• The twin of the dress was shown for the Pre-fall 2010 Valentino collection.
• It was made under the creative design of both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• This is one of their earlier collections after stepping into Mr Valentino's shoes and I love that they stayed true to the label's heritage by using a classic Valentino red for this dress.
• The dress is made from a red silk that has a slight sheen to it and is in the signature shade of red that Valentino is so well known for. The fabric choice keeps the dress light in weight while still holding that beautiful shape that you see.
• A vertically gathered panel curves up and over one shoulder and then the bodice is gathered horizontally across you. It is cut on a slight angle across the edge at the top and the side without the shoulder curves in at the waist and over the top of the hip. The other side is gathered on an angle into the side. This all creates the illusion of a smaller waist.
• The skirt wraps over itself and this creates a draping panel down one side. It is open underneath so if you move a certain way, you do see a flash of bare leg.
• The skirt gradually widens out as it nears the hem and the open panel on the one side allows the fabric of the skirt to have movement when you walk.
• It is fully lined in a red silk through the bodice and has light boning. The skirt is lined in a red silk chiffon. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5172

Reference Photo: Pre Fall 2010 Valentino, Look 30.

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• This dress if is from the Spring 2005 collection and is one that would have been produced for the shops.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
• The dress combines an ivory silk chiffon with a very light in weight ivory knit that is done in a very pretty crochet feeling pattern.
• It falls from tiny knit straps that curve over each shoulder and the very top of the neckline has a pretty chiffon ruffle that wraps all the way around you. It skims over the bust, waist and hips from there. 
• The body of the dress is made out of the knit and then it has a layer of silk chiffon over that so that it is opaque enough to wear. Panels of the crochet knit wrap around you through the upper part of the dress. I love how the panel that covers the bodice shows the full pattern of the knit and then the three bands under that are more the cut out medallion portion of the knit design.
• A single layer of silk chiffon is attached under that to form a pretty and swinging skirt. The silk is all cut on the bias so you get a ton of movement once this is on and you move.
• Depending on your height this might fall more mid-calf to ankle.
• The knit backing through the top portion of the dress serves as the lining and the lower skirt is unlined. It slips on to wear with no closures.
• The stretch of the knit makes it act like a bias cut piece and I have put the comfortable range below.
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR38, GB10, IT42, US6
• I see a very faint spot on one of the front medallions. There are a couple other extremely faint spots, one on the collar that gets lost in the fold and two very tiny ones that are even fainter than the one photo here.
• It is otherwise appears to be in excellent condition.

Bust: 14-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 34" from top of the shoulder to bottom before the skirting
Total length: 56" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5122

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4725

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5111

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5103

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• 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.
• This is a phenomenal piece from his main line that can be considered Demi Couture and would have been made to order.
• This is the type of piece you'll only ever find in vintage and you will probably never see another one of these again. It is so dramatic and in being so also so very Scaasi.  He himself once said 'I am not a minimalist designer! Clothes with some adornment are more interesting to look at and more fun to wear.'
• This piece is a dream and will be one of your favourite things. As good as it looks in the photos it is even better in person. The photos do not convey how the metallic fabric seems to glow from within and how it really holds all that incredible volume around you.
• It is made from a fantastic floral pattern set in grids that run across the entire piece. The flowers are the prettiest colours and then everything is washed over with the gold thread that covers the entire piece. The floral pattern completely covers the vest/coat giving it that phenomenal design that you see.
• The cut is purposefully oversized. The shoulders are soft and are cut to curve down for just a suggestion of a tiny cap at the shoulder.
• The sleeve opening are deep set so that it can be worn over something with wide sleeves if you wish to go full drama.
• It is designed with a loose and easy cut that falls from the shoulders and then opens out dramatically wide as it nears the hem. 
  
• There are large top set pockets on each hip. A single hook holds it in place at the top of the neck and then the rest just falls open down the entire front.
  
• The cut is meant to be oversized and it is meant to be worn that way so should fit a range of sizes. It will just be even more oversized on a smaller frame and feel more fitted on a larger.
• Unlined and hand finishes.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 30" flat across from side seam to side seam and widens out from there
Total length: 59" from neck to hem with 1.75" turn under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5098

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• This is a wonderful 1960s dress that has no label but is very well-made and the kind of thing that you only will find in vintage. It has the feel of a Malcolm Starr, but again it is unlabelled so it's just a fantastic little mystery dress.
• The dress is made from a pretty metallic brocade that combines blue, a purple tone and turquoise, with a silver lurex thread that is woven directly into the fabric. This gives the fabric an amazing textured and slightly raised effect.
• This covers the dress from shoulder to hem so that the entire piece has that amazing metallic feel to it. No matter what angle you see it from the metallic thread catches the light perfectly.
• The neckline is cut in a high collar finished with a band of velvet that is further detailed with a pretty blue metallic cut ribbon and then it is beaded all around the lower edge. The bar is cut so that. it skims over you to a highly embellished waist that picks up on the collar. A wide band of here we see two rows of the beads, and these accent a turquoise green, purple and black velvet ribbon that circle all the way around the waist. All of the bead work appears to have been set by hand.
• The skirt is cut to be wide and full as it near the floor.
• The sleeves are long and each cuff is finished with the same bead and ribbon treatment as around the waist.
• It is even better in person then how it photoed. These dresses were really made to look good on the body. I have taken a photo of it on a hanger so you can get a better idea of its true shape.
• Fully lined in a purple silk and closes with a back painted metal zipper. Some hand finishes. Note that the zipper sticks a bit. Pockets on the skirt.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 21.5" and are 11.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13" from neck to top of the 3" band at the waist
Total length: 56" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5094

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• A wonderful caftan dress that only has its Bloomingdales label in place. It has the feel of a Thea Porter but even if it is just a piece made for Bloomingdales, it is one of those wonderful things you will only ever find in vintage.
• It is a wonderfully easy-to-wear dress and very flattering once on. There is an inner bias cut pale purple silk sheath dress that is then covered in a layer of that blue silk chiffon down the front and back. A straight chin panel runs down each outer side of the front and back. This is what expands out to form the sleeves. Panels of the blue chiffon also run over the top of the shoulder and extend down to meet the cuffs. This top layer is what gives the dress it's caftan feel. 
• The front and back neckline are set in a squared off neckline for a little bit of skin to show and balance out the coverage that the dress has. 
• A band of metallic gold brocade is set within the base of the neckline on both the front and back. More of the same circles each cuff.
  
• Gold sequins are set over the parts of the chiffon that sweep over the top of the sleeves. More are applied at the bottom front and back hem. The upper portion of each strike panel on the front and back also has sequence detailing it stripes.
  
• I love how down each side the striped silk chiffon panels are attached with little star shaped silver sequins to hold the two sides together and in place.
• This is a dress 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 closes with a side set zipper on the inner part of the dress
• It would be possible to alter the inner dress to add more room if needed since the outer dress is so open and loose.
• I see some light wear on the bouquet parts in here and there in the chiffon. The inner purple silk has some small spots and discolouration here and there, but none of that show once on. Otherwise great condition.

Sleeves: approx 19" and are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Inner bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: " from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5093

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• The twin of this top was part of Look2 presented for the Resort 2008 collection.
• Made under the creative direction Miuccia Prada
• This was one of the most famous of all Miuccia's collections and the pieces sold out world-wide shortly after being released. Resort pieces are produced in more limited quantities making everything from this collection even more special.
  
• The jacket is cut to skim over the body and it buttons fully down the front so that you can wear it as a top on its own or layer it over other pieces.
• It comes with a matching belt that you can cinch in the waist for added shape.
• The collar is pointed and I love the little top set pockets on each hip and and a little matching faux one on one side at the front.
• The top closes down the front with buttons. Each cuff also buttons to close.
• Excellent condition but has a slight 'washed' feel 
  

Sleeves: 22" and are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam and you use the belt to cinch it in as much as you want
Hips: 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 25" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5085

Reference Photo: Resort 2008 Prada, Look 2.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5082

Reference Video/Photo: Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent.

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• This was a dress produced for the shops in 2011 and it is especially interesting because it is very near in style to the dress that Pippa Middleton wore to her sister's wedding that year and Lily Cole wore its twin in a different fabric to a premiere that year as well. 
• A beautiful dress that is very flattering on the body. McQueen was a master tailor and the seam work and simplicity of this dress do not hide that fact.
• It is made from a beautifully light silk so it is easy to wear. It is done in one of his sculpted and shaped silhouettes that he is known for.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The neckline drops into a rounded off V at the front and the panels that curve around that V are draped for extra detail. The shoulders are a rounded cap and they have light padding to help hold that beautiful shape.
• The seam at the waist curved upwards and then the skirt continues past that, over the hips and flares out as it reaches the hem.
• At the back there is extra fabric worked around the centre seam to give you a trained effect behind you. This flaring out at the bottom and the extra bit at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move.
• It is in its original uncut length.
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. Light padding in the shoulders. 
• No size tag is present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition.

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5079

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

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• A gorgeous little Chanel Scottish cashmere skirt from the 1990s.
• Made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The colour is this interesting colour that lies somewhere between a deep ivory with a bit of taupe that has a touch of a soft green undertone. It makes for an amazing neutral.
• It has a ribbed waistband and then it is made to appear as if it wraps and closes down one side at the front.
• It flares out slightly at the hem and is quintessentially '90s in feel.
• It has fabulous gold tone buttons running down the front that have a lucky four leaf clover at their centre. Each button has the Chanel logo engraved on the back.
• Very easy to wear piece you just slip it on and go.
• No size tag present so please check measurements. The fabric does have stretch and I have given the stretch of the waist.
• Excellent condition with a tiny bit of patina on the buttons.

Waist: 14.5-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 18.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5076

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5070

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• This is a rare pale pink stretch top from the 1990s. It is incredibly difficult to find pieces from this era in this condition.
• Made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
• The top is made of a pale pink stretch silk that has a bit of give so the fit is amazing.
• The top feels like something that you would have seen a supermodel wear on a runway.
• It has a neat collar and buttons down the front. The buttons are pink with a gold double C logo.
• It has little top set pockets on either side of the front and the sleeves have wide cuffs that button with two more Chanel buttons.
• The cut is easy and boxy through the body.
• Unlined and buttons to close down the front and at each cuff.
• There is no size tag presents o please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 16"
Bust-hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5071

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• A more recent piece made for the shops that I believe is from the earlier Maria years
• A very easy-to-wear dress that has a beautiful flow to it that that catches the air easily to billow around you as you move.
• The dress is made from a silk chiffon and is unlined so the entire dress has a touch of transparency. The dot like print is created by little pieces of pink and black fabric fused onto the silk.
• The elastic cuffs of the sleeves have a pin-tuck gathering that gives them a pretty diamond feeling design. The neck has that same detailing but without the elastic.
• The bodice is cut loose and easy and the sleeves are full.
• The waist is more structured but still cut on the more generous side. I have added a black silk ribbon that is not original to the dress but that will be sent with it. By changing what you put around the waist you can give the dress a different feel.
• The skirt flows to the floor from there and is very full and open with many yards of silk chiffon. It has an amazing movement when you move.
• Unlined and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper
  
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 14" and are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5061

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• The Valentina Ltd label was a high end knit wear company that flourished through the 1950s to the 1970s and were known for the elaborate bead and sequin work on soft knits and knit jerseys. They had the bead and sequin work done in Hong Kong where the best sequin and bead work in the world outside of the specialty ateliers in Paris was being done.
• The base fabric is a black felted wool and this gives it a soft artisanal feel.
• This was printed in a design using a bright rainbow of colours that run down the dress. This gives the fabric a touch of added texture and it is also soft to the touch.
• The print covers every inch of the dress including the 'ribbons' at the bottom hem. To construct this so that the pattern perfectly lines up like this means that the pattern would have had to be all pre-thought out and laid out onto the fabric before cutting.
• The bead and sequin work is all done by hand and it is added to the fabric to follow and highlight the design underneath.
• I especially love the elaborate work around the waist band where large turquoise coloured discs and rhinestones create a stunning jewelled effect all the way around the waist.
• The neckline is scooped and the sleeves are long. The skirt falls from below the elaborate sequin belt detail and gently widens out a touch as it nears the floor.
• It is truly a very special dress. You just don't see this level of elaborate work on pieces anymore.
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back zipper. Each cuff closes with two hidden set snaps.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to the top of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 59" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5055

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The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• From the main Lanvin label
• Made from a beautiful purple jersey that has a bit of stretch in it
• It has a one shoulder silhouette and the top of the shoulder twists around for a bit of added detail
• The front drapes over the bodice and that twist at the shoulder extends and creates a beautiful draped panel feel over the front.
• The waist has elastic so it is very easy to fit
• The dress falls to the floor from there. When you stand still, it is in a lovely column, but when you move or walk, you see that it does have some volume through the skirt.
• Hidden pockets along each hip
• The top is lined in the second layer of the same fabric and the skirt is unlined.
• Take a vintage Lanvin 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 26" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 19" from top of shoulder to waist but will blouse a bit once on. The elastic allows you to wear it higher or lower as needed.
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

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• Late 60s maybe the first couple years of the 1970s and it seems similar to some of the pieces I've seen from the 1970 season. 
• Under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta 
  
• The dress is made from a beautiful black silk taffeta that holds the shape and volume that this dress has perfectly.
• The fabric choice also keeps the dress fairly light in weight while giving the dress some structure and shape.
• Two shaped triangles cover the front of the bodice and there is a deep V for the neckline. The triangles extend all the way to the top of the neck and they are finished with a ruffle in the same fabric.
• Ties extend from just behind the peak of each triangle to tie behind the neck.
• It wraps around the waist and scoops low there. This leaves your entire back open and bare above that.
• The waist nips in and we have added a wide grosgrain ribbon to add a little more shape.
• The skirt is made out of the same silk taffeta and it is incredibly full by the time it reaches the hem. Tiers of silk allow this expansion and there are five tiers in total. Each tier is finished with that same ruffled detail that you see around the halter neck
• Inside there is a silk lining and then another netted lining sits between the outer skirt and that inner layer. This helps to hold the volume that you see.
• Fully lined in a layer of silk taffeta and the skirt is lined as described above.
• The dress closes with a low set zipper at the back. Hand finished throughout
• The ribbon at the waist is not original to the dress but will be sent with it
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers 8" plus there is an inch and a half a ruffle on each side. 
Waist: 12.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 59" from neck to hem and can be adjusted a bit depending on were you tie the neck

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4633

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• Harry Algo pieces are extremely well tailored and the line was sold at high end shops like the Elizabeth Arden couture salon in NYC. 
• Incredibly beautiful dress with a classic vintage feel
• Made from a printed silk chiffon that combines a deep peach/orange base with pale shades of blue and soft grey printed onto the silk
• It is fully lined in a peach silk that act the lining. On the bodice the silk chiffon is set over this and attached around the edges of the arm holes. A caped piece starts at the front of the arm and wraps all the way back like a little perfect cape.
• That attached cape piece is finished with a densely applied edge of hand dyed feathers to bring out the colours in the print
• The waist is seamed and I have added a little ribbon there. It is not original to the dress but will be sent with it.
• The skirt flows to the floor with an extra layer of silk chiffon under the top printed layer
• Fully lined in silk and closes with a back zipper. The cape part buttons to close behind the neck
• Hand finishes throughout and very well made
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5036

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• Original 1960s Emilio Pucci two piece velvet pant set
• Under the creative direction of Emilio Pucci
• The print on the velvet is custom and would have been created and drawn by Emilio before being transferred to the velvet
• The jacket is cut slightly oversized. It falls to just past the hip. It buttons with hidden set buttons down the front.
• The pants have a flat front and are pressed down the front and back of the pants. They have wide legs and a slight flare at the bottom. The pants close with a back zipper.
• The set gives you the versatility of being able to mix a match with other pieces in your wardrobe
• Both pieces are fully lined in a brown silk
• Excellent overall condition with a couple small areas that have light discoloration. Please see the photos after the label shot. They are minor and get lost in the overall print

Jacket 
Sleeves: 22.5" and are 12" around the upper arm
Slightly sloped shoulders: 16"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Lower hem: 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 31" from neck to hem

Pants
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 40" from waist to hem with about 1.5" turned under
Inseam: 27"
Gusset: 13.5" from back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5025

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• c. 1972 Pierre Cardin based on the front circle design
  
• Under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin
• Soft shoulders and long, simple sleeves
• The body of the dress is cut loose and easy to skim over you and flares out at the hem
• Made out of a fine black wool with a pale taupe inset at the front
• The long circular design at the front is a Cardin signature
• Six pairs of glossy black buttons run down the front for detail
• Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Excellent overall condition with a couple tiny nicks in the fabric here and there

Sleeves: 23.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18" 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: 39" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5021

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The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• 1970s Lanvin
• Under the creative direction of Jules-Francois Crahay
• Made of a printed washable jersey
• The cut is very full and open with little openings to put your arms through at the side
• Will fit all sizes
• Slips onto wear with a button at the neck

Bust-hips: open
Total length: 58" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

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Pauline Trigere launched her label in 1942. She was from Paris and moved to the US in 1937. That early French influence showed throughout her career. In 1949 she was awarded her first Coty award. She won it again in both 1951 and 1959. The 1959 win coincided with being inducted into the Coty Fashion Hall of Fame. She was a pioneer in the use of cottons and wool for evening and her work with silks is wonderful. In 1961 she made headlines for being the first major fashion house to use an African American model. This is a great and very wearable piece. 

The jumpsuit is  made out of a soft black wool jersey. The cut is very simple and easy and it is cut very generously through the waist. You could also belt it if you want to add shape and then it takes on a completely different look. I added a ribbon for a couple of the shots here so you could get an idea of that. It has a neat little collar at the front that is tacked down so that it sits perfectly at all times. It closes with a deep front zipper so you can actually open this as low as you dare. The sleeves are long and narrow down slightly as they reach the cuffs. There is light padding in the shoulders to help hold the shape. A decorative detail on each hip suggests pockets but without adding the bulk a pocket would add. The legs are cut straight and wide all the way down to their ends. I love the simplicity of it. Excellent condition with a minor note below

Fully lined in a black silk except for the sleeves. It zippers to close at the front. Light padding in each shoulder. Hand finishes throughout. I see a tiny area where the wool has a bit of thinning at the front. Please see the photo after the label shot. The ribbon at the waist in some shots is not original to the jumpsuit but will be included.

Sleeves: 24.5" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 59" from neck to hem with 3" turned under the hem
Inseam: 30.5"
Gusset: 32" from the back of the neck to the inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5007

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The Leonard Paris label began as a textile firm in 1954 and for the first four years of its existence it only produced fabric. In 1958 they started making garments but it was not until about 1970 when they started using a printed silk jersey for the majority of their collections that the label really took off. They are often compared to Pucci and during the seventies the two labels battled it out to be the label of choice for the jet set.

I love whenever I get a fabulous Leonard dress into the shop. They are so chic. They are also very easy to wear and travel with. This one is a real beauty. It is made out of one of their signature silk jersey fabrics combined with a silk chiffon for the sleeves. This silk jersey fabric choice is what gives these dresses their perfect drape and fit. Each of their dresses were made of a custom designed print. The dress has a solid black full length skirt topped by that pretty bodice. The floral print runs over the sleeves and the entire upper bodice. The colours are a beautiful mix of pinks, pale purples, ivory, taupe and black. The flower print is large and very pretty. At the front the bodice plunges right to the slightly high set waist. At the base of the plunge is a tie that extends out from the fabric on either side of the bust and lets you to pull it in and adds the prettiest detail. The tie is silk jersey on one side and silk chiffon on the other. Each sleeve is cut to puff and balloon out over the jersey cuffs. The sleeves are made of a silk chiffon so have the added charm of being slightly transparent. Under that the skirt skims over the body and flares out slightly as it nears the hem. I love the contrasting borders that define the neckline, cuffs and waist. It is a beauty. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes with a back zipper. The fabric does have some stretch and I have put the comfortable range of measurements when laying flat below. The printed part of the fabric is signed throughout. Each sleeve buttons to close on the cuff. 

Sleeves: approx 25.5" and are very full through the upper arm
Shoulders: 14-15"
Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5"-15 flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20-25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13" from top of shoulder to top of the printed band at the waist
Total length: 61" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5006

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Anna Molinari and husband Gianpaolo Tarabini launched the Blumarine label in 1977 out of Capri and had their first catwalk show in 1980. By the 1990s they had opened their first stand alone shop. This is from the 2000s Sposa wedding collection and it is a really pretty dress.

This dress is so romantic feeling. It has a V at the front and the back and there are panels of chiffon that angle over the bust. At the sides the chiffon extends out into little cape sleeves that draped down and over the upper arm. This continues around to the back so you get this pretty soft feel all the way around. The edges are embroidered with ivory ribbon and blue thread to form little bows and flowers. The body of the dress skims over you from the bodice to the hips with a touch of shape near the waist area. It falls to the floor from there and gradually widens out as it hears the hem. The back is cut longer than the front so that it trails out behind you and gives you that beautiful sweeping trained skirt. More of the same embroidery runs around the hem with pretty little ribbon bows set around the skirt for the final perfect touch. It still has its original tag and appears to have never been worn. Excellent condition with a minor note below. 

Fully lined in a silky feeling ivory rayon and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. Original hang tag attached. Some of the little organza flowers within the embroidery have darkened with time and oxidization. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a 44

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13.5" from top of shoulder to the seam under the bust
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to front hem and extends another 18" beyond that at the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5001

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Angelo Tarlazzi started his career at the roman couture-house, Carosa where he spent 4 years before joining the Jean Patou atelier in 1965 as an assistant. He left for a short stint as a freelancer and then came back Patou to head the couture division in 1972. He remained there till 1977. He launched his own label that same year and continued with that until 1998. While designing his own label he also headed the Guy Laroche couture division from 1989-1993 and then was also Carven's artistic director from 1995-1998. This dress is from the 1990-1991 time period and while we did not find this exact version on the runway, I have included a few shots of similar pieces so you can get an idea of how it will look like on the body.

The dress form does not do this dress justice at all because it needs a body under it to fill out the curves. It is very fitted and the entire dress is gathered all through the body and the sleeves. That gathering lets you adjust the length so that you can wear it from a micro mini length to a regular mini length with a simple pulling up or pulling down of the hem. The fabric is a stretch jersey that mixes silk with a touch of spandex to feel incredible on the body. Large gold buttons run down the front and are tightly spaced together. Each is a double stacked row of gold metal with a large glass rhinestone at its centre. The sleeves are long and are gathered along their inside edge so that they are gathered all the way up the arm. The front plunges into a wide V and because of the stretch of the fabric you can wear the dress on or off the shoulder. I have shown it both ways, and  you could wear this very low on the shoulders as well. It is an incredible little dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a stretch lingerie jersey through the body and closes with a hidden set zipper at the side. The fabric has a remarkable amount of stretch so I have put the comfortable range of measurements. You might be able to get a little more if needed.

Sleeves: approx 27" and each upper arm or stretched to a approx 10-14" around
Shoulders: no defined scene
Bust: 14-19 " flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 13-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 32" from top of shoulder to hem and can be shortened to wherever you wish

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-MED

Item# DD4997

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 1990 Angelo Tarlazzi Runway. Model: Yasmeen Ghauri.  /  (2-5) Fall 1991 Angelo Tarlazzi Runway.

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This is the work of Elinor Simmons who designed for the Malcolm Starr label from the early 1960s to 1972. She excelled at the metallic and chic pieces that the label was known for and this is a wonderful example of her work. It is even better in person. It is a really gorgeous little set.

This set has a simple cut that is made glamorous by the wonderful fabric choice. The fabric has a raised print that has been created by the way the fabric is stitched in and around the raised parts to the design. It gives it this puffed effect that is fantastic. It has a touch of weight to it so that it holds the shape. The raising of the design gives it a tone on tone effect and then parts of it have been finished with gold metallic thread for a subtle bit of glitz. The inner dress is a simple sheath that is cut so that it skims over the body and flares out as it reaches the hem. It has little capped sleeves and the neckline is a simple scoop. Over this is a matching jacket with a cropped cut. It has a neat little collar and slight box cut. It closes with three buttons down the front and I love that has properly made button holes. When the dress is worn on its own it has that touch of a mod feel that the sixties were all about but once the jacket is on it has a more refined feel. Excellent condition.

Both pieces are lined in a gold silky rayon. The dress closes with a back zipper and the jacket with three buttons at the front. Hand finishes and tagged a vintage 6. Pockets along the front seams.

Jacket
Sleeves: approx 21" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust- hem 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 15.5" from neck to hem

Dress
Sleeves: 11.5" around the arm opening
Shoulder: no true defined seam
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12" from neck to top seam at the waist
Total length: 37" from neck to hem with just over 2" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4992

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The Valentino Roma label launched in 2000 to take the place of the Miss V line. It was sold at a price point that was a bit more accessible then their main line and was meant to be available in more shops then the main line would be. The pieces were still very well made. This one caught my eye simply because of how gorgeous and sexy it is. It is a stunning dress with a beautiful amount of detailing on it. 

I love this dress with its amazing use of that gorgeous pale turquoise silk chiffon. These super light silk chiffons are always an incredibly difficult fabric to work with and Mr Valentino and his team were masters at it. The silk is so light that if not for the belt that dress would be almost weightless. The front panels of the dress are vertically pleated from the top of the neck line to the waist to give it a bit of a bib/ tuxedo front feel. It curves down at the sides and goes around to the low back. This leaves the entire back bare and open. At the front the fabric is split from the neckline all the way to the waist so you get this flash of skin. The fabric drapes over the waist line on my dress form a bit and I think that depending on how long you are through the body it might not do that once on because my dress form is a bit short through the body. The shape though the waist is created by a seam that sits across the front of the pleating. I love that it comes with a matching belt. The buckle of the belt is a bronze toned metal and it depicts snakes twining around each other in an open circle. Under the waist seam at the front, a little bit of a peplum extends over the front of the skirt. This little panel has that same pleated technique as the panels above it. I love how he only used this at the front and the back stays sleek and simple. Under that the dress cascades to the floor in many yards of feather light silk chiffon. This is where the dress gets truly magical. At the front it falls in a fairly sleek column that widen out as near the hem. Then at the back there is an inset panel of gathered fabric in the same colour that creates a sweeping train behind you. This panel extends out past the floor and it is fantastic. This is a stunning dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a matching silk chiffon and closes with hidden set back zipper. There is one small darkened area on the back and the belt shows some darkening along the edges. Please see the photos after the label shot. Tagged a vintage Valentino 40/4

Bust: each panel of the halter covers up to 9" flat across from side to side 
Waist: to 13.25" flat across from side seam to side seam and can be cinched in with the belt
Hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of bodice to seam at the front waist
Total length: 65" from waist to hem 75"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML that's enough

Item# DD4989

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This is an interesting dress in that it is instantly recognizable as a McQueen piece and yet it was not one that was featured on the runway. It would have been a piece that was produced for limited production in stores. I have seen an all black version of this dress but this printed version is far more rare and more interesting I think. It is truly a wonderful original McQueen piece.

The dress is made from a black silk with that gorgeous feather print screened onto it. Once on it drapes beautifully over the body. It is strapless with a built-in inner cupped corset bodice to give you support and to hold the dress in place on you. The top of the bodice is curved and it crosses over itself at the front. This adds a pretty softness to the front. There is a skinny band of patent leather that sits under the bust and then the rest of the dress drapes  down and over the body from there. The silk through the body of the dress crosses over itself at the front and the edge is curved down one side and then around the hem. The choice of feather light silk for this one keeps it light and easy and as you move the silk billows around you. It also creates this incredible movement when you walk. I love how the feather pattern is laid out specifically to follow this beautiful curve of the dress. The silk would've had to be specialty printed in order to achieve this feel. I also love how the pattern is carried up and over and into the bust so wonderfully. It is spectacular. Instantly recognizable as his work. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a black silk and has an inner boned structured corset with wired cups. The inner corset closes with its own zipper and then a hidden set exterior zipper closes over that tagged a vintage McQueen 42 and appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Band under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner corset waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open because of wrap design
Bodice: 6" from top of bodice to band under the bust
Total length: 50.5" from top of bodice to longest point of the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4985

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This was meant to be a slip when it was originally sold but a modern girl might dare to wear it as a dress. It is an easy to wear piece and very flattering once on the body. The bias cut silk and chic ivory colour make it easy to wear but still have high impact. The lines are simple and it has that perfect easy but sexy feel. It is made of a single layer of silk cut on the bias. Once it is on it moves with you. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by skinny straps in the same silk. The front dips down into a V and the back dips into a very low V to leave the back bare. It skims over your waist and hips and then falls to the floor, widening out slightly as it nears the hem. A band of open cut work set in a twirling fabric runs on an angle across the waist area. I love how this gives a little glimpse of their skin through the design. It is in its original length and very sexy on. This would make a phenomenal piece for a bride. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on to wear It ties behind the neck with the attached strap. Completely cut on the bias so the measurements have some movement. I have put the comfortable range when laying flat below.

Bust: 14-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 60" from to hem and that length can be adjusted up or down an inch or so by how tight you tie the straps at the back of the neck

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4982

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This is an incredible dress that dates to the 1998-2002 era based on similar cuts that I have had in the shop and what was on the runways. It is a design from Mr Valentino and it is a dress that is easy to wear and very flattering once on the body. I had a version in the shop of this recently in black and I love this ivory one even more. It is a show stopper. The fact that it is easy to wear is just bonus. This would make an amazing wedding dress for a bride or could be an alternative dress in a more extended wedding celebration. And of course it could also be worn to any fabulous and glamorous event. 

This is a gorgeous dress. It has the perfect amount of sexiness but still manages to feel elegant in that classic Valentino kind of way. It is also a dress that really comes alive once on the body. It is very light and easy to wear. It is completely cut on the bias and this lets it skim over your body and highlight every curve, but not in a tight, constricting kind of way. It is made from an ivory silk with a matching ivory silk chiffon for the skirt. The dress falls from wide straps that curve around and over the shoulder. The front dips into a V and the back has a second V that i s touch shallower then the front one. It skims over the bust, waist and hips and then falls to the floor from there. The skirt is inset just above the knee and it is made out of a matching chiffon. The lightness of the fabric lets it have beautiful movement as you move. There's a slit up the front so you get a bit of leg showing as you move and I love how the back trails out behind you a touch for a sweeping feel. The dress has a crisscross of ivory beads that start under the bus wrap around the waist area and then down over the hips to the top of where the skirt is in inset. The bands are quite wide and have four rows of ivory tube beads on either side of a row of overlapping space ivory sequins. This gives this dress the perfect amount of added detail and elevates it to that next level. It is a beautiful example of Mr Valentino's work. Excellent condition with a very minor note below.

Fully lined in a matching ivory silk and closes with a hidden set size zipper. Tagged a vintage Valentino six. I see some extremely minor pulls here and there that are mentioned for accuracy and some very minor grubbiness/teeny yellowing along the edges of the hem and bodice and at the top of the shoulders, again mentioned for accuracy. 

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to front hem, 68" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4983

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This is from the high end lingerie line that Valentino did at one point. It was meant to be a slip when it was originally sold but a modern girl might dare to wear it as a dress. It is an easy to wear piece and very flattering once on the body. The bias cut silk and chic ivory colour make it easy to wear but still have high impact. The lines are simple and it has that perfect easy but sexy feel. It is made of a single layer of silk cut on the bias. I love how that silk has a floral pattern woven through it that gives it a bit of extra added detail. Once it is on it moves with you. The dress is suspended from the shoulders by skinny straps in the same silk. The front dips down into a scoop and the back scoops as well. It skims over your waist and hips and then falls to the floor, widening out slightly as it nears the hem. A band of fine ivory coloured lace has been set between the silk of the bodice and skirt at the front. This runs on an angle across the waist area. I love how this gives a little glimpse of skin through the design. It is in its original length and very sexy on. This would make a phenomenal piece for a bride. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on to wear. Completely cut on the bias so the measurements have some movement. I have put the comfortable range when laying flat below.

Bust: 16-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 57" from top of the shoulders to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD4984

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During John Galliano's career he has arguably produced some of the most glamorous dresses in the fashion's history. His work often has a feeling of the decadence and abandonment of the twenties and thirties with their beautiful cuts. They mix Old Hollywood with the minimalist spirit of the nineties and early 2000s. This is an amazing example of his work that I am dating to 2006 based on similar work he was doing that season for both Dior and his own self named label. It is gorgeous. This is a production dress made for the shops in limited quantities. It is a really beautiful dress.

This sleek little number is cut so very beautifully. It is suspended from the shoulders by straps that curve over and down the back. The dress is cut to follow the curves of your body but without being super tight. The neckline dips in a scoop at the front and I love the elaborate sequin detailing that you see set across the bust area. The upper front bust is a single layer of silk organza and then below that heavy sequin work wraps around you to the back. I love the lace panel that peeks out above the scoop. The sequins and beads on the bodice have been heavily applied and sit up and off the dress slightly. The waist is a double layered band of the silk organza and then the area around the upper hips is a single layer that sits over an inner slip edged in a wide band of lace. He has created the shape around the hips with a series of vertical darts that go all the way around you. The long triangle shaped strips of fabric that make the darts become a design detail in themselves. The lace edged built in slip underneath is made from nude silk chiffon. This is what you see under the skirt in these photos. It is very sexy. It skims over the hips and then falls to the floor flaring out as it falls. The lower part of the skirt widens out as it reaches the hem and extra fabric has been worked all the way around so you get a sweeping feel. This one is so well made we think you. could wear it either way around and the those two full length shots grouped on their own are of it the other way around. It is so good. Excellent condition with minor notes below.

Fully lined to just past the hip with a built in inner nude silk and lace slip. It closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. There is some light snagging that goes across the waist and light stress on some seams. I see some very faint whitish coloured marks here and there around the hem and near some seams where the silk organza has faded slightly and some marks on the inner lining of the bodice that do not go through. Please see the photos after the label shot as I took a close ups of the waist area all the way around. 

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 65" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4980

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Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re-launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of the American designers. His forte was the ability to mix simple styles with unexpected materials in way that was very flattering to the wearer. This dress is so pretty and I absolutely love it. This is the type of piece that you are only going to find in vintage.

As good as it looks on my dress form this is a dress that is even better in real life and moving. It is really when you are moving that this dress lives up to its full potential. There is an incredible amount of feather light silk chiffon that has gone into the making of this dress. Once on the skirt will float and billow out around you with your slightest movement. The bodice falls in a wide panel at the front and back with vertically gathered pleating. The waist is shaped by a light stitch that runs across horizontally. It is cut to be more on the loose and easy side. I added a pretty coral-orange coloured ribbon to give it more shape and I will include it with the dress. The skirt is remarkable. It is in its original length and is made from a single layer of that beautiful printed silk chiffon. It has many yards of silk in it and it is constructed to have this incredible fullness and movement. The fabric is so light and fine that when you stand still it falls in a pretty column around you without adding bulk. You still get a hint of the fullness that it has but then when you move the many yards of fabric that are actually there allow the skirt to move around you. As good as it looks here it only really comes to life once on. The flower and fern print that runs over the entire dress is gorgeous. It is an incredibly pretty dress and no matter how good it looks in the photos the sensation and tactile feeling of the fabric and lightness when you have it in hand is just phenomenal. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a white silk through the top and unlined through the skirt. It closes with a back zipper. The ribbon belt is not original to the dress butt will be sent with it. The lining through the top looks like someone added it at a later date. There are some very light pulls in the silk here and there, but it is evenly throughout the dress and I believe that it is the nature of the silk. It is very minor and mentioned for accuracy.

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4977

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Louis Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. When Brigitte Bardot was photographed in a white pique and lace number, he became the darling of the fashion world. By 1956 he had moved to Paris and opened a couture atelier and in 1960s made his first official couture presentation. Ready-to-wear followed in 1970. He won the Golden Thimble in in 1978 and again in 1984.

I love this pretty and unusual dress. It is made out of a black jersey that has an inner dress that you step into and zip to close at one side. At the front there is an attached panel that runs down the full side of the dress and you wrap this over that inner dress and two long attached ties hold it in place at the waist. I love that you can just tie them at one side as I have or you can also wrap them around your waist if you want a really cinched in feel. The dress is suspended from two tiny straps that curve over your shoulders and drop into a V at the front. The back is scooped and you can control how loose or cinched it is at the waist. It skims over the hips and down to that very unusual hemline. The entire bottom of the skirt is made up of cut out circles that have been strung on long strings at different lengths all the way around you. This gives it tremendous movement as you move and is a very unusual treatment. I love how unique the dress is and how it is so easy to wear. Excellent condition.

The inner dress that the panel wraps over is lined with its black own silk chiffon lining. It zips to close with a hidden set zipper at the side and then the panel wraps over and ties into place that with attached ties at the waist. Tagged a FR38, D36.

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam and then you can cinch it with the ties
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to the longest point that the detailing piece is dangle.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4971

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This stunning little McQueen dress is a beauty. This is a dress that was made for the shops that season and I think it is the perfect holiday piece with its wrapped bow front. As we all know, Sarah Burton departed from the McQueen label with her Spring 2024 collection and we love her time at the label. It is a joy to have such a great piece of her work today. 

The dress is stunning and it is made out of the perfect clear red silk that is a colour that is flattering on most skin tones. It is cut with an almost sculptural line. The bodice is strapless and it is shaped to curve over the body to create an hourglass shape. Wide panels of silk have been added over the the bodice to wrap around, down and across you. They are crossed and shaped over the bust to create a bow effect and I love how they give the dress a bit of an Old Hollywood 1950s feel. The waist is nipped in underneath the bow detailing and then the hips curve out with a bias cut to create a very classic and signature McQueen feel. The silk skims over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem for one final beautiful curve. There is extra fabric set into the back of the skirt and it flares out to create a stunning shape. No matter what angle you see this dress from there is an interesting angle, curve or flare to show your shape off beautifully. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a matching red silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Built in inner corset that is lightly boned and cupped. Tagged a McQueen 38

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of the bodice to waist and the ribbon panels extend past the top 
Total length: 59" from the top of the bodice to hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4965

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Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re-launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of the American designers. His forte was the ability to mix simple styles with unexpected materials in way that was very flattering to the wearer. These pants are so unusual and I absolutely love them. This is the type of piece that you are only going to find in vintage.

These are based on the classic harem pant that you see in many cultures around the world. You have to wonder if he travelled somewhere and was inspired to make a version for the western market. They are made out of a beautiful black silk chiffon with another layer of chiffon inside acting as the lining. Onto the chiffon is an amazing pattern of flowers and vines done in metallic gold, red, green and purple. This gorgeous design completely covers the pants from top to bottom. As they near the hem of the pants the pattern changes to horizontal stripes that anchor the entire design. They have no closure. Instead there is elastic around the waist so you just pull them on and go. The bottom of the pants also have elastic and this lets them blouse and balloon up around the ankles. It is an extremely simple design that is easy to wear. The gold and metallic colours are so striking. These would be fantastic to travel with and you can easily dress them up or down. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black chiffon with elastic at the waist and cuffs. They appear to have been worn very little if at all. The elastic at the waist does give them flexibility in measurements. I have given the approximate range of measurements and I think if you were smaller you could have the elastic at the waist tightened. They are very easy to fit.

Elastic waist: 12.5-21" flat across from side to side
Hips: open
Length: 43" from waist to hem
Inseam: 29"
Gusset: 16" from back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG

Item# DD4964

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This is a beautiful skirt by Adolfo. Adolfo started his career under Balenciaga and like Halston, he was a successful milliner before opening his own fashion house. He became know for his Chanel inspired suiting and beaded pieces. Adolfo often did custom work for his clients who ranged from the Duchess of Windsor, to Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Gloria Vanderbilt and Nancy Reagan. He even won a Coty Award in 1969. I love his work and am very pleased to have this exceptional skirt in the shop today.

The skirt is made out of a beautiful back chiffon that is has a second layer of black silk floating underneath it. The waist is banded for shape and then two layers of silk fall from there to float over you. It will fall all the way to the floor or just above depending on your height. Onto the top layer of chiffon he added a geometric pattern that combines black eyelash velvet and gold metallic eyelash fabric. This pattern covers the entire skirt. The bottom hem of both the outer and inner layer are both finished with a band of metallic gold lame. I love the effect that the touch of metallic gives to the skirt. It is fabulous and it looks to have never been worn or worn very little. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a second layer of black silk as described above. It closes with a zipper and a hidden set snap and a hook and eye at the waist.

Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4962

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Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re-launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of  the American designers. He had the ability to mix simple styles with luxurious materials. He excelled at making pieces that were very flattering once on. This is a very chic and sexy example of his work from this time period and it is even better in person. 

The dress is a so pretty and so chic. The silk that it is made from is beautifully light in weight and I love the multi-colour diamond print that sits on a red backdrop. The colours pop and it has the feel of a hand done blocked print screened onto the silk. Straps extend out from the top of the bodice to wrap around to the back of your neck and button into place. It skims over you at the front and then wraps around your lower back. Above that the entire upper back is left bare and exposed. The waist is seamed and the dress comes with its original matching belt that you can use to really cinch in the waist in as much as you like. The skirt falls from under there and will sit to just under the knee or perhaps a bit longer depending on your height. The entire skirt has been pleated all the way around in sharp little knife pleats that are the exact same distance from each other. This lets the skirt really open up and have beautiful movement as you move. Down one side there is a series of five square cut gold medal buttons that button the skirt in place. The buttons are functional and you could open them if you wanted more leg to be exposed down that one side. Excellent condition.

The dress is fully lined in a red silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The belt has a slip buckle and can be adjusted to fit. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a vintage Bill Blass 8

Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 51" from neck to hem with just under 2" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4960

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There is very little information on the Roger Freres label out there but from what I can gather, he was an independent dressmaker that made clothes from the early 1960s to the 1970s. His work was well made and hard to find. This little dress by him is phenomenal. It is made from a lightweight silk organza that has a touch of the most subtle shimmer to it. The top layer sits over an inner nude chiffon lining through the bodice and an inner, more straight cut skirt that is backed in the same nude silk and then topped with the same black silk organza as the outer skirt. This softens the black and gives the entire dress this touch of transparency and airiness as you see the inner layers of the dress through the outer layer. From a distance it adds the illusion that you are perhaps more bare underneath than you really are. The inner bodice has a beautiful curving wide band of prong set rhinestones in various shapes and sizes. They have all been hand applied. I love the effect this creates as you see them through the outer layer of silk. The top layer is kept simple with a scooped neckline and easy and full cut over the inner bust. Each sleeve is tremendously full and billows out above a wide cuff. On each cuff, you have another highly detailed and intricate pattern made from those same prong set rhinestones in various shapes and sizes. The skirt is equally as gorgeous and is wide and full above the inner skirt, widening out quite a bit as it nears the hem. It is incredible and when you move it catches the air and moves beautifully. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined in a nude silk lingerie netting through the bodice. The inner skirt is lined in a nude silk and then covered on its exterior in the same silk organza as the top layer of the dress. Ribbon finished inner hem. It closes with a back zipper and then the black organza snaps to close over that. Light boning through the bodice. The attached belt hooks to close at the back. Each cuff snaps to close with hidden set snaps. Perhaps the occasional rhinestone missing on the cuffs but I am being pretty picky.

Sleeves: 24.5" and our 13" around the upper arms
Shoulders: 15"
Inner bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 56" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4957

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This stunning little McQueen jumpsuit is a beauty. Sarah Burton departed from the McQueen label just recently and it is a joy to have such a great piece of her work in the shop. 

This is just a little wow kind of piece. It is made from a black silk that lets it hold its shape but also sits perfectly easy over the body. The upper bottom back and side have this nude net back metallic lace inset. The pattern on the lace has a bit of a suggestion of a leopard print. It has a touch of transparency and that combined with the metallic thread that runs through the lace adds a bit of glitz to the piece. At the front and the back it goes across the upper bodice and back and then at the sides it plunges down in a squared off panel that gives the jumpsuit a bit of a sexy feel. The bodice skims to the waist. There is seaming just below the bodice area but no true waist seam so it is incredibly easy to wear.  You could add a belt to really cinch on the waist as much as you want to really emphasize the shape or you can wear it loose and easy. The pants have a bit of a peg leg feel to them with each leg narrowing in a bit by the time they hit the ankles. Depending on your height this could feel more cropped on you. Around the hips the fabric is set to skim over you for an easy feel. I love it. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk through the body and netting behind the lace of the bodice. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back with hook and eye at the back neck above a keyhole between the two. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a modern Alexander McQueen 44.

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem with about 2" turned under the hem
Inseam: 24.5"
Torso: 33.5" from back neck to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4956

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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. This set is an amazing example of how she could design for a younger audience and still keep her aesthetic. It is a rare and fabulous piece of her work.

I am a huge Hanae Mori fan. A jersey pant suit is perhaps not what you first think of when you think of her work but once you see it you realize that it shows how broad her range was. The set is made up of pants, the top, and a matching belt. The fabric is a thicker jersey that holds that gorgeous bright floral print perfectly and it is a dream to travel with. These jerseys would have been used to make garments to appeal to her younger jet-set clients. Hanae was a master at colour and print and you see that in this set. An amazing flower print covers the entire surface of the jersey. The colours are bright and intense. It is like wearing an entire bouquet of beautiful flowers. The pants have a flat waist, skim over the hips and then the legs are cut wide and full. By the time they reach the bottom hem they are a full 32" around. The top has a high collar and long sleeves. It buttons down the front and the collar snaps into place. The belt is done in a matching jersey. It cinches around the top and adds shape at the waist and finishes the look. If you choose not to wear the belt then the top has a more loose and easy feel. I love the extensive beading that finishes the piece. On each cuff there is a 3" band of dense beadwork in colours that pick up on the colours in the print. The collar has 2 1/2 inch band of the same beading and then each end of the belt is finished with another 4" of beading on both the back and front sides. You can wear all the pieces together for a strong statement or break up the set and wear them as separates with other pieces in your closet for lots of styling options. It looks to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Both pieces are unlined. The pants have a flat waist and close with a zipper and hook at the waist band. The top buttons to close and the collar and cuffs have hidden set fabric covered snaps. The belt ties into place. The fabric has some stretch but the waist measurement is fixed with no give.

Top
Sleeves: 23" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Neck: 15" around
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 25" from neck to hem

Pants
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam with no give
Hips: 18-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 40" from waist to hem with 2" turned under the hem
Inseam: 28"
Gusset: 15.5" from the back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4952

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This dress is from the 2016 season and at this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors. It was a dress that was produced for the shops that year. It is an incredibly easy to wear and flattering piece once on the body.

This is a thoroughly Valentino feeling dress. The dress is made from a feather light silk chiffon in the prettiest true red for the base. Think scarf weight as far as the weight goes. This is what lets it move so beautifully over the body once it is on. When you walk the fabric of the dress catches the air and billows out around you. The neckline is cut high to frame the neck with cut out flowers from the print of the dress added around the collar for extra detailing. At the back of the neck it ties with a long tie that trails down the back over an open slit that runs from the neck to the waist. I love how this gives an unexpected flash of skin when you move a certain way. The bodice is cut loose and easy and the waist is more on the generous side. It falls from there to the floor and as it reaches the hem the skirt widens out. I love the five ruffled tiers that wraps around the lower skirts for detail and added movement. The silk has a beautiful flower design that covers the entire dress and pops against the red. The sleeves are long and each is finished with three more ruffled tiers which lets them widen out beautifully. It is a gorgeous dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition.

The top and sleeves are unlined and the skirt is lined in a red silk chiffon. It closes with a hidden set low back zipper at the waist and then ties into place behind the neck with a hidden hook behind the tie. In it's original uncut length. The easy and generous cut should fit a range of sizes

Sleeves: 21.5" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped bodice: 19" from neck to waist
Total length: 62" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4950

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Richard Tyler was the designer to wear in the 1990s. He won the Council of Fashion Designers of America New Talent award in 1993 and in 1994 and 1995 he won the Council's Womenswear Designer of the Year award. Julia Roberts, Janet Jackson and Sigourney Weaver were just a few of the stars who loved his work and wore it on various red carpets. He was known for his impeccable tailoring and finishes. He employed some of the best tailor and seamstresses in the business at the time. This is a stunning example of how much impact one of his minimalist pieces could have.

This sleek little number is in perfect condition and is cut beautifully. It is suspended from the shoulders by tiny straps that curve over and down the back. The dress is completely bias cut to follow the curves of your body but without being super tight. The neckline dips in a V at the front and I love the detailing that you see there. The front bust has an inset that angles into a point to about the waist area. The inset is made from little strips of a black velvet that have been applied over a black silk chiffon and then backed in a nude silk chiffon. So you have coverage but there is still a touch of transparency. It is very sexy. Another V dips down for a bare expanse of skin to show at the back. The shape through the waist is created by vertical seams that curve over the body. The silk skims over the waist and hips and then falls to the floor. The lower part of the skirt widens out as it reaches the hem and extra fabric has been worked into the back so you get a bit of a sweeping feel as you walk away. It looks so simple on my dress form but this is a dress that is a bombshell piece once it is on an actual body. It is so good. Excellent condition.

The panel at the front is lined in nude silk chiffon as described above and the rest of the dress is unlined. It closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Tagged a vintage Richard Tyler US8.

Bust: 17-19" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-21" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Total length: 64" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD4948

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In 1951 a 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award. By 1958 he was producing clothing that could range in price from $200 to $3000, an astronomical price for ready-to-wear for that time period. His ready-to-wear line was made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. Galanos was a master cutter and draper and he used many couture techniques in his work. Grace Kelly was an early fan. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world. He is one of my personal favourites. This dress is absolutely gorgeous.

The dress is made out of a high end silk crepe that flows and drapes beautifully over the body. The bodice is cut to skim and blouse over the body to the waist. The waist is cut with a more generous feel and has a softened elastic running through it. You could add a belt if you wanted to cinch it in more and give it more shape. The skirt falls from there in a beautiful column of that same silk and widens out as it nears the hem. It has a bit of an old Hollywood feel to it that I love. The dress closes at the front with a tie at the top of the neck and a hook and zipper that starts at the waist. This leaves an open slit from under where it ties at the neck right to the waist. It is subtle but as you move, you do get that flash of bare skin. There is no collar other than that little tie that extends out from the neck. I love the inset of the darker coloured silk that runs down the entire front of the dress. In certain lights, it looks like the deepest possible blue and in others a soft black. One that band hits the waist seam it is pleated all the way down to the hem. This inset cleverly adds the perfect amount of detail to the dress and also gives it the illusion of extra length. The simplicity of the design hides the high skill level that having this all lay so perfectly with this type of fabric and with such a simple closure. It is so well made that I think that you could actually wear the dress either way around. The sleeves are spectacular and each one is cut to be a full wide balloon sleeve above the banded wrist. One of his signature knotted silk buttons closes each cuff. It is the perfect little extra embellishment for the dress. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

Fully lined through the skirt with a matching coloured silk chiffon and the bodice is unlined. It closes as described above. The elastic at the waist has softened. There is one button at each cuff. Hand finishes and ribbon finished seams throughout. There is very slight fading across the top of the shoulders and one one arm. Please see the photo after the label shot. If worn belted this would accommodate a smaller size as well as the cut is so forgiving.

Sleeves: Approx 26"
Shoulders: no shoulder seam present
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 64" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD4945

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After the death of Bill Blass in 2003 the house originally hired successor Lars Nilsson and then abruptly let him go to replace him with Michael Vollbracht. Michael was still going strong by Spring 2006, which is the collection that this dress is from. Its twin walked the runway for Look 30 that season and I love that you can see how pretty this dress is on and walking.

The dress is so pretty. It is made out of a pale chiffon that is dusky lavender tone. Onto that is a gold fabric that has been applied in a floral pattern to highlight the cut and flow of the dress. The front bodice is made into a curving triangle that almost has the feel of a breast plate to it. Pleated panels wrapped all the way around you on either side of that. The skirt is set in just under the bodice in a series of soft folds so that there is quite a bit of fabric in the skirt. It sits over a nude silk lining to give a pretty depth to the pattern. The bottom of a skirt is more heavily adorned in that gold fabric and it ties the gold of the top together perfectly. The top of the bodice at the back is more of a square feeling and very flattering. What is very unusual about the dress is that underneath the top chiffon layer on the upper portion of the bodice is an inner layer that is heavily detailed with bead work. It is very subtle and something you don't see until you get very close to the dress, but it is there. It just give a little secret extra touch to the dress. Excellent condition with a minor note below.

The dress is fully lined in a new silk crepe and closes with a hidden set back zipper. I see some signs of a repair done along the top edge of the back bodice. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4934

Reference Photo/Video: Spring 2006 Bill Blass, Look 30. Model Tiu Kuik.

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I recently had another of these Valentino dresses from the Spring 1993 show in the shop and I am very happy to find another twin from the group that walked the runway that season. Valentino did a series of these dresses that were all done with this touch on a Western theme of stars on them with slightly different upper bodices. We have included photos of the runway and of video many of the pieces, including this one, so you can see how fantastic this is on the body.

The front of this dress is a solid black crepe that extends all the way down the length of the dress. Where the first one had the interest at the front, this one is all about the back. The dress is suspended from skinny straps that curve up and over the shoulders to meet at the middle of your back. The neckline plunges into a low V at the front and then it curves in at the waist. From there it falls to the floor, expanding out as it near the hem. The shape on this one is all created by long vertical seams and the bottom skirt is quite full and generous. This creates a beautiful movement as you walk. Where the straps meet at the back you have two triangles of mesh. These extend out from each side to the centre of your back. This leaves the entire back open above and below the mesh and of course you can see skin through the mesh as well. I love how this makes the body feel bare but you are still somewhat covered at the same time. At the centre of your back you see the first of the five rhinestone encrusted stars that the dress has. Another star sits at the top of each of the mesh panels and then you have the fourth and fifth star sitting at the base of each of those panels. I love that because of how the stars are placed you can clearly see them from the side as well as the back. The stars make this dress instantly recognizable as being from this collection. It is truly a fantastic piece of Valentino history. Excellent condition with a small note below.

The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a side set zipper. We see a couple rhinestones missing off of the very tips of the stars. Please see the photo after the label shot for an example. Tagged a vintage Valentino 6

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD4929

Reference Photos: (1-6) Spring 1993 Valentino.  /  (7) Spring 1993 Valentino Ad Campaign by Walter Chin.

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