the back so you get the sense of it being its own little bandeau top.
• It skims over you from there and there is no seam at the waist to break the eye. The vertical seaming and slight bias cut to the silk simply curves it in and creates shape.
• Under that the skirt flows to the floor and gradually widens out as it nears the hem. It is wider then it feels standing still and the skirt is cut a little longer at the back to give the feel of a slight sweep behind you.
• Starting at around the hips is a ruffle that is set on a curve. As this wraps around you it dips down low at the back to create the bottom skirt there. The ruffle is made out of a single layer of the silk chiffon. This allows it to really pick up the air as you walk or move and creates a pretty movement around you. It is made out of the same larger white dotted red silk and this perfectly picks up on the fabric used for bodice.
• It is a beautiful example of Mr Valentino's work.
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk crepe and closes with a hidden set side zipper on the exterior and a second zipper on the boned inner corset. The front ties into place and can be adjusted for bust size.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 4
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across the back and the front ties can be adjusted to allow up to 18" flat across
Seam under the bust: 13.5-14" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Inner waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam, outer waist 12-13.5"
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from top of bodice to front hem, 54" to back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5704

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 1980 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• This dress and the various prints it was made in were integral to that season's collection. Several versions were photoed for various editorials and were included in the ad campaign that year.
• The dress is made out of a feather light red silk organza that has a beautiful white curving print that runs over the entire dress from top to bottom.
• The red is a beautiful clear deep colour that flatters more skin tones.
• 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 8" ruffle follows the entire neckline and has the prettiest flounce all the way around.
• The bodice skims down to a low dropped waist that is cut more generously through the middle. The dress comes with a 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 and the seam comes up slightly at one side. Tiny gathered pleats are set in all along the seam and this gives the skirt 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 out 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 bodice of the dress is lined in a silk chiffon. A second layer of silk chiffon that skims over the inner body to just past the inner hip was added to make it more opaque. I have left it in because it does make the dress easier to wear but it could be removed very easily. It closes with a side set zipper and has its original tie belt.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 45" from top of shoulder to front hem, 58" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5703

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1987 season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• I love that we have reference photos from the runway so you can see how great it is on the body. He could really push the envelope with some of his designs and this particular dress is a nod back to some of the work that he was doing in earlier decades but in that best of the 1980s kind of way.
  
• The dress is made from a pink silk with a black floral print. Into the silk there is a secondary pattern that is woven directly through the silk for a pink on pink effect.
• The rest of the dress is made from a sequin detailed lace. The lace has an added black ribbon that follows the design of the underlying lace. 
• The neckline is cut wide across and the shoulders are soft. The arms are unlined so you see a peak of skin between the net lace, sequins and ribbon detailing. More of the lace goes across the top of the bodice at the front and back. 
• The pink floral silk is gathered under that seam and those gathers allow for the volume that you see through the body of the dress to the top of the hip.
• A band of same embellished black lace with an elastic running through sits at the top of the hips. This lets you adjust the length of the skirt up or down by where you have it sit on your hips.
• The very bottom part of the skirt is a band of the pink silk that adds lots of movement.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk through the body. There is black silk organza behind the upper bodice. The lower skirt and the sleeves are unlined. It closes with a back zipper and each sleeve zips to close at the wrist. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 40.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 27" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from top of shoulder to hem and can be adjusted to sit shorter

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5695

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This dress is from the Spring 1976 Collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• These front tie dresses are one of the most iconic signature pieces from Halston. It was heavily documented that season and remains one of the most beloved silhouettes of all the pieces he designed.
• Halston created several of these dresses in different colours that season. They tended to be mainly produced in a bias cut silk or a hammered bias cut silk and rarely in velvet. Even the silk versions are hard to find now and finding one in a black velvet is very rare.
• It is said that before even putting scissors to fabric, Halston already had a mental image of how he wanted to dress to look. He believed that evening pieces should be as easy-to-wear and comfortable as day wear but absolutely elegant at the same time. When these dresses were shown for the first time in 1976 the press dubbed them as being "clean and and yet still with sex appeal".
• This is from the main Halston label and these were pieces were custom-made or made to order at this point in the brands history.
  
• The dress is strapless and ties at the front of the bust. This creates a little discreet keyhole under the tie. It also allows you to adjust the fit by how loose or tight you tie it.
• The cut is very forgiving as it skims over the bust, comes in slightly at the waist. and then curves back out over the hips. It is not meant to be super fitted. This is a dress that is very easy to fit. On a smaller frame it drapes more and the bias cut will allow it to move to accommodate if you need more room.
• From there it continues to skim over the body all the way to the hem widening out slightly as it nears the floor.
• The seaming is all set on an angled curve that wraps around the body. This means the entire dress is made out of one piece of black velvet. Do not underestimate its simplicity. Creating the dress in this way is actually quite complex and a technical challenge. Without seaming at the sides, the shape of the dress completely relies on the way it drapes, making it a much more difficult task and complex problem to have it fall over the body as perfectly as it does.
• Personally, I think this might be one of the most iconic little black dresses to have ever been created. It's a highly collectible piece for the Halston collector. 
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and slips on to wear with a tie at the front that you can adjust for fit. I see slight change in the pile of the velvet where it ties at the front from being tied. This is a natural occurrence and is not considered a flaw but mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: approx 17-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with the ability to adjust the size at the front because of the tie
Waist: 15-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to hem with approx 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5692

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1973 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress is very well documented. Its twin was shown on the runway that season and one was photoed on Marlene Dietrich with Yves himself. I love that. 
• Its modern day provenance includes being worn by Emmy Rossum and the dress that she wore is one that came from us.
• The dress is not perfect so please make sure to read the entire description before purchasing. It is completely wearable as found.
• This is one of my favourite dresses that Yves ever did. I believe there was a remake of it a couple of years ago, but the remake do not come close to the quality and level of craft that the originals have.
• The dress is made out of a fine slinky silk jersey in black.
• Two triangles sit at the front and come in around the waist and tight little gathers. They narrowed to the top of the shoulder where they are held in place by brass chain and loops. They appear to have been made by hand and they have a beautiful touch of patina to them. I love how these are the only embellishment on the dress.
• The triangles are set into the front and back in a way that allows the dress to plunge on all four sides
• The front is set in a V right to the waist seam as is the back. And then because the triangles are set the way they are, you also get a deep plunge down each side.
• I love how this leaves an unexpected flash of skin all the way around you but the way it's constructed holds the triangles perfectly in place once on the body.
• The waist is set slightly high and inside there is a wide band of grosgrain ribbon that hooks into place and holds the dress around you. 
• The skirt falls from there beautifully to the floor. It is from a single layer of the black jersey that is very full and then under that is an inner skirt made out of a matching black jersey. The movement this gives the skirt is incredible.
• This is a defining piece from YSL history and an absolutely beautiful dress
• The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the same silk jersey. It closes with a side, zipper and the inner grosgrain ribbon around the waist hooks to close. Around the entire top portion of the skirt there are a series of tiny thinning and holes. They do not appear to be present on the bottom or lower portion of the skirt. They are completely hidden within the pleats, but you do see them if you spread the skirt fully out and hold it up to the light. It is priced at less than half of what it would be if this was not the case. Please see the photo after the label shot for an example of it. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle measures 7 to 10 inches" flat across from side to side
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MD

Item# DD5691

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5688

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This gorgeous Pierre Cardin dress is from the 1978 Haute Couture season. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin.
• The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
  
• This is a fantastic Haute Couture dress by Pierre Cardin that shows the breadth and depth of his talent. It is also an interesting insight on the volume and play on proportion being done during this time period.
• The dress is made out of a very black silk chiffon that is feather light in weight. It gives the dress phenomenal movement around you once on the body.
  
• The design is simple and has a minimalist feel but is still striking and dramatic. As good as it looks even in these photos it will only truly come to life once on the body.
• The neckline is squared off on both sides with the back dipped slightly lower. It is cut wide across to show the collarbone and if you want the sleeves worn up on the shoulder it will sit right on the outer edge. If you choose to wear it off of the shoulders, the top of the sleeves drape down the arm and leave your shoulders completely bare.
• I love that you have the option of wearing the sleeves either way as it really changes how sensual and bare the dress will feel.
• Inside the bodice of the dress there is a strapless soft cupped bra made out of nude stretch lingerie fabric. 
• The silk chiffon falls from the shoulders and skims over the bust, flows past the waist and hips and then it widens out a touch as it nears the floor.
• The easy flowing cut of the dress makes it easy to fit and wear.
• Under the top layer of black silk chiffon there is a layer of a dark brown silk chiffon. This keeps the dress from being fully transparent and at the same time it creates the illusion that the dress is more transparency than it actually is as the two colours play against each other. 
  
• The sleeves are phenomenal. They are cut on a curve and are gathered into a silk piped wrist finished with a little bow made of the same piping.
• Once on they balloon out fantastically above your wrists. They are one of the most exaggerated balloon sleeves that I have ever actually seen. They are quite brilliantly executed.
• It is an incredible dress and a rare example of his couture work from this era.
• It is remarkable piece of Haute Couture and a true piece of fashion history.
• The dress is fully lined with a layer of dark brown silk chiffon. It slips on to wear and the inner bra hooks to close. It appears that a extension piece was added to the bra at some point and it would be easy to adjust the fit on that if needed. I have included the measurements of the outer dress for you as well as the inner bra. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• The dress has no size tag since it is true couture. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" to the actual wrist and then the sleeve extends another 10" past that when hanging loose. They are 17" around the upper arm.
Inner bra: tagged 34-35B and is 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam, the outer dress is to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5684

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This dress is the twin of the dress shown on the runway for the Fall 1974 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• Besides being seen on the runway, it was shot for the ad campaign that season and also shot for two separate editorials making it highly documented for that time frame.
• The dress is gorgeous and the black silk jersey that it is made out of is part of what makes it so fabulous. 
• Onto the jersey are braided and cord panels that add the perfect contrast. 
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeve extend out from there. They are a touch fuller near the upper arm and then narrow slightly to their elaborate cuffs. 
• The cuffs on the dress are spectacular. Each one is just under 6 inches wide and feature and elaborate design made of different widths and finishes of black cording. The pattern is stacked on top of each other to follow the shape of the cuff. Five knotted cord buttons  and loops close each cuff.
• I love the way the front is squared off and that same squaring off continues at the back. The entire neckline has the same border of cord work that you see on each cuff.
• The bodice is loosen, easy and skims down to the slightly high waist.
• A silk cord finished with tassels runs through a loop around the waist and this allows you to adjust and cinch in the shape as much or little as you wish. I love that it takes on a sleep column feel if you leave it looser or really shows your shape if you decide to cinch it in.
• It glides over the hips and then widens out as it near the hem so that it has great movement as you move.
• It is a phenomenal and well documented YSL from this time period.
• The dress is unlined and slips onto to wear. The cord at the waist adjusts how fitted it feels and there are five buttons on each cuff. Hand finishes inside. The jersey should allow it to work on a range of sizes. It will drape more on a smaller frame.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 26.5" and they are 14" around the upper arms
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam and can be cinched down to where you prefer.
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 61.5" from top of the shoulder to hem with 2" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5686

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The label on this dress date it to the 1970s period.
• It was made under the creative direction of James Galanos.
• 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.
• I think this is one of the best Galanos' pieces I have ever had in the shop. It is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful floral printed silk chiffon in a mix of soft pastels. The print forms large flowers that cascade over the entire dress.
• There is a full inner bodice made of the same printed silk chiffon. This inner piece has straps that curve up and around the shoulders with a scoop at the front and back. Blousing over that is a fuller cut, single layer of the silk chiffon. It has long sleeves that narrow to the cuff and the most incredible beaded butterfly that is completely made by hand adorning the front. It is spectacularly beautiful.
• The waist nips in and the dress comes with a matching silk covered leather belt.
• The silk is gathered into the waist seam on one side so that it wraps around you. There is a high slit hidden underneath the wrap over on one side and another matching high slit on the other side so you get an unexpected flash of bare leg when you move or sit.
• The workmanship on the dress is absolutely stunning and the vast majority of it is all done by hand including the butterfly at the front.
• The inner bodice that sits under the top acts as the lining and then that is lined with another layer of nude silk chiffon. The skirt is made of two layers of chiffon. It zips to close at the back with a hand set zipper and the outer bodice hooks to close at the back of the neck. Each sleeve ends in a little zipper. I see a tiny pinhole just above the butterfly at the front and some very minor repairs - one near the neckline of the back and some near the hem. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• The dress has no size tag so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition with the notes above.

Sleeves: 23" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Inner bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5683

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1984 Givenchy Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy.
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• This is a very recognizable piece of Couture by Givenchy and a rare collectible. Its twin was used for the ad campaign that year.
• This would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
• It is the full set comprised of the strapless dress and the matching evening sleeved cape/coat.
• Both pieces are made from a silk organza that has a brilliant floral print covering its entire surface. The fabric choice keeps both pieces very light in weight.
• The dress is strapless and has a full built-in inner boned corset that holds it in place on you. The neckline is detailed with a double layer of ruffles in the same silk and then the silk glides over an inner silk ivory dress to widen out a touch as it reaches the floor.
• The front of the dress is a touch shorter than the back and you get this pretty line as a result. It is very easy to wear because of the ease of the cut through the body.
• Over that is an incredible sleeved evening coat. This is where the piece really takes on its dramatic feel. It is meant to feel oversized and voluminous over the inner dress.
• The outer piece has that same ruffle treatment that follows the entire front edge and hem. More ruffles circle around the top of each shoulder.
• The sleeves are incredibly full above their cuffs and each one has built-in tulle and stiffened netting. That helps to hold the incredible shape once it is on.
• The outer silk layer of the coat sits over an inner silk chiffon layer for the perfect light structure. It billows out from the shoulders down to the floor in a massive bit of volume.
• Shoulder pads sit inside each shoulder for added shape. They could be easily removed if you wanted a softer look. 
• Both pieces are completely made by hand and are of an absolutely beautiful quality.
• The dress closes at the side with a row of silk covered snaps and then the inner built-in corset zips to close under that. There is a hooked stay at the waist and another stay placed just under the bust to help hold the dress properly in place. On the outer coat there is a single hook at the top of the neck. The proper Givenchy Haute Couture label and written couture tape tag under the label are present on both pieces. They also have their attached metal disc Couture hangtag that was added to Couture pieces during this era. They appear to have been worn very little at all.
• There is no size tag present because these are true Couture. Please go by the measurements below
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist, not including the ruffles
Total length: 49" from top of bodice to front hem and 52" to the back

Evening Coat
Sleeves: 23" and are full and open through the upper arm
Shoulders: approx 16.5"
Bust: to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-Hips: open
Total length: 57" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED and the coat is OSFA

Item# DD5682

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• A shorter version of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2019 show for Look 25 and then the twin of this longer version walked the runway later that same year at the ARISE fashion week.
• It was made under the creative direction of Esteban Cortazar.
• Esteban first caught the eye of Bloomingdale's in 1999 and they subsequently picked up his first collection. By 2006 his work was at other retailers and he became a member of the American Council of fashion designers. In 2007, he joined Ungaro as the Creative Director and his own label shuttered shortly after in 2008. In 2012 Net-a-Porter had him do a series of capsule collections and that allowed him to relaunch his label in 2014.
• The short version of this dress was first seen in the Spring 2019 show spring season as look 25. Later that same year he did a long version that was shown during the ARISE fashion week in Lagos.
• Vogue said that "Esteban's collection this evening was his impression of Summer – an I'll-go-where-you're-going evocation of breezy days and sultry nights." They noted that "radiant sunset hues were a re-occurring motif. The looks were desirable because of the woman they evoked: someone who is successful, sexy and self-possessed."
• The dress is made out of a combination of woven 'thatched' silk chiffon in a variety of soft pastel colours and then that same fabric is fringed and set in rows to form the skirt.
• The bodice is strapless and the way the fabric was woven to create the pattern that you see is outstanding. It was all meticulously criss-crossed over the entire bodice and then small bands of beads are set with in the pattern at regular intervals. I have taken close-up so you can see how incredible the work is.
• Ont he bodice the colour begins as a deep coral and gradual lightens to a soft pink around the waist area.
• There are twelve distinct rows of the fringe that have been stacked one after another with a slight overlap as they fall down the full length of the skirt from waste to hem. The fringes create incredible movement as you move and walk.
• The fringes are set in a different pastel colours as they work their way down the skirt. This perfectly picks up on the colours used on the bodice.
• The colour combination is just phenomenal. I see that deep coral, a soft, dusty pink, a lighter pink and a pale pastel yellow in the mix.
• The edges of the fringe are all raw cut. Mixed in with the fringes of each row are strands of beads that match the beads used in the weaving of the bodice. I took some close-up so you can see how they combine different colours to make each row.
• The workmanship in this dress is incredible. This dress could be considered Demi Couture.
• Inside the dress has a full built-in bodice that is wired and cupped. The dress is fully lined in a soft pink silk. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and the inner corset has a row of snaps that closes under that. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all. There is no label present.
• Tagged a modern Cortazar 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to the top of the 2.5" band around the waist
Total length: 55" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5677

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a one off Rodarte dress that was made in 2011.
• It was made under the creative direction of Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
• This is the actual dress that appeared on the first page of the Vogue coverage of Kate Moss's wedding.
• Mario Testino shot the wedding portfolio a week before the actual ceremony. The photos taken then along with some photos from the actual night were included in the write up an interview with Kate in the September 2011 issue
• Rodarte had been requested to make a one-off dress for that shoot. Because Kate did not wear it as part of the wedding it was returned to the label. My client later bought it at a Rodarte sample sale. This is the actual dress that Kate wore in the photo.
• On my Instagram I posted the video of my client's friend who tried it on the day it was purchased at the sample sale. I have also expanded slightly on its history in that post. You can see that by clicking here.
• I have also added two videos taken in my studio of the dress front and the back. Note that in the video the lighting has caused a bit of a pinky tint here and there this is lighting only there is no discolouration on the dress whatsoever.
• There is a lot of handwork in the dress as it would have been custom made in-house. The pricing for pieces during this era were also extraordinarily higher than what they currently can be, with the then pricing being up to and over the 20k mark. I cannot even imagine what this would have cost since it was a one off and for such a special occasion.
• I love how it has a decidedly vintage feel to its cut and it is unbelievably beautiful in person.
• The top layer of the dress is an off-white net that has silver thread embroidery that covers its entire surface to form the prettiest of designs. Underneath that is a very lightweight silver lame fabric that is set through the body of the dress. The lower skirt has multiple layers of a silver grey coloured tulle built-in underneath the top layer to give and hold the volume that you see.
• On top of the silver thread pattern that covers the entire dress are little white tube beads mixed with silver sequins. These follow the more floral parts of the design so the entire dress subtly catches the light from all angles. 
• The sequins and beads were all hand applied and you can clearly see that on the back side of the netting.
  
• The neckline is set high and sweeps directly out from the bodice to wrap around and frame the neck. The lace continues in a small panel that extends out from there as it curves around the neck and then snaps back in underneath the front panel. The lace has all been hand gathered up and around you to appear like it is criss-crossing over you.
• I love how the inner silver layer that sits underneath the embroidered net creates that subtle shimmer of silver underneath..
• The dress glides over the waist and then curves back over the hips. It widens out slightly as it falls over the upper portion of your legs.
• The skirt is phenomenal. It is set low on the skirt. At the front it dips down on a soft downward curve and at the back it curves upwards into a soft rounded peak.
• The skirt is gathered into that seam with the edges left exposed. This creates a slight ruffle detail all the way around you.
• The skirt is set into that seam and tightly gathered all the way around. The upward curve at the back allows for more fabric to have been set into the skirt so you get that gorgeous feel of a slight train behind you. This is emphasized even more by the resulting curve when you see it from the side.
• Underneath the skirt are layers of net and they help to hold the fullness all the way around. Everything has been kept light in weight so it doesn't feel awkward or bulky to move around in.
• The colour in person has a more ivory and silver undertone to it. I think it feels slightly cooler in tone in the photos and video than how it looks in person.
• The dress is absolutely beautiful and a true piece of fashion history. It is the only one that was ever made.
• The dress is fully lined in a combination of the silver lame and netting as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. All of the applique work is done by hand and set onto the dress by hand. There is an amazing amount of hand work in the dress. I see a couple of tiny minor pulls and some minor threads around the edges on the underlying silver fabric. The fabric does that easily and I don't consider it a flaw. It is just mentioned for accuracy. This would be considered to be made to sample level so it has some more raw feeling inner seams which is normal to in-house samples. It has only been tried on at the sale and worn once by Kate for the shoot and is pristine. The inner seams have up to 2.5" on either side to work with if needed.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 14" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5667

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 44 in the Spring 2017 Emmanuel Ungaro collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Fausto Puglisi
• Puglisi referenced the 1986 video called "Ouragan" by Princess Stephanie of Monaco. "Stephanie was the rebel royal and Decades later it looks like Puglisi aesthetic was in some part formed by that spirit". The review continue to say "we've entered the period of peak ruffle. That means it's a good time to be at Ungaro, a label synonymous with the high flying 80s, which is the last time the world saw frills and flunces on the scale we're witnessing now." Vogue especially noted the purple and yellow combinations he used.
• The dress is made out of a brocade that has a slight 3-D dimension feel to it with race parts within the pattern.
• Joyful flowers and purple and yellow cover the fabric on a ivory backdrop mixed with gold thread. Inside the dress is lined with a bright green muslin that adds a beautiful pop against those already bright colors.
• The front and back are cut into a V and it looks like someone has added a little stitch at the front. If you wanted that front plunge even more that could easily be removed. The shoulders are soft and a double band of ruffles cascade over each shoulder and then sweep down the front and back to the band at the waist.
• The waist has a 2 inch band of the same fabric for shape. On the runway it was belted and if you wanted to really cinch in the waist, you could add a belt.
• The skirt is just fantastic. It curves over the hip and then it's finished with two layers of ruffles that sweep all the way around the hem.
• The ruffles come up on one side and it all perfectly balance is out the ruffles on the shoulders.
• Hidden underneath that one side of the skirt is a very high slit that goes right up to the waist underneath. It is partially wrapped over itself, so you get a flash of leg but not full exposure. It's very sexy.
• This is a gorgeous little dress that combines the joyful for feel of spring with a little bit of sexy.
• The dress is fully lined in the green and closes with a back zipper.
• There was no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of the shoulder to the top of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 34" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5665

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this tunic walked the runway in the Fall 1985 YSL Haute Couture collection for Look 43.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• This is the collection that the book 'Yves Saint Laurent: Catwalk' notes that "silence reigned during the catwalk presentation for which YSL had decided not to include music. The models processed noiselessly into the salon of the Hotel Intercontinental. This was a collection of essentials for an autumn/winter that was marked by a sobriety, simplicity and purity". French Vogue said "the woman herself was showcased in her typical Parisian elegance". The review specifically noted the use of purple balancing out the more sombre blue, brown and greys. Several variations of the shape of this tunic were shown on that runway.
• In the YSL folio that contains all the drawings from the collection we found the original sketch for the look.
• I love that it started with the scarf that matches the folio drawing and then as the model proceeded down the runway the scarf was removed and she had a fabulous jewelled choker underneath.
• Yves always cut his couture pieces so perfectly. In my opinion owning a piece of his couture work is one of the ultimate vintage acquisitions.
  
• It would have been made entirely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
• The tunic is made from a high-end wool jersey that holds it shape and drapes beautifully.
• This is a gorgeous and versatile piece. It can be worn open and easy. layered under other pieces. or belted. I have added a simple black grosgrain ribbon around the waist for some of the photos to show you how the shape changes once belted. The ribbon is not original to the tunic but I will include it.
• The neckline is scooped and the shoulders have handmade padding underneath to hold that perfect 1980s shape.
• The top of one shoulder is detailed with three buttons and all of these buttons are functional.
• The sleeves are set wide into the body of the tunic and gathered at the top for a slight cap affect. They billow out to be very full and open all the way to the cuff. The cuffs are finished so that the sleeve gather into them. The cuffs themselves are also slightly over-sized in their diameter.
• The body of the tunic is extremely loose and easy and widens out as it nears the hem. It is intentionally made to feel over-sized. This makes it very easy to fit on a variety of body types.
• I love the seam that runs down just inside of the outer edges on both sides. These end in a curve at the hem and there is a slit on both sides. Just above the slits are hidden set pockets.
• The back has a defined seam that runs down its centre and the zipper is hidden underneath it. Once on the body it appears to have no closures.
• It is a fantastic piece of true Couture and an easy way to work in some YSL vintage magic into your wardrobe.
• The tunic is fully lined in a handset matching purple silk through the body and the sleeves are unlined. It closes with a zipper at the back. The buttons on the top of the shoulder are functional. Pockets on each side. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22.5" and they are approximately 20" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.25"
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 28" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 29" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5664

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The dress is from the Fall 2012 collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Fausto Puglisi
• The twin of this dress was used in the Ad campaign and we also found a reference photos from an editorial that took place in the showroom. It was also shot for a magazine editorial that season. I love that we have these reference photos so you can see how fabulous it is once on an actual body.
• When these debuted they sold out worldwide and seemed to be everywhere on all of the fashion people.
• His first collection debuted in 2006 and Italian fashion editor Anna Dello Russo started to wear his pieces everywhere and is largely responsible for bringing his work to the spotlight. His style during this time period was often referred to as "Greco-Roman glitz".
• The dress is made out of a light wool that has a slight texture to it. It is a mix of six different colours. 
• The bodice is a pale purple with soft yellow straps that are cut wide. They curve up and over the shoulders to meet the back.
• Around the waist at the front there is a wide panel of ivory embellished with an over-sized metal and rhinestone medallion.
• The band at the back is done in a soft green and then you have black panels that wrap around the hips to the back zipper on either side.
• The skirt is a deeper purple at the front with yellow used for the back.
• The back of the skirt has been pleated and has slits on either side of the skirt to show even more leg than the short length already does.
• It is beautifully made and is an incredible mix of sexiness and a sense of lightness and fun.
• The bodice is fully lined in an ivory silk and there is light boning at the sides. It closes with a back hidden set zipper and an inner waist stay snaps to close. A touch of a mark on the inner lining. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• Tagged modern a US6, UK10, IT42, FR38
• Excellent condition 

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 31.5" from top of shoulder to hem and the slits at the side are 5.25" from the hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5663

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This top is from the Spring 1974 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• 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. 
  
• I love that this has the classic seashell print from that year. We included reference photos of similar pieces from the collection. It is a very special and rare piece of original Valentino.
• The top is made out of a beautiful green silk that has the fantastic seashell print made up of several varieties of seashells.
• The seashell pattern has been set onto the silk on an angle and it covers the entire top.
• The shoulders and the way the sleeves are cut on this one are wonderful. The shoulder is deliberately dropped and then the sleeves are cut to be extremely full and generous. They almost have the feel of a pirate sleeve. They are full all the way down and then are brought back in at the buttoned cuffs.
• The cut is boxy and generous through the body for an easy fit. The top came with its original little matching silk string belt that you can use to tie around the waist for added shape. You could always use it around the neck.
• The collar is fantastic. It is pointed in that wonderful feel of the 1970s.
• Not only did this one come with its original little belt but it also came with a triangular shaped matching scarf that you can wrap and tie around the neck or around the head as a head scarf like how I styled it here for you to see.
• This is a fantastic piece of Valentino history, and I love that it has one of his most iconic prints from this era.
• The top is unlined and closes at the front with a series of buttons. Each cuff buttons to close. I see one small mark. Please see the photo after the label shot. The top is meant to feel more loose and generous if you choose to wear it without a belt and un-tucked. It should fit a variety of sizes and just feel more oversized on a smaller frame.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 8
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and they are up to 21" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: approximately 21"
Bust- hem: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from neck to hem
Head, scarf: 49 from end to end x 21" at the widest point wide

Modern Sizing Equivalent:XS-MED

Item# DD5659

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1974 Valentino Ad Campaign photographed by Gianpaolo Barbieri.  /  (2) Spring 1974 Valentino phootgraphed by Andre Carrara.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This dress is from the Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• This is the all black production version dress of the printed dress that walked the runway for that collection.
• Elle Fanning wore is twin in 2022 and I love having the photos and video so you can see how phenomenal this is once on and moving.
• We have also added the video of the printed version so you can see more of how this moves once it is on the body.
• The dress is made out of a black on black patterned bias cut silk. The print is worked directly into the silk with a thatched feeling background and then there are flowers that are worked over the entire dress. I love how this picks the light up and really adds texture and movement to the dress once it is on.
• A ruffle follows the neckline and extends out over top of the tiny cap sleeve on that side. The other side is caught up with a little half bow at the front and then the strap gets thinner and curves over to attach into the back. I love how this creates a scoop at the front and the back.
• Once it is on an actual body it sits wider across and more like the photos of the one on Elle and of the runway version. My dress form has no chest so it sits lower than it will on an actual body.
• It skims over the bust, waist and hips in a beautiful bias cut that lets it fall over you and accentuate your curves.
• The skirt is phenomenal. He has set it into the dress in a series of upward curving peaks and then each peak tops a panel of silk that widens out substantially by the hem. This is what gives the dress its amazing movement and the phenomenal sweep of the lower skirt.
• There are yards and yards of silk making up that lower skirt. As you move you get a bit of trailing effect of the back skirt behind you. 
  
• This is a very rare and very special McQueen piece and really shows you the extent of his masterful seam-work and how he could handle a bias cut piece as easily as his highly tailored pieces.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk up to where the skirt attaches and then the lower skirt is unlined. It slips on to wear with no closures. The bias cut will allow it to fit a range of sizes and I have put the comfortable range below. It is in its original uncut length and appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage McQueen 44
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 67" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5656

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen, Look 34.  /  (3) Olivia Munn in 2007 Alexander McQueen for LA Magazine, March 2026.  /  (4-6) Elle Fanning in McQueen at the Babylon Premiere, December 2022.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• This is a phenomenal dress whose twin walked the runway for the Spring 1989 Nina Ricci show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart.
• I love that there are runway reference photos of the dress so you can see how it will sit once on the body. 
• The dress is true Couture and was completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• It is made out of a deep blue silk that is very high-quality and it is lined by hand in a matching blue silk chiffon.
• The shoulders have hand done padding in them for some added shape and the sleeves are set wide into the body of the dress. They narrow as they fall to the wrist and the lower part of the outside seam is gathered to create a slight ruffled feel at the cuff.
• A panel of the same silk starts at the waist of one side and sweeps up in a curve to be gathered on top of the shoulder on the opposite side. Under that the bottom skims down to the waist area.
• The waist is shaped by the fabric being gathered in at the side and the way it is cut. If you wanted to add more shape you could easily add a belt.
• The panel that starts underneath the top panel extends down past the hip and does the same sweeping over the internal skirt. It curves up to the side to form an opposite curve to the one of the bodice.
• There is one more sweeping curve formed over the lower skirt. This one matches the direction of the curve of the top part of the dress. The way that it gathered in the side gives it a little bit more of a ruffled feel then the other two.
• I love this back-and-forth sweeping feel that the dress has. It almost feels like petals of a flower as they curve over you. On the runway, each of the three spots was highlighted with a flower. If you wanted to re-create that look it would be very easy to add removable flowers set on a brooch and you could use whatever colour you chose at the three spots.
• This is a beautifully made and elegant dress of the highest possible quality given that it's true Couture.
• The dress is fully lined in handset silk organza under the panels and a blue silk through the body. It closes with a back zipper. All of the work is done by hand. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 17" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 44.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5651

Reference Photo: Spring 1989 Nina Ricci Haute Couture.

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.

• The twin of this dress in red walked the Spring 1985 runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The red version was used for the 1985 ad campaign shot by Helmut Newton that featured his long time muse Kirat Young.
• This is one of the iconic pieces of that season and I am very pleased to have found this deep blue one. I feel like the darker colour makes it slightly less scandalous feeling and it is something you could wear more often.
• These were made in two versions for production, a more modest cut version that was produced in greater quantities and then the deeply plunged dresses that stayed true to the runway and are harder to find.
• The dress is made from a beautiful deep blue silk jersey that has enough weight and drape to it so that is falls perfectly in the sharp angular lines that Yves wanted it to be shaped in.
• It is a beautiful representation of this time period with its precisely shaped strong shoulders and how the shape of it narrows in as it reaches the hem.
• The dress is cut to skim over the body. It hooks and snaps to close at the waist in behind that spectacular gold and jewel clasp.
• The low cut V of the front is if course what makes it so edgy and the addition of that strong shot of gold at the waist makes it an instantly recognizable piece of YSL.
• The clasp is based on a Robert Goossen design and suggests coral or branches, each tipped with a glittering rhinestone.
• The centre is a large faceted glass stone and this hides the hooked clasp behind it that brings in the waist. The fabric is gathered in towards that clasp to give you shape while still keeping it very easy to wear.
• The dress skims over you from shoulder to hem and each sleeve is long and cut to mimic the shape of the body of the dress by having them be cut wider at the shoulders and then narrow down to the zippered wrist.
• It is amazing on the body and just a beautiful and iconic piece of his work.
• The dress is partially lined through the upper bodice in a matching blue silk chiffon with the rest of the dress unlined. It slips on to wear and hooks in at the waist behind the jewel with a flat hook & eye. The keyhole under that closes with hidden set snaps. There is an attached inner waist stay to help hold the dress in place around you. The waist measurement below is based on that inner stay. If you needed more room, you could easily add to it or remove it. I have added the exterior waist measurement for you as well. Each sleeve zips to close. Padding in each shoulder. The fabric does have stretch so should work on various body types, stretching to accommodate curves and draping on smaller frames. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
• Tagged a vintage YSL 36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: to 15.5" but meant to be slightly exaggerated
Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Exterior waist: 13.5-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and the current attached inner waist stay is 26.5" from hook to hook.
Hips: 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 44.5" from neck to hem and the plunge is 17" from neck to the inner hook.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5653

Reference Photos: (1-2) Spring 1985 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.  /  (3) Kirat Young for Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Spring 1985, shot by Helmut Newton, Vogue US March 1985.  /  (4) Another shot from the same shoot used for other publications that year.

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 set dates to the late 1970s 
• It was made under the creative direction of George Stavropoulos.
• 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. His gowns are were made by hand and to couture standards in his salon. 
• This is a set made of two pieces and both pieces are made out of a feather light black netting topping two layers of black silk organza.
• The top layer has a combination of little red dots hand embroidered directly onto net mixed with clusters of black dots created from a black metallic fabric that was also hand applied. I love the fantastic pop of colour this gives the entire set.
  
• The neckline is cut in a shallow V across at the front. The top wraps too close and can be fully opened. To wear it you wrap it around yourself and then it closes with a series of hooks and snaps hidden under the red piping to the side.
• Piped red straps curve up and over each shoulder. That same red piping edges is the entire top. I love the sweet little red bows set down the front to the side. The very last bow extends out into long ties that trail down the skirt.
• The skirt wraps and closes around you. The snaps and hooks are hidden along the inner waist line. It wraps over itself to one side and on the side that overlaps you see the red piping all the way to hem.
• The skirt falls in this extravagant sweep of bias cut silk to the floor. I love how much it widens out by the hem. It really is incredibly full and having the three layers of fabric help to hold the shape and also create beautiful movement around you as you move.
• Having two pieces gives you the added versatility of wearing them together to give the look of a dress or you can mix and match them with pieces you already own to extend their wear. 
  
• It is an outstanding example of his work and is an absolutely fantastic piece of vintage.
  
• The top is lined in a layer of black silk organza and the skirt has two layers under the top layer. Both pieces close with combination of snaps and hooks as described above. Hand work throughout. You could adjust the size up or down by moving the snaps and hooks.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom edge: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 19" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 44" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5650

All items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.