• The twin of the dress was shown for Look 7 for the Resort 2019 collection
• Made under the creative direction of Wes Gordon
• Wes had been at Herrera for a year at this point but this was his first solo collection for the label.
• This dress was one of the outstanding pieces from the collection and in the Vogue review this look was mentioned specifically saying "On the more freewheeling side of the new developments was a rainbow-striped mink cape that he paired with a rainbow-striped chiffon gown, horizontal in the first case, vertical in the latter. Gordon observed that the look was just this side of camp; what that says is that he’s not afraid of risks."
• Made of a silk chiffon done in a rainbow colours set vertically over the body
• It has a one shoulder silhouette with a silk knot at the top of the shoulder for detail. The silk drapes down and over the bust from there.
• A braided band details the waist and the band is made out of the same silk as the rest of the dress.
• It skims over the hips and flares out towards the floor. The back is cut longer than the front so you get this beautiful sweeping feel behind you. The silk is light and catches the air to move beautifully around you when you move.
• Fully lined in a white silk and closes at the side with a hidden set zipper
• New with tags and never worn
• Modern Herrera size 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 20-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 63.5" from top of shoulder to front hem, the back extends another 12" past that

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5068

Reference Photo: Resort 2019 Carolina Herrera, Look 7.

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• This is a rare dress by the designer LaVetta who at the time was noted for being "the only black person designing and marketing her own line" according to a 1979 Ebony article. They also noted that her dresses were over $10,000 in 1979 which was a remarkable number for any designer at that time period.
• Legend has it that it was the scarf dress that relaunched her business after the heyday of the sixties and  Hollywood glamour had ended. Her initial business had died out by 1970. One day a friend showed up in a thrifted dress made out of scarves that she had found in Europe. LaVetta made her own version, a buyer from Neiman Marcus snapped it up, she begged and borrowed money to meet the order and she was back in business. 
• The sleeves are cut wide and full in a way that gives a nod to the kimono sleeve. They are cut to be at the extra full width all the way to their ends.
• Both the back and the front plunge to the seam that sits just under the bust.
  
• The skirt has a full 360 degree sweep. This gives it incredible volume and movement once on.
  
• The scarf printed silk that is used for the dress is very light in weight and the entire dress has the most amazing drape and movement as a result.
• Each of these dresses were unique with no two having the same mix of patterns and colours.
• The bodice is unlined and the skirt has a black inner stretch nylon lining.
• Tagged a medium
• Excellent condition with a couple of tiny pinholes at the base of the blue silk at the front plunge. Extremely minor.

Sleeves: approx 23"
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: variable as there are no defined side seams
Seam under the bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 20-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11.5" from top of the shoulder to the highest point of the seam under the bust
Total length: 59" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5067

Reference Photo: Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon.

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• Arnold Scassi launched  his boutique line in 1984 and it was high end ready-to-wear and very expensive.
  
• The dress has an inner Bergdorf Goodman tag that is dated to 1986.
• The dress is made out of a printed floral silk organza that has a secondary pattern woven through the silk. This gives it a very pretty effect when combined with the bright floral print.
• It is strapless and the silk has been gathered over to one side of the bodice to highlight your curves. The bodice extends past and below the hip.
• The skirt is very full so you get a pretty movement around you when you walk.
• Layers of green silk sit inside the skirt and both the exterior floral layer and the inner lining have stiffened bands built in around the hem to help hold the shape. Between those is a third layer whose bottom is finished with layers of tulle.
• Lightly boned through the bodice and closes with a hidden set side zipper. Hand finishes
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 53" from top of the bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4314

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• This was one of the most celebrated pieces from the Fall 2015 Chanel show and it's twin walk the runway for Look 89 in the show.
• Made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• Its twin has been museum exhibited and it was seen on celebrities and in editorials that season.
• The collection was known as the French Collection and Karl Lagerfeld said that it was "quintessentially French". It was presented in the Brasserie Gabrielle, a fully functioning, specially built French Café for the show.
• In the show this was shown in a look that was a nod to the uniform of a classic French waiter.
• The jacket is made out of a beautiful black tweed that has a gorgeous texture to it. The shoulders are lightly padded but still with a soft shape and are meant to follow the body rather than being a sharp silhouette. The sleeves are long and each ends with a turned up cuff that is top stitched in a white thread.
• That same white top stitching detail follows the collarless neckline and runs all the way down each side of the front. Four top set , functional pockets sit on either side of the front. The jacket closes with three beautiful clear and black enamel Chanel Camillia flower buttons. A smaller version of the same button sits at each cuff.
• Inside it is lined with a Camellia embossed silk lining and has one of the signature Chanel chains running along the inner hem. Beautifully made. 
  
• Tagged a Chanel 38
• The jacket appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 21.5" and are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5064

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Fall 2015 Chanel, Look 89. Model Heloise Giraud.  /  (5-6) Part of the Uniformity exhibit at The Museum at FIT 2016.  /  (7) Isabelle Huppert at the Chanel Resort 2016 show.  /  (8) Alma Jodorowsky for Vogue Mexico, October 2015.  /  (9) Valeria Bilello, Grazia Italy, December 2015.  /  (10) credit unknown.

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• The twin of the dress walked the runway for the Spring 1997 Chanel show and was worn in that show by supermodel Naomi Campbell.
• Made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• The models in the show walked down a conveyor belt and the finale was an explosion of sequin dresses in a full range of pastel shades.
• This dress and the other dresses in the finale were all covered in clear sequins and silver metal thread embroidery. Karl told Women's Wear Daily "It's like ice crushed velvet. There are more than 40 different dresses like this in these very fresh very pale colours. It's Summer ice in glacier velvet"
• This is an exceptionally rare and important dress from the collection.
• The velvet that the dress is made out of is has an almost slight neon metallic feel to it but in a subtle way. And instead of being soft, the pile that makes up the velvet is all standing directly straight out from the fabric which gives it a very unusual, almost bouncy, feel
• Clear iridescent sequins that are held in place with metallic silver thread run around the neck, are scattered over the bodice, heavily detail all around the waist and then run down the sides of the dress and are applied densely all the way around the hem.
• The dress has a high neck and the holes for the arms at the side are scooped slightly lower then usual. The waist is defined but more generous and then the dress curves over the hips to flare out slightly at the hem. A slit runs up one side of the hem
  
• The dress is a more pastel bubblegum pink in person then how it photoed.
• Hand finishes throughout and all of the sequin work appears to be applied by hand.
• It closes at the back with a hidden set zipper and three Chanel logo embossed buttons at the back of the neck
• Tagged a Chanel 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem with 2.5" turned under
Slit: 18" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5062

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 1997 Chanel.

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• Its twin walked the Runway for the Spring 2016 Celine collection for Look 28
• Under the creative direction of Pheobe Philo
  
• A rare and hard to find a piece of Celine history
• Made of a crisp white cotton with black top stitching along the very top curve of each sleeve
• The front neck line is scooped and then the body of the top is boned with the boning that is meant to show all the way around you. It flares out over the hips under that. The sleeves are purposefully rounded and exaggerated to get that fantastic curving feel that you see here.
• It closes with a back zipper
• Tagged a Celine 36
• I see a couple of tiny dots on one sleeve otherwise it appears to have never been worn. 
  
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 12.5"
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 26" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5059

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2016 Celine, Look 28.

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• Its twin walked the Runway for the Spring 2016 Celine collection
• Under the creative direction of Pheobe Philo
  
• The opening looks of the show were all lingerie inspired, including the twin of this dress that walked the runway for Look 4
• The dress is deeply plunged with black lace that covers the breasts. At the back, the lace straps turned into lingerie style adjustable straps.
• It skims past the waist and hips and flares out all around the bottom hem.
• The entire hem is detailed with more of the black lace whose pattern is set up and into the body of the dress
• The fabric that makes up the body of the dress is a silk feeling finish matte satin that has some weight to it. This lets it skim over the body and hold the intended shape.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a back hidden set zipper. The straps at the back are adjustable. The size tag has been removed so please check the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15.5" 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: 39.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5058

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2016 Celine, Look 4.

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• This exceptional dress is by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior and it is a wonderful example of his work during this time period.
• This best matches the work that he was doing from about 1969 to 1972 when he was doing these wonderful dresses. We found a similar one to this with variations on the print that this dress has and I have included it so that you can see how perfectly this will drape and fall on the body.
• It is a very easy and comfortable dress to wear
• The dress is made from a cotton that has a pretty floral print that covers the entire dress.
• The neckline is set high and detailed with a black cotton collar that extends down the front and buttons to about the waist area.
• Under that the bodice is meant to skim over you to fall loose and easy over the natural waist and then the skirt billows out from under that to the floor.
• The sleeves are set into the shoulder with slight gathers and they have a more full cut that balloons out over the wrists. At their ends they are edged with that same black fabric that sits around the collar and this extends out and tie into pretty bows around the wrist. 
• The dress comes with its matching tie belt in the same fabric so you can wear it loose and easy or cinch in the waist for shape.
• Once on the body the entire dress has this stunning movement and yet feels minimalist and elegant.
  
• Unlined and slips over the head to wear. The front buttons up to about the waist and each sleeve ties with attached ties. The belt is original to the dress.
• Tagged a vintage Dior 12 and the easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and are 13" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam and then you use the tie belt to cinch it in as much as you need
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5057

Reference Photos: (1) Model in Dior for British Vogue, March 1969.  /  (2) Model Kellie Wilson in gypsy-style Dior, wearing a long chiffon dress in lilac with white batik print, a ribbon belt and massive gold pendant Vogue October 01, 1969. Photo by Bert Stern.

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• The near twin of this piece walk the runway for Spring 2007 for Look 57
• Made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino
• This is also the actual dress that was worn by Julia Schlaepfer to the recent Amfar gala
• Back in 2007 both Natalia Vodianova and Nicollette Sheridan wore versions of the dress
• It is incredibly beautiful and it would make an amazing wedding dress for the bride looking for a non-traditional choice or as an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration. And of course it could also be worn to any event.
• The dress is very light in weight and it is made from a pale pink silk chiffon that is draped beautifully over the dress
• The dress is strapless and the silk is gathered horizontally over and around the bodice. The gathe\rs extends down past the waist and to the top of the hip for a defined hourglass feel. A pretty raw edged panel of silk is attached and wraps around the waist and is tied in a bow at the side.
• The skirt is full and has beautiful movement. Long strips of the same fabric have been set all the way around the skirt to create long vertical ruffles. This creates an amazing movement when you walk.
• The dress is light in weight and absolutely beautifully made.
• Fully lined in a pale pink silk and has an inner corset that zips on its own. Light inner boning. A hidden set side zipper closes the dress over this inner corset
• Perhaps the tiny bit of grubbiness on the edge of the inner bodice but extremely minor. A couple of tiny faint dots in a couple of places. Very minor. One teeny repair near the hem that you would never see. Otherwise excellent condition.

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the top of the hips: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist, 15" to the seam at the top of the hips
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5052

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 2007 Valentino, Look 57. Model Katarina Ivanovska.  /  (7-10) Julia Schlaepfer in this dress at the Amfar Gala 2024.  /  (11) Natalia Vodianova during The Diner des Tsars, 2007.  /  (12-13) Nicollette Sheridan, 2007.

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• The near twin of the set walked the runway for the Spring 2008 show for Look 33
• Made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• The Spring 2008 show coincided with John Galliano's tenth year with the label and it was Dior's 60th year as a label. John celebrated that by creating pieces based on some of his signature looks through the past decade. 
• It is a set that could perhaps be worn by a bride who is looking for a non-traditional dress or as part of her wedding weekend. It is also an exceptional set for any event and for the Dior collector. 
• Both pieces are a pale pink. The jacket is made out of a crepe with a slight texture and the skirt is done in one of his signature bias cuts with a silk like finish.
• The jacket has soft rounded shoulders. It is brought in at the waist and then the hips curve back out for an hourglass feel. I love the detail with the rhinestones and beads that sit at the front of each shoulder and bring the sides out and back. This is a string nod to pieces from the 1940s. On the back of either hip there is a similar detailing that creates a little bit of a swag and detail at the back of the jacket.
• The skirt is completely cut on the bias and the bottom has inset panels to give it a pretty fluted feel. It has beautiful movement as you move.
  
• Both pieces are fully lined in a pink silk. The jacket buttons to close at the front with fabric covered buttons. The skirt closes with a hidden set side zipper set beside the row of buttons down the side. Light padding in each shoulder
• Both pieces are tagged a FR38, GB10, IT42, US6.
• I see a couple of very faint tiny marks on the skirt otherwise excellent condition

Jacket
Sleeves: approx 21.5" and 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 20.5" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 15-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 34.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5053

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2008 Christian Dior, Look 43. Model Alexandra Tomlinson.

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• A production piece from Pre-fall 2017 and you can see the same shape dress on Look 49 that was shown for the presentation
• Made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli 
  
• It is incredibly beautiful and it would make an amazing wedding dress for the bride looking for a non-traditional choice or as an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration. And of course it could also be worn to any event.
• The ruffles are created from a pale nude-pink tulle netting that is set in overlapping horizontal rows from top to bottom.
• The dress is suspended from tiny straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The front scoops down into a V and the the upper back is bare.
• The waist curves inwards and the skirt is cut to flare outwards from there. It is very wide and full by the time it reaches the hem. The fabric choice combined with the ruffles helps to give the skirt its structure to keep the volume and shape that you see.
• The edge of each ruffle has been stitched with a different colour thread. This rainbow of colours is a pretty detailing that runs over the entire dress.
• Fully lined in a nude silk and closes with hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• 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: open
Bodice: 11 " from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5054

Reference Photo: Pre-Fall 2017 Valentino, Look 49.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 86 that season and was shown on the runway with a black lace top underneath and adorned with added brooches down the front for the Paris-Salzburg Metiers d'Art show.
• Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The Metiers d'Art presentations are always a celebration of the amazing craftsmanship and talent of the Chanel Artisans.
• Vogue stated that "The lace and ribbons and elaborate sleeve details of Winterhalter's portraits of Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria), became part of the Chanel vocabulary in this collection." 
• Black silk straps curve over each shoulder and run around the top edge of the bodice. Three more circle around the bodice for added detail and four bows run prettily down the front.
• Three more rows of the same silk ribbon circle the bottom hem to tie everything together perfectly
• Softly pleated silk chiffon sits between each of the rows on the top of the dress.
• The waist nips in and the skirt is set in soft vertical pleats so that it opens up and has pretty volume by the time it reaches the hem
• The fabric used in the skirt is ultra fine and is almost like a silk gauze. It's has a touch of transparency, and the dress comes with its original silk organza under skirt that's you wear underneath the dress
• The entire hem is edged in another wide panel of the same lace used for the shoulders
• A little silver metal and bead encrusted Chanel logo sits on one hip
• Fully lined through the bodice in a black silk. The skirt is unlined and you wear the matching double layer silk organza underskirt underneath.
• It closes with a back, hidden set zipper and the underskirt closes with its own zipper and hook & eye at the waist
• Tagged a Chanel 36
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 49" from top of shoulder to hem

Underskirt
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 33" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Reference Photos/Video: Pre Fall 2015 Chanel, Look 86. Model Kendall Jenner.

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• The twin of this coat walked the runway for Look 9 for the Fall 2019 runway show on Kaia Gerber
• Under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli
• The Vogue review for this collection touched on Pierpaolos's inspiration for the show saying; "(he is) a man on an intuitive mission to place fashion on a positive plane. 'I feel that people are looking for emotion and dreams—but not distant dreams,' he said today before his ready-to-wear show was about to take to the runway. 'I want to create a community for Valentino. I mean something different from ‘lifestyle,’ which is about owning objects. It’s about people who share values.'"
• It was photoed for editorials and worn on carpets that year
• Made from a beautiful orange wool that is extremely soft to the touch. Dyed feathers to match the colour have been added over the entire coat for an beautiful tactile feel. This also adds incredible movement once on.
• It has an open cocoon type shape that should fit a variety of sizes. It is meant to feel slightly oversized.
• There is a panel of fabric along the inner back hem that has the words "wrap me, free me, see me" done in black beads
• Pockets along each hip
• Unlined and closes with hidden set fabric covered snaps 
  
• Tagged a modern Valentino 36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 19"
Shoulders: no true seams
Bust: 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 34" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-RG

Item# DD5047

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Fall 2019 Valentino, Look 9. Model Kaia Gerber.  /  (5) Priyanka Chopra Jonas photographed for Elle UK, August 2019.  /  (6) Phoebe Tonkin for Neiman Marcus, 2019.  /  (7) Naomi Scott at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, 2019.

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In 1968 Ossie Clark was designing his own couture line and also designing pieces for Alice Pollock for her Quorum Boutique. The Radley company approached Alice to find out of she could convince Ossie to design a top of the market collection that they would produce and sell to various boutiques and department stores. Dresses like this were the result of that collaboration. Even with this early version of 'ready to wear' the pieces that were made were still never produced in vast quantities and certainly nowhere near what we think of today as RTW as far as quantities.  I have had the twin of this dress in the shop before and always love finding one of these. It is a classic Ossie design and one of Ossie's most famous and recognizable creations. A version in ivory is held in the Victorian and Albert Museum. Lily Sullivan wore a version and you can see how it is transforms once on the body and especially if you wear it with the buttons left open like she did. Those shots give you a great idea of just how fabulous the dress looks like on.

The design of this dress seems so simple when you see it on a hanger and yet it still retains the flow and drape that he was known for. His signature sexuality that he worked into his pieces is displayed in that ultra low front plunge if you choose to wear it open and buttoned. What I really love about this particular style is the ability to fully button it. When you do, it had an almost puritanical feel and you are fully covered, but somehow he still managed to make even that feel sexual. The buttons have been covered in the same moss crepe as the dress is made from. They run from the top of the neck all the way to the waist so you can control just how plunged it is. An attached tie wraps around and ties to give you some the shape and definition through the waist. The skirt flows from under there to cascade to the ground. It widens out quite a bit by the time it nears the hem and there is a wonderful amount of volume that flows around you when you move. This is balanced out by huge bishop cut sleeves that puff up above each cinched wrist. More moss crepe covered buttons close each wrist and there is even an extra button sewn into an inner hem. I own one of these myself and it will always be in my collection and I can tell you from personal experience that it is a dress that you will wear over and over. It easily goes from day to night and it can be worn to feel very sexy or more covered. It is in its original uncut length which is hard to find with many Ossie pieces you now see out there for sale. Excellent condition.

Unlined and slips over the head to wear with attached ties at the waist. It buttons down the front. Each cuff has fabric covered buttons at the wrist. There is the slightest sense of pressing to some of the seams. The easy cut should fit a variety of sizes. Tagged a vintage Ossie 14

Sleeves: 28" but come up when cuffs are buttoned
Slightly dropped shoulders: 16.5"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam and can be defined by the attached tie
Hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 65" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Reference Photos: (1) 1969-1974 Ossie Clark Dress in the V&A Collection.  /  (2-4) Lily Sullivan at the Inaugural Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) Ball in Sydney, February 2018.

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

• Note that due to new regulations this coat can only ship to a Canadian address 
• Resort 2018 Prada runway Look 23
• Under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
  
• The runway version did not have the gray underneath the chain metal so it was worn more as a tunic. When they added the grey silk band for the shops it allowed it to be worn as a mini dress
• Made from a pale pink crepe with a soft grey design printed over it that incorporates the word Prada on both the front and back
• The lower portion of the skirt is a pale grey stretch silk like fabric. A metal chain mail detailing goes around the top part of that lower skirt
• It has a high collar and the sleeves are long. Each sleeve is finished in a pale pink feather cuff.
• Pin-tuck detailing creates a very pretty and detailed finish at the front of the dress
• The fit through the body is more full and open much like a 1920s flapper dress
  
• It closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a modern Prada 40
• I see some teeny little marks on the grey silk and one tiny faint spot on the top of one shoulder. It has the slightest perfumey smell, otherwise in excellent condition.

Sleeves: 25" including the feathers and are 11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 34" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5046

Reference Photos/Video: Resort 2018 Prada, Look 23.

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• Its twin walked the Spring 2010 runway for Look 13
• Under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
• Two wide bands cross over at the front leaving an open and exposed space at the midriff and on the sides
• The two front bands are densely covered with prong set glass crystals, reflective faceted beads, silver sequins and a variety a clear beads in different shape including little cubes, flowers and hearts.
• The rest of the top is made out of a pewter grey stretch silk like fabric
• Unlined and closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a modern Prada 40
• There is a slight perfumey scent to it otherwise in excellent condition

Bust: each band measures 7" flat across from side to side
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with no stretch
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 28" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Reference Photos/Videos: (1-4) Spring 2010 Prada, Look 13. Model Bregje Heinen.  /  (5-7) Spring 2010 Prada Ad Campaign.

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• Its twin in pink was shown for the Pre-fall 2017 Celine collection
• Under the creative direction of Phoebe Philo
• Made from a beautiful clear toned red silk
• The sleeves are long and have a seaming detail above the cuffs
• The top blouses over you with a tie detail at the front. I have just looped it once and let the ties hang but you could also wrap them around you or make them into a bow
• The sides of the skirt have a functional pocket detail and these are done so that they sit out from the hip, adding to the avant garde feel of the dress
• Beautifully made and lined in a red silk
• It closes with a back hidden set zipper and each cuff has a hidden set zipper
• Tagged a modern Celine 36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24.5"
Slightly dropped shoulders: 17"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 50" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5043

Reference Photo: Pre-Fall 2017 Celine, Look 30.

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• From the Spring 2008 Lanvin collection
• Made under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz
• Gorgeous light in weight deep blue silk dress that flows over the body from the shoulders. 
• The top of each shoulder has an almost transparent net detailing. It is plunged at both the front and back.
• A wide silk ribbon wraps around the waist to a front bow. The dress flows to the floor under that. 
  
• Lined in a paler blue silk 
  
• Slips on to wear and the ribbon around the waist snaps into place under the bow
• It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a Lanvin 38 and the loose and easy cut should fit a range of sizes. You could add or take away to the ribbon around the waist to fit it perfectly to where you need it
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: Open
Belt when closed: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5040

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• Its near twin was seen in the Resort 1976 collection
• Under the creative direction of Roy Halston
  
• Made of two layers of silk chiffon that spiral around each other. The top layer is a pale peach and the inner layer a softer paler version of the same colour.
• Completely cut on the bias so has lots of movement and is an easy fit across a range of sizes.
• It hooks at the top of one shoulder and then simply drapes around you. There is a panel that extends out from the side and you can hook this along the edge of the neckline so that it is fully wrapped around you and creates a more cape feel over one arm, or you can just let that sit over your shoulder and trail downward to the floor. I have shown how this looks on one of the back photos.
• Working with this fabric is incredibly difficult and it is a testament to his skill to create such a simple but complex pattern. It is absolutely beautiful.
• There is a small repair along the edge of the wrapped panel and another small vertical one near the shoulder. Please see the photos after the label shot. Some slight fraying near where it hooks at the top of the shoulder and along the inner edge of the seams. All minor and otherwise excellent condition.

Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Total length: approx 56" from top of shoulder to hem and the piece that wraps around and hooks into place extends down to 60" if you do not hook it

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG

Item# DD5038

Reference Photo: Resort 1976 Halston.

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• This is a very well documented dress. It was shot for Elle France magazine that season in an orange, and Carolyn Murphy wore its twin in green to the Met Gala in 2003.
• The collar is fully beaded and the dress falls from there in a long sheath to the floor over the body with just a slight bit of shape through the waist.
• At the back five cords extend out and hook on the sides of the neck and then cross over each other to attach to the dress on the other side.
• Each of the cords has beads that are knotted into it along the lengths.
• Where it attaches in at the sides, the cords extend and drop down. When you walk these move and the full effect is just amazing.
• Unlined and slips on to wear
• The cords at the back hook into place on either side of the neck. Hand finishes throughout.
  
• The fabric does have stretch and the measurement below are those comfortable while laying flat. The back dips to approx 20-21"
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12 -15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5035

Reference Photos: (1) Model on left in Loris Azzaro for Elle France, September 1971. Photographed by Hans Feurer.  /  (2) Carolyn Murphy in Vintage Loris Azzaro at the 2003 Met Gala.

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• The twin of this dress was photoed for Vogue that season 
• A rare example of an all black Faye Dress.
• The Faye dress was named after Faye Dunaway and Thea made these in various fabrications starting in 1968. These were one of her most iconic designs. This is the only one I've ever seen outside of the Vogue shot in a single solid colour. Given her extremely limited run on certain pieces it could only be one of a couple that exist. It is truly a very special piece.
• The neckline has a high collar that wraps around the neck.
• The body skims over you to a seam that is centred along the front waist and sits slightly high. Black silk chiffon is heavily gathered into that seam and falls down into the skirt. 
• A panel of silk falls from under the arm to the hem and then that gathered-in area repeats at the back. This gives you a touch of shape through the front and back while still keeping the waist loose and generous in feel. It's a very clever design detail that is a signature of her classic Faye dresses.
• Each sleeve is gathered onto the top of the shoulder and then they are cut to be extremely wide and full flaring out to their ends. A wide black satin ribbon finishes the edge while a second ribbon sits above that for added detail. That same double ribbon treatment runs all the way around the hem of the dress.
• These Faye dresses were not a true caftan but they did have that easy to wear feel to them that her caftan pieces also have. This is an exceptional and rare example of her work.
• Unlined and has a touch of transparency to it so you would have to wear something underneath if you wanted it to be opaque
• It closes with a zipper at the back and hook & eye at the back of the neck.
• Excellent condition

Neck: 13.5" around
Sleeves: 17" and are very full around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seams as the seam is inset
Bust: 16.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12.5" from neck to seam at waist
Total length: 56" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5034

Reference Photo: British Vogue, October 1969

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The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• Yves Saint Laurent runway Spring 1985 Haute Couture
• three pieces, skirt, bustier and neck bow 

Reference Photos: Spring 1985 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.

The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• The twin of the dress in an ivory walked the runway for the Pre-fall 2013 Chanel show
• Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The show was held in Edinburgh Scotland and had a distinctive reference to the kilt which you see clearly on the bodice detailing on the bodice
• Lace straps curve over each shoulder and run around the top edge of the bodice
• The top of the dress has closed pleats that open at the waist and give the skirt the volume and movement that you see
• On one side of the bust there are little attached buckles with pearl encrusted rectangles
• The entire hem is edged in another wide panel of the same lace used for the shoulders
• Where the silk falls under the buckles on the bodice the skirt is open and wraps over itself so when you move or sit a certain way you get a flash of leg. It is exceptional.
• Unlined and closes with a combination of the buckles at the front and hidden set snaps inside along the waist
• Tagged a Chanel 42
• I see a couple of the little faux pearls missing on two of the buckles and a small smudge on the back of the skirt. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photo/Video: Pre-Fall 2013 Chanel, Look 65. Model Mirte Maas.

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• All red piece based on Look 49 from the Resort 2019 collection 
  
• Under the creative direction of Pierpaulo Piccioli 
  
•  In Vogue's review, they noted that Pierpaolo's goal for pre-collections was always to create clothes that women could wear and really live in.
• An easy to wear caftan feeling silhouette that can be worn loose and open, or cinched in at the waist with the matching tie belt
• V Neck at the front and low back
• The dress is very full and open through the body
• The hem is finished in a series of wide angles that form points as they fall
• The loose and easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes
• The bodice is lined in the same silk crepe as the exterior dress and the rest of the  dress is unlined. It closes with a back hidden set zipper
• Tagged a modern Valentino 6
• New with tags and never worn. Excellent condition 
  

Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and you can cinch in as much as needed with the belt
Hips: open
Total length: 46.5" from top of shoulder to shortest points of the hem, 60" to the longest

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5031

Reference Photo: Resort 2019 Valentino, Look 49.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Spring 2005 as Look 38 on Daria.
• One also appeared in the ad campaign that year.
• Celine Dion wore one for one of her music videos
• Under the creative direction of Phoebe Philo
• Phoebe told the press that she was feeling very dressed up for spring
• Made of a pale green silk with a wide pale golden silk band at the hem
• The front plunges low and a beaded cord curves over each shoulder. More beaded cording drapes down the sides to follow the seams of the dress and hangs at the front
• The back is cut low. It is meant to sit over you loose and easy and can be layered over other things if it feels too bare
• It closes with a hidden set side zipper
• Unlabelled and in excellent condition with one tiny mark on the side of the bust. Please see the final photo 
  

Bust: each triangle covers 8-10" flat across from side to side
Waist: to 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 44" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5028

Reference Photos: (1-6) Spring 2005 Chloe, Look 38 Finale. Model Daria Werbowy.  /  (7) Spring 2005 Chloe Ad Campaign.  /  (8) From the book "Chloe: Catwalk".  /  (9) Celine Dion in Chloe for her 'Je ne vous oublie pas' music video.

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• Its twin walked the runway for the Paris-Shanghai Metier D'art Pre-fall 2010 collection
• Under the creative direction Karl Lagerfeld
  
• Metier D'art pieces feature the work of the small Maison d'arts that Chanel supports and owns. Modern jackets that fall under these collections start at 20,000 euros and the skirts start at 4000 euros.
• Both pieces are made from a deep moss green Chanel tweed that has a silver thread running through it
• The seams are braided/twisted with a mix of a gold metal chain, various silk cording and embroidery work
• Onto the jacket are handmade medallions made of a combination of hand painted metallic leather, silk and metallic cording, beads and sequins.
• The hand made buttons are a little gold domed poured enamel that have the Chanel logo embedded inside the enamel
• The jacket buttons to close down front with a double row of buttons
• The collar is high and the jacket is shaped with vents at either side so that the jacket hangs perfectly straight once on. The sleeve are cropped to just above the wrist.
• The skirt has a wide band around the waist, skims over the hips and opens into pleats below that. There is an open slit under one side of the very front panel. It closes with a hidden set back zipper.
• Both pieces are beautifully made and are fully lined with a deep green silk
• A signature Chanel gold chain follows each of the three sections of the jacket hem
• Both pieces are tagged a 44
• Excellent condition

Jacket
Sleeves: 21" and are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Across the bottom edge: 22" flat across from side to side
Total length: 26" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5029

Reference Photo/Video: Pre-Fall 2010 Chanel, Look 49. Model Jennifer Messelier.

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• This is an incredible and very rare Haute Couture dress by house of Balenciaga. 
• Made under the creative direction of Cristobal Balenciaga
  
• It is completely made by hand and would have been made in his Paris atelier.
• This particular mint green silk was used in both the Spring 1963 collection and the Spring 1964 collection. We did find a reference photo of a skirted ensemble that has a similar feel to this one from 1963 and have included it for reference and so you can get an idea of the shape of the skirt. However, I have been in contact with one of the archivists at Balenciaga and she is certain that this one is from Spring 1964. They are unable to share photos that I can share from their archive but I do have the conversation that verifies this.
• The dress is insanely beautiful. There is the slightest bit of  wear to some of the edges and where that has happened you can see that there is a yellow part of the fabric that is used underneath the top green weave to create this particular shade of pastel green. It is magical.
• Wide straps curve up and over the shoulders and the neck is scooped wide across at the front.
• The dress is made from ten panels that are perfectly pieced together length wise. Each panel has been specifically shaped to create the curving sculptural feel that the dress has. His ability to shape and sculpt fabric at this level is one of his hallmarks and reason that he is noted as being one of the greatest couturiers to have ever lived. 
• The back scoops down lower that the front for a little bit of skin to show. The dress glides over you from shoulder to hem.
• Four vertical panels create the front portion of the dress and then the remaining six are all set at the back. This gives the dress its phenomenal extra volume at the back. It curves down and is cut slightly longer at the back for a bit of a sweeping feel behind you.
• Inside it is lined with a double layer of a silk organza and this allows you to clearly see all of the beautiful inner seams. The inside is almost as beautiful as the outside.
• Three hooks close the top of one shoulder strap and then there is a hand set zipper at one side. There is a little strap on the inner back to hold your bra strap in place and all of the edges have been ribbon finished by hand. It is just a joy to see a piece fully made by hand to this level.
• It has its proper Haute Couture label and numbered tape in place behind the Balenciaga label.
• The dress has no size tag so please go by the measurements listed below.
• There is the tiniest bit of stress to the fabric along the edges here and there. With a piece this important I would call this extremely minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to front hem, 56" to the back. There is 2.5" turned under the hem but I think if you let it down, you would see where the edge was.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photo: Spring 1963 Balenciaga Haute Couture.

• Stunning combination of pink and red with a custom print covering the entire dress. Its twin walked the runway for Spring 2017 Look 44
• Under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli and in collaboration of the print with Zandra Rhodes
  
• This was Pierpaolo's first solo show at Valentino. An important milestone in his time at the label.
• Stunning combination of pink and red with a custom Zandra print covering the entire dress.
• The sleeves are extremely wide and full and mimic the wideness of the skirt.
• It skims over the bust to a bit of a generously cut waist. The skirt flows to the floor and has a ton of movement when you walk. The back is cut slightly longer than the front.
• Made out of a printed silk chiffon and lined in a pink silk chiffon with the sleeves unlined
• Closes with a hidden set back zipper
  
• Easy cut to wear
• Excellent condition and appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Sleeves: approx 20"
Shoulders: no true defined shoulder
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to front hem, 59" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5024

Reference Photos/Video: (1-5) Spring 2017 Valentino, Look 44. Model Blesnya Minher.  /  (6) Anne Hathaway in Valentino, June 2017.  /  (7) Cherie wearing Valentino for Toronto Life, 2018. 

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• It's twin walk the spring 2017 runway for look 45
• Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld in Sylvia Venturini
• Halter front and complete open back
• Ties at the back of the neck with grosgrain pink ribbon that falls down the back
• Elastic waist with decorative grosgrain pink ribbon bows at each side
• Double layered skirt with a panel, topping the longer inner skirt at both the front and back
• The print on the bodice and on the panels is done in a pale ivory and metallic ivory thread
• Made of a pale, ballet, dusty, pink silk chiffon
• Fully lined in a pale pink chiffon through the bodice, and the inner skirt accesses the lining through the skirt
• Tag the modern Fendi 40
• I see a tiny, faint mark near the corner on the bottom skirt otherwise, excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side to side
Elastic waist: 12-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16" from neck to waist but adjustable with the ties
Total length 53" from neck to shortest part of the hem, 60" to the longest at the sides of the hymn

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Reference Photo: Spring 2017 Fendi, Look 45.

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• Is twin walked the spring 2013 Prada show as Look 25
• Under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
• The flower was a primary theme throughout the show and the colours of this dress display the main colour palette that were used.
• Many of the show pieces have a feel of almost a lightweight neoprene, but they are actually a silk. And she sourced all the silks from Haute Couture fabric houses. 
  
• The dress has a nod to the Japanese kimono dressing mixed with a 60s feel.
• Simple sleeves to just past the elbow and a seamed, but still generous waist.
• The skirt comes in slightly as it reaches the hem
• The front decorative panel is hand stitched in place and the flowers handmade
• Fully lined in a white silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper.
• Tag a modern Prada 38.
• It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 16" and are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 41.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5023

Reference Photos/Video: (1-5) Spring 2013 Prada, Look 25. Model Ondria Hardin.  /  (6) From the book "Prada Catwalk: The Complete Collections".

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• The collection had a futuristic theme and silver was a prominent element throughout.
• The twin of the skirt walked the runway for Look 85
• Under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
  
• Flat fitted waist and then it has perfectly spaced knife pleats all around the hip to give it the volume that you see
• Tiny little zip pockets on each hip that are functional but shallow
• The little Chanel logo button on the one hip is meant to represent a map of the Earth
• Slits on either side of the skirt
• Made out of a cotton and then densely applied with hundreds of thousands of silver sequins in various sizes. Little dots of silver thread are interspersed in between all of those sequins.
• It closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a modern Chanel 38
• It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the top of the hip that is 6" down from the waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Natural hips: open
Total length: 34" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5022

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2017 Chanel, Look 85.

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The Luisa Beccaria label is out of Italy and is run by the mother-daughter team of Luisa and Lucilla Beccaria. They are known for their incredibly feminine pieces that have an almost story book feel to them. The cost of their pieces run into the thousands and their clothing is very well made. This is a gorgeous dress that really shows the attention to high detail the label excels at. The fabric it is made out of is very beautiful. It was look 42 in the runway presentation that year and I love that we have reference photos and videos so you can see how beautifully it moves.

I love this dress. The top layer is a pale taupe tulle that has slight lavender undertone to it. Onto this are thousands of little sprigs of purple embroidered flowers. These cover the entire dress and give the dress more of a purple tone. This layer of netting sits over an inner metallic gold lame fabric that is set behind the bust and the entire skirt. The effect that this creates is magical. The gold shimmers out very subtly behind it and just add a gorgeous extra dimension to the dress. The dress is peaked at the front bodice and it is meant to sit off of the shoulder with tiny gold straps curving over your shoulder to hold everything in place. The sleeves are absolutely incredible. They fall from that dropped shoulder and are extremely wide. If you were to open one out completely, they are a full 78" all the way around the bottom edge. They are a single layer of the tulle and add incredible movement to the dress. There is slight padding inside of the bodice for shape and then the waist is nipped in. The skirt has yards and yards of the gold and tulle and the sheer amount of fabric falling around you gives a wonderful texture and depth to the skirt. The volume and shape of this dress is fantastic. I absolutely love how the back is cut significantly longer so trails out behind you. In person, the whole dress feels a little bit more pastel than how it photoed. It is incredibly beautiful and the pictures do not convey how textural  and wonderful it is in person. It feels like wearing a fairy tale. Even though this is not a white or ivory piece, I think that this might even make an amazing piece for a bride who wants to go the non-traditional route. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully lined in an iridescent pale dusty pink silk. Padding attached on the inner bust. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a modern Luisa Beccaria 40.

Sleeves: 23" from the top of the sleeve and are to 14" around the upper arm
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 59" from top of bodice to front hem, 78" to the longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# SS5020

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2018 Luisa Beccaria, Look 42.

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The twin of this set walked the runway as Look 13 for the Fall 2017 show. It was also shot for several editorials that season and was one of the stand out pieces of the collection. Both pieces are made out of a sixties feeling shade of green, with a brighter shot of green and yellow placed across the top and the legs of the pants. The top has a high neck and sleeves that hit just past the elbow. It is cut to skim over you and it comes with a matching belt to cinch in the waist. This sits over a pair of sleek pants with a sharp pleat that runs down the front and back of the leg. The legs are wide cut with a slight flare. I love how the striping around the lower leg anchors design and ties it in with the striping at the top. Appliques with beads and rhinestones sit along one shoulder to give a nod to  the traditional college sweater. It is an amazing little set. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Unlined and the top slips on to wear with a hidden set zipper at the back of the neck. The pants zip to close at the side with a hidden set zipper, The belt is a buckle belt in a matching fabric. All of the pieces look to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a modern Miu Miu 38.

Top
Sleeves: 16" and are 9-10.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14"
Neck: 14" around
Bust: 16.5-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 26" from neck to hem

Pants
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with no give
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 43" from waist to hem with 2" turned under the hem
Inseam: 33"
Gusset: 13.5" from the back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5019

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2017 Miu Miu, Look 13. Model Iesha Hodges.  /  (4) Aleyna Tilki for Elle Magazine Turkey.  /  (5) Hande Ercel for Instyle Magazine Turkey.

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This is a gorgeous little set with a tweed boucle jacket and a matching sleeveless dress. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Stripes were an important part of the collection and I love how that is subtly picked up in the way that the tweed is laid out over both the jacket and its matching dress. It is always nice to have multiple pieces because the opportunity to mix a match with things that you already own just makes it that much more versatile.

Both the dress and jacket in this set are made from deep shades of red and burgundy mixed with little shots of pink and coral within its signature Chanel tweed. The result is the perfect deep red that will work on most skin tones. The edges of the jacket are finished with a braided wool made of the lighter hues of those colours. This finishes the edges on the jacket and circles each cuff. It also tops each of the three top set pockets on the jacket. The dress is cut in the sleek and simple shift that skims over the body and flares out as it nears the hem. Long vertical seams shape the dress around you. Both pieces are lined in a Chanel embossed deep red silk that feels amazing against the skin. The jacket slips over the dress with long sleeves and a collarless neckline. It buttons down the front with hand carved wood buttons, embossed with Chanel Paris, and these are hidden behind a panel of the same tweed. There is a signature Chanel chain set around the inner hem of the jacket. This is an exceptional set. Excellent condition.

Both pieces are fully lined in a Chanel embossed deep red silk. The dress closes with a front set zipper. There are pockets on each hip, which are still tacked shut. The jacket closes with buttons down the front and the pockets are functional. A chain around the inner hem of the jacket. Both pieces are tagged a Chanel 40.

Jacket
Sleeves: 23.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 24" from neck to hem

Dress
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 38" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5017

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• Thea Porter couture label
• made of a devore silk that has a bit of transparency between the design 
  
• Fully open and full cut so will fit all sizes
• Hooks partially down the front and can fully open
• Can be worn as a caftan dress or layered coat
• Has its original belt giving it a third way to wear it
• Antique hand knotted tassels down each side 
  
• Hand finishes throughout
• no flaws

56" long when laying flat and 57" across side to side 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

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This gorgeous Chanel has an amazing provenance. Its twin walked the runway for Look 83 that season, Julianne Moore wore one to Cannes that year, and Elle Fanning also wore one from us to Cannes just this year. We are so pleased to have another one and this one even has a beautiful Chanel brooch that will be sent with it. The Metiers d'Art presentations are always a celebration of the amazing craftsmanship and talent of the Chanel Artisans. Vogue stated that "The lace and ribbons and elaborate sleeve details of Winterhalter's portraits of Sissi (Empress Elisabeth of Austria), became part of the Chanel vocabulary in this collection." You can see that tribute to lace on this dress. 

Everything about this dress has that chic Chanel feel that makes many of Karl's designs feel like forever classics. Even without the fact that it is so well documented the dress feels very Chanel. It is beautiful in person and the simple lines and cut make it the kind of dress that you can wear multiple times while the styling and accessories you choose to add can make it feel different each time. It is made of black silk that has a slight bit of texture to it. It has enough weight to hold the intended shape beautifully. Wide straps curve up and over each shoulder and then extend to sit on each side of the low squared off opening that exposes your entire upper back. This is so unexpected and insanely sexy. The neckline is cut straight across. The waist is seamed and brought in with a wide silk satin black ribbon that ties in a bow at the front. The ends of the bow trail down the front of the skirt to add extra detailing. The ribbon also holds in place the panel of lace that runs down the entire front. Set in the centre of that bow is a beautiful, deep, pewter silver, Chanel brooch in the shape of a heart. It can be removed so is an amazing extra piece of Chanel that comes with the dress. The panel is made up of tiers of black lace that sit in horizontal bands. These start at the top of the neckline, run in and behind the band around the waist and then fall like an apron over the front of the skirt. The dress curves over the hips with little pockets hidden along the seams. Depending on your height, the skirt will fall to just above the ankle or the floor. It is an exceptional piece of Chanel and has its original shop tag. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Tagged a Chanel 38. The previous dress we had, had its original tag attached so we know that the original price of the dress was $11,900 which is just over $16,000 in today's dollars, not even counting Chanel's rise in pricing that is well over the actual inflation value. It looks like the snaps at the back ribbon may have been moved slightly to give a bit more room at the waist. They could easily move back. Pockets on each hip.

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to shoulder top of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 53" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5013

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Pre-Fall 2015 Chanel, Look 83. Model Caroline Brasch Nielsen.  /  (3-4) Julianne Moore in Chanel at the Chopard Trophy Party in Cannes, May 2015.  /  (5-7) Elle Fanning, wearing the twin of this dress from us, in Cannes, May 2024.

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The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2001 Chanel show. The show title was "Coco Pop" and part of the show had references to pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Stripes were an important part of the collection and I love how that is picked up with the sequins that adorn the front of this jacket. You also have that grid pattern on the rest of the dress that is made from combining little closed rectangles of stripes placed against each other resulting in that pretty design. I love having the reference photos for you so you can see how gorgeous this is once on the body.

The dress is a simple shift with little cap sleeves and a scooped collar. In person it is a bit more of a pastel pink tone and even prettier than how it photoed here. All of the seams through the body of the dress are set vertically. As they move over the body they gently create the curve of the dress so that it skims over you and is very flattering. I love the combination of wool and sequins. It is unexpected and lets the dress work for both day and evening. Only the front of the dress is a done in sequins. Karl kept that front-only detail even on the cap sleeves who have sequins only on their fronts. The sequins run horizontally on a panel set down the centre of the dress. Across the waist there is a strap adorned with two Chanel buttons. If you look closely at the buttons, he incorporated that same pattern in the wool part as the background of each button. I love that detail. The fabric is light in weight but is still has structure so that Karl was able to sculpt the shape he desired. It is so pretty and easy to wear. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a peach silk chiffon and closes with a hidden set back zipper. This one has its original Chanel placket with extra fabric and an extra button inside. There is a very minor, slight change in colour near the edge of the inner lining under the arms. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged a Chanel 36.

Sleeves: 11" around the opening
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5011

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Chanel Runway.

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The twin of the dress was look 21 for the Resort 2016 collection by Fausto Puglisi. Its twin was also worn by Jennifer Lopez that year. Fausto's first collection debuted in 2006 and Italian fashion editor Anna Dello Russo started to wear his pieces everywhere and is largely responsible for bringing his work to the spotlight. His style during this time period has been called Greco-Roman glitz which to me is the perfect way to describe pieces like this. This dress is fantastic and you can see how amazing it is on the body on the reference photos that we found.

The dress is absolutely gorgeous and very sexy. It is made out of a pastel pink silk that is a touch more pastel in person than the photos taken here. I love that the colour balances out the sexiness of all the open cut outs. Straps curve up and over the shoulders to meet the low back. Two triangles of silk cover the breasts and these attach to the high set skirt at their base. A wide strap wraps around to the back and this attaches to the back of the skirt. This created a small opening between the triangles at the front of the waist and two large cut outs that dip down to expose each hip at the sides. The skirt falls below that in a little A-line. His signature metal medallions sit at the base of each strap at the front, two more are where the triangles connect into the skirt, and then there is one large one at the centre front. The entire dress is lined in a black silk so you get a bit of a glimpse if it depending on how you move. I love the contrast of that. That dress is beautifully made. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk and it closes with hidden set hook and eye at the side. Unworn. Tagged modern a IT40

Each triangle covers 6' at their widest points
Strap under the bust: 15-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: no defined waist seam because of the cut outs
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 33" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5010

Reference Photos: (1) Resort 2016 Fausto Puglisi.  /  (2) Jennifer Lopez on American Idol, 2016.

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This Spring 2014 dress is one of the most photographed and best known of all of the Chanel pieces that Karl ever created. This is the second time we have had it in the shop and its as wonderful if not more this time. It has a spectacular provenance and there are probably even more examples of it being photoed and worn that season that we have yet to find. It's twin was Look 84 on the runway and it was instantly snapped up to be photoed on Keira Knightley for the Harper's Bazaar cover. It, and other variations in this print, also appeared on Vogue China, Czechia, Netherlands and Korea editions, InStyle magazine and many, many, other publications. The range of models and celebrities who wore this dress is as vast ranging from Sarah Jessica Parker, to Rita Ora, and Karolina Kurkova to name just a few. 

Vogue's review of the piece stated that 'The Grand Palais was transformed into a gigantic white-walled hangar of paintings and sculptures—quintessential Basel or Frieze—all seventy-five of them made by Lagerfeld during his Summer of Prodigious Creativity. He didn't actually create them himself—that feat would be too Olympian even for Karl—but he drew the pieces or made maquettes so his studio could realize the finished product. The coming together of concept and design was clearly responsible for the way Lagerfeld's theme infected his collection to a greater degree than usual.... Deconstruction, trompe l'oeil, collage, bricolage—this Chanel collection was a fest of art processes. You never get the sense that Lagerfeld is pushing himself; he makes everything look much too easy for that. Nevertheless, in the ninety-ish looks he showed today, there were more stories than he would usually be bothered to tell.' They mention the series of dress that used this print specifically saying; 'a paint chart from the 1900s yielded a whole group of primally Pantone-ed pieces.' There were 14 pieces presented that made up the final group, that had variations of this print on them. This dress that was the one that was photoed the most and pulled by all the editors and sold out worldwide. It was without a doubt the dress of the collection.

The dress combines a stunning light scarf weight silk that has that beautiful Pantone palette in all the colours of the rainbow in a print that travels horizontally over its surface. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by tiny silk straps. The bust has been covered in a painted white lace. This stiffens the lace underneath and gives it an unusual texture that is quite beautiful. The lace is then backed by a nude silk netting. The bodice skims over you to a dropped and generous waist seam that sits at the top of the hips. Under that the skirt widens out as it nears the hem. A wide band of lace is set around the entire lower part of the hem. It is a clever way to add a bit of weight to the dress so that it falls perfectly once on the body. The skirt is cut to be shorter at the front and is fuller & longer at the back. You can see in the runway video how beautifully this allows the dress to move when you walk. On the runway Karl belted it above that dropped seam for added shape. For many of the editorial shots it was worn without a belt and I love that you have the option to wear it either way. It really changes the look of the dress if you did belt it. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition.

The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a nude silk behind the bust area and an ivory silk to the waist. The skirt is unlined. The lower lace part has a backing of two layers of silk tulle. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and snaps above that. Tagged a Chanel 38 

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped seam at top of hip: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 20" from top of straps to dropped seam
Full Length: 38" from top of straps to shortest point of the front hem, 50" longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5005

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 2014 Chanel Runway, Look 84. Model Binx Walton.  /  (7) Keira Knightley for Harpers Bazaar, February 2014.  /  (8) Fei Fei Sun for Neiman Marcus, February 2014.  /  (9) Vlada Roslyakova by Ellen Von Unwerth for Numero Tokyo, April 2014.  /  (10) Photo by Mario Testino for Vogue China, March 2014.  /  (11) Robin Holzken for Telva Magazine, April 2014.  /  (12) Vogue Czechia, July 2014.  /  (13) Vogue Girl Korea, April 2014.  /  (14) Myself Germany, April 2014.  /  (15) Phoebe Tonkin in Chanel at the Humane Society Gala, March 2014.  /  (16) Sarah Jessica Parker for InStyle UK, May 2014.  /  (17) Karolina Kurkova for Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia February 2014.  /  (18) Rita Ora in Chanel at BET Studios, May 2014.  /  (19) Vogue Netherlands March 2014.

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On the runway this same fabric was used for a dress but for production they also produced it as this skirt. Vogue's Sarah Mower said in part of this collection; 'This time, her (Miuccia Prada) address seemed aimed directly to youth. There were cycling shorts and duchesse satin A-line tunics and baby doll dresses; plunging bodysuits with straps under the breasts; sheer black knee-highs implanted with Prada’s triangular logos; and iterations of her ’60s–’70s throwback print jersey ladylike coats, all of it topped off with puffy Alice bands. “I wanted to break the rules of the classic,” she said. “To discuss a wish of freedom and liberation and fantasy, and, on the other side, the extreme conservatism that is coming—the duality out there.' This skirt is an amazing example of just how detailed the Prada label can get with their pieces.

Pieces from this collection sold out worldwide and were wait-listed everywhere. It is an incredible testament to her ability to take the most unusual ideas and make them feel fresh. The skirt is made from one of her signature smooth finished silks that has a slight sheen-like finish to it. It was then specialty dyed to give it a almost tie dye finish. The colours are a spectacular combination of that bright green that fades to a lighter shade ivory and a deep charcoal. It is more fitted around the waist and then falls outwards to widen out by the time it reaches the hem. Onto the front of the skirt are several medallions of intricate bead work. These combine a variety of different size large beads and are all hand placed and sewn. They are thick enough that they sit right off of the fabric. This look has really become a Prada hallmark and you see it on some of their most special pieces. It is just gorgeous. A skirt is a very easy way to work a strong statement piece of vintage into your wardrobe. It would work equally as well for day or the evening. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a white silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. I see one tiny chip out of one of the beads and I see a tiny faint mark near the waist that might be a part of the dye process. At some point, it was let out at the side and you can see a faint line of where that was done. I see a couple bees missing off the smallest medallion. Please see the photos after the label shot. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Waist: 14.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 30" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5004

Reference Photo: Spring 2019 Prada, Look 49.

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This is a stunning Christian Dior dress by Raf Simons from the Cruise 2014 collection. Its twin walk the runway for Look 29 in the show. The feel of this dress was an integral look in the show with several variations of pieces showing that had the inset fabric panels walking the runway. It is a very pretty dress and perfectly representative of Raf's time at the label and what his vision for Dior looked like. This was Raf playing with the house codes and feel of the 1960s and making it fresh for a new Dior client. 

This dress is so simple and yet cut so beautifully. It has a sleek and simple shape that skims over the body and flares out slightly as it nears the hem.  It has no sleeves and the neck is scooped. It has an easy cut that skims over the bust, waist and hips in a little A-line that flares out slightly as it nears the hem. The fabric is an ivory silk that is very light in weight. This is backed with a silk chiffon to help with the structure and hold the shape. It has a pretty design on the front and panels that wrap all the way around the lower part of the dress, and these are all made from the application of fabric onto the base silk. It is so pretty. Excellent condition

Fully lined in an ivory silk chiffon and it closes with a back hidden set zipper. Perhaps the tiniest bit of grubbiness here and there along the edges. Tagged a Dior F36, GB8, IT40, US4

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 37" from the top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5003

Reference Photos/Video: Resort 2014 Christian Dior, Look 29. Model Nastya Kusakina.

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This gorgeous dress is based on the 1947 gown designed by Christian Dior. You can see the similarities and cut when you look at the photo of that dress that we have included here for you. The dress comes to me from the original bride who had it cleaned and properly stored since her wedding day. It's condition is pristine. She has allowed me to use some of her photos that she sent me so you can see how gorgeous this is on the body. This may not be an original 1950s Dior, but it is as close as you can get and it is stunning.

The dress is made out of a white tulle that is layered over an inner ivory silk and layers of built in tulle so that it has the beautiful shape that you see. It is suspended by two tiny straps that curve up and over the shoulders and then run down each side of the back to the waist. This leaves your entire back bare and exposed. I love the pretty curve that is created at the side as the dress curves around to the back. Inside the bodice it is shaped to accommodate your chest and then nips in at the waist. The waist is defined with a wide pale lavender band that is attached and runs around to the back. The skirt falls from there and has built-in layers underneath so that it stays full all around you. I did not add any extra crinolines under the skirt for these shots. If you wanted it to be even more full, you could add an underskirt as there is definitely room for more volume if you wished.The back extends out into a sweeping train behind you. The entire back of the dress is spectacular. The band that cinches in the waist curves around to the back and the ends of it loop and hook into place into place to create the feel of an oversized bow and then long trailing ends extend down the back of the skirt. Four large flowers are pinned into place to nestle at the back of the back and re-create the iconic look of the original 1947 dress. It is absolute magic and instantly recognizable. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in an ivory silk that runs under the train as well. All of the edges of the tulle are finished. A layer of tulle with a ruffled and lace edged hem sit under that and there is final layer of silk under that. It closes with a back low set zipper. Lightly boned through the bodice. The bow hooks into place along the waist. My client just pinned the flowers in place with safety pins and I have left them like that so that you can choose exactly where you want the flowers to be placed. It would be very easy to stitch them once you have them set where they feel best on you. The dress was worn once, but appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: the front panel is 17" flat across from side to side
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to top of the band and 15.5" top the waist
Total length: The top tulle layer ends at 56" and the inner skirt under that end at 58" from the top of the shoulder to the front hem. The train extends another 56" beyond that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5002

Reference Photos: (1) Gown by Christian Dior, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, location Chateau de Madrid, 1947.  /  (2-5) Previous owner in this dress.

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This two piece set is from the Spring 2004 season at McQueen and it is fantastic. In the show, he did a dress in the same print. This set version would have been produced for the shops in limited quantities. The FIDM Museum said of the show; "Deliverance, Alexander McQueen’s Spring/Summer 2004 fashion show was the hit of the season. Based on the 1969 film, "They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?" Deliverance subverted the typical fashion show narrative by reversing the order of presentation; evening gowns kicked off the extravaganza while faux-homespun daywear and a tarnished evening gown concluded the show. This narrative mirrored the film, which documents a Depression-era dance marathon. In order to earn a cash prize the hopeful participants must dance for days with only brief breaks for food and short naps. Lack of sleep and food, paired with non-stop dancing, drives the dancers to the point of emotional and physical collapse and ends in tragedy... 20 trained dancers paired with 20 models, all of whom rehearsed for two weeks. Deliverance began with models and dancers moving about the dance floor with a sense of eagerness and purpose, dressed in delicate gowns. By the end of the show, the dancer/models struggle to stay upright while dressed in patchwork garments representative of their overall decline.The emotional and physical deterioration in Deliverance is typical of McQueen’s work, which frequently explores themes related to violence and decay. Garments, particularly in his early collections, are often intentionally cut and torn and his fashion shows have been called a “theatrical staging of cruelty.”Though it almost seems counterintuitive, McQueen has expressed a strong interest in creating a feminine persona that is intimidating in its visual power."

I love the strong nod to the bias cut pieces of the 1920s and 1930s that this set has and how once you tuck in the top it has that feel of dress. It glides over the body spectacularly. The fabric is fantastically light and easy against the skin. It is a bias cut silk chiffon backed in a nude pink silk organza for the skirt and an ivory silk chiffon on the top. Even with a double layer of silk both pieces weigh ounces. Onto it is a beautiful floral pattern that covers the entire set. It is impossible to convey the lightness and movement that this has in person. The neckline of the top falls into a shallow V at the front and the silk is meant to just skim over the bust and waist. Straps curve over the shoulders and there is a soft little knot at the front for details. The bottom flares out just a touch and it's cut extra long so once you tuck it into the skirt, it stays in place. The skirt is cut with a wider more generous waist. The top portion of the skirt is a wide band of silk and I think once this is on a proper body, it will either sit on the top of your hips, slung a little low, or you could wear it higher up on the waist. A tiny row of hand set mother-of-pearl buttons runs down on an angle at the back, adding a sweet little detail. Below that the skirt flares out quite dramatically. The front is cut a bit shorter and then it hangs far longer down the back. The inner organza is left to float separately from the top layer so as you move, you get the sense of the two layers. When you move the skirt swoops out with a ton of fabric and then falls in soft folds all the way around you when you stand. It is breathtaking. This is a stunning and rare McQueen and showcases just what a master cutter he was. Excellent condition. 

The top has a lining of a pale ivory, silk chiffon, and the skirt is lined with a pale nude, pink silk organza. The top closes with a hidden set side zipper, and the skirt has buttons angled down the back from the waist. Both pieces are tagged a vintage MCQueen 44. They appear to have been worn very little if at all. The bias cut allows it some give and I have given the comfortable range of measurements below.

Top
Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 15 cancel" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19 cancel cancel" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 24" from waist to shortest part of the front hem, 46" to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4998

Reference Photos: Spring 2004 Alexander McQueen. Model Karen Elson.

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This set is just absolutely gorgeous and pieces like this from her are getting increasingly hard to find, so it is a true treasure. The print on this one was featured both on the runway and in the ad campaign. A very close version of it walked the runway that season. It is absolutely gorgeous and a rare find. Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne. Her work is exceptional. Hanae Mori excelled at creating beautiful prints and they always have a hauntingly organic feel to them as she was constantly inspired by nature. 

This is everything you look for in a piece by Hanae Mori. The entire piece has one of her custom designed prints screened onto a feather light silk chiffon. Think the finest silk scarf you could have in terms of weight and feel. It has all been printed with a really outstanding oversized floral design and the colour combination is fantastic. It is two separate pieces. There is the inner dress and then you wear the more caped feeling overlay over that. The inner dress is sleeveless and is suspended from tiny straps that curb over the shoulder. It's very easy to wear as it is meant to just skim down and over the entire body in a long column of fabric. This inner dress has a fine pleat set vertically into the silk and this lets it have extra movement when you move and gives it an extra detailing and texture that contrasts with the gorgeous flowers that cover it. It is lined in a pale taupe silk and the entire dress is extremely light in weight. The flower design starts out in soft taupes at the top of the dress and changes to that stunning pastel coral colour for the bottom half of the dress. The caped piece that goes over this is spectacular. It slips over the head to wear and the neckline is set in a wide slit across the top. It is shaped to be two long, rectangles attached across the top on either side of the neck opening and when this is on this, it lets the sides drape down longer around you. On the cape, the coral is set more towards one side and I love that she did it towards the edge on one panel and towards the other edge on the other panel. There is no true front or back so you can choose to wear it on whatever side you wish. When on, that top layer gives the dress a more caftan feel. As with the best of Hanae's dresses, the effect of having the same print on the top layer and the inner layer gives the design added dimension and depth as they float over each other. The movement and drama this creates is extraordinary. This is a piece that you slip on and feel completely comfortable when wearing it and yet it has as much drama and impact as you could ask for. It is a stunning example of her work and beautifully made. I love it. Excellent condition

The cape is unlined and the dress is lined as described above. The lining of the dress zips to close at the back with a series of tiny snaps over that on the outer layer. The edges of the cape and hem of the dress have been hand rolled and stitched. Tagged a vintage 8. It appears to have been worn very little if at all

Dress
Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 59" from back of neck to inner seam

Cape overlay
Neck opening: 13.5" across
Width: 59" from side to side at the widest point
Length: 35" and falls to approx 51" to longest point when on

Item# DD4999

Reference Photo: (1-2) Spring 1978 Hanae Mori Runway.  /  (3) Spring 1978 Hanae Mori Bergdorf Goodman Ad.

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The Chloé Resort 2018 collection was the transition collection between the creative direction from Clare Waight Keller to Natacha Ramsay-Levi. This collections was designed by the in house team and they stuck to the house signatures including this very bohemian and easy to wear dress that feels utterly Chloe. Its twin was Look 20 in the line up and I love how it feels so thoroughly in line with what is on the catwalk even now. 

The dress is made from a top layer of that pretty printed silk chiffon and then there is an inner layer of a pale nude pink silk underneath. This keeps the dress very light and airy in weight. The neckline comes down in a V at the front and the sleeves extend out from the shoulders at the top and then from the top of the band at the waist. This makes them very wide and full as they drape down and over the arms. It is really what gives it that slightly caftan feel that the dress has. I love it. A more generously cut band circles your waist and it is done in the same order pattern that highlights the neckline, runs down the skirt and across the sleeves. The skirt flows to the floor under that and widen out quite dramatically by the hem. There is quite a lot of fabric in the skirt and it is cut so the sides are a touch longer. This gives the dress tremendous movement once it is on and you are moving. It is all softly gathered into the waist and then falls outwards to the floor. The lightness of the chiffon allows it to float and billow around you as you walk and move. It is spectacular. I love the gorgeous print that covers the entire dress and you can tell that it was all pre-planned to highlight the curves and beauty of the piece. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a soft pale peach silk with the sleeves unlined. It closes with a side set zipper. A teeny nick near the zipper that you don't see once its on. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. Tagged a modern Chloe 38

Sleeves: fall to approx 21" and are open around the upper arms
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to band at the waist
Total Length: approx 65" from shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5000

Reference Photo: Resort 2018 Chloe, Look 20.

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Arnold Scaasi was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon. He dressed Hollywood stars like Lauren Bacall, Diahann Carroll and Elizabeth Taylor. He dressed several first ladies including Mamie Eisenhower, Hillary Clinton and both the Bush first ladies. He even once bragged that he refused to give Jackie clothes for free. He was the man behind the scandalous 1969 Barbra Streisand sheer trouser outfit that she collected her Oscar in, and he was presented with the Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996. The dress is from his main label and these were very well made.

This great little Arnold Scassi dress is just fantastic. The fabric used for this dress is equally fantastic. It is a black net with embroidered dots that cover the entire surface. Onto the skirt are little cut out organza flowers that are applied in rows. The bottom of the skirt changes from netting to a silk organza that has larger versions of the embroidered and organza flowers to create the lower hem. One side of the skirt is scooped up with a little cluster of the flowers to hold it in place. More of the cut outs are scattered over the bottom part of the hem. Underneath the skirt are two doubled over layers of silk tulle that give the dress the volume that you see. The bodice is strapless and the netting has been gathered vertically all the way around to create soft gathers. A wide band sits just under that to give a beautiful cinched in feel. Excellent condition with a small note below.

Fully lined in a black silk through the bodice and the skirt is lined with layers of black tulle. Lightly boned through the bodice. It closes with a back zipper. I see some separation around the hem near the bottom here and there between the embroidered edges and organza on the flowers. Please see the photo after the label shot for an example. Hand finishes 

Bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of band under the bust: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at the bottom of the band: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 6.5" from top of bodice to seam under the bust and the band is 3.5" wide
Total length: 51" from top of the bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD4996

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This gorgeous little dress was a dress was based on a combination of Looks 10 and Look 52. This version has been done in all black, it has the one shoulder cut of Look 10 combined with the bead work and embellishments that you see on look 52. Vogue said that the collection was done "in an electric-bright palette.. and channelled Barbara Hutton's sixties—a glittery, lame, paisley, and leopard-print world of muumuus, bikinis, capri pants, trapeze dresses, cat-eye sunglasses, and scarf-wrapped hats. It bordered on camp... and Kitschy or not, there was no denying the workmanship that went into crafting the large collection." I love that the photo of the blue dress still shows you how fantastic this is on the body.

The dress is made out of a black silk chiffon that has a slight bit of texture to it. It is cut on the bias with seaming at the waist for a bit of structure. The wide shoulder panel curves over to the back and at the front it drapes across the bust. On both sides of the bodice there is a spray of intricate floral appliques detailed with black jet beads and sequins. These catch the light beautifully as you move. The waist nips in and the dress comes with its original belt that lets you cinch the waist in as much as you like. I love the big jewel buckle of the belt. The skirt flares out under that to the hem. There is a good amount of silk chiffon through the skirt which gives you gorgeous movement when you move. It is stunning. A signature row of tightly spaced buttons run up one side. A very pretty and wearable example of his work. Excellent condition with a small note below

Fully lined in a black silk and closes at the side with a series of silk covered buttons. The belt comes in its original Dior pouch. I see one tiny hole near the hem. Please see the photo after the label shot. Tagged a FR42, GB14, IT46, US10.

Inner bust: 18.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.75" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 18" from the top of the shoulder to the waist and meant to blouse over the waist a bit
Total length: 42" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD4800

Reference Photos: Cruise 2008 Christian Dior. (1) Look 10. Model Chanel Iman.  /  (2) Look 52. Model Mariya Markina.

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Note that due to new regulations this can only be shipped to a Canadian address

This is the twin of Look 27 from the runway and it is an exceptional piece of Gucci history. It was featured in Vogue that season on Natalia Vodianova and I love that these show you how great this is on the body. The Vogue review said 'The Gucci girl’s got legs—long, tan, flawless ones striding along on silver peep-toe sling-back pumps. Follow them all the way up, and around two weeks later, they eventually meet the hem of the minutest piece of clothing that was ever called a skirt or dress. For spring, in a word, Tom Ford says short. Using lustrous fabrics in subtle makeup colors from blush to tawny brown, pearly gray and silver, Ford draped and wrapped his gorgeous girls in clothes that navigated that dangerous Gucci line between innovation and vulgarity. The tousled hair, the jackets and tops poised to fall off shoulders—the whole presentation stirred sensations that fashion hasn’t felt since the last days of the great supermodels. Still, don’t think tacky. Ford’s obsession now is integrating fine workmanship into abbreviated silhouettes." The feather dresses were mentioned specifically; "He brought couture finesse to racer-back feathered dresses with the merest flip of a skirt....it was a confident statement in the power of glamour. And fashion needs that.' To this day this is one of the most recognizable of his pieces. 

This dress is thought of as one of the top ten Gucci pieces that Tom Ford designed. The dress is meant to be worn very short and daring. It shows off miles of legs. The top plunges low at the front and the back curves in to create a racer-back leaving your back bare on either side. It skims over the waist and hips and then flares out at the skirt. The skirt has two tiers of feather detailed ruffles and this extra little flounce gives it movement when you move. It is made from two layers of weightless silk with a silk grosgrain ribbon edging. The feathers are a mix of a dyed soft pale yellow mixed with some soft light taupe natural feathers for depth and interest. I took a photo of the back of the silk of the skirt and you can see that each feather was hand placed onto the silk  Vogue referenced couture in the review I added above. It snaps to close under the ribbon at the side so there is no break anywhere with a zipper. It just looks like it somehow magically formed it on you. It is an incredible piece of Tom's history with the brand. Excellent condition. 

Fully lined in a pale taupe nude silk chiffon and has hidden set snaps at the  side to close. Tagged a Gucci 42 but seems to run small. Some of the ends of the feathers have separated a bit on the natural spots it curves but this is just part of aging for a piece like this. I don't consider this a flaw but its mentioned for accuracy. I see some minor marks on the interior lining. 

Bust: approx 16" flat across from side seam to side seam with open sides. each halter is 6" wide at its widest point
Under-bust to waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of hips: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 30" from neck to hem but can be pulled up as short as you want

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD4001

Reference Photos/Video: (1-8) Spring 2003 Gucci Runway Collection, Look 27. Model: Louise Pedersen.  /  (9) Natalia Vodianova, wearing Gucci, Vogue, February 2003. Photo by Steven Klein.

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