• The twin of this dress was presented for Look 11 for the Resort 2011 Pucci collection and also appeared in the season's Lookbook.
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas. 
• I love that the presentation photos give you an idea of how gorgeous this is on the body
• The fabric is an ultra light mix of silk and cotton. This gives it an almost transparent feel and even though there is a lot of fabric in the dress it still stays pretty light in weight. It has been deliberately treated so that it has a slight faded effect over the entire dress and there is a secondary very light tie-dye effect that runs over the fabric as well. I have taken a close-up of an area so that you can see it. This is all deliberate to make it feel like a slightly aged heirloom piece.
• Two triangles start just under the bust and they are twisted at their tops where they curve up and over the shoulders. That twisted feel continues to a knot that sits just above the centre of your back and then the straps widen back out to attach to the low back. At the front this leaves the perfect plunge and at the back your entire back is left bare and exposed behind the crossed straps.
• A pretty double layer of a ruffle in the same fabric highlights the seam just under the bust and then continues around you to the curve of the low back. 
• It widens out from there and the natural waist has a more generous feel as do the hips. This is all done to support the ruffled skirt underneath.
• The skirt is made up of four tiers of ruffles stacked in two groups with a wide band between. It curves up at the front and then falls longer at the back. There is a tremendous amount of fabric in the skirt and between the ruffles and the lightness of the silk and cotton fabric it has phenomenal movement around you as you move.
• The dress is one of my favourites of all the modern pieces of Pucci that I have seen and the era that Peter Dundas was the creative director at Pucci is 100% my favourite of the modern predecessors to Emilio.
• The triangles at the front are back in the same fabric and then the rest of the dress is lined in a cotton silk mix in white. It closes with snaps at one side. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Pucci IT40, FR36, UK8, US6
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers to 7" flat across from side to side
Seam under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13" from neck to the seam under the bust
Total length: 65" from neck to the longest point of the back hem and is 55" to the shortest point of the front hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5262

Reference Photos: Resort 2011 Emilio Pucci Runway & Lookbook.

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• This wonderful and very rare dress is from the the Fall 1986 "Hiver Russe" collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler.
• 'Mugler saw the fashion show as an opportunity to build new worlds of fantasy, to tell the story of a heroine on an extraordinary adventure each season.' Early pieces of his work are particularly hard to find. I have included several reference photos from the show of pieces that share similar fabric, pleating techniques and that amazing shell feel of the bust.
• We have also included some try on photos from the original owner that show you how it looks on. For reference she is about 5'4" and a size 0-2
• The twin of this dress is currently being exhibited in the "Azzedine Alaia/Thierry Mugler 1980-1990" exhibit at the Azzedine Alaia foundation in Paris 
• The dress is a masterpiece. This is a design that has been referenced countless times since it was first made but there is nothing out there that can compare to the original.
• It is made from a lightweight gold lurex that is draped and shaped to cover a fitted inner corset.
• This inner corset shapes the body while the exterior of the dress seems to simply glide over your curves.
  
• The bodice is amazing. A weightless knife pleated metallic gold lurex is wrapped around the body to meet in the middle. The bottom portion of this extends and curves down and around the hips where it then flares out to exaggerate your curves. Each breast is held in a high set interior cup and the pleats wrap over these, flaring out in the suggestion of having the breasts cupped and held in place by two shells. A small panel of pleated gold fabric strap sits between the cups for added detailing.
• The pleats curve around the back to meet in the middle there mimicking the front and adding to that hourglass feel.
• The skirt is cut to be fitted and curves in at the hem. 
• Gold coloured snaps close the back and under those lie hidden interior lingerie hooks to close the corseted portion of the interior.
• I love how the entire dress shimmers in the light because of the gold metallic fabric.
• It is a rare dress and showcases his extraordinary approach to the female form and his tendency to made living sculptures out of his models. I have seen pieces selling for the $10,000USD mark and higher recently.
• The skirt is fully lined in an ivory silky rayon and the bodice lined in a the same gold lame used on the exterior. The corset is lightly boned and with formed and sculpted interior breast cups. Above the waist the inner corset hooks to close with lingerie hooks and then the exterior fabric snaps to close over that. A zipper is set below that starting at the waist. I see a couple of minor marks on the interior, a small tear on one side where it was tacked to the inner bodice, and the skirt has been shortened as mentioned above. 
• Tagged a vintage Mugler 38.
  
• Overall excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Hips: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 9" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 27.5" from top of bodice to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML 

Item# DD5261

Reference Photos: (1) Try on photo.  /  (2-6) S/S 1985 Thierry Mugler Runway.  /  (7) Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon.  /  (8-9) "Azzedine Alaïa-Thierry Mugler 1980-1990: Two Decades of Artistic Affinities” exhibit at the Fonudation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris.

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• The dress is from the Resort 1974 collection. We have included a runway photo of a dress done in the same fabric.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• The twin of the dress was famously photoed for Vogue in May 1974 and shot by none other than Helmet Newton. This adds a beautiful extra bit of fashion history to the piece.
• In the Vogue article that ran with the photo the caption read "the ultimate plunge, Halston's long, thin, perfect summer evening in red and white cotton-knit stripes (if you have to ask what to wear in the way of a bra, this must may not be the dress for you. This isn't the moment for anything else on the body, but perfume)."
• The dress slips over the head and the neckline wraps around the back of the neck. Triangles at the front plunge to the waist in a deep V. The triangles wrap around the sides to the back. The back angles in for a slight racer back feel to it.
• The waist is cut very generously and that is intentional because it helps to give the volume through the skirt. The dress comes with a matching tie belt that you can use to cinch in the waist too as small as you need it to be.
• It curves out and over hips from there and flares out as it near the hem. This should sit at about mid-calf depending on your height. The skirt has a nice fullness without being overly full.
• I love the way the stripes are set to contrast with each other. Aligning them in different directions over the surface of the dress has them become a part of the design and compliment the cut of the dress. They also highlight the fact that it s made with his signature simplicity an absolute minimal use of seams.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear. There is a series of hooks and snaps set partially down the front. It comes with its original tie belt. I see a tiny bit of stress in a tiny hole at the back of the neck. If you're not in a rush to get this, I can have this fixed before sending. It is very minor and could be worn as is. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam and you use the tie belt to cinch it in
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 53" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Reference Photos: (1) Model in Halston shot by Helmet Newton, Vogue US, May 1975.  /  (2) Resort 1974 Halston.

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• The dress is from the Spring 2007 Collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli
• This is an absolutely beautiful bias cut silk dress who's cut is a nod to old Hollywood in feel.
• The entire dress is covered with a very pretty and intricate leaf and bird print. This runs over its entire surface and the print has a slightly metallic feel with colours centring around a deep red, rust and a coral.
• The front is gathered in and up to the neck and at the centre of where it is gathered, there is a gold toned metal snake that is placed so that it sits at the top of the gathers. The silk extends out from there to curve up and behind the neck where it ties into place. There is a tiny keyhole under the snake detail at the front and the front drapes down and over your bust, waist and hips from there.
• The halter neckline leaves the back completely open. I love how the fabric that comes around from the front is set so there is a pretty curve at the base of your back. This is highlighted even more by the silk ties that extend out from the neck trailing down the middle of your back.
• Once passed the hips the skirt flares out beautifully. This full shape at the bottom of the dress is created by the addition of added panels set all the way around skirt to help it flare out. This extra silk placement creates amazing movement when you move.
• This is classic Cavalli and an absolutely beautiful piece of work.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The ties that extend out from the neck can be tied and left to trail down the back. The dress is cut on the bias so I have put the comfortable range when laying flat. The length will come up a touch once on a body. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total Length: approx 65" from neck to hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5263

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• This is the actual dress that walked the runway for Look 31 for the Fall 1992 collection as noted in its hand written tag.
• It was made under the creative direction of Paco Rabanne
• I love that we have runway video of this one so you can see how fantastically that it moves once it is on the body and you are moving.
• The piece would have been made entirely by hand in the Paris Atelier.
• There is an inner built in black silk sheath dress that skims over the body from the shoulder to the hem and then you have the multiple added layers of the black silk and silk chiffon placed over that by hand.
• The fabrics used are incredible. Both the silk and silk chiffon have had a metallic gold eyelash weave in a flat velvet applied that gives the dress an incredible bit of a metallic glint from every angle.
• The very top part of the dress that runs across the shoulders is made from a black silk and then the rest of the top layer of the dress is made out of a black silk chiffon. Both fabrics have the gold overlay done over their surfaces. 
• It has very full sleeves that have no lining so that you have a touch of transparency. They are set to poof out above a wide cuff at the wrist. Each cuff is made out of black silk and zips to close with a handset black zipper.
• The panels that cover the dress are extreme and extravagant. These are what give the piece the movement and volume that a caftan would have except it is all done in the most extravagant of ways. Long panels are split length ways and upwards to various degrees and this is what allows the silk to move with the slightest bit of air around you. This simple and ingenious extra detail with these vertical splits are really what add movement. It also breaks the pattern as you move, and then when you stand still the pattern, all settles back into place. It is quite genius. It also what gives the hem its pointed detailing.
• The neck is cut wide across the shoulders and then the entire top layer of the dress floats down and around you from there.
• The metallic gold pattern that covers the entire dress is perfectly mirrored from one side to the other. Each piece of fabric would have had to have been pre-planned and deliberately made to specifically piece together to achieve the final look of the dress.
• It closes with a hidden set back zipper. The upper portion of the bodice is not lined and the backing has an almost canvas feel to it. The inner sheath part of the dress is lined in a black silk. All of the work is done by hand to Couture standards.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the listed measurements below. Note that it looks like the hem of the inner dress was taken up at some point so I have included how much has been turned under in the measurements below. I see some light marks on the inner dress that do not show but mention for accuracy.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 30" and are 17" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Inner bust: 17-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 13 " flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to inner hem with 2.25" turned under. The outer dress extends another 10" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5257

Reference Video: Fall 1992 Paco Rabanne Couture.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Fall 1975.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• The evening pieces in this collection were a hit with the press. The Los Angeles Times even said they were "collectors items". On the runway, the dress was worn with a thin gold belt that matches the gold colour on the inside of the back floating panels. I love that this shows you that you can wear it either way and it looks equally fantastic.
• The dress and top layer of the back panels are made from a light weight black silk. The underside of the back panels have been finished in a metallic silk in a deep gold.
• The neckline is cut slightly wide across and it is piped with the fabric gathering softly into it for a subtle detail. The dress falls from there to skim over the bust, waist and hips to the floor and it widens out to be quite wide by the hem. 
• The back dips into a low V above hidden set snaps to close it. I love how this gives you a glimpse of bare skin behind the panels when you move.
• Two long panels are attached along the back neckline and they fall all the way to the floor. They are very wide by the time they reach their ends. Each one opens up a full 29" across the bottom. They are lined in a beautiful deep metallic gold silk that has an almost copper tone feel to it. The fabric has a horizontal weave to it which gives it added texture.
• When this is on and moving these billow out and float behind you. It is utterly fantastic.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a back hidden set series of hooks at the base of the V at the back. There is also a hook behind the neck. Hand finishes throughout. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. I see one small area near the bottom of one of the panels on the black side where the fabric is just a tiny bit lighter. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to front hem, 62" to the longest point of the back panels

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5256

Reference Photo: Fall 1976 Chloe Runway.

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• This is the actual piece that walked the runway for Look 51 for the Fall 1993 collection as noted on its hand written tag. It may be the only one that exists. 
  
• It was made under the creative direction of Paco Rabanne
• The piece would have been made entirely by hand in the Paris Atelier.
• It is such an incredible statement piece and it is very light in weight which makes it so easy to wear.
• The fabric is gorgeous. The base black silk netting has been hand painted with a deep rich gold and then heavier coatings of the same gold creates patterns within the design. The outlines of each of the designs that cover the entire coat are highlighted with a hand applied gold cording. This combination is what makes that spectacular pattern that covers over the entire piece. Once you start looking closely, you see that he has used three different types of netting to achieve the final effect. The use of all that gold gives the coat an incredible glint from every angle.
• A single hook sits at the neck and the shoulders are soft and slightly gathered across their tops.
• It has very full sleeves and like the rest of the coat they have no lining so that you see a bit of skin underneath the netting. The sleeves widen out as they near their ends to be a full 38" around. This gives them incredible movement and it is just striking to have those beautiful wide sleeves.
• The rest of the coat is equally as extreme and extravagant. It falls outward as it drapes over you  to the floor and it is extremely wide and extremely full by the hem. You can see how beautifully this allows the pattern to fall in soft folds. It is also extremely long so that it trails and billows around you as you move. 
• The pattern that you see on the netting is perfectly mirrored from one side to the other. Everything would have had to have been pre-planned and deliberately made to specifically piece this together to achieve the final look of the piece.
• This is an incredible piece of true Haute Couture and is the perfect thing to add over any piece to add instant high drama and glamour.
• It has a single hook at the top of the neck. It would be very easy to add hidden set snaps or hooks down the front if you wanted to wear it fully closed and more as a caftan. It is unlined so has a touch of transparency. All of the work is done by hand to Haute Couture standards.
• There is no size tag present being Couture so please go by the listed measurements below. Its easy cut should it allow it to fit a full range of sizes.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 27" and are 17" around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 17"
Bust-hips: open
Total length: 63" from neck to hem. The back hem extends another 3" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5255

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• The twin of this piece walked the runway for Spring 2005 Valentino for Look 56 and was worn on the runway by supermodel Liya Kebede.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• Back in 2005 both supermodel Elle Macpherson and superstar Mariah Carey wore its twin. I love that all of the reference photos give you such a beautiful idea of how phenomenal this dress is once on the body.
• It is incredibly beautiful and very light in weight. The main colour of the dress is a deep copper brown with a gorgeous deep yellow and ivory floral pattern screened onto the silk. 
• The dress has a halter front with two triangles extending out from the band that circles the waist. They wrap and button behind the neck. A plunge is created between them that goes all the way to the wide band that wraps around the waist. The triangles curve down the sides and then your entire back is left bare and exposed. 
• The detailing at the waist is fantastic. A wide 6" band is that just below the base of the plunge at the front. It nips you in for shape around the waist. Onto the band is the same floral pattern that is seen around the entire lower portion of the skirt but done on a much smaller scale. It has been completely done by hand using hundreds of tiny sequins set side-by-side to create the pattern that you see. As you look closer at it you realize that each sequin is stacked on top of another matching sequin so that the colours are vivid and bright instead of washed with a touch of transparency a single sequin would have.
• The skirt falls from under the band and curves out and over the hips. It is very full and made with many yards of silk. There is an amazing amount of fabric in the skirt and that is what gives it its beautiful movement when you move. If you were too late, the skirt out flat there is enough silk used that it creates a full circle around the bottom part. The back is cut longer than the front so you get a gorgeous sweep of silk behind you.
• All around the bottom portion of the skirt is a oversized floral print that has been screened into the silk using a deep golden yellow mixed with ivory. The use of the paler colours around the bottom of the skirt emphasizes the fullness there and ties it in beautifully with the detailing around the waist. A slit runs up the centre of the skirt so when you walk or sit you get a flash of bare leg.
• The dress is absolutely beautifully made. I see one very light mark on the skirt.
• It is fully lined in the same silk for the front triangles. There is an inner chiffon piece that has its own zipper that holds the dress in place around the waist and then the outer dress closes with its own hidden set side zipper. 
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle will cover up to 7.5" flat across from side to side, the seam directly under the bust is 15-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 11.5" from neck to seam directly under the bust. The band is 6" wide
Total length: approx 60" from neck to front hem and the back extends another 10" beyond that. The slit is 30" from the ham up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5251

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2005 Valentino Look 56 Model Liya Kebede.  /  (4-5) Elle Macpherson at the Mary Poppins Gala Evening in London, March 2005.  /  (6) Mariah Carey performs on Good Morning America's Concert Series, April 2005.

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• The dress is from the Spring 1976 Collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston
• Halston made several of these dresses in different colours. Mostly they were produced in a bias cut silk or a hammered bias cut silk. Even the silk versions are hard to find and finding one in a terry cloth is very unusual and 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 at this point in the brands history most of these pieces were custom-made or made to order.
• 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 and this is a dress that is 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 terrycloth which is incredible. Don't 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.
• The dress is made of a light weight terry cloth in a beautiful chocolate brown. The fabric has been set on the bias with how it was laid out and pieced together so it is very forgiving. The fabric choice makes it wash and wear and easy to travel with and to pack.
• The dress is unlined and slips on to wear with a tie at the front that you can adjust for fit. It is in its original uncut length.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam with the ability to adjust the size at the front because of the tie
Waist: 15.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5250

Reference Photos: (1) ‘The Strapless’ in Women’s Wear Daily, August 1976. / (2) ‘The New York Collections: Easy Winners!’, Jacques Malignon for Vogue, September 1976. / (3) ‘Your Night to Star’, Ladies Home Journal, December 1976. / (4) Elizabeth Taylor in Halston at the 1976 Oscars. / (5) Marisa Berenson in Halston, Vogue 1976. Photo by Richard Avedon. / (6) "Yves Saint Laurent + Halston. Fashioning the 70s" Exhibit at the Museum at FIT, 2015. / (7) Halston's original sketch for the tie-front strapless dress & Lee Radziwell, 1976. From the book "Halston: An American Original."  / (8) Rachel Zoe in Halston at the Zoe Report Dinner, 2014.  /  (9) Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture.  /  (10-12) Spring 1976 Halston Runway.  /  

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• The dress is from the Spring 2008 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• 2008 was John's 10th year at Dior and it was also the Dior label's 60th anniversary. To celebrated John created pieces for Spring 2008 based on some of his signature looks from the past decade.
• Finding a Dior dress in this colour and in the perfect condition that this dress is in is rare and I am very happy to have such an exquisite example of his work in the shop.
• The dress is made out of a ivory white silk chiffon that has hand embroidery added.
• When you stand still you get a beautiful long silhouette but the second you move the chiffon in the skirt and the back panels are picked up by the air and the dress becomes even more extraordinary.
• The skirt of the dress is made from bias cut ivory silk chiffon that sits over an inner silk lining. It is set around the waist and heavily gathered at one side to create the extra panel and volume on the one side. A small slit runs up from the hem on that side so you get a little bit of leg when you walk. The other side curves down to fall slightly longer and create a beautiful curved shape at the hem.
• The bodice is strapless and the neckline slightly curved at the front. Inside there is a built in boned and cupped corset that extends down to the waist. The chiffon over the bodice has been draped and gathered over to the side to tie in with the skirt. At the back, on that same side, there are two very long panels of silk chiffon. You can allow them to just drape down and behind you to catch the air and move as you walk or you can take one and drop it over the shoulder to get a more caped feel. I have photoed it both ways for you to see. 
• His signature row of silk covered buttons runs down the other side and then the last perfect detail is the extraordinary flowers that are embroidered over the dress.
• The flowers are what take the dress to its magical level of beauty. Soft pastel flowers are heavily embroidered onto the dress by hand so that they have a slight 3D effect. Little gold threads are mixed in between then along with tiny sequins and beads to catch the light. They are reminiscent of the flowers that Mr. Dior often used in his early work.
• It is a magical nod to the archives that perfectly combines past and present.
• Fully lined in an ivory silk. It has a full built in boned and cupped corset. The corset closes with a series of lingerie hooks and the dress buttons to close over that at the side.
• Tagged a Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4
• Excellent condition

Inner bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 12-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to the longest point of the hem and the panels extend to 59" from the top of the back bodice.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5245

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

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56.5" from top of the bodice to the front hem and the back extends another 9" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5240

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

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• This is a very rare full dress, cape and sash set from the Spring 2013 YSL collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane and this was his debut collection for the label.
• A series of these dresses in a mix of colours walked the runway for the finale of the show. Look 55 had the twin of this blue coloured dress and Look 64 the twin of the cape in blue.
• All three pieces of the set are made from a bias cut silk chiffon in a striking and beautiful blue. It is slightly brighter in colour than how it photoed here and it is even better in person.
  
• The neckline of the dress has a tie in the same fabric that loops through little embroidered edged open circles placed all the way around the neckline. This allows you to tighten or loosen the neckline as much as you want. You can wear it more up on top of the shoulders, wear it off the shoulder or with one shoulder left bare and down. The ties end in extraordinary silk cord tassels finished with wrapped silk cording around their tops.
• The shoulders are soft so that you can wear it multiple ways as noted above and the sleeves narrow down to a cuffed wrist. The bodice has a deep slit at the front and is cut generously over you to the low set seam at the waist.
• The skirt is still in its original length and falls from under that in a swoop of bias cut silk that widens out spectacularly as it nears the hem. There are two layers of chiffon stacked on top of each other for the skirt and it has a phenomenal amount of volume to it. As you move it billows out around you. I love that the back is cut longer than the front. 
• The matching sash comes with the dress. It has a rectangular panel that is 14" in length of a backed silk chiffon to give a bit of structure and then single panels of the chiffon extend out from either side. You can wrap and tie this around you as you wish.
• Last is its original matching cape that perfectly completed the look and brings Hedi's full vision to life for this look. The cape is made out of a single layer of silk chiffon with a second tassel attached at the neck to hold it in place. Two wide panels of silk chiffon fall over each shoulder at the front. These curve down and around at the sides and then one large panel extends down the back. The cape is incredibly light in weight since it is all just a single layer of silk chiffon. This allows the slightest bit of air to pick it up so that it billows out around you as you move.
• The dress is unlined through the upper bodice and sleeves so has a touch of transparency. The skirt is made of two layers of silk chiffon. It ties with the tassel at the front and closes at the side with a series of snaps above the waist and a zipper below the waist seam. Each cuff closes with five silk covered buttons and loops. The cape has attached tassels to tie it at the front end is a single layer of silk chiffon. The easy cut makes it an easy fit as long as the waist works. Both pieces have their original tag attached and were never worn.
  
• The dress is tagged a modern YSL FR38 and the cape FR36. 
• Excellent condition

Dress
Sleeves: approx 28" and will blouse up once on. They are 16" around the upper arm.
Bust: 17-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 29" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 20.5" from the top of the natural shoulder to the waist. It will blouse over once on.
Total length: 67" from top of the natural shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 10" past that

Cape: 63" from neck to hem and will come up a touch when on the shoulders

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5239

Reference Photos/Videos: Spring 2013 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Finale Looks.

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5238

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5237

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

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• This dress is from 2016 and we believe it is from the Pre-fall Collection based on a very similar dress that we have shared here in a different colour way.
• It was made under the creative direction of Veronica Etro
• Vogue said of the collection that "For her latest collection, Veronica Etro didn’t disappoint, as she was inspired by the work of the early-20th-century French painter Henri Matisse.Like the many divergent moods of Matisse, the designer’s choices of print were similarly flexible and wide. The lineup alternated between the organic and the geometric."
• Tamsin Egerton wore its twin that season in a different colour way letting you see how fantastic it is once on the body.
• The dress is made out of a bias cut silk that is virtually weightless. The silk is covered in a beautiful paisley print that covers the entire dress. The colours are all done in soft pastels on a deep blue backdrop and it is just one of the prettiest things. 
• The shoulders are soft and the front comes down in a low V. The neck line is slightly gathered for a little added detail and the V stops at the peak of the band around the waist.
• The sleeves are incredible. Each is wide and done in a beautiful balloon cut. At the wrist there is a tie that loops around so you can cinch in the wrist as much as you want, and then the silk forms are ruffle under that.
• It skims over the bust to a band at the waist that peaks upwards at the front. An added panel has been beautifully embroidered in rich red, purples and blues. It is then detailed with chain stitching around its edge, little bands of black tube beads mixed with muted gold beads.
• From there, it curves over the hips and there is an amount of fabric in the skirt. It is in its original uncut length and when you move, it moves beautifully around you.
• The dress is fully lined in a purple-blue silk, except for sleeves which are online. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and you tie the ties on the wrist. It appears to have been worn very little if at all and has its original My Theresa tag still attached at one wrist.
• Tagged an Etro size 42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and are 15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 28" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to bottom seam of the waistband
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5234

Reference Photos: (1) Tamsin Egerton at the Disaronno/Etro launch party, October 2016.  /  (2) Pre-Fall 2016 Etro, Look 2.  /  (3) Credit Unknown.

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• The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Spring 2018 Pucci collection as Look 26.
• Its twin was also used in the ad campaign that season
• The dress was presented as a cover-up over a swimsuit and it can absolutely be worn that way or as a proper dress since it does close all the way down the front. It is very pretty.
• It is made out of a beautifully weighted silk that has a classic Pucci print that combines multiple coloured stripes with little dotted rose. Everything is set vertically, so it adds length to the piece..
• It skims over the bust and waist and is cut to be more full and easy through the body. 
• It has a neat pointed collar, and the shoulders are soft with dropped seams that fall over the top of your arms. The sleeves below that are set wide and full.
• It completely buttons down the front and the buttons are hidden under the centre stripe that runs down the length of the dress. This is what allows you to fully open it or where it closed.
• It is full and loose over the bodice and there is elastic that runs around the waist. And most of these photos I've shown it with the top blousing over the waist, but I've also included one where it's more pulled down. You can get a few different looks out of this by belting it wearing the waist high, low or wearing it more open down the front.
• The skirt falls from there to the floor and it is wonderfully full by the time it reaches the hem. This gives you fantastic movement around you as you move. You can really get a sense of that from the runway photos.
• It is beautifully detailed and the design is properly and carefully thought out and executed. Its loose and easy cut through the body make it an easy to fit dress.
• The bodice is unlined and closes down the front with hidden set buttons. There are pockets on each hip and little belt loops around the waist if you wanted to wear a belt. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The Pucci signature is seen throughout the fabric. Its loose and easy cut makes it an easy fit. It will just rate more on a smaller frame.
• Tagged a modern Pucci, IT 42, FR 38, UK 10, US 8
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 23.5" from the natural shoulder and are 18" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true shoulder seam
Bust: open to approx 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Elastic waist: 13.5-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 17" from top and shoulder to waist and can be worn higher up with the top lousing over
Total length: 64.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5236

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2018 Emilio Pucci, Look 26.  /  (3-4) Spring 2018 Emilio Pucci Ad Campaign.  /  (5) Credit Unknown.

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The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• The twin of the dress in black walked the runway for the Fall 1970 Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent 
• I love that we have a reference photo for you to see this dress on the body. It is very hard to photo these when they are on a dress form and the runway photo really shows you how it comes to life once it is on.
• This would have been made completely by hand to Couture standards in the Paris atelier.
• The dress is made from deep ivory silk chiffon that has little silk dots covering the entire surface of the dress. When you look at the back side of the fabric you can see how these have been lightly hand stitched into place. Incredible.
• The neckline is wide which allows you to wear it off the shoulder. I love how this leaves a bare expanse of skin across the top of your shoulders.
• The sleeves narrowed down to the cuffs and are unlined so they have a touch of transparency. Each ends in a series of five handmade silk covered buttons and loops.
• The bodice blouses over you slightly and the waist is seamed. You could add a belt if you wanted to add more shape and definition.
• It skims over the hips from there and widens out as it nears the hem. The entire hem is finished with an 11" ruffle all the way around and it is set so that the front sits higher than the back. There is a second 6" panel of the same fabric underneath the top ruffle to help hold a bit of volume.
• The ruffle around the hem beautifully ties in with the 5" ruffle that goes all the way around your shoulders. When the dress is on and you move you get slight movement from both sets of ruffles and it is very pretty.
• The dress is fully lined in a handset silk through the bodice and skirt. The sleeves are unlined. The inner body closes with a handset zipper and then the dress buttons to close over that. The silk of the dress feels like it has softened slightly and I see a bit of stress to the edges of some of the silk covered buttons and some teeny tiny areas here and there on the fabric. There is the tiniest bit of grubbiness around the edges of the shoulders and along the seams under the arms. The zipper feels slightly loose but does stay up. I am being extremely picky but mentioning all for accuracy. 
• There is no size tight present because it is Couture so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent overall condition

Sleeves: 23" and are 11" around the upper arm
Inner bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 16" from top of natural shoulder to waist
Total length: 49" from top of natural shoulder to front hem, 57" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photo: Fall 1973 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.

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• This amazing dress is from the Spring 1985 Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The reference photo we found is of a version with a different sleeved, more covered bodice but has that same long front trailing panel down the front.
• The dress has a very Old Hollywood / 1940s feel that I love. This is an era that Yves often touched upon in his work.
• It is made out of a combination of a brilliant pink and a purple with a bit of a pink undertone. The fabric is a silk crepe that drapes beautifully once on.
  
• The front is cut across you and I love how the more purple toned silk has been draped and brought over from the sides to wrap all the way around the bodice. At the front he has created the illusion that you have simply tied the dress in place by draping it over itself at the front and then the fabric left extends down from under that all the way to the floor in a flowing panel.
• The skirt is gathered in under that to fall to the floor. As it reaches the hem it widens out so that when you move it has beautiful movement around you. 
• Tiny piped straps curve over each shoulder and then meet in the centre of the dress at the back.
• The dress is not perfect but is wearable if you do not mind that it does have some small flaws. Please make sure to read the full description below carefully. This is still an outstanding example of his work during this time period.
• The dress is fully lined in a pink silk through the bodice. The inner bodice of the dress is boned for support. It has its own side set zipper to close and then the dress closes with a zipper over that at the side. The purple panel wraps over that to snap and hook into place along the top of the bodice and at the centre of the front. The dress has fading and some marks throughout the purple parts. There are along the hem and it has been re-hemmed at some point. I see a couple of faint marks on the skirt but they are under the front tie once it is on. Please see the photos after the label shot. The actual silk is sound and stable. The dress could potentially be dyed if you preferred not to wear it as is. Sold as found and priced accordingly.
  
• There is no size tag present since it is a Couture piece. Please check the measurements below.
  
• Great overall condition.

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam and the outer waist is open
Hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 47" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5229

Reference Photo: Spring 1985 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.

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• This is original Haute Couture piece dating to the late 1980s, early 1990s.
• The set was made under the creative direction of Emanuel Ungaro.
• This would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
  
• This is a stunning two piece set done in a pale pink silk that has a hint of a lavender undertone. The silk is very high-end quality.
• The top is a classic and easy tank cut. Wider set straps curve over the shoulder and the front is scooped. It has a full and generous cut through the body and flares out slightly at the hem. This is a piece you just slip on and it is very easy to wear. 
  
• Inside there are little handmade straps across the top of the shoulder that snap into placed to hold your undergarment perfectly. Every stitch is done by hand. Little hidden set hand covered silk snaps close the top up one side.
• The skirt has an inner band at the waist and it wraps over itself at the front. It closes with hand covered silk snaps and then has hook and eye at the side of the waist. It is gathered into soft pleats along the front and then is opened down its length where it wraps over itself at the front. When you sit or walk a certain way you get a bit of flash of bare leg. It is cut generously over the hips and then narrows down to the hem. The back is cut slightly longer than the front for a pretty line.
• The top is unlined and the skirt has a nude silk chiffon inner handset lining to just past the hips. The top has snaps up one side as described above and the skirt closes along the waist as described above. A teeny tiny bit of pulling here and there on the back of the skirt. All of the hand work is to Haute Couture standards throughout.
• There is no size tag present because it is couture so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and widens to 21.5" by the hem
Total length: 22" from top of the shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Total length: 44" from the waist to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5228

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway in a deep burgundy brown colour for the Fall 2002 collection as Look 65.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• The dress is made from layers of a feather light black silk chiffon that is cut on the bias. It is an extremely easy dress to wear and fit because it has a definite caftan feel to it.
• It is cut to sits either just at the edges of the shoulders as I have shot it here or can be worn off the shoulders like how you see it was worn in the runway photos. I love how that bare expanse of skin offsets the fullness of the dress underneath. 
• The sleeves are phenomenal. Each is cut so that it is very full and wide. They cascade down the arm in a double layer of silk and they are split along the upper edge. Each sleeve is cut so that it falls on an angle so that the innermost portion of the sleeve falls much longer than where the outer edge lies creating a cascade of silk down your arm. The lightness of the silk chiffon gives them a ton of movement around the arm when you move.
• The top of each shoulder is gathered into a series of rounded pleats and more of the same rounded pleats sits on the side of each hip. Long panels of silk chiffon fall from under the pleats set on the outside of each hip. These are cut much like the sleeves with a double layer of silk chiffon stacked on top of each other and ending in different lengths. This adds a tremendous amount of movement to the skirt when you move. I love how they tie in the sleeves and skirt together.
• The dress skims over the body and widens out quite a bit as it nears the hem. This is what gives the dress its caftan feel. The back hem is cut longer than the front so you get a sweeping feel behind you. 
• The body of the dress is made from three layers of silk chiffon and these act as the lining. The sleeves are made of two layers of the silk as described above. The dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Be easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 12
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: to 33" at their longest points and are full and open around the upper arm.
Bust: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to the front hem and the back extends another 10" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2002 Valentino, Look 65.

Item# DD5227

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• This spectacular dress is true Haute Couture from the Fall 1991 collection and its twin walked the runway that season. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Emanuel Ungaro.
• It would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The dress has a beautiful structure to it and it is meant to have an hourglass feel once on the body with inner support and it's cut all done to achieve that goal.
• The dress is made out of an iridescent pink-burgundy-red silk taffeta that has a gorgeous subtle shimmer over it. That slight iridescent quality helps to highlight the cut, curve and draping in the dress.
• The top of the bodice is rounded and shaped to plunge between the breasts. It curves around the back from there to leave the upper back bare and exposed.
• The silk has been hand draped over the bodice and I love how it crosses over itself at the front. The shape of the bodice is very sexy and a nod to Old Hollywood.
• The draping continues down on an angle to the hip on the opposite side. The silk sweeps over the hips and one side falls to just above the knee. That is all gathered up and into the bow on one hip. This wrapping around the body with the deliberate placement and angling of the hand drape silk is what really gives you that hourglass feel.
  
• The oversized bow on one hip is made from the same silk with added handmade velvet flowers at its centre. The velvet flowers are handmade and have their own label.
• Set under the angled seam that makes the top portion of the dress is a spectacular tiered and ruffled lower skirt that is created by spiralling the silk around the body. This also allows it to have that beautiful flare that you see. When this is on and moving, the skirt kicks out around you and adds too the bombshell feel the dress has.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk. There is built in hidden support and boned structure through bodice. The dress closes with a back set zipper. Where some of the stitching is done and along the edges of where the zipper is set, you can see the under colour of the taffeta. Please see the photo after the label shot. There are some minor marks around the hem at the longest point. This is all very minor and mentioned for accuracy
• There is no size tag present because it is Couture so 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
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of the bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5222

Reference Photo: Fall 1991/92 Emanuel Ungaro Haute Couture

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• The twin of this dress in an ivory walked the runway for the Spring 2008 Oscar de la Renta Bridal collection. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta
• I had an ivory one in the shop before and know that the original price for the dress at retail was just under $20,000 USD even back in 2008 (the equivalent of just under 30k now). 
  
• Oscar launched his first bridal collection in October of 2002 and his wedding pieces have been worn by some of the most famous women in the world. He once said 'In the same manner that she fell in love with that man, I hope she's going to fall in love with that dress.' 
• The dress is strapless and cut to hug your curves from the bust to below the hips.
• From there is flows into a stunning skirt that sweeps around you and trains outwards at the back.
• Inside is an intricately constructed corset with boning and built in cups to shape and hold you and the dress in place.
• The fabric on this one is just extraordinary. The base is an black silk. Onto this is a complex design that is made up of stiffened black silk ribbon that has been folded into flower like designs that run over the entirety of the dress. These are all placed so that they sit slightly up and off of the fabric so that it has this wonderful 3D feel to it. Interspersed around these are black thread embroidery. The black embroidered parts are a combination of knotting, to add to the dimension of the design, and flat embroidery work. Various sized black beads are then worked into this pattern to add yet another element to the design. The end result is that every inch is covered with this amazing hand work.
• The dress has a true old world Haute Couture feel to it and it is rare to see a piece done so elaborately over every bit of the fabric. No matter how good it looks in the photos it is even better in person and on the body.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk. The bottom hem of the skirt is finished with an interior wide band of stiffened netting and the dress closes with a hidden set back zipper. It has a built in interior corset bodice that is cupped and boned to be shaped all the way around you. There are pads that just inside the bust and if you need extra room they could easily be removed as they are just tacked in place.The interior corset closes with its own zipper. Finished to couture standards and tons of work by hand. 
  
• Tagged an Oscar size 6
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55" from top of bodice to hem at the front and the back extends another 15" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5221

Reference Photos: Spring 2008 Oscar de la Rental Bridal.

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• This is a spectacular piece of true Haute Couture that we believe is from the early 1980s.
• It was made under the direction of Hubert de Givenchy
  
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• The fabric of the dress is a beautiful silk velvet that has been hand cut into an open cut out floral pattern.
• All of the edges of the flowers have been embroidered so that they are finished perfectly. There is an inner black silk fabric that lies under the top layer so that it is safe to wear with those open cut outs falling from the neck line to the hem.
• The dress is strapless and there is a inner cupped and wired boned corset that holds the dress perfectly in place around you.
• It skim over the inner corset and then is shaped to come in slightly at the waist for added shape.
• The dress comes back out over the hips and falls to the floor. At the hem there is a little bit of a flare set all the way around with extra fabric at the back.
• That extra panel at the back is set so that it falls slightly longer than the front for a very pretty line.
• All of the flowers have a little gold town metal flower set in their centres. These are scattered over the dress and add the perfect finish. It is just enough added glitz but still has that very refined feel that the best of his work had.
• The dress is fully lined in a hand set black silk. It has a built-in boned inner corset that closes with its own zipper and then the dress closes with a zipper over that. An inner waist stay that hooks to close. I see one missing gold flower near the bottom. Its proper numbered Couture tag is present.
• There is no size tag since it is a true couture piece. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Under bust: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 50" from the top of bodice to front hem, 53.5" to the back hem with 3" turned under

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5220

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• The twin of this dress was shown on the runway for the Spring 1990 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• This dress beautifully showcases the genius of Oscar de la Renta and the work that he was doing in this time period. The dress has a beautiful elegance to it and is quite striking.
• This sense of refinement is a constant in Oscar's work and I particularly love the earlier examples of it. You can see how many of the elements in this dress are a reflection of the standards he adhered to for his entire career and body of work.
• The dress is made from multiple layers of a lightweight slightly textured silk chiffon in the most stunning deep sapphire blue colour. The colour in person has more of a gray blue feel to it and is a touch brighter than how it shot.
• The bodice is gathered in an elaborate ruching of silk that meets in the centre under a thick braided detailing. The braiding runs down the center of the bodice to the waist.
• It is strapless and the neckline is cut into a rounded sweetheart shape that is very flattering. The bodice is fitted and cinches in at the waist with interior boning to help hold the shape.
• The skirt cascades to the floor at the back and then curves up and around you to come slightly higher at the front so you get a flash of leg when you move.
• The skirt is made up of three layers of weightless silk chiffon and this lets the skirt float over and around the body to give it the feel of airiness and lightness. The lightness of the silk gives it a gorgeous movement when you move and walk.
• It comes with a matching huge silk chiffon shawl / cape piece. On the runway it was gathered and hooked at the neck but with every one of these that I have seen in person the chiffon piece has had no closure and it is just one giant rectangle of fabric. You simply  float it over your shoulders and let billow out around you.
• The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a hand set blue silk and the three layers of silk chiffon the skirt is made of serve as its lining. The dress closes with a side painted metal zipper. Hand finishes. I see some small breaks in the fabric near the hem of the skirt. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 11" from the top of the bodice to the waist
Total length: approx 36" from top of the bodice to shortest part of the front hem, 55" to the longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Reference Photos: Spring 1990 Oscar de la Renta Runway.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5217

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

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Bust: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to inner waist stay
Total length: 58" from top of bodice to hem and the back extends another 8" beyond that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5218

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2017 Carolina Herrera Bridal.

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• This is dated to 1971 by the reference photo that we have here.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin
• I had the twin of this many years ago and that one sold to a museum. It is a brilliantly important and beautiful dress and an amazing example of his work during this time period that perfectly illustrates how much of a range he had.
• The entire dress is made out of a printed silk organza. The colours are mixed together like a painting and are done in the prettiest jewel tones. 
• The neckline is scooped and edged with a handset piping in the same fabric. The bodice skims over you to the waist where it curves in slightly for shape and then curves back out over the top of the hips.
• The technical construction of the bodice and upper portion of the sleeve is an absolute master class. The silk has been flat pleated in vertical rows set side-by-side. They are each perfectly spaced apart and then manipulated to form the shape and structure of the dress. Given the fabric that the dress is made out of and the difficulty in working with this fabric the skill required to have this fall over the body so perfectly is not to be underestimated.
• The shoulders are soft and the flat seam work runs down the arm to just about the elbow. Each little pleat opens out and the silk is allowed to expand outwards to create the huge bell sleeve that you see. The immense volume of the fabric that the lower portion of the sleeve has is all from the opening up of those hand sewn flat pleats which gives you an idea of how much fabric was actually used to create this dress.
• The skirt is constructed in the same manner as the bell sleeves but on a larger scale. Its volume is all achieved by the opening out of the vertical pleats that extending down the length of the bodice. I have taken a close-ups of how they open out for you to see. The skirt falls to the floor from there and mimics the shape of the sleeve as it curves outwards to the hem.
• In the reference photo you can see that a solid colour sash was tied around the waist and if you wanted to add more shape you could easily re-create that feel.
• The silk organza for the fabric choice keeps the dress feather light and it is an amazing thing to see in person. It is well deserving of its museum status.
• The dress is fully lined in pale green silk and the bell of the sleeves is a double layer of the organza. It closes with a back zipper. Hand work throughout.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the listed measurements below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22" and are just under 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to hem with 4" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5215

Reference Photo: Jeanne Moreau and Pierre Cardin, June 1971.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2012 show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar. de la renta 
• On the runway it was styled with a very heavy and extremely dramatic beaded necklace that covered most of the front of the dress but once you take that off and see the dress on its own you realize just how light and pretty the dress is.
• Oscar showed the collection in his new showroom on 42nd street. The space had yet to be fully renovated and this gave the atmosphere a raw edginess and the styling reflected that. Vogue called the evening dresses 'entrance making' and the show felt fresh and new from his work of the past few seasons proceeding this one.
• This is the second time I've had this dress in the shop and I love it even more this time.
• The dress is made from multiple layers of a lightweight slightly iridescent chiffon in the most stunning bright coral colour.
• The bodice is gathered in an elaborate ruching of silk that meets off to the one side. The neckline is cut into a rounded curve that is very flattering. On one side a panel of the chiffon extends out from the bodice and becomes a strap that curves up and over one shoulder for a pretty and feminine detail.
• The bodice is fitted and cinches in at the waist with a full interior boned and cupped corset to help hold the shape.
• The skirt cascades to the floor and is cut slightly longer at the back so that you get sweeping feel as you walk away. The skirt is made up of two layers of the almost weightless chiffon on top and this lets the skirt float over and around the body to give it the feel of airiness and lightness. The lightness of the silk gives it a gorgeous movement when you move and walk.
• The fabric wraps around you and falls open on that one side where the bod is gathered to the side. Another two layers of a slightly darker silk is set under the two top chiffon layers. The silk layers also are wrapped over each other so when you walk or sit you see a bit of leg where all the layers meet. The use of all those layers gives it the lightness it needs to pick up the air as you move so that it will float and billow around you as you move.
• The dress is fully lined in silk and the bodice has a built in cupped and boned corset that closes with its own zipper. The dress closes with a back set zipper over that.
• Tagged a modern ODLR 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15.5" from the top of the shoulder to the inside waist
Length: 66" from top of the bodice to front hem and the back extends another 7" beyond that. The shortest part of the front hem lands at about 55" 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5212

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2012 Oscar de la Renta Runway, Look 53. Model Karmen Pedaru.

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• The twin of this dress walked the Resort 2019 runway for Look 9. 
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Alessandro Michele.
• This was shot for two different editorials that season and we have added video from the runway so you can get a great idea of it on the body.
• Vogue noted that the "Show notes described his roll call of characters as “widows attending grave sites, kids playing rock ’n’ roll stars, and ladies who aren’t ladies.”
• I love the green of the dress. The photos here are an amazing representation of it and I think it is even a little bit better in person.
• The collar is high and there are knotted buttons at the front that hide covered snaps underneath. The shoulders are soft and extend down into very wide cut sleeves. Each sleeve ends in a double layer of ruffles that are set on a curve and they are very wide and elaborate.
• The body of the dress is cut more like a caftan. It is more generous through the bodice and then widens out substantially to the floor. It is hard to convey the amount of fabric that is in the dress until you see it in person. The front hem is cut above floor level and then it curves down and around to the back to extend out into an elaborate train around you.
• The fabric of the dress combines a green lace with a green net that has floral work through its pattern. On the bottom skirt there are also bands ruffles in a solid green. Inside everything is lined in a green organza. The lightness of the lace and layers make it wearable and keep it feeling more airy than heavy. It also has just a touch of transparency to it which brings out all of the detail once it is on the body.
• It is fantastically dramatic, and easy to wear. with its easy flowing cut that should allow it to work on a range of sizes.
• The dress is fully lined in a green organza and closes with a back hidden set zipper. The buttons at the front hide snaps. The dress has its original Gucci hangtag still attached and was never worn.
• Tagged a modern Gucci, 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 29.5" to their longest points and they are 15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15" and the collar is just under 14" around
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist - hips: open
Total length: 57.5" from neck to the shortest part of the front hem and is 87" to the longest part of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5208

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Resort 2019 Gucci, Look 9.  /  (3) Aketch Joy Winnie in Gucci for Vogue Japan, January 2019.  /  (4) Marianna Fontana in Gucci for The Italian Reve, December 2018.

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• During this time period in Valentino's history there were several dresses shown in several collections that were similar to this dress. We have added examples from 2014, 2015 and 2016 to show you how these look on the body.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• In the Vogue review for the 2105 collection they said: "Monastic, artistocratic, modest, and even prim have been terms applied to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino almost since they took over in 2009." and I feel that aptly sums up their period of Valentino.
• The dress does not have a single unnecessary seam. It really shows how sometimes absolute minimalism is best.
• The dress is made from a pale grass green silk crepe that has a beautiful drape. This is what lets it move so beautifully over the body once it is on.
• It is constructed so that it drapes and skims over the body perfectly. The skirt falls to the floor in a sweeping expanse of fabric. When you stand still it looks more like a sleek column but when you move you realize how much fabric is in there as it billows out behind you.
• The bodice drapes softly over you at the front. The silk extends over the shoulders and then it falls to the floor to create this elegant and dramatic caped feeling over your arms. The fabric has enough weight that it stays in place when you are standing still but when you move you get a billowing effect around you. The waist has some stretch so the dress is easy to fit and should work on a range of sizes.
• At the back there is a full cut out that leaves your entire back bare. This unexpected expanse of skin when you turn around is amazing.
• The inner part of the front bodice is lined in an orange silk chiffon. The rest of the dress is unlined. It closes with a hidden set side zipper at the back and then ties at the back of the neck. Long attached straps run down from the shoulder to attach in at the side of the waist to hold it in place. It comes with its original hang tag attached.
• Tagged a Valentino 40
• Excellent condition
  

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5207

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

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• This exceptional dress is from the Fall 2000 collection. I have had a knee length ivory version and a gold camisole in the shop and they flew, but I decided to let my members have an exclusive first chance at this full length gold one.
• It was made under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada.
• Its twin finished in a print was shown on the runway and was used for the ad campaign that season. I love having these shots because it shows you just how gorgeous it is on the body.
• The dress is absolutely exquisite and really showcases the charm that the earlier collections had and why people love collecting them.
• With its pretty pale gold colour this might also make a fantastic dress for a bride for one of her events around her ceremony or even for the dress itself if she wants to go a non-traditional route.
• The dress is made out of the perfect pale gold coloured silk that is a beautifully light in weight. It is very soft and supple and the bias cut lets it glide over you once it is on.
• I love that it is lined in a matching coloured silk organza. The organza lets it stay very light in weight and that extra layer of lining underneath lets the dress fall over the body in the most flattering way.
• The straps twist and curve up and over the shoulders. They are caught up with a little band of silk at the front and then the front plunges into a V. Little pleats are gathered into two sewn rows just above a muted gold grosgrain ribbon that is attached all the way around the waist.
• Under the ribbon it skims down and over the hips to fall to the floor. It flares out prettily at the hem and this give it beautiful movement when you walk.
• The back is phenomenal. The straps twist until they meet the back and then they extend down in that same twisting way to edge the low scoop of the back. This leaves your entire back bare and open. 
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk organza and closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. It looks like the zipper was replaced at some point. You can see the ribbon at the side is slightly off from lining up. Please see the photo after the label shot. Perhaps the very occasional tiny pull in the fabric here and there.
• There is no size tag present, so please go by the measurements list below. The bias cut allows for some give so I have put the comfortable range while lying flat below. The length may come up a bit because of the biased cut once it is on the body.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5 "flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from the top of the shoulder to the top of the 1" band at the waist
Total length: 63" from the top of the shoulder to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2000 Prada Ad Campaign.  /  (2) Fall 2000 Prada, Look 59. Model Colette Pechekhonova.

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• The twin of this set walked the runway for the Spring 1993 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• Early Armani at this level has become extremely collectible and I love that the Met Museum holds what looks to be the same skirt with a different top in their permanent archives. Perhaps whoever donated that one did not buy the full runway set that we have for you today.
• The extensively beaded pieces that Armani was producing during this time period were on par with demi-couture and cost tens of thousands of dollars even then. It is such a pleasure to have such a well-documented piece and when it is as spectacular as this one it is even better. 
• This is actually a set and is two pieces. A skirt and a corset feeling top.
• The top is boned with interior structure to hold its shape and this is what gives it the nod to the corset. You can clearly see all of the hand work done in the detail shots here. Straps curve over each shoulder and these are extensively covered in beads, sequins and faux pearls. They are added onto the top by hand and it is lined by hand.
• The bodice is meant to be fitted and its nude silk chiffon base is covered with an ivory netting that has that gorgeous pattern added onto it. The bead work is so extensive on this set. Beautiful flowers are created by hundreds of thousands of added beads, sequins and faux pearls. The bodice dips slightly at the front and a panel crosses over the dip and is attached on the other side. This panel is made of the same embellished netting. It drapes over the front and past the edge of the waist of the skirt. I love that even underneath that added panel the bead work is as extensive as anywhere else.
• The waist of the skirt is embellished as heavily as a straps. The skirt falls from there and widens out around you to be quite full by the time it reaches the hem. The skirt is covered in the same elaborate combination of ivory netting that has been extensively covered at the same hand work done over the top.
• This is a phenomenal set and the craftsmanship on it is just outstanding.
• The top is hand lined in a nude silk and closes at the side with a zipper. There are boning and structure throughout. The skirt closes with hook and eye at the waist and a zipper under that. The skirt is lined in a nude silk chiffon. Extensive hand work throughout both pieces. I see a little bit of change of colour on the inside lining of the front of the top. It is very minor.
• Tagged a vintage Armani 40
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 16" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 39" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5197

Reference Photos: (1-4) Spring 1993 Giorgio Armani.  /  (5) Spring 1993 Giorgio Armani Ensemble in the MET Collection.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1998 Versace show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gianni Versace.
• This is a rare and early documented example of his work.
• The dresses made of two layers of silk. There is an inner silk layer that is a bright vivid pink and then this is topped with a black silk chiffon that has a touch of transparency. 
  
• Onto the top black layer is an elaborate pattern made of silver metallic thread and little tiny silver sequins. This adds a subtle sparkle over the entire dress.
• Two triangles sit at the front bust and they are brought inwards at the neck leaving an open keyhole underneath. The straps circle around both sides of your neck and then meet at the back. They curve outwards to meet the sides of a full open scoop that leaves most of your back bare and exposed. 
  
• It skims over the waist and hips from there and I love the lingerie effect created by having the black float over the inner pink layer.
  
• The inner pink silk layer acts as the lining. The neck of the dress slips over the head and then the dress closes with a hidden set side zipper. When the dress is off the body the pink under-layer appears to extend past the bottom by a couple of inches but it is bias cut so once on it lines up as shown in the photos here.
• Tagged a vintage Versace 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers up to 8" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13" from neck to the seam under the bus
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5194

Reference Photos: Spring 1998 Versace.

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• The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2005 show for Look 67 and was worn by supermodel Carmen Kass. 
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• Vogue said of the collection that "Valentino's couture touch brought exquisite workmanship to filmy lace blouses and brocade jackets as well as evening gowns that captured the seasons passion for Victorian and Edwardian effects." They went on to mention the feel of this gown specifically saying "courtly evening gowns had Tissot trains, composed of tiers of ruffles."
• On the runway they showed the dress with a silk sash around the waist in an olive green. Apparently this was a styling decision only and the dress was not sold with it once it became available.
• The dress is absolutely spectacular and showcases what made these original Valentino pieces so special under Mr. Valentino's direction.
• Tiny net straps in the same colour curve up and over each shoulder. Each one has been heavily detailed with hand set beads and sequins in a matching deep blood red burgundy. It is a subtle bit of added glitz that works perfectly with the dress.
• The dress curves across you at the front and is fitted around the bust. Tiny little gathers are done along the inset seam along each side of the bodice At the back it is scooped so your upper back is left bare and exposed.
• From there it comes in at the waist and then curves back out to glide over the hips. At the front it falls in a more smooth column and then widens out quite a bit for the lower skirt. A wide 10" ruffle  finishes the front hem. Inside of that ruffle, you can feel that there are layers of netting that help hold its volume in shape to create the width you see from the front of the lower skirts.
• At the back is where all of the full on drama of the dress begins. Four very full ruffled panels are set stacked horizontally, one on top of each other, with each one below the one above becoming wider and fuller. Each of the tiers of silk have more netting inside so they hold their shape and volume fantastically. You can see how the entire lower skirt at the back widens out substantially and trails behind you in a swooping train. It is absolutely phenomenal.
• The choice of the silk that he's used as some structure and helps to hold all the shape that you see. The colour is a deep ox blood burgundy that is just phenomenal.
• This is a truly spectacular dress and one that you will not see come around very often if ever again. These would have been special ordered by clients through the boutiques.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. The ruffles around the lower skirts all have stiffened netting hidden inside them to help hold the shape and volume that you see. More stiffened netting around the inner hem and beautifully made. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 6
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from top of the shoulder to the front hem and the back extends another 9" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5193

Photos/Video: Fall 2005 Valentino, Look 67. Model Carmen Kass.

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• This dress is dated to its exact year by the hand written Bergdorf's tag inside that reads either 1965 or 1966.
• It was made under the creative direction of James Galanos.
• James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals in 1951 at the age of 27. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
• His custom pieces were made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
• This is a dress that is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The dresses made out of several layers of silk chiffon. There is a top chiffon layer that floats over and printed on that has a hidden silk layer under that and then a final inner deep pink silk lining. It's just amazing to see all of the extra stuff and layers. And this doesn't even take into account the silk used to make the inner corset that holds everything in place.
• The top layer is completely covered with hundreds of thousands of hand placed beads and sequins in various shapes and sizes. These swirl over the entire dress and it is just amazing to see in person. This is the level of craft that you only see in vintage now.
• The dress is suspended from two straps that are heavily detailed with the bead and sequin work. The front neck line is slightly scooped at its centre and then the back scoops a little lower.
• There is a built-in inner lightly boned corset that shapes the bust. The waist comes in under that and then it skims out and over the hips.
• The skirt falls from there to the floor and widens out a touch as it near the hem. Having it completely covered with all those hand placed beads and sequins is just phenomenal to see.
• I love the deep burgundy tones mixed with jewel tones on the underlying pattern of the silk.
• The dress has a built in silk covered corset and and is lined as described above. The corset hooks to close around the waist, and then the inner dress zips over that and the outer layer also has its own zipper. A waist stay hooks to close inside. There may be the occasional missing sequin and some are missing on the tops of the straps. There is a touch of fading to the pink lining along the inside edge of the bodice. It is very minor. Hand finishes throughout.
• No size tag is present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14"flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 57.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5192

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• The twin of the dress walk the Fall 2013 runway for Look 54.
• It was made under the creative direction of both Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli
• The dress is stunning. It was shot for Elle France that season and Nicky Hilton also wore one. Between those images, the runway and video, you really can get a sense of how gorgeous this dress is once on the body.
• Almost all of the dresses in this collection had ornate collars and on this one you see a beautiful example of that. Vogue raved about the intricacy and details in the collection and said the gowns had an "unsurpassed beauty". They especially love the Delft inspired embroideries of which this is dress is an outstanding example of.
• The colour of this dress is stunning. It is photoing a slight bit darker in the full length shots than what it is in person. It is a deep dusty blue that is quite unique.
• The base fabric is a nude netting and two layers of this are stacked on top of each other over an inner silk lining. Onto that are panels of a gorgeous embroidery inspired by Delft pottery. The combination is absolutely stunning once on the body.
• The embroidered covered collar is neat and circles around the neck. Across the top of the shoulders and running down the full length of each sleeve is a gap between the embroidered panels that has a touch of transparency. It is a very clever design detail. The front and back of the bodice are covered in the embroidery with a tiny little strip of the open netting down each side above the waist and under the arm. Even though the inner bodice is all backed in a nude silk chiffon this little trick gives the illusion that you are perhaps wearing nothing underneath.
• The skirt sits under a tiny edging of the embroidery that circles the waist seam. The skirt is very full and has many yards of fabric in its construction. Panels of the embroidery run vertically down and when you spread the skirt out you see that they repeated having these strips of nude netting set between the panels.
• The dress is phenomenal to see in person and even prettier than it is here.
• The bodice is fully lined in a nude silk and the skirt has an inner lining of the nude silk and two layers of nude netting under the top silk layer. It closes with a back hidden set zipper and each cuff closes with a little French cuff buttons. An inner waist stay hooks to close. The inner most silk lining in the skirt has been cut to shorten it to about the knee and its edge was left raw. You don't see it at all from the exterior. There are some extremely minor little pulls in the net near one shoulder. I took a close-up for you to see. Please see the photo after the label shot. These are very minor, but mentioned for accuracy.
• Tagged a Valentino 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 11" around the upper arm. The collar is 16" around.
Shoulders: no true define seam. 
Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5190

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2013 Valentino, Look 54. Model Elisabeth Erm.  /  (4) Giedre Dukauskaite by Nicolas Moore for Elle France.  /  (5) Nicky Hilton at the American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Fall Gala, October 2013.

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• A version of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 1979 Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress is completely made by hand to Haute Couture standards and it is incredible.
• I love having the runway photos so that you can see just how amazing it is in the body and I think the longer version is even better. It's more balanced and proportional with the upper body.
• The dress is made from a crisp black silk and this fabric choice allows it to hold those beautiful lines that you see.
• The neckline dips into a shallow V and the dress is vertically seamed to follow the curves of the body.
• The sleeves are amazing. Each is cut on a curve to follow the shape of the arm in the traditional manner of making a sleeve. They are set into the shoulders with a beautiful series of soft pleats so that you get a bit of volume at the shoulder. They puff out slightly around the upper arm and then narrow down at their ends.
• At the back the dress scoops low to give you a bare expanse of skin across the upper back. The back has a low set seam under the open scoop and this allows the top of the back skirt to lift slightly off and away from the body. A tiny detail that feels very sensual on the body.
• That same seam curves over the hips and angles up towards the waist at the front. The skirt falls under that. on a curve that widens out as it reaches the hem. The back is fuller and it also falls a touch longer to give it the feel of it sweeping out behind you.
• Underneath the skirt is a built-in ruffled black silk net underskirt and when you move or sit you see just a peek of the ruffle around the inner hem. Layers of silk net have been added under the sea, where the skirt starts to help to hold the fullness there as well.
• The dress is detailed with hand applied sequins to form little varying sized circles that run over the entire bodice, the waist and the top part of the skirt. Two types of sequins have been used - tiny silver sequins one and others that are an iridescent pale blue. The blue ones catch the light and range in colour from silver to an ice blue. Mixed into that are some circles that are made from little glass crystal beads. 
• The bodice is unlined and the skirt is fully lined with a built in underskirt in a black silk net and taffeta. Built in interior panniers around the hip area that I have photoed. It closes with a hand set back zipper and the skirt snaps into place with silk covered snaps over that. Hidden set zippers at each wrist. Hand finished throughout. There is the occasional sequin or crystal missing on the dots here and there and I have photoed one area for you to see as an example. Please see the last detail photo for that. Unlabeled. Completely made by hand to Haute Couture standards.
• There is no size tag present, so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23.5" and are 16" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 58" from top of shoulder to front hem, 60" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5188

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• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2019 Etro runway and was shown for Look 25 with a cardigan over it on the runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Veronica Etro
• Her inspiration was "endless summer" and the pieces reflected the ease and lightness of summer. She told Vogue that it was really about being free and joyful.
• This particular dress is interesting because it seems to me to be inspired by the famous Ossie Clark spiral dress. It is not constructed in the exact way that his was but it definitely is a nod to that feel. It is very beautiful.
• The dress is made out of a bias cut silk chiffon that is virtually weightless. The silk is covered in a beautiful oversized bright and joyful flower print that covers the entire dress. The colours are all done in soft pastels and it is just one of the prettiest things. It comes with a bias, cut ivory silk slip that you wear underneath that is trimmed with lace at the neckline.
• The shoulders are soft and the front comes down in a V. This lets you see the little bit of lace from the slip peeking out above the V. The sleeves are incredible. Each is wide and easy cut. Panels of the silk that create the ruffles that travel over the length of the dress extend onto the sleeves on both their tops and bottoms, making them appear even wider than they are.
• The body is cut loose, easy and generous so it is very easy to fit. It almost has the feel of a caftan. Panels of matching silk spiral down the dress in curving angles set so that they spiral around you. The way the panels are set also gives the dress incredible movement as you can see in the video. When worn without anything topping it like it was shown on the runway it is even better.
• It has a generous cut over the bust waist and hips and is in its original supermodel length. This is a dress that you just slip over the head and walk out the door in. I love that you can wear it day to night with ease and a change of accessories & shoes.
• The separate silk chiffon slip that comes with it as it's lining. Neither the dress or the inner slip have any closures. Both simply slip over the head to wear. The original tags are attached and it was never worn. Note that if you change the inner slip to something that fits you, this would definitely fit a large. I have put it as an XS-Medium because of the measurement of the bust of the inner slip. On a smaller frame, it will just drape more.
• Tagged an Etro size 42
• Excellent condition

Dress
Sleeves: approx 31" to their longest points and are approx 20" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: to 75" from top of shoulder to hem and will come up a touch once on because of the bias cut.

Inner Slip
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5185

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2019 Etro, Look 25.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5183

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5180

Reference Photos: Tracee Ellis Ross at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, 2019.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Fall 2004 and it is a very famous Valentino dress. 
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• Pierpaolo later remade this dress as an homage that was almost identical. I have had that dress as well and there are key differences. This is the original version.
• The dress is strapless and made out of a red silk in the signature Valentino red.
• The dress is made out of long set, vertical panels that run from the top of the bodice all the way to the hem. At the front the silk is gathered into both sides of the middle panel. The dress is shaped around the body by manipulating the width of the panels.
• One of the key signatures of this dress are the two large silk flowers that sit on either side of the hip. On the original dress these actually top pockets that you can slip your hands into. The pockets on this dress have their original tacking in place.
• As the dress falls over the body and near the skirt panels wide. There are also triangle shaped silk panels added in around the back of the skirt. This is what allows the skirt to flare out and move so dramatically when you walk.
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk with an inner built-in lightly boned corset piece that zips on its own. The dress zips to close over that with a hidden set zipper that follows one of the seams. I see some minor stress to the fabric on either side of the zipper and couple light dots on the front panel. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present. The dress is very tiny and there is no give to the measurements. It would be very difficult to let this one out as the marks would show on the fabric.
• Excellent overall condition 

Bust: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 51" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS - this is tiny! 

Item# DD5181

Reference Photos/Video: (1-5) Fall 2004 Valentino, Look 53. Model Caroline Trentini.  /  (6-7) Penelope Cruz in Valentino at the 2004 David Di Donatello Movie Awards.

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• The twin of this gorgeous dress walked the runway for the Spring 2009 collection and was Look 31 in the show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alessandra Facchinetti
• This was easily the best look of the show and I love the use of the famous Valentino red. 
• Tang Wei wore one that year and that, along with the runway video, lets you see just how beautifully this one is on the body and how it moves. 
• The dress is made out of a red silk chiffon that is cut on the bias and flows over the body beautifully. The fabric choice keeps the dress very light in weight and gives it beautiful movement. 
• The entire top portion of the dress is gathered and curves up and over one shoulder. The bodice is gathered on an angle underneath that and the gathers continues all the way around you to the back. It comes in at the waist and then the gathering continues to curve back down and over the top of the hip on one side. The gathering and draping over the body feels very Grecian inspired.
• The skirt falls from under there and it is draped heavier on the side where the silk angles upwards. This creates more of a draped panel down one side. The skirt has three full layers of chiffon under the top layer and the draped to side curves upwards with a slit. So when you move a certain way you see a bit of a flash of bare leg. The skirt has yards and yards of self chiffon in its construction and I love how the hem is curved to pick up on the angle of the bodice.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk chiffon through the bodice and has light boning at the sides. The skirt is made of three layers of chiffon under the top layer and these act as the lining. I see a couple tiny pulls near where the top layer is chiffon is stitched down to the lining here and there. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• Tagged a Valentino 4
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 69" from top of shoulder to longest part of the hem, 56" to the shortest

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5182

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2009 Valentino, Look 31. Model Natasha Poly.  /  (3) Tang Wei in Valentino at the Hong Kong Film Awards, 2009.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5174

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5175

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

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• This is an incredible Christian Lacroix dress whose tag dates it to 1997.
• The dress would have been made under the creative direction of Christian Lacroix. 
• This has all the wonderful detailing that you want to see in a Lacroix piece.
• The dress is made out of a black silk that has a very slight texture to it. Onto this are black velvet details along with netting adorned with rhinestones.
• The front sweeps up to the neck and an attached velvet strap wraps around the neck and hooks into place. A little bow sits on the very top of the neck. I love how the top angles down on the sides. It curves down and around to the back and this leaves your entire upper back bare and exposed.
• There are little insets of velvet that follow the curve of the top and these wrap around to create added detail at the back of the waist. Each side has a lace edging that has tiny little rhinestones and faceted black beads fused onto the lace.
• The waist seam at the front is cut on a pretty upwards curve and there is a second bow set at the centre of the waist. A lace peplum has been added to follow the curve of the waist seam and this wraps all the way down and around to the back. Onto the lace are more rhinestones and faceted beads and here they are a greater variety of sizes. I love this detail so much.
• The skirt falls to the floor and gently widens out to the hem. Running up the back is a inset of lace. This gives the back extra fullness and a pretty detail. It is cut slightly longer than the front hem so you get this bit of a sweeping feel behind you. There is an inner layer of silk inside the ski skirt so while the lace has a touch of transparency, it feels safe to wear because of the inner lining.
• The dress is fully lined and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The strap at the neck hooks to close
• Tagged a vintage Lacroix 44
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54" from neck to front hem, 59" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5164

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1979 Givenchy show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy.
• On the runway they showed it belted with a wide wrap belt. From what I understand that was sold separately. We have added a thin black ribbon for ours and I prefer it with a more narrow belt as it really allows the beautiful softness of the bodice to show better. I love that you can choose to wear it either way, or with no belt.
• The dress is two separate pieces. It has an inner black silk chiffon slip and then the outer silk chiffon layer pops over that. I love the large silk velvet dots fused onto the silk chiffon of the outer layer and that the chiffon of the outer layer has a slight texture. There is a fantastic play on transparency that this creates between the two layers.
• The inner slip is suspended from ivory mesh straps and is made out of a black silk chiffon. The front is scooped and the upper back is bare. It skims over the body and then widens out to the hem.
• Over that is the phenomenal outer dress. It falls from top gathered shoulders and is cut wide and easy so that it softly blouses to the waist. Each side is open from shoulder to waist for your arms to slip through. From the side you see the inner chiffon piece for coverage. It hooks to close at the back of the neck and then there is an open slit there that runs all the way to the waist.
• We cinched in the waist with a ribbon, that will be sent with the dress, and it looks equally good with a more structured belt or worn without any.
• From the waist the dress falls to the floor in a long sweep of silk. The silk is gathered into the waist and the fabric is set so that it extends past the waist on both sides with a little opening at the top as a fabric folds from the front to the back. Once this is on, that extra fabric drapes down and over each hip. This is a ingenious way to add subtle shape that still feels soft and feminine. It also picks up on the way that the sides of the bodice falls.
• The silk of the skirt is all cut on the bias and when you are standing still it falls in a beautiful column to the floor but there is an incredible amount of fabric in the skirt. The bottom flares out a touch and it has incredible movement when you move.
• The silk slip acts as a lining. It closes with a back zipper. The outer dress closes with a hook at the back of the neck and then it snaps to close at the waist. Snapped continue slightly under the waist as well. An inner waist stay hooks to close.
• Tagged a vintage Givenchy 40
• Excellent condition

Inner Slip
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of the shoulder to him

Outer dress
Bust: open with no true side seams
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 65" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5163

Reference Photo: Fall 1979 Givenchy.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 43 for the Cruise 2011 Dior show. 
  
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• The show was shown in Shanghai that season and Galliano chose not to do very specific references to Shanghai. He said at the time that he was more trying to "capture the feeling of Paris in its heyday" which was what he said he felt happening in Shanghai at that time.
• This was an outstanding look in the show and was one in the series of the closing looks of the show.
• The dress is made of a deep pink silk chiffon and has nod to the 1960s in its design.
• A layer of silk chiffon that has been heavily detailed with hand beading, sequins and prong set pink rhinestones floats over a inner more fitted silk interior. The neckline is scooped wide across and then the back dips into a shallow V.
• The sleeves are a single layer of the chiffon and flare out at their ends. They are detailed all the way down their lengths to match the bodice.
• The dress falls from there to the floor with a top layer of chiffon floating over an inner silk skirt. It widens out just a touch at the hem.
• The interior dress closes with a hidden side set zipper and then the silk top layer that floats over that snaps in place along the edge of the waist at the back. A little strap floats across to connect the two sides and there is a highly detailed bow that sits off side at the back topping a gathering of the silk on the skirt. A second detailed bow sits at the centre of the front waist and I love how these two bows give the dress such a feminine and romantic touch. The inner silk portion of the dress has its own lining of a matching silk. The pink is a slightly different shade in person than how it photoed
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below. It seems slim fitting through the hips.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 21.5" and are 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Inner bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 52" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5063

Reference Photo/Video: Cruise 2011 Christian Dior, Look 43. Model Thana Kuhnen.

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• This dress is from the Spring 1998 season.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• This is a really stunning dress that shows how beautifully Valentino emphasize the female body will always staying within a certain type of elegant.
• It is strapless and cut to curve over the top.
• Under that the dress is covered in a black netting that has little dots worked throughout the tulle. 
• An inner ivory silk layer gives the dress its structure and allows the pattern that you see on the netting to really take centre stage by acting as it's backdrop.
• The dress is gathered down the full length of each side. This is what creates the shape and gathers in the netting that you see. 
• Each side has a detail of a double row of tiny black seed beads running vertically all the way down for a little added glitz as you move.
• The very bottom of the inner skirt peeks out from underneath the netting. It is that so that it flares out with an elaborate pleated ruffle all the way around.
• The ivory acts as the lining through the body and then the bodice is lined with an additional layer of black silk satin. Lightly boned through the inner built-in bodice. It closes with a hidden set side zipper and the inner bodice piece has its own separate zipper. It has its original tag and appears to have never been worn.
• Tagged a vintage Valencia 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5159

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