• The dress is from the Spring 1983 collection based on the reference photo that we found with a similar design of the cut of the lower skirt.
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler 
• The fabric is a black raw silk which has enough structure combined with the extensive seam work to hold the design and intended shape.
• Long vertical panels of the fabric have been pieced together side-by-side from the top of the strapless bodice to the hem of the skirt. The lines become a part of the design and the entire dress has been shaped by the manipulation of the sizing and placement of the strips.
• The bodice is strapless and the tops of the ribbons are set at different heights all around the neckline. Where they rise above the top edge they are not sewn together so you get a very distinctive ribbon feel.
• It is meant to fit the bodice and then curves in at the waist. Inside there is for built-in corset that is lightly boned and holds the dress in place around you.
• From there it curves out and over the hips, comes in slightly just below the knee, and then flares outward again for the lower skirts.
• Just under the knee the panels open up and are no longer stitched together. This is what gives it the added volume there and creates a 'fringed' feel around you.
• Behind the panels are three layers of stacked black silk chiffon When you walk you get that bit of transparency between the the panels and it feel very interesting and unexpected. You get a sense of what that will be like in the runway reference photo.
• The dress is just brilliant in person and better then how it photographed. It is not 100% perfect but it is still an outstandingly beautiful piece.
• The inner nude silk corset acts as the lining behind the bodice. It is lightly boned and closes with its own side zipper. And attached waist hooks to close. The upper part of the skirt is lined in a black silk. Three layers of silk chiffon are attached behind the lower portion of the skirt as described above. The dress closes with a hidden set zipper placed over the inner corset zipper. I see fading on the fabric here and there throughout but most notably around the bodice, under the arms and around the waist. Please see the photos after the label shot. 
• Tagged a vintage Mugler 42
• Excellent overall condition with the note above.

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
Bodice: 10.5" from top of inner edge of the bodice to inner waist
Total length: 53" from top of inner edge of the bodice to hem. The ribbons extend above the top edge of the bodice from 1.5-2.5"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5758

Reference Photos: Spring 1983 Thierry Mugler.

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• The Mini Ted label was an off shoot by Ted Lapidus that existed from the late 1970s through the 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Ted Lapidus.
• The line was designed to be a high-end ready-to-wear and the pieces tended to have a nautical or officer, kind of feel to them.
• This is a fantastic representative of that line.
• The playsuit is made out of a almost canvas feeling heavier fabric that has a soft self lining.
• It slips onto to wear and then you zip it at the front with a big chunky oversize zipper. I love this lets you put the front as low as you wish.
• The collar is slightly oversized and pointed, and is trimmed with a row of rhinestones. It's interesting that the rhinestones are set on both the top of the collar and underneath, and then they follow down and around the zipper and on the inside of the collar to the zipper. This gives you that sparkle rhinestone whether you choose to wear the collar up or down.
• The shoulders have very light padding and the sleeves are full over their cups. Each cuff is detail, detailed with that same string of rhinestone detailing, and they have a little anchor encrusted buttons.
• It is meant to skim over the bust, waist and curve over the hips. If you wanted to add even more shape you could easily add a belt.
• The very bottom of the shorts are cuffed, and they are cut very short.
• Inside there is a bit of elastic that has been added with the name Martine written on it that has faded quite a bit. Almost certainly the person who owned it.
• The jumpsuit is unlined encloses with the front zipper. Each cuff buttons to close. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23.5" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 27.5" from neck to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5754

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• This dress is from the Fall 2013 McQueen collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
• Charlize wore it's twin beautifully to an event that October.
• It is a beautiful dress that is very flattering on the body. McQueen was a master tailor and Sarah continued that same tradition during her era. The seam work and simplicity of this dress do not hide that fact.
• The dress is made is made from a beautifully light black crepe so it is easy to wear. The sculpted and shaped silhouette is classically McQueen.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The shoulders have strong padding underneath. If you wanted a soft look, you could remove these, but they do help pull the structure there. The sleeves extend out from there and narrow to the zippered wrist.
• The neckline is cut more straight across the front and then each shoulder has an elaborate embellishment added.
• Covering the tops of the shoulder are gold leaves, gold, and more copper toe beads in various sizes and lengths as well as smaller silver beads. Mixed in with those are white and clear beads and then everything has been topped with prong set pink rhinestones.
• This elaborate embellishment curves over the top of each shoulder and then comes down the front into a point. It goes down the back of the shoulder as well, but not as deep.
• The back is a whole moment in itself. The sides ruffle down the back and then a tie extend out at the back of the neck to hold everything in place. This leaves a large expanse of skin bare and exposed.
• The waist has a more generous feel to it and then the skirt continues past that, curving over the hips and flares outwards 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.
  
• The dress is unlabeled. It is lined in a black silk through the skirt. It ties behind the neck and then closes with a hidden low set zipper at the back. Someone has tacked part of the back shut. I have not opened that up, but you could if you wanted or you can request me to prior to having it sent. There are hooks there that you could choose to leave more fully opened if you preferred a more open back. Each wrist has a hidden set zipper. Padding in the shoulders. It appears as if the front neckline was slightly altered. Priced accordingly. Slight dustiness around the hem. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• No size tag is present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Great condition with the minor notes above

Sleeves: 23.5" and they are just under 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: approximately 15-16"
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
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 12" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5748

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• This would date to the late 1970s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• This Halston IV jumpsuit is a special piece simply because these jumpsuits are just simply harder to find. Plus they are fabulous pieces to wear.
• The design is simple but at the same time it has so much impact with its bare and sexy feel combined with the open back and ultra wide legs.
• This one is clearly based on his original 1972 version that walked the runway that season and we have included a reference photo of that here to give you an idea of how fantastic this is on the body.
• It is an incredible piece that you can wear over and over and style it in a zillion ways depending on what you pair with it.
• It is made from a red jersey that drapes over the body like magic. There is a a touch of Studio 54, disco era sexiness thrown in the mix and it just couldn't be better. It is one of those pieces that you just slip on and walk out the door.
• The jersey is easy to care for and will travel well. I love that you can pair this with flats for day or go all out glamour for night.
• The top plunges at the front and the halter triangles that cover the bust extend up and into ties that you tie behind the back of your neck. The plunge is not so deep that you don't feel safe wearing it but deep enough to feel very sexy.
• The back is left completely bare and it scoops down on a beautiful curve.
• There is no horizontal seam at the waist to break the eye. If you wanted more shape you could add a belt to really cinch in the waist.
• The fabric has a touch of stretch so it is very comfortable once on the body.
• It skims over the hips and then the pants fall from there. They are extremely wide by the time they reach the floor with each one being a full 48" all the way around the hem.
• That extra wide width of each pant leg makes it look like you are wearing a dress when you are standing still but gives you the ease of a jumpsuit when you move. I love the movement this creates around your legs when you move.
• It is so sexy, so very easy to wear, and it is the perfect red.
• The jumpsuit is fully lined in the same fabric as the exterior. It ties behind the back of the neck and there is a low set zipper at the back. The fabric has some stretch and I have given the comfortable range of measurements below. It's easy fit should allow it to fit a range of body frames.
• There is no size tag present. Please go buy the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: each halter will cover up to 7" flat across
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-23 flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 59" from neck to hem and can be adjusted a bit by how much you tie it at the neck. The inseam is 30"  and the gusset is 17" from the top of the zipper to inseam.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5741

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 36 of the Spring 2015 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas. 
  
• In the coverage for this collection, Vogue said that Peter Dundas "understands the value of power casting; he had Naomi Campbell in his lineup for the first time today. Ogling the models is understandable enough – they are inches from your eyeballs at the Palazzo Serbelloni venue. But if you do, you might miss the artisanal details at Dundas has made as much a contemporary Pucci signature as the Florentine house's famous archival prints." 
• They also specifically tie dye dresses saying that "if they look like the real thing, that's because the prince were based on get your hand, dirty trial and error." I love that we know that these were all specifically developed and done by hand!
• I love that the runway photos and video show you just how gorgeous this is on the body and how it moves. I just had this dress in the shop recently in a longer length and I am very happy to have found this version so soon.
• The tie dye is done on an ultra light-in-weight silk chiffon with the upper bodice covered in a mix of domed silver studs embroidery sequins and bead work all done by hand.
• The upper bodice has a yoked front that extends down into a curve point and scoops at the neck line. The straps curved around at the front on either side of the neck and then trail down the outside of your back to meet the top of a low scoop there that leaves your back bare and exposed.
• It is covered in silver dome beads, and then has a pretty pattern that mixes flowers with pink mirrored parts, beadwork embroidery and more various sized silver beads.
• Where that attaches into the dress there are little bits of nude netting with a silk ladder pattern and I love this little unexpected bit of skin that it allows to show through the net.
• There are many many yards of that fantastic feather light silk chiffon used for the dress. It is set on gathered angled panels that skims over the bust and around to the back. 
• Two layers of tie dye chiffon are set in under that and these opens out over the waist and hips and just continue to become wider so that it is extremely full by the hem.
• I love how the front is cut shorter, and then the back swoops down to a longer length. This cut helps the silk to pick up any air at all and out around you. You can see that in the video on the runway.
• The print on the silk combines a beautiful pattern that ranges from deep to soft corals and a purple to a periwinkle.
• I love that the tie-dye on both layers have been matched so you get a print on print depth that would not exist otherwise if they had not done it this way. It is very beautiful.
  
• There is a tremendous amount of fabric in the skirt. The lightness of the silk layers have phenomenal movement around you as you move.
• The dress is one of my favourites of all the modern pieces of Pucci that I have seen and the era that Peter Dundas was the creative director at Pucci is 100% my favourite of the modern predecessors to Emilio.
• The top part of bodice is backed in a matching coral silk and the skirt has three layers as described above. It closes at the back. with a hidden set zipper. The fabric is signed throughout. I see a tiny repair at the edge of the netting at the front. Please see the photo to show you both the front and back of that after the label shot.
• Tagged an IT42, FR38, US8, UK10
• Excellent condition with the minor note above 

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to the longest part of the back hem, 39" to the shortest part of the front.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5736

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• Mary McFadden patented her Fortuny inspired pleating technique just a couple of years after launching her label in 1973.
• This is from her higher end couture line that had a more limited production and was sold at higher end shops.
• Mary was known to say frequently that there was no greater beauty than pleated cloth on the human body and she said when she developed her 'marii' fabric that her aim was to have it 'fall like liquid gold on the body, like Chinese silk.' 
  
• The dress is made from a beautiful white synthetic silk charmeuse that she sourced from Australia. This was her signature fabric and it was then pleated in McFadden's proprietary pleating technique. 
  
• The shoulders are shaped with light padding and the sleeves fall from their narrowing slightly to their wrists.
• The neckline at the front comes down in a V and there is a matching V at the back. The bodice is made to appear as if it is crossed over you however it is all seamed and attached so nothing will move when you wear it.
• I love how one side at the front has three tiers of ruffled pleats that are stacked over to each other to just above the waist. The other side on the front and the back have a more simple finish.
• Following the neckline on the side that has the stacked layers is an attached braided tie that curves up and over the shoulder, runs down the back on the same angle and then meets itself at the waist on the side.
• The rope extends out from the waist and is very long. This lets you wrap it around the waist to add more shape. and still have a long length to let hang down the side.
• Each end has long tassels in the same fabric for the perfect dramatic finish.
• A band of the same fabric wraps horizontally around the waist and widens out on the same side as the ruffles over the top of the hip.
• The skirt falls to the floor from in a long column. It widens out slightly as it nears the hem and the vertical pleating help add to the illusion of extra height to the person wearing it.
• 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. Her full length pieces are a bit rarer.
  
• The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a matching white silk and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a side set zipper. Hand finishes. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and they are approximately10-15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14-15"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14.5" from top of the shoulder to top seam at the waist
Total length: 63" from the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SMl-MED

Item# DD5734

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• This dress is from the early-mid 1970s.
• It was made under the creative of direction of  Hubert de Givenchy.
• In 1952 Givenchy founded his namesake house on Rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris and quickly rose to fame as one of the grand couturiers. 16 years later for the 1968-69 season, he added a ready-to-wear line of clothing and accessories called 'Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique'. The line was initially sold in the United States exclusively through Bergdorf Goodman stores and was eventually available at other retailers as well.
• The line was still high-end and the clothing very well made. He launched this line to expand his customer base and it was made to appeal specifically to his non-couture clients.
• The fabric is a beautiful light weight black silk chiffon that has two layers of the chiffon for the top and a slightly more opaque layer of silk inside the skirt. I love the slight play on transparency between the top and skirt that this gives. 
• The cut of the dress is incredible and very easy to wear.
• The neckline is a simple scoop and the shoulders are soft. The sleeves are fabulous. Each is cut to be very full so that they balloon out over their zippered cuffs. The sleeves have no lining and I love how the silk has been gathered around both sides of the zipper. 
• The cut of the bodice is meant to feel more loose and easy. It simply skims over you to the band around the waist. 
• Stacked layers of elastic have been run horizontally around the waist to add shape. The elastic there also makes it extremely comfortable and easy to fit. 
• The elastic around the waist allows you to wear it lower down so that you get the full length of the dress or you can pull the elastic as high up under the bust as you want so that the top blouses over the waist and it shortens the length of the dress.
• The skirt falls from under that and opens out slightly as it nears the floor. A shallow slit runs up one side from the hem.
• As an added detailing there are hundreds of multicoloured rhinestones that have been fused directly onto the silk chiffon. They are placed both above and below the elastic that runs around the waist and are set in vertical rows that end at different lengths to create the pattern that you see.
• As good as it looks in the photos I feel like the impact of the rhinestones is even greater in real life. It really adds an extraordinary pop of colour with all the different colours of rhinestones.
• The quality of the fabric is beautiful and the workmanship in this dress is fabulous. It really showcases just what a genius he was that he could create such a simple piece with such a masterful hand. 
• I love the play on transparency the dress has and the dress in person is even prettier than how it photoed here I think.
• The dress is fully lined except for the sleeves which are a single layer of chiffon. It closes with a back zipper and the waist has elastic. Each cuff zippers to close.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 25" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: approximately 17" flat across from side to side
Elastic waist: will stretch to to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to the top of the 7" band around the waist
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5729

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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 beautiful lines.
• It is made out of a synthetic purple stretch fabric that almost has the finish and feel of a very light in weight swimsuit fabric. This lets it fall fantastically over the body while keeping shape and structure.
• The dress is strapless and the upper bodice has a soft rounded shape to it. The silk is draped over the bust to give the feel of a bandeau and it is gathered in along the centre. Inside there is a full built in boned corset that is shaped for support. 
• It is cut to skim over the body in a way that it drapes softly over you but still highlights your curves to past the hips to suggest an hourglass feel.
• The skirt falls from there and widens out slightly as it nears the hem. There is a slit up the front that is very high so that you get a flash of leg when you walk or sit. This also gives it incredible movement when you move.
• The final perfect detail is the long vertical panels that have been done in the same purple fabric as the rest of the dress. These begin as a twisted knot at the front bodice and then the two panels fall in a ruffle down the full length of the dress to the floor. Where the dress is slit at the bottom the ruffles continue on each side of it. This little extra and pretty detail adds that perfect finishing element of romance and femininity.
• The dress is unlined with a built-in black corset that is lightly boned that closes with its own side zipper and then a second zipper sits over that to close the exterior dress. Lightly boned through the inner bodice. An attached inner waist stay hooks to close. 
• Tagged a Valentino 42/6
• Excellent condition
  

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to to hem
Slit: 30" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5728

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• This dress is from the early-mid 1970s.
• It was made under the creative of direction of  Hubert de Givenchy.
• In 1952, Givenchy founded his namesake house on Rue Alfred de Vigny in Paris and quickly rose to fame as one of the grand couturiers. 16 years later for the 1968-69 season, he added a ready-to-wear line of clothing and accessories called 'Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique'. The line was initially sold in the United States exclusively through Bergdorf Goodman stores and was eventually available at other retailers as well.
• The line was still high-end and the clothing very well made. He launched this line to expand his customer base and it was made to appeal specifically to his non-couture clients.
• The dress is made out of a blue dotted red silk organza that is set in overlapping ruffled layers that run from the top of the dress to the hem.
• Straps made of the same silk curve up and over each shoulder and then the first ruffle of silk organza starts from the very top edge of the neckline.
• The ruffles fall down the entire length of the dress and each one gets wider than the one above it. There are eight ruffles in total and it is just spectacular.
• The movement that the ruffles create as you move is fantastic. The choice of silk organza keeps it very light in weight so the slightest bit of air or your movement allows them to move softly around you.
• The dress underneath is made from the same dotted fabric and it also follows that widening line of the dress all the way to the hem.
• The skirt widens out as it near the floor making the cut incredibly easy to fit and still be flattering.
• There is a little silk flower attached at the base of one strap that gives the dress a little extra pop of colour for the perfect finishing touch.
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk and closes with a back set zipper. Over the zipper area each ruffled layer has tiny snaps to close them over the zipper to hide it. I see one tiny hole near the hem of one ruffle near the bottom. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all. Hand finishes throughout.
• Tagged a vintage Givenchy 8. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner seam under the bust: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5702

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• The label on this dress date it to the 1970s period.
• It was made under the creative direction of James Galanos.
• In 1951 a 27 year old James Galanos launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
• His ready-to-wear line was made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
• This is an outstanding Galanos. It is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful floral printed silk chiffon. The base is black and then the print is a deep, beautiful pink with pops of green for the leaves. The print forms large flowers mixed with smaller floating petals that cascade over the entire dress.
• The neckline is scooped and the sleeves are angled slightly towards the neckline. The shoulders are soft, and the sleeves are fuller near the shoulder and then narrow to the wrist.
• The bar skins over you and the waist feels like it is cut slightly more generously. 
• The skirt curves out over the hips and widen out as it near the floor for pretty movement. This one the skirt has been wrapped around from the back and meets at the centre and the silk forms two panels that have the illusion of being nodded at the waist and then cascading down on either side of the centre line. Everything is closed in and under that centre point but it gives a pretty detail down the front that is just fantastic to see.
  
• The workmanship on the dress is absolutely stunning and the vast majority of it is all done by hand. This is an easy to wear and very pretty dress by one of the great American designers that is done to a demi-couture level
• The dresses lined with a black silk, except for the sleeves that have been left unlined. It zips to close at the back with a hand set zipper. Hand finishes throughout. The dress appears to have worn very little if at all.
• The dress has no size tag so please go by the listed measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22" and they are 13" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: approximately 14"
Bust: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5701

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• This fabulous Pucci dress that dates to the 1970s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Emilio Pucci. 
• By the 1960s and 1970s, Pucci was a world-wide phenomenon. Hollywood stars like Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and even first lady Jackie Kennedy were huge fans. For all of the many attempts since to catapult the label back to the height of its glory, the days when Emilio himself oversaw the label and designed the prints will always be the most special to me.
• This is a very easy-to-wear and travel with kind of dress. It is made out of one of his signature silk jersey fabrics. This silk jersey fabric choice is what gives these dresses their perfect drape and ease.
• Each of their dresses were made of a custom designed print. On this one a beautiful classic Pucci floral print runs over the entire dress. The base fabric is black and then the print combines pinks and taupes. A smaller floral print sits inside the edges that run along the neckline, waist, bodice, cuffs and hem.
• The front dips into a V that meets an upward angled band that sits just below the bodice. I love how the edging highlights, the V and the waist and adds very pretty lines to the dress.
  
• The shoulders are soft and each sleeve is set into the shoulder with a slight gathering. They have a gorgeous fullness to them that balloons out over the cuff. The cuff is done in a double band of the contrasting fabric. They are just fantastic.
• Under that the skirt skims over the hips and flares out slightly as it nears the hem. There is quite a bit of fabric in the skirt so it has great movement when you move.
• A slit runs up one side from the hem and it is also edged with the contrasting border. It allows for a little bit of extra leg to show when you walk.
• These original Pucci dresses are getting harder to find and this one is an outstanding condition and is absolutely gorgeous.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a back painted metal zipper. The cuffs close with silk covered, hidden set snaps. The printed part of the fabric is signed throughout. Hand finishes throughout. 
• Tagged a vintage Pucci 10
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 27" and they are up to 16" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: approx 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 12.6" from neck to base of front V
Total length: approx 58.5" from top of shoulder to hem and the slit is 18" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5699

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• This is a more recent dress from the Prada label. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Miuccia Prada
• The dress is made out of the prettiest pastel pink silk chiffon. The chiffon has a pretty texture that runs through it that adds to its visual appeal. This fabric choice keeps the weight of the dress perfectly light in weight.
• Two tiny straps made out of a matching pink chiffon curve up and over each shoulder. The front has two triangle halter fronts and the upper back is left bare and exposed.
• I love how the silk has been gathered into the triangles at the front. A seam runs under each and the dress has been gathered into a centre seam that runs down both the front and back of the dress. Seams sit on either side to create beautiful draping.
• The silk is left raw at the edges, a Prada signature, which adds a bit of extra texture.
• The shape is created through the gathering of the chiffon and it has been shaped to follow the curves of the body. It curves in at the waist and then curves back out and over the hips. I love the hourglass feel this gives the dress.
• The skirt is made from two stacked layers of the same pink silk chiffon. The the inner layer extends slightly past the top silk layer. The two layers are lightly tacked to each other at different points all the way around the skirt.
• There is just an incredible amount of fabric used for the skirt. It has fantastic movement as you move.
• The dress is fully lined in a pink silk through the body and the inner layer of the skirt acts as the lining. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a Prada 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers up to 6.5" flat across from side to side
Seam under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 12-12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from top of shoulder to the seam under the bust
Total length: 40.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5694

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• The dress dates to the late 1980s and is most similar to the pieces we see in the 1987 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• Its easy cut and open smock shape through the body is a strong nod to the pieces from the 1920s.
• The dress combines a brilliant pink silk with black floral patterned lace used for the sleeves.
  
• The neckline is cut slightly wide across and the shoulders are soft. The neckline is bordered with a panel of the same pink silk and the fabric is gathered in along the edge on the front and the back. It buttons with two buttons at the back of the neck that sit above a small slit.
• The sleeves are spectacular. They are made out of a very pretty floral black lace. The lace is unlined so you can see a peak of skin between the lace once the dress is on. I love that for the cuffs he used the same pink silk used in the body of the dress for a little contrasting pop.
• The dress skims loosely over the bust and waist into a low set seam around the hips. If you wanted to wear the dress shorter, you could add a belt for a completely different silhouette. The very bottom part of the skirt is a little soft and flirty silk ruffle that is just under 9" wide.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear. It closes with two buttons at the back of the neck. Each sleeve has a loop and button to close. It's loose and easy fit should allow it to work on a range of sizes. The pink is a touch lighter than how it photoed here. It is meant to fit slightly oversized.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: approx 25.5" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-seam at hip: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5693

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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 very well made.
• This dress caught my eye simply because of how gorgeous the colour is.
• It is a stunning dress with beautiful lines that is made out of a vibrant pink silk. 
• The dress is technically a one shoulder dress although the detail on the side that drapes over the opposite shoulder gives it the appearance having coverage on both side sides
• The strap that does go up and over the shoulder extends out from the bodice from one of the wrapped over panels at the front. It curves up and over the shoulder, widens out near the top of the shoulder and then narrows back down to insert into the back.
• I love how the back scoops low to expose bare skin.
• On the side opposite to the shoulder strap it extends out into two draped panels. They are large enough that you can have them sit on your shoulder or you can have it draped down more like the end of a tie of a bow. From there it curves inwards to create shape through the waist. 
• It curves back out over the hips and falls to the floor gently widening out a touch as it near the hem. There is a slit at the back for a little bit of a kick when you move.
• Inside the bodice there is a built-in inner structure to give some added support and the fabric itself has some structure so that it holds a shape around you.
• It very much has the feel of an old Hollywood but done in that brilliant and highly saturated pink colour.
• The dress is fully lined in a lighter pink and closes with a zipper at the back. The inner bodice has its own set of hooks to close with an attached inner waist stay. There is light boning hidden inside the bodice. I see a slight colour change along one side of the dress that continues down around the hem. You can see a very soft change in saturation in the shots and I tried to capture it in the photo after the label shot. It is extremely light and feels like the light is catching the fabric in a different way. Priced accordingly and sold as found.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition with the note above

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 14.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 59.5" from top of the shoulder to hem and the slit at the back is 19.5" from the hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5687

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• This jacket is from the Spring 2006 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld.
• The collection was called "Coco meets James Dean" with the idea that Lagerfeld had organized an imaginary meeting between the two. In real life they had never met, but in his eyes he saw them as being rebellious figures and wanted to explore the meeting of the two stylistically.
• The jacket has a gorgeous woven feeling to its tweed exterior and the boucle is a mix of silk and cotton.
• The shoulders have very light padding but are soft and shaped to the body. The sleeves are slightly cropped. Each sleeve has a fringe finish around its end.
• The collar is scooped with the same fringe finishing that you see on the cuffs. The jacket closes down the front with hand-made buttons to look like wax seals. The famous double C has been hand stamped onto each button.
• Two tiny top set pockets sit on each side and these also have a fringe finish to perfectly tie everything together.
• The jacket has the signature Chanel multi-panel vertical seaming that pieces all of the panels together to create the shape of the jacket.
• Triangle inserts have been added around the hem so that it flares out over the top of the hip and then you have your final fringe finish running around the hem.
• The jacket is lined with a black silk that is also pieced to match the panelled pattern of the jacket. A signature silver chain that runs around the inner hem.
• Tagged a Chanel 38
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 20" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5679

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• This set dates to the late 1970s and it was made under the Creative Direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• These sets were easy to wear and ones like this one where made to cover a variety of occasions from casual entertaining to being used for less formal evening wear. It is a classic and easy feeling piece that still feels fresh and fabulous now. It is very rare to find the full set.
• In the late seventies and into the eighties this caftan/tunic and pant look was at an all time high and many of the top designers of the day designed options for their clients who wanted the look but still wanted to wear their favourite brand name. This one is a great example of that.
• Oscar was a master with cut and colour and this set has both.
• Both pieces are made out of a fine silk that has a secondary floral pattern woven through the silk. Onto that is a design done in a matching silk cording.
• The tunic completely unbuttons down the front so you can wear it layered over other pieces to act as an ultra light evening coat. It is perfect to be worn as a chic day or evening dress if you dare to wear it alone with the high front slit. And of course it perfectly pops over the matching pants for a chic evening pajama feel.
• The silk is feather light and this lets it flows around you when you move or the slightest breeze hits it.
• For added detail he used a matching coral cord embroidery to edge the neck and then run down the front. There is more cording at each cuff.
• The tunic has long sleeves that taper down to the wrist slightly. The shoulders have a very light padding for shape and then it falls from there over the body widening out gently as it nears the hem. When you are standing still it settles perfectly about you but when you move you really get the sense of movement because of the slit at the front.
• The pants have wide straight legs and an easy fit around the hip. The waist has a small band in the same silk.
  
• Unlined and the tunic buttons down the front and has decorative buttons at each cuff. Light padding in the shoulders. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The colour has a slightly more pastel feel in person. There is one mark on the pant that is up toward the hip, so completely hidden when the tunic is worn over it. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• The pants are tagged a vintage ODLR 8
• Excellent condition 
  

Tunic
Sleeves: 23" long and are 12.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from neck to hem
Slit: 29" from hem up

Pant
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Pant: 41/5" from waist to hem
Inseam: 29.5" and the gusset is 15.5" from the back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5676

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• This pretty printed silk caftan dress dates to the 1980s.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Hanae Mori.
• Hanae was the first woman of Japanese descent to have presented on the Paris and New York runways and the first Asian woman to be admitted as an official Haute Couture house to La Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne.
• Her work is exceptional. Hanae Mori excelled at these beautiful prints that combined nature with elements of her home.
• The dress is made out of one of her custom designed prints screened onto feather light deep blue silk. There is a secondary large dot pattern woven into the blue parts of the silk.
• The silk is light in weight and easy to wear. Think the weight of a fine silk scarf in terms of weight and feel.
• The entire dress has been printed with that gorgeous flower and leaf design. I love the colour combination of the deep blue with the bright pops of colour that cover it.
• The neckline is rounded and finished with a red silk piping. It parts in a slit down the front with four silk covered buttons closing it. This lets you wear it open or closed.
• The shoulders have padding that are rounded so the shoulders feel soft but with some structure. If you wanted it softer you could easily remove them.
• The sleeves extend straight out from there and have a piping detail at each end and again just past the shoulders. They are extremely wide and are just over 26" around. I love the movement this creates around you as you move.
• The inside of each sleeve is lined in red silk which means when you move your arm you get that unexpected flash of colour.
• It is cut to have the feel of a caftan and it skims loosely over the body, gently widening out just a touch until it reaches the hem. The dress is cut to simply float over the body.
• It has a slit on one side at the hem and this adds to the movement it has once on the body. The slit is defined by red silk piping.
• The dress sits loose and easy over the body. If you did want to add shape, you could add a belt or sash around the waist and this would completely change the look of the dress.
• 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 is a stunning example of her work and beautifully made.
• The dress is unlined through the body and slips over the head to wear. Each sleeve is lined in red silk. Four buttons at the neck as described above. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 18" and they are 26" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips:to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 5 57" from top of shoulder to hem and the slit is 20.5" from the hem up. There is just under 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5671

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• This dress is from the 1960s Oscar de la Renta boutique label
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• The Oscar de La Renta boutique label first appeared in 1967. His boutique label is important as it is know for being the first ready-to-wear line for a Seventh Avenue designer to be launched. These early pieces have lots of hand finishes and are just stunning examples of his work during these early days of his career.
• The dress is made out of a deep blue silk organza that has a touch of transparency. The fabric has a slight texture to it and it has an almost crisp feel. It is printed and has a metallic gold thread added to the fabric. 
• The organza is shot through with gold thread on specific parts of the dress to highlight the design. Oscar loved this technique during this time period and you see this often in his work from this era.
• Just enough gold has been added to let the fabric shimmer softly as the light catches it from every angle.
• The top neckline of the dress has been finished with a wide ruffle of the same fabric. There is a band of the silk between the ruffle and the shoulder, so that you can wear the dress on top of the shoulder and have the ruffle frame your face. However, you can also wear it completely off of the shoulder to leave the shoulders completely bare. I love that the way it is designed gives you that versatility.
• The sleeves are kept simple and have been left semi-sheer with no lining so that you really get a sense of that incredible pattern.
• Under that extravagant ruffle around the neckline the bodice skims down to the seamed waist.
• The dress comes with its original wide sash made out of a double layer of the same fabric. This allows you to cinch in the waist as much as you wish.
• The skirt billows out from the waist and widens out as it falls perfectly to the floor. I love the fullness through the skirt.
• The dress is fully lined in a blue silk and closes with a combination of a back zipper and snaps. The sash belt is original to the dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition
  

Sleeves: 22" and are just under 12" around the upper arm. 
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14.5" from top of the shoulder to waist
Total length: 51" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5670

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• This is a gorgeous Christian Dior dress that dates to the 1970s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan
• It is a wonderful example of the work being done during this time period and shows how well the label could be when it delved into a more minimal cut combined with that full out glamour.
• The dress has classic feel of the best of Old Hollywood and the closer you get to it the more you see the incredible and elaborate amount of detail that has been put into it.
• The dress is made from a soft grey silk chiffon with a curving pattern worked over it made from matte silver sequins. 
• The silver sequins are set in pretty curves that create individual little designs, and then these are set by side-by-side over the entire dress. It gives it a slight Art Deco feel.
• The top sequined layer sits over an inner pale baby blue lining. This tiny little shot of colour underneath creates a pretty overall colour to the dress. It is very clever.
• The dress is suspended from two silk chiffon straps that curve over each shoulder. The front neckline dips into a slight V and the back is a simple scoop.
• The front is a more halter and then the dress falls from there. It is cut to skim over the body from bust to hips with no seaming to break the design of the sequins.
• The shape of the dress is created by vertical seaming. The skirt widens out a touch as it nears the hem.
  
• The sequins appear to have been applied by hand and catch the light from every angle.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a baby blue synthetic fabric. It closes with a back zipper. I see some small repairs around the hem. The dress came to me hemmed up and I decided to let it down to its full original length even though this disclosed some of the repairs around the hem. I see a slight bit of darkening around the edges of the bottom, near the zipper and on the straps. There is a tiny bit of fraying on the top of the straps. Please see the pics after the label show.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5668

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• This dress dates to the late 1970s early 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Adele Simpson.
• Adele Simpson launched her label in 1949 and remained at its helm until the early 1980s. She became known as 'America’s First Ladies’ Designer' after dressing 6 first ladies over the course of her long career.
• She was also one of the founders of both the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) and the Fashion Group International (FGI).
• Her pieces were well made ready-to-wear at prices that were attainable for the modern woman. She was once asked what fashion was to her and she replied that for her it was 'a fascination with the way people all over the world express their sense of beauty.'
• This is a beautiful example of her work during this point of her label.
• The dress is made out of a very pretty light in weight blue silk that holds the shape and volume very well.
• The dress has a simple wrap silhouette. You simply slip your arms in and then hook it into place along the waist. The brilliant pink silk sash ties around you so that you are able to cinch it as much as you need.
• You could dramatically change the look at the dress by changing the sash out for a belt or a different colour sash. I love the versatility that this gives you.
• The top has an inner body with a panel that drapes over your shoulders and down the top of the arm. This continues around all the way to give you that lovely cape effect that you see.
• The waist is defined by a wide 3.5" band of the same silk.
• The skirt is set in along the waist and lightly gathered. This is what gives you the fullness all the way around you. 
• Inside the back of the skirt is an added attached panel of black netting that has been stiffened and starched and this helps to hold the volume of the dress away from the body slightly to add to the fullness that it has.
• The skirt is cut so that it is shorter at the front and then falls into a peak at the back. This allows for a bit of leg to show as you sit and move. 
• The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the same fabric. It closes at the waist with a series of flat hook and eye hidden inside and along the outside once it is wrapped into place. If you needed more or less room at the waist you could move the hooks as needed. The measurements below are based on where the hooks are set at the moment. I see some marks at one end of the sash. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Cape: is just under 14" it's widest point
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11.5" from neck to top of the band at the waist
Total length: 57" from neck to the back hem and the shortest part of the front is approximately 34"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5661

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• The fabric on the dress dates it to the 1972 collection. He did use some fabrics similar in 1971 as well so it is in that range.
• It was made under the creative direction of Jules-Francois Crahay.
• Crahay headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964-1984 and he has been noted as one of fashion’s 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential.'
• His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house. I especially love the his work during the period through the late sixties and into the early 1970s.
• He was a genius at print and colour and he pushed the envelope in terms of using cutting edge fabrics available during this time period. This Lanvin dress is gorgeous and is from the main label.
• The dress has a gorgeous colour and print combination and it is made from mixing two fabrics and both hold colour exceptionally well so the colours are still crisp bright and true.
• The top portion of the dress is an easy silk jersey and then the skirt is one of his signature waffle weave cottons.
• The sleeves are long and simple. The neckline is scooped with a slightly wide cut. The top skims over you and the back goes down in a scoop to leave a bare expanse of skin showing.
• The waist is seamed and I love how the skirt is set into the waist in soft gathers so that it puffs out slightly around the waist. It also has a bit of a wrap effect where one side is open down the full length, but it is fully wrapped underneath so that you are completely covered.
• From there the skirt falls to the floor and it widens as it nears the hem.
• The fabric change on the skirt gives it a touch of weight so that it holds the shape well. The pattern is the same on both fabrics and yet they look slightly different because of the change in texture. It is brilliant.
• This full on pattern from head to toe makes the dress instantly recognizable as a piece of his work.
• The bodice is unlined and the skirt is fully lined in a white silky rayon. It closes with a back zipper. I see what looks like remnants of a lining here and there along the seams of the top. I see a small mark at the front. Please see the photo after the label shot. Hand finishes. The fabric of the top has some stretch and I have put the comfortable range below.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition with the note above

Sleeves: 25" and they are up to 11" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: to 14"
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam at top of hip: 13"
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 19" from top of shoulder to seam at the top of the hip
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5612

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• Based on the jagged flame pattern on the dress, this dress is almost certainly from the 1973 season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Loris Azzaro
• Loris Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by using ornate fabrics 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.
• It was a label that defined sexiness and had a certain French flare that women world-wide loved. By the seventies and eighties he was experimenting with volume and proportions and new fabrics that at the time were all cutting edge. This is a stunning example of his work during the mid-seventies.
• This is a dress that will come to life even more once on an actual body and I hope the photos convey enough of how fabulous it is because when worn this one will be even better.
• The entire body of the dress is covered with densely applied black sequins and these catch the light from every angle.
• The sequins are set in long vertical rows to the hem and appeared to have been all hand placed.
• The top of the bodice is a single layer of black silk chiffon. This bit of transparency adds an incredibly sexy feel. 
• He used that same silk chiffon down the back where it dips into a low scoop.
• I love the way that the jagged flame pattern defines the bust and that low scoop at the back.
• A high slit up one side lets you have the perfect flash of skin when you walk or sit.
• The dress is fully lined through the body in a black silk and it zips to close at the back. 
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 57.5" from top of shoulder to hem with 2.5" turned under
Slit: 19.5" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-XL

Item# DD5595

Reference Photos: (1-3) Marisa Berenson in a Loris Azzaro. October 1973. Photo: Michael Holtz.   /   (4) The cover of the book "Azzaro" for Assouline - Marisa Berenson and Loris Azzaro photographed in 1973, for issue 604 of L'Officiel de la Couture et de la Mode de Paris, by Roland Bianchini.  /  (5) Image from the book "Azzaro: Fifty Sparkling Years"  /  (6) Magazine spread featuring a model in Azzaro, 1973. / (7) Spring 1973 Loris Azzaro Couture.

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• This dress is from Fall 2007 John Galliano collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• We have included a photo of six and we believe that this is the dress that the other pieces in the photo are layered over top. You can see the hem of this dress peeking out underneath the trench coat in this look.
• The dress is made out of a combination of an ivory silk chiffon that is covered in an ivory net lace.
• The dress has a strong nod to the flapper dresses of the 1920s. It is generously cut through the waist and has a scooped neckline.
• The straps are wide and it falls loosely over the bodice to the waist.
• The waste is also cut on the more generous side and has a band of fabric around it to give a bit of definition.
• The skirt falls over there skimming over the waist and widening out a touch as it near the hem. You can see the more tubular feel of the dress that is the nod to the pieces from the 1920s.
• Silk chiffon has been formed into little rosettes on either side of the buttons that run down the side of the dress. Panels of chiffon wrap around the waist from the flowers to add a bit of detail and shape.
• There is a long panel of silk that hangs from one of the rosettes at the front. You can allow it to just trail down the front or hook it over one of the rosettes at the back to create a pretty draping down the full side of the skirt.
• The dress is very light in weight and just preferably made.
• The silk chiffon underlay acts as the lining and closes with the series of silk covered buttons down the side. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage John Galliano FR38, GB10, US6
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 46" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5593

Reference Photo: Fall 2007 John Galliano, Look 6.

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• This is a more recent Givenchy piece and is a great and easy dress to wear.
• It is made out of a vivid pink silk chiffon with a softer pink silk lining. This keeps it nice and light in weight and gives it a pretty drape.
• The dress is suspended from tiny straps that curve up and around the neck. At the back, they fall down the bar expensive skin there and each one ends with an elaborate finish of big iridescent round beads. The two ties each have a different amount of bees on the end, and that same little quirky detail is picked up on the tiny little beads that sit on the top of each strap as well with one side having more than the other. 
• At the front you are covered by two long triangles of the silk which create a deep plunge all the way to the waist.
• The back is left completely open and bare and I love how sexy this is when you turn around.
• The waist is cinched and highlighted with a pink band of silk that has a different finish and has top stitching set horizontally all the way around.
• The skirt falls in different lengths with jagged edges. It is amazingly full, and having all of those links, gives it an incredible amount of movement when you move walk or twirl. The chiffon of the skirt has been lightly pleaded, but purposely allowed to soften and open.
• This would be an incredible dress to dance in.
• The dress is fully lined in a pink silk and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. It ties behind the neck. I see a small mark on the back of the skirt. The pink is perhaps a little less vivid than how it photoed with a touch of coral to it
• Tagged a more modern Givenchy 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: each triangle covers up to approximately 6.5" flat across from side to side 
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approximately 13" from neck to the top of the 1.5" band around the waist. You can adjust that up or down with the ties at the back of the neck.
Total length: approximately 60" from neck to the longest parts of the hem with the shorter ones hitting various lengths.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5567

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• The dress dates to the 1970s making it an earlier piece of his work.
• It was made under the creative direction of Bill Blass
• 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 luxurious materials and his evening wear in particular seemed to have a way of flattering the wearer. He knew how to walk that line perfectly.
• The dress is made from a light weight black silk organza and it is an easy-to-wear and very pretty dress.
• The dress is made to look as if it wraps around you but it actually is fully secured all the way around. The bodice has a cross over front and it skims over you to the waist.
• At the back it closes with a hook and eye at the top of the neck and then there is an open keyhole slit to where the zipper begins just above the waist.
• I love how the back and upper part of the shoulders are made from only one layer of the organza so that they have a touch of transparency.
• This transparency has been carried over to the sleeves as well. The sleeves are spectacular. Each one is extremely full and balloons out over the cuffs. They are also open with a keyhole from the top of the shoulder to the wrist. The wrist is highlighted with a bow made from the same organza and then you have a huge double ruffle of silk that falls over your hands.
• The waist is brought in and has an attached band of the same organza that you tie to one side.
• Under that the skirt falls to the floor and widens out beautifully. It is scooped up at the front at one side and there is another double layer of ruffles that begins at the top of the hip and then falls all the way to the floor. It follows the edge of the skirt all the way around the back and then scoops up the other side. This adds that incredible volume and drama to the skirt that you see. 
• The skirt is lined underneath and the inner skirt has a smaller open slit so that your full leg is not exposed. If you wanted to, you could easily expand that inner slit so that opened all the way up and you more of your leg.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk. It closes at the back of the neck with a hook at the top of the neck and a zipper starting just above the waist. Each cuff hooks to close and the belt at the waist snaps into place. Perhaps the tiniest bit of fading to an edge here or there but this is a natural occurrence with this type of fabric in this age of garment and I am being pretty picky.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 29" including the 6" ruffle. They are 15" around the upper arm.
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from top of shoulder to top of the band at the waist
Total length: 61" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5537

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• This neckline and silhouette was seen around the 1973 time period and this is a very pretty example of that era.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent. 
• The fabric is a beautiful light weight black silk chiffon that has a pattern cut out from a similar fabric fused onto that. I love this play on transparency that it gives the silk.
• The cut of the dress is incredible and very easy to wear. The neckline is squared off at the front and then scoops at the back. 
• The border of the neckline has been finished in the same fabric and love the suggestion of a yoke collar that this creates.
• The sleeves are fabulous. Each is cut to be very full so that they balloon out over their elastic cuffs. They are not lined so you get that pretty transparency between the fused on pattern. 
• The cut through the bodice is very loose and easy. It simply skims over you to the slightly dropped waist seam. 
• The waist is cut very generously and for some of these photos I have tied a black ribbon around where the natural waist sits so that you can see how it looks once you add more shape. I love that you can wear it either way. 
• The skirt falls from the dropped seam and is gathered in tiny gathers all the way around. This allows the skirt to flare and open out slightly as it nears the floor. An extra wide ruffle of the same fabric runs around the lower portion of the skirt to create two tiers. There is no lining through the skirt so it allows you to wear as little or much underneath as you wish.
• The quality of the fabric is beautiful and the workmanship in this dress is fabulous. It really showcases just what a genius he was that he could create such a simple piece with such a masterful hand. 
• I love the play on transparency the dress has and the dress in person is even prettier than how it photoed here I think.
• The dress is lined through the bodice to the drop seam of the waist and the sleeves and skirt are unlined. It slips over the head to wear. The ribbon ties around the waist and some photos are not original to the dress but will be included.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 38.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 21" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true seams
Bust - natural waist: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Dropped seam: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Natural hips: open
Bodice: 23" from top of shoulder to dropped waist
Total length: 55" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5539

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• This sweater coat is from the Fall 2006 Galliano collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• It is made out of a light in weight knit that combines several different weaves to create the overall effect the coat has.
• The part of the collar that curves around the neck is done in a wide ribbing and then it notches, and the lower part of the collar is a combination of a loose ribbon weave with a more chunky feeling knit. It runs down the front to about the waist.
• The sleeves are long and I love the little flare at the end of each sleeve. Here again we see that more loose knit effect and a more exposed seam that runs down the length of the sleeve and around where it is set into the body of the coat. 
• It is cut with a bit of a great coat feel to it. It is shaped to come in at the waist and then the bottom flares out. This is all achieved by ribbed seams that expand outward as it near the hem. Around the hip area you see another inset of that more loose weave that adds texture and a bit of colour detail.
• It closes with double buttons set lower down the front. The buttons are quite fantastic. Each one is stamped with an elaborate design and has open cut work. They are a muted and blackened silver toned metal.
• The coat is unlined and buttons at the front to wear. It looks to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Galliano knit Medium
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 26.5" and are 11-12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 53" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5534

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• This exceptional little jumpsuit would be from the 1970s
• It made under the creative direction of the original Loris Azzaro
• The jumpsuit is made out of a white silk jersey that has lots of drape and movement.
• The bodice is strapless, and I love the rounded peak around the neckline.
• All of the fabric of the bodice has been gathered into a centre point on both sides. Inside there is boning to help hold the jumpsuit in place around you.
• The waist nips in and the jumpsuit comes with a matching tie belt that you can use to cinch the waist in as much as you want.
• The tie belt is extra long so it can be wrapped and tied as you wish. I love the fringed tassels that fall from each end of the belt.
• Below the waist it curves very full and easy over the hips and this then falls into these amazing draped harem feel pants.
• The draping through the pant is extensive and they are extremely elaborate down each side as the fabric curves down the leg and then narrows back in at the ankle.
• The fabric is light and easy to wear and it is a fantastically fun and yet still very sexy piece.
• The bodice is lined and the pants are unlined. There is light boning and cups through the inner bodice. The jumpsuit closes with a back zipper and the built-in bra hooks to close at your back. There is lots of stretch and I have put the range when lane flat below. If you are small around the upper back there should be room for an A to small B cup.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition.

Bust: 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 8.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 50" from top of bodice to hem
Inseam: 27.5" 
Gusset: 13" from the back waist to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD5513

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• The dress is from the 1990s Givenchy wedding dress line.
• It is made from an beautifully weighted ivory silk that has a bit of a silver undertone to it. This gives it a bit of an icy finish in feel.
• The dress comes with a matching oversized and long panel of the same fabric that is double-sided and beautifully finished. It can be worn draped around the shoulders.
• The bodice is strapless with inner structure to hold the dress in place. It curves slightly upwards at the front and then curves down into the very slightest bit of an angle at the back for a pretty line.
• The waist comes in by the gathering in at the back for shape and then the skirt curbs back out over the hips. From there it falls to the hem and slightly narrows inwards for a pretty line.
• The back is spectacular. All of the silk has been gathered in along the centre seam that runs from top to bottom. It is this gathering that creates all of the shape at the front and then when you turn you get this beautiful unexpected effect.
• Extra fabric is built in from the waist down to add a bit of a flare and shape. That portion of the back is also extended slightly in length so that you get some movement as you walk.
• The dress is fully lined in a pale pink silk adding an unexpected romantic touch.
• Fully lined in a pale pink silk and it closes with a back hidden set zipper. There is a hooked waist stay inside. I see a slight faint mark on the bodice and there is some grubbiness along the edge of the back skirt. A couple faint marks here and there on both the dress and shawl. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition with the notes above.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 50" from top of bodice to front hem, 56" to the longest point of the back
Shawl: 22" x 88"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5515

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• The label on this dress tells us that it is from the late 1970s. At this point Ossie's career he was just doing the occasional dress for a private client.
• Dresses with this particular label are not as easily found since they were mostly one of a kind pieces made for clients. It is from a fascinating little bit of his history.
• It is a set of a halter dress combined with a full and open jacket.
• Both pieces are made out of a white bias cut jersey that has some movement and stretch.
• Two tiny straps made out of a matching white jersey curve over each shoulder. The front has two triangle halter fronts and the upper back is left bare and exposed.
• Each of the triangles at the front are covered in stacked overlapping rows of silver sequins with a bronze sequins edging the inner neckline edge. The sequins wrap all the way around you.
  
• From underneath the bust it falls loose and easy over the body. The skirt widens out as it reaches the hem. The easy cut through the body makes it very easy to wear and fit. The jersey keeps it light in weight.
• Over that is a matching jacket made out of the same white jersey. The sleeves are long and narrow in at the wrists. The shoulders have light padding and the jacket underneath has an amazing amount of fabric. It is cut to be very full and open so when you move you get fantastic movement.
• I love how each shoulder is detailed in the same stacked rows of sequins as on the halter. For these he reversed the colours with the bronze sequins taking centre stage and then those are edged with silver sequins. 
• Little slash pockets sit on each side of the jacket at the hips for the perfect slouchy feel.
• The back of the halter triangles at the front are fully lined in the same white jersey and then the rest of the dress and the jacket are unlined. The dress closes with three hook and eye at the side above a keyhole. The jacket has light padding in each shoulder and slips on to wear with a tie at the neck. I see a couple of marks on the jacket here and there. Please see the photos after the label shot. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent overall condition with marks on the jacket.

Jacket
Sleeves: 24" and the upper arms are full and open
Shoulders: approximately 15"
Bust-hips: open
Total length: 33" from top of shoulder to hem

Dress
Bust: approximately 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 58.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5508

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• The dress is from the Fall 2005 Galliano collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The dress is absolutely dreamy. It is meant to skim over the body and it has that beautiful movement that Galliano is so well known for.
• It is made out of a combination of a cut velvet floral fabric that has been applied to a printed bias cut brown backdrop. This gives it an amazing texture. Highlighting the seams are little inset panels of lace with more lace added around the hem and edges.
• The dress is suspended from the shoulders with two brown lace straps and the lace continues around the neckline. The front is set into a shallow V and the back repeats that same V finish.
• The silk  is cut on the bias and the entire dress skims over the body in that perfect way that he always cut a piece.
• The bias cut allows it to be easy fitting over the bust, waist and hips. It is not tight at all but does drape and fall to accent your shape once it is on the body.
• The skirt is made up of panels set in and along angled seaming that is very reminiscent of Old Hollywood dresses from the twenties and thirties. The skirt is made of two panels that expand outwards and are open along the sides. So when you walk or move you get a bit of leg and extra kick along the lower skirting.
• Each panel has elaborate lace edging with ruffles made out of the lace for a pretty and feminine finish. I love how this ties all the elements of the dress together.
• The skirt has an amazing amount of fabric in it and the cut and open sides allow the smallest bit of air to catch the skirt and let it move around you as you move. When this is on and you are walking the movement it creates is absolutely gorgeous.
• This is John at his best and it is a tremendously beautiful dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a brown silk and slips over the head with no closures. It is cut on the bias so we put the comfortable range of measurements when the dress is laying flat below. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a vintage Galliano FR44, GB16, US10
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5502

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• This dress dates to the early 1970s based on the print that covers the dress which is very representative of the work being done during this era.
• It was made under the creative direction of Jules-Francois Crahay
• Jules-Francois headed the Lanvin ateliers from 1964-1984. He has been noted as one of fashion’s 'great colorists with his colorful patterns making his 1970s Lanvin designs hugely desirable and influential.' His time at the Lanvin label is one of my personal favourites for the house.
• The dress has a gorgeous bright colour and print combination that has pops of flowers in the mix.
• It is made out of a stretch synthetic jersey that keeps it light in weight and holds colour exceptionally well so the colours are still crisp and true. 
• The neck line has elastic through it so that it can sit fully off of the shoulders. I love the bare expanse of skin that this leaves exposed.
• The bodice is meant to skim over you with a more generous feel so it's easy to wear and fit.
• The cut is also more generous through the waist with a lower dropped seam. I have tied a black ribbon around the waist and you can see that it sits just above that seam. Depending on your height, that is how it should sit on the body. The ribbon will be included when the dress is sent. You could add any belt if you wanted to add even more structured shape or wear it without any for a more loose and easy feel.
• From there the skirt curves over the hips and widens as it nears the hem for some pretty movement. It falls to just past the knee, again, depending on your height.
• The colour combine pops of bright colours on a black backdrop and I love how the print is laid over the dress to emphasize the different parts.
• The perfect finish are those phenomenal sleeves. Each curves out from the edge of the neck line and as they near their ends they balloon out for a beautiful fullness just above the elastic wrist. 
• The dress is unlined and it closes with a back zipper. Elastic through the neck line and each cuff. The ribbon is not original to the dress but will be included.
• There's no size tag present so please go buy the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Elastic waist: 12.5-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 44.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5497

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• The dress is a more recent one but has the has the same feel as some of the Spring 1978 Dior dresses that I have had in the shop in the past, and I believe that era may be the archival inspiration for this dress.
  
• It is a very pretty little dress and even without any firm documentation it is an absolutely beautiful dress in its own right.
• The dress is made out of a deep blue silk that is very light in weight and then it has a red heart print scattered over its surface.
• The dress is suspended from the shoulders from straps made out of the same silk. The top neckline is cut across and the entire neckline has elastic. The neckline continues past the straps and expands outwards to become the top of full balloon shaped sleeves. 
• Under that the silk skims over the bust and then the waist is banded. Attached to the top of the band at the back is a wide panel of a matching silk that extends out to very long ties. These wrap and cinch around you to add shape and detail at the waist.
• The skirt falls from there to just below the knee, depending on your height, and it floats outward for a bit of fullness and movement.
• The lightness of the fabric and ease in the cut allow it to move beautifully when you move and the cut through the body is loose and open so it is very easy to wear and fit.
• And above all else, I love the little scattering of hearts over the print. From a distance, it has a more dotted feel but as you get closer, you realize that it is little hearts.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a hidden set side zipper. Elastic through the neckline and at the end of each sleeve. The belt is attached and a part of the dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 17" and they are 18" around the upper arm
Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and you can send it in with the belt
Hips: open
Bodice: approximately 9" from top of shoulder to top of the 4" band at the waist
Total length: 43" from top shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5495

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• Jan Faulkner is a leather artist who began her career about 30 years ago. This is an early piece of her work from the 1980s
• It is made out of a brilliant blue suede that has been dyed to the colour that you see.
• The suede is almost certainly deer skin as it is extremely soft and supple
• It has the big padded shoulders so common from the 1980s and these could easily be removed if you wanted a softer look. It slips over the head and is meant to be full and easy through the body.
• It comes with a matching belt that ties with a gold braided cord. You can wrap the belt around the lower hip or the waist. The belt is reversible with blue suede on one side and gold on the other.
• The sleeves are long and very full where they insert into the dress and then they narrow down slightly to the cuff.
• The entire dress has fringes made out of hand cut strips of the same suede. These are inserted and hand tied into the suede.
• Gold beads mixed with gold toned round beads are set scattered over the dress and also onto the fringes. More circle around the wide cut neck.
• It is meant to be worn oversized and if you cinch in the waist it becomes very short and can to be worn as an ultra mini or tunic.
• It slips over the head to wear with no closures.
• There is fading on end of the blue side of the belt and across the top of each shoulder. Otherwise excellent condition.

Sleeves: approx 25" and are 19" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: the seams drop well down the top of the arm so there is no true defined seam for the shoulder
Bust: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 30" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG

Item# DD5488

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• This dress is from the 2007 Alexander McQueen season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• The cut of the dress is a play on a traditional men's tux. McQueen often pulled from menswear to add touches and play on gender and this is a gorgeous example of that.
• The dress is made from a beautifully weighted black silk that has a very slight texture running through it.
• It has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces did that were made from this similar fabrics.
• Like those dresses of the thirties this is also cut on the bias but with a more shaped silhouette. I love that the fabric is heavy enough and that the dress is lined so that it will not highlight 'flaws' underneath like some bias cut pieces can.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The neckline drops into a V at the front and has an amazing collar. The cop the part that runs behind the neck is small and neat, and then the larger dropped. Part of the collar has been completely covered in curving patterns of tightly spaced black sequins. I love how these pick up the light from every angle.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves have the slightest bit of flare at their ends.
• It glides over the bust and there is a a little faux slip pocket on one side. Everything is cut on the bias. It curves in slightly for shape around the waist and then back out and over the hips. 
• The skirt continues past and over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem. As it near the floor, it curves down and around you for a dramatic trained feel..
• This flaring out at the bottom and the extra silk at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. The bias cut fabric has some stretch so should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The measurements below give you the comfortable range the fabric has when lying flat. It is in its original length. I see perhaps a touch of dustiness along the seam of the inner arm but it is very minor and mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a McQueen 40.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 11.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from neck to front hem, 86" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5475

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• This gorgeous dress dates to the 1980s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Louis Feraud
• Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. 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. 
• The dress is made out of a black silk chiffon that is densely covered in glossy black sequins. 
  
• The neckline is cut wide across and then a single layer of black silk chiffon covers to where the sequins start and extend out into the sleeves. 
• The sleeves are phenomenal. Each sleeve has three tiers of pleated silk chiffon wrapped around them. The ruffles start just above the elbow and then they fall in stacked tiers to the wrist. Each sleeve is wide and the layers create fantastic movement. I love how the upper portion of the sleeve is transparent and then you have the drama and movement of the lower part of the sleeves when you move.
• The sequins start just above the bust and the dress is cut to skim over you past the waist and hips and fall to the hem. As it nears the hem it widens out a touch for a really beautiful line.
• The sequins are densely applied to cover the entire dress from the top edge of the bodice all the way to the hem. The way this lets the dress catch the light from every angle is fantastic.
• A slit runs up from the hem on one side that lets a bit of leg to show when you walk or move.
  
• The body of the dress is lined in black and the upper bodice and sleeves are unlined. It closes with a back zipper that starts at the sequins and there is a button to close behind the neck with an open slit between. 
• Tagged a Feraud 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 57" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5466

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• The label on this piece dates it to the mid-late 1980s, maybe early 1990s 
• It was made under the creative direction of Carolina Herrera.
• She launched her label in 1981 and prior to that had been known as a style setter.
• This is a fantastically rare and wonderful piece from those earlier days and it is one of the best capes that I think I have ever come across in all of my years of doing vintage.
• The knits used in it feels like it is a combination of an angora and mohair. Mixed in with that are gold and a reddish gold metallic thread used for some of the long rows that run the length of the cape.
• This mix of autumn feeling colours is just phenomenal and the metallic pieces that are woven in with the knit add a beautiful subtle shimmer to the entire cape.
• The knits have been set in long vertical rows that run the entire length of the cape. 
• I love how the panels are sewn more tightly together to about the waist area and then they open up. This technique gives you extra volume for the bottom portion of the cape.
• There are no arm openings on this one. It simply slips on to the shoulders and then ties at the neck with long matching knit ties.
• Inside, the cape is finished in a deep burgundy so you get a gorgeous flash of a solid colour when you move.
• There is padding through the shoulders to help add structure so that it sits properly on top of the shoulder.
• The cape slips on and ties at the neck. It is fully lined in a burgundy silk. I see some light discolouration here and there along the lining. Please see the photo after the label shot. The exterior is pristine.
• There is no size tag present and the easy cut should allow it to fit any size. On a smaller frame it will drape more.
• Excellent condition

Total length: 60" 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5459

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• This is a more recent Givenchy piece and is a great and easy dress to wear.
• It is made out of a ivory crepe silk with a silk lining. This keeps it nice and light in weight and gives it a pretty drape.
• The dress is suspended from tiny straps that curve up and around the neck once it is wrapped around you. At the back, they crisscross over each other. To wear the dress, you slip your arms through the straps, wrap and hook it into place inside and out. A little hidden snap sits along the neckline.
• Wrapping it creates a V at the front and the back is scooped to leave your back bare and exposed.
• Attached all along the edges of the entire dress are white fringes and I love how these add movement and added texture to the dress. This would be an incredible dress to dance in.
• The fringes follow the angular hem all the way around. One side of the hem sits shorter and then the other one longer.
• It is very easy to wear dress that would make a great piece as part of a wedding celebration or to just go out and dance in.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk and wraps and hooks to close. Little darts have been added at the sides of the back and I have left it as found. There is a tiny bit of fraying under one strap on the inside lining. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: approx 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length 58" from top of shoulder to the longest point of the fringe at the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5457

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• This is a very pretty Valentino dress from the 2000s and is from the main label.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• The dress is made out of a beautiful red silk crepe  and then is highlighted with a more matte satin finish in the same red for the contrasting details.
• The dress curves over the shoulders and it is set so that it sits a bit wider across the front.
• The neckline comes down into a V and the fabric on each side of the neckline flips over to form the suggestion of a small collar.
• Starting at the top of the neck on each side are two bands of silk that run vertically side-by-side all the way down the length of the entire dress to the hem. They are split partway up from the hem to create a slit so you get a flash of leg when you walk.
• A small band of the same fabric crosses over those just below the bust and then there are these very pretty and interesting partial bows made out of the same silk. They sit up and off the dress on either side a touch and create a very pretty point of interest.
• Pin tuck seams give some shape around the waist and add a little extra added detailing.
  
• From there it skims over and past the waist and then curves over the hips. The skirt falls to the floor in a beautiful column of red and flares out quite a bit as it nears the hem. 
• The back of the dress is cut slightly longer and has extra fabric built-in so that you have a beautiful bit of a sweep behind you as you walk. I love how the dress falls in the lovely folds that you see in these photos.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a red silk. It closes with a hidden set back zipper that follows one of the seams at the back to give the appearance that there are no closures. I see a bit of grubbiness along the back hem here and there. It is very minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56.5" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 7" beyond that.
Slit: 25.5" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5455

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• The dress dates to the late 1970s
  
• The Lillie Rubin label was the name of a chain of boutiques that sold mainly evening wear under their own label and they carried other labels as well. Pieces often had both the Lillie Rubin shop label and the designer label. So it is always a mystery when you find one with only the one label on whether or not it's by a more famous designer.
• The base fabric is a light ivory silk that is cut on the bias so that the dress drapes over you to skim and highlight your curves without having a super tight fit. 
• The bodice crosses over itself at the front and is meant to be more loose and generous in feel. I love how one side is finished in rows of sequins and beads and then the other side has a more elaborate floral beaded pattern on it.
• The waist is brought in and seamed for shape and then the rest of the dress just flows over you over you. This makes the. cut of the dress very flattering and an easy silhouette to wear.
  
• Highlighting the waist area is a wide angled panel that narrows in on one side. This is a clever detail that adds the illusion of a smaller waist. I love that the beads have been purposefully set to follow that shape.
• The dress falls to the floor from their with a slit running up one side so that when you move you get a flash of leg.
• Long vertical rows of iridescent ivory sequins have been placed so that they slightly overlap each other as they run down the length of the dress. Sitting beside each sequin row are vertical rows of ivory tube beads that are also an iridescent ivory. 
• I love how all of the extensive beads and sequins catch the light from every angle with your slightest movement.
• The arms and neckline are perfectly finished with an edged band of the same beads run in the opposite way.
• The dress is unlined and closes with a side set zipper. I see some slight stretch to a seam that I have shot for you, and there is a tiny dark mark on a couple of sequins that I also have shot for you to see.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 14" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to hem, with 1.5" turned under. The slit is 20.5" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5452

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• This would date to the late 1970s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston.
• I recently had a red version of this Halston IV line dress in the shop and it instantly became one of my favourites. I love it even more in this ivory.
• The design is so simple but at the same time it has so much impact with its low plunge front and sexy feel created by the easy wrap design.
• The cut of this dress is perfectly in line with what he was doing with his main label during this time period.
• The base fabric is a synthetic ivory jersey that has the added bonus of being easy to care for and travel with.
• The dress feels very sexy but in an easy-to-wear kind of way.
• It slips on and closes at the waist with hidden hook and eye.
• The way that is wraps insecure into place keeps you fully covered but still allows for the skirt to open to show your legs when you walk.
• The dress has its original extra long tie belt in the same fabric that you can wrap and tie around you to cinch in the waist as much as you want.
• The dress falls to the floor from the waist and the skirt widens out slightly as it nears the floor.
• The top is spectacular. It is cut to skim over you to the waist and the front wraps over itself. The sleeves begin just above the waist and are cut wide and straight. That makes them very full and they sit beautifully on the body.
• The dress is unlined and wraps and hooks to close as described above. It comes with its original sash tie belt. The dress could be easily adjusted by moving the hooks at the waist if needed. The measurement below is where they presently are. You could easily have them moved up or down at least a couple of inches either way.
• Tagged a vintage Halston Small
• Excellent condition

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: no true side seams
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam and you can cinch in further with the belt
Hips: open
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 62" from neck to hem
Sash: 92" end to end and 10" wide

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5450

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• This dress is from the 2010 Alexander McQueen season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• A copy of this dress that was re-issued in an ivory for the 2011 wedding collection and versions were also made in 2007. 
• I love having this version. It has that same bias cut draped feel as the McQueen that Elle Fanning borrowed and wore recently so we have added a photo of that to give you an idea of it on.
• The dress is made from a beautifully weighted silk that has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces did that were made from this similar fabrics.
• The colour is fascinating. It is a black in most lights, but in certain bright lights it has a blue undertone that comes out and gives it the appearance of an almost deep deep blue black.
• Like those dresses of the thirties this is also cut on the bias but with a more shaped silhouette. I love that the fabric is heavy enough and that the dress is lined so that it will not highlight 'flaws' underneath like some bias cut pieces can.
• It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
• The neckline drops into a V at the front. It glides over the bust and there is a soft curving seam that starts at the bust and runs down into the side seam. This not only helps to add a little shape but it also becomes this interesting design feature and a subtle way for him to work in one of his signature angled seams.
• The skirt continues past and over the hips and then 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.
• The sleeves are incredible. They are set in these soft loops around each arm. They leave the sides of the shoulders bare and really add to the thirties feel of the dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk mix and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The bias cut fabric has some stretch so should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The measurements below give you the comfortable range the fabric has when lying flat. It is in its original length. 
• Tagged a McQueen 40.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to front hem and it extends another 13" past that at the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5443

Reference Photo: Elle Fanning in Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen, from our archives, at the Critics Choice After Party, January 2023.

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• This jacket has the Christian Dior-New York label in it and is considered to be demi-couture from this time period of Dior's history. These where made for the American market and were most often based on the Haute Couture runway designs with many of the same high standard finishes that Haute Couture pieces incorporated. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan
• This would be an incredible piece for any collector and it is almost shocking how modern it feels despite its actual age.
• The jacket is made out of a butter soft deep mustard coloured suede that is very pliable. It is perhaps a touch more pastel in person than how it photoed here.
• There is no collar. It simply has a band of the same suede that runs around the back of the neck and all the way down the front.
• The shoulders are soft and slightly sloped and the sleeves are short. Each sleeve is finished with the same band of the suede around their ends that the front has.
• The jacket has no closures so if you wear it without the belt it has an almost cardigan feel to it. It skims over the bust, past the waist, and then widens out as it nears the bottom hem.
• It comes with its original belt that is backed in a leather and stamped with the Dior name. You can wrap it fully around you or leave the front partially open and use the belt to add shape.
• I love the three top set flap pockets. There is one tiny one at the top of the chest and then one sits on each hip. All three pockets are fully functional.
• This is just an incredible and rare piece of Dior history.
• The jacket is fully lined in a matching colour silky rayon. It has no closures and can be worn with or without the belt. The belt is a slip buckle, so can be adjusted as needed. There is perhaps the slightest bit of rubbing to the suede at the more common touch points and a couple of tiny little darkened spots on the suede but it is very minor and it adds to the perfect patina this vintage piece has. Please see the photo after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below. Because there is no front closures and you can wrap and cinch with the belt that should fit a range of sizes.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 7.5" and are 12" around the bottom opening for the arm
Slightly sloped shoulders: 16"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5428

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• This set is from the Spring 2006 Dior collection
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• This is a gorgeous little set that is very pretty and has that perfect feel of the work that Galliano was doing for the label during this time period.
• I always love finding a pretty little set like this because it just gives you more options to be able to style the pieces. With this set you also have the option of wearing the top tucked into the skirt or letting it lay above the skirt's waist-line for a softer feel. Both pieces will also mix and match with other things you already have in your closet.
• The pieces are made from a beautiful light in weight silk that has a secondary deeper ivory flower woven into it with a different finishing thread.
• Small medallions of embroidered flowers paired with a scattering of gold flower and leaves cover the fabric. These give the fabric an almost antique feel that is gorgeous.
• The top buttons to close and it is suspended from the shoulders by tiny straps that come out from the centre of the top and cross over the upper back on the other side.
• The top has the feel of a lingerie piece with soft gathered cups and little insets of lace underneath the breasts.
• Both the top edge of the camisole and the bottom hem are detailed with a lace finish that has a pretty ivory ribbon running through it.
• The top buttons to close up the front. My dress form doesn't have quite enough chest to really have this sit on it properly but it will be better on an actual body.
• The skirt is a little masterpiece. It has a banded waist for shape and then it is made of several panels placed horizontally on curving bands down the skirt. When you lay it out flat it is tremendously full across the bottom and this is what lets it fall in those pretty folds that you see here.
• It is a gorgeous little set.
• Both pieces of the set are unlined. The top closes with a series of Mother-of-Pearl appearing buttons down the front that have Dior engraved into them. The skirt zips to close with hidden set snaps on the waistband. I see that the very bottom button is missing.
• Tagged a vintage Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4
• Excellent condition.

Top
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total Length: 23.5" from top of bodice to waist

Skirt
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total Length: 26" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5419

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• This is a spectacular vintage Valentino from the main Valentino line.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Mr. Valentino.
• This is the full two piece set that consists of a stunning a little top and its matching skirt. Having the two pieces means you can mix and match it with other things you already own.
• Thousands of little gold sequins in three shades of different metallic gold cover a layer of lace and netting on both pieces with different degrees of coverage.
• The top has a base of an embroidered lace and netting. The embroidery forms the suggestion of flowers and also creates the elaborate edgings of the top. The sequins are applied onto that to highlight the design and give some coverage while still allowing a slight bit of transparency underneath. The top is lined in a second layer of netting, but you do get transparency through the design. It is fantastic.
• The neckline of the top is high to frame the neck. The shoulders are soft and curved down into pretty sleeves that have a scalloped finish. That same scalloping finish also edges the bottom hem.
• This is a top that is meant to be worn untucked. There is a band of gold silk that wines through the waist of the top and ties at the front to send it in for added shape. It skims over the bust above and then curves out over the hips below.
• The skirt is equally as fabulous. It has an inner hidden banded waist for shape and then it curves over the hips and falls in a chic little pencil to just above, or at, the knee, depending on your height.
• The skirt has a dense coverage of the same sequins that highlight the shape of the top. Here there are no gaps left in between and the sequins are applied so heavily that some of them actually sit off the skirt for added texture and a slight 3D feel.
• I love the contrast created between the two pieces by changing the density of the sequins. It makes the set feel even more luxe and rich.
• I have taken close-up shots of the sequin work for you to see how beautiful it is. There are three shades of sequins used in the pattern a more shiny light gold a matte deep gold, and an almost copper coloured version. The combination of the three are what give the set a beautiful extra glint in the light. These are all set to form the pattern that you see over the entire set. 
• With all of the sequins and beads applied onto it the pieces catches the light perfectly from every angle and every angle that you view them from is absolutely stunning.
• This is an outstanding example of how good Valentino can be and the very high level of quality original Valentino was made at.
• The top closes with a hidden set side zipper and also has a hidden side zipper at the back of the neck. The skirt closes at the side with a hidden set zipper. 
• The skirt is tagged a vintage Valentino 6
• Excellent condition

Top
Sleeves: 7.5" and they are 10" around the bottom opening
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: 15.5-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam and the tie allows you to cinch it in as much as you need
Bottom edge: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 23" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5418

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• This gorgeous ODLR dress that dates to the late 1980s maybe early 1990s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Oscar de la Renta.
• It is a classic design that is extremely wearable. You see this silhouette repeated in variations throughout his career and it is very flattering once it is on the body.
•  The dress is made out of the perfect deep fuchsia pink silk that has a touch of a deep coral undertone. It is strapless and the neckline curves around and over the bust on a slight upwards curve. The strapless silhouette leaves your upper back bare and exposed.
• The seamwork on the top portion of the dress has all been done vertically and this is what shapes it to hug your bodice and curve in at the waist.
• Inside there is a full built-in corset encased in its own layer of pink silk. It is cupped, boned and shaped for support with its own zipper and hook at the waist. This is what holds the dress in place around you..
• The skirt is spectacular. Here you see the full genius of Oscar. The skirt has a ton of volume to it that shows best when you move.
• The skirt becomes wider and more full as it nears the hem. At the back it falls longer then the front so that you get this pretty curve from the side along with a fantastic sweep of skirts from the back. 
• The way that it is cut causes a natural inward curve at the sides. This gives it the feel of a more column shaped skirt from the front and it then curves slightly inwards and back out around you at the sides. When you move, that inward curve expands outwards to move with you so the skirt becomes fuller. It is just a beautiful silhouette and shows his skill at tailoring and cut.
  
• All of the volume through the skirt is created by the addition of a separate matching underskirt that is original to the dress. It has a silk inset around the hips for a proper fit and then has matching pink tulle that falls from the waist over the hips. I love that the front tulle has less layers and fullness than the back so that it matches and highlights the design of the ski skirt. I shot it from both the back and the front so you can see the change in volume.
• When this is on and you are walking, the effect and movement that it creates is absolutely gorgeous. It is so much better and more dramatic in person than how it looks on the dress form.
• The dress is fully lined in a matching pink silk organza. The interior corset is encased in pink silk and it closes with its own zipper at the side. A second hidden set zipper closes the dress over that. The inner corset is fully boned and cupped. An attached inner waist stay hooks to close. At some point the seams were let out a touch on at each side seam and you can see evidence of that. I have taken photos of both sides. There is some slight grubbiness around the hem here and there which is minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• Note that if you increase the size of the underskirt, the measurements of the actual dress should accommodate a small-medium. The modern size range mark below is based mainly on the measurements of the underskirt.
• The accompanying underskirt is tagged a vintage Oscar 8 and the dress has no size tag
• Excellent condition 

Dress
Bust of the inner corset: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to inner waist stay
Total length: 52" from top of the bodice to front hem and the back extends another 18" passed that at the longest point.

Underskirt
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 38" from waist to front hem and the back extends another 18" passed that at the longest point.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5416

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• This early pretty silk chiffon dress dates to the 1980s.
• The dress was made under the creative direction of Hanae Mori.
• I love the pink striped silk chiffon that has a gold thread shot through the striped pattern. It is a beautiful fabric that is light and easy to wear.
• The gold thread runs vertically through the silk to accent the stripe pattern. It picks up on the light to give the dress a subtle shimmer.
• The front falls into a V neck and it buttons to close down the front. It comes with its original tie belt in a matching fabric that you can use to cinch in the waist as much as you like.
• The sleeves are long with a snap at their ends and the shoulders are soft with just a light padding to help hold the shape.
• The sleeves and the entire back have been left online so they have a slight bit of transparency. This is a very pretty detail.
• Under the waist the skirt is cut to be slightly more full. As it falls to the floor it widens out. This allows it to move beautifully around you as you move.
• It is a very pretty dress that is light in weight and I love the subtle touch of gold that runs through the fabric. I think it is even better in person.
• The front of the bodice and the skirt are lined in a nude silk chiffon. It closes with fabric covered buttons down the front and snaps at the waist. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22.5" and they are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 16" 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: 56" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5415

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• This is a gorgeous dress from the Lanvin Spring 2011 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz.
• It's twin was worn by Kate Hudson that season for the Glamour Magazine Women of the Year gala. I love that these photo show you how spectacular this dress is once on the body.
• The dress is made of a very light in weight silk mix. The fabric is detailed with gold and silver metallic threads that give the entire dress a subtle glimmer. I love how the metallic feel is muted but it is still definitely a metallic feeling dress. 
• The mix of using both gold and silver threads let it catch the light in a different way, and it almost has a slight ballet pink tone to it. You can see that in the photos.
• All of the edges on the dress have been left raw and this is purposeful and was one of his signatures techniques.
• The fabric is gathered in on the side with the zipper and then it sweeps up to a wide set seam across the top of the shoulder. This drapes down over the very top of your arm in a very soft and pretty way.
• Inside the bodice there is a full built-in corset that is lightly boned and holds the dress in place around you.
• The fabric continues down from there to skim past the waist and hips. The lower skirt flares are quite a bit and one side falls longer for a beautiful line.
• There is a bit of a ruffle set on the other side of the zipper towards the back of the hip and a raw edged panel runs all the way down the length of the dress on the other side.
• The zipper is really what makes the dress. It is one of his signature exposed chunky zippers that runs down the side. What makes this one different is that it opens from the top and also from the bottom which allows you to make the slit that runs up the side as high as you dare to go.
• It is a phenomenal example of his patterning and draping skills.
• The dress is unlined except for that built-in corset. The corset closes with its own zipper and is lightly boned. It has an attached inner waist stay that hooks to close. The dress zips to close over that and you can open that outer zipper from both the top or the bottom as described above.
• Tagged a Lanvin 36
• Excellent condition and it appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Inner bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of the shoulder to hem and then parts of the hem extend another 9" past that
Slit: from the hem up to the base of the zipper and then you can open the zipper as high as you want from there

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5409

Reference Photos: Kate Hudson in Lanvin for the Glamour Magazine 2010 Women of the Year Gala, November 2010.

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