In its heyday the Gene Shelly of California label was a must have. Gene Shelly dresses are amazing and they are some of the best of the early sequinned vintage pieces that you can find. All of the sequin work that covers this dress was done by hand in Hong Kong on American manufactured knit. The company would send the fabric to be hand beaded and then the dresses were made form the resulting fabric back in the US. At the time, Hong Kong was doing the best sequin and bead work in the world outside of the specialty ateliers in Paris and this kept the cost down as well - a gown like this would have probably cost about $600 dollars in the mid-1960s - which is the equivalent of about $4700 current USD.

The base of the dress is the labels signature stretch knit done for this dress in a pink. Onto this are thousands and thousands of tightly spaced, iridescent sequins. Each sequin has been meticulously applied by hand into place. Every inch of the fabric is literally covered with sequins. Set in among the pink sequins are cream and gold flowers. The petals of each flower are made from a larger cream paillettes that is hand sewn into place and set on its side so that they have a more 3D feel. Gold glass seed beads outline each petal of those flowers and are used to create the stems of the flowers that connect them all across the dress. At the center of each flower is a large clear crystal marquis shaped stone in a prong setting. Additional pear shaped cream colored beads with an iridescent finish are used to make the leaves. The dimension and texture created from the result of all of this hand work is wonderful. The dress itself is immensely flattering with its one shoulder silhouette and one long sleeve and figure hugging shape. The knit base makes it very comfortable to wear as it conforms to your curves. The knit is set on the bias so it shapes and molds to your figure once on.  Excellent condition.

The base is a pink stretch knit and the dress closes with a painted metal zipper at the back. The sequins are all applied by hand and I see no bare spots. The measurements are taken flat and shows the comfortable range of each spot. Note that it is a touch deeper hue of pink in person. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The stretch will allow for a variety of sizes

Sleeves: 20" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 16.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 53" from top of dress to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2690

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

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

This sixties skirt and top set from the Jean Patou label is made from a and light wool challis that has been printed with a wonderful design that for some reason reminds me of birds in flight even if that is not perhaps what the print looks like in a literal sense. The color combination is unique with a deep dusty coral pink set on a deep burgundy back drop and with that unexpected pop of blue in the skirt. It is two separate pieces so you can choose to wear them together or as separates. The top is cut boxy through the torso and buttons down the front. Each sleeve slightly poufs out above the fitted cuffs. At the neck there are two wide attached ties extending out from the collar that you can tie in a bow as I have or leave in a looser, easy knot. The skirt is very unusual and really takes the entire outfit into high fashion territory.  It is cut slim through the hips and then widens out into a soft A-line as it nears the hem. One side has an almost shocking swag detail that is created by the clever insertion of an extra panel of fabric. This fold soft down the side creating volume and detail but not bulk. Within this swag of fabric are bold pops of a bright baby blue worked through the print The contrast when you move is startling and bold. It is very beautiful and unusual. Excellent condition

The top is unlined and buttons to close at the front and cuffs. The skirt is lined in a deep burgundy silky rayon and has a back painted metal zipper and flat hook and eye at the waist. Note that there is a patch of repair on the inner waistband that does not show when worn and looks to have been done many years ago..

Top
Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 24" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 26" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD1415

Reference Photo: Amanda Lee Shirreffs (see the complete blog post on this look here)

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

I love finding well documented pieces and this Chanel suir fits the bill as it was showcased on Yasmeen Ghauri in the 1990 Chanel ad campaign. In the campaign they took some creative license and paired the jacket with a plain black skirt for the shot. This version, with the matching skirt to the jacket, is what was actually shipped to the stores and was sold to clients. Both pieces of the suit are made from the Chanel signature boucle fabric that is created  with their proprietary method of weaving that they describe as "by weaving the warp and weft, using a variety of different kinds of threads which creates a unique and somewhat irregular appearance. The warp – vertically strung – is the background of the fabric, the base that will support the assembly of materials. There can be up to 12 different threads used for a single warp. The weft – woven horizontally – gives the fabric its unique character and can have an unlimited number of threads. Tight, perforated, textured, thick, with a relief, plaited, random, twill… the potential number of effects is endless". The color of the suit is a wonderful deep burgundy with small pops of other colors running through it. The slim cut skirt is topped by a looser fitting jacket with that perfect nineties proportions. I love the hand beaded edging that is done in a combination of yellow, blue, red and pink to pick up the subtler colors in the boucle. This beading runs down the front edges, around the collar and highlights each cuff and all three pockets on the jacket. It has only a single hook at the neck to close and the front falls open under that hook. Each sleeve is further adorned with four gold toned signature camellia buttons set beside the extensive beading that runs down the cuffs. It is gorgeous. Excellent condition.

Both pieces are fully lined in a deep red silk. The lining in the jacket is vertically quilted in rows. The skirt closes with a zipper and flat hook & eye at the waist. The jacket has a single hook at the top of the neck. Hand finishes throughout, handset bead work and  working buttonholes on each sleeve. Appears worn very little if at all.

Jacket
Sleeve: 24"
Shoulders: 13" (inset slightly)
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 29" from neck to \hem

Skirt
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 20" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD1869

Reference photo: Yasmeen Ghauri for Chanel, Fall 1990.

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

This is one of my favorite Givenchy pieces that I have had in the shop to date. Striped pieces are always a great choice in my opinion and the colors on this set are wonderful. It is  a set that is made up of two pieces. This makes it very versatile allowing you to get the feel of a dress when they are worn together or mix and match with other pieces you have already. The vivid colors and bold stripes make for a tremendous impact and I love that strong pop of pink. The top is made of a semi-sheer silk cotton voile and the fabric choice gives it a pretty lightness and just a touch of sheerness. It buttons up the front and has a tie running through the waist so that you can cinch it in for added shape. The sleeves are long and slim and the collar pointed. This tops a long A-line skirt whose striping is set to run the same way, but the fabric used in its construction is different from the top. The skirt is made from a matte silk twill and this combination of fabrics give the set the perfect contrast in finishes. The waist of the skirt if fitted and then it is cut so that it widens out in volume as it nears the hem. Really a showstopper and an extraordinary set. Excellent condition

Both pieces are unlined with very well finished interiors. The top buttons at the front and cuffs and ties through the waist. The skirt closes with flat hook & eye at the waist and a zipper below that. The top is tagged a 36 and the skirt a 38. Hand finished and made to demi-couture standards

Top
Sleeves: 23.5"
Shoulders: 12.5"
Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 20" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 44" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2379

Reference Photos: Amanda Lee Shirreffs for her weekly column on our blog, Curated. (Photos by Erin Leydon) Click here to see the full column >

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

This Paganne jersey dress is a little unusual from the ones you normally see in that it is  smocked in an unusual design across the top. The entire top portion of the dress is gathered in horizontal rows of elastic. This allows the dress to stretch and conform to fit pretty much any figure or size as long as the shoulders and hips work on you. The sleeves have a nod to  Victorian days past in their shape. This is created with that same smocking technique on the upper shoulders so that they look more fitted even though the combination of elastic and jersey feels very easy to wear. Below the smocking they pouf out slightly and then cinch back in at each buttoned cuff. The skirt is long and lean and is just the jersey with no elastic running through it. This really allows that pretty print that covers the fabric to be shown off to its best advantage. The pinks and blues pop nicely off the black base too. The fabric is a washable jersey so is very easy to travel with and will hold up extremely well. Very unusual and easy to wear - just slip it on, add fabulous shoes and go. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes at the back with a metal and nylon zipper. Each cuff buttons to close. No label present but the fabric is signed. The ruched fabric will allow for a range of sizes

Sleeves: 25"
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 56.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2586

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

This silk taffeta gown by the Mollie Parnis label has be made form a soft pink silk taffeta. The use of such a bright and unexpected color instantly make it a statement piece. The cut is simple but the ruffled details give it pop. At the neck a ruffled edging wraps around and down the collar and across the bodice curving in slightly at the waist. It begins again just under the waist line to trail down the skirt and then all the way around the hem, seeming to  envelop the wearer like a beautiful package. This gives the dress a pretty and feminine feel and at the same time it acts as a clever way to make the wearer appear tall and lean as it draws the eye down. I love the plunge front and the feel of a wrap dress despite that fact that this is all a created illusion as the dress actually does up at the back. The sleeves are also finished with that same pretty ruffle. A piped fabric tie belt in a matching silk cinches in the waist. The skirt is quite full and the fabric has just enough weight to it to hold the shape and volume. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a matching pink silk. It closes with a back painted metal zipper. Hidden side pockets along the hips and retains its original tie belt. . Note that in person the pink does not have any 'neon' feel to it as it photoed - that is a side effect of the light on the pink silk. It is a slightly deeper hue of pink in person.

Sleeves: 24.5"
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 43" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2098

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

Pauline Trigere was known for her sophisticated pieces and her fine workmanship. Her garments are often on par with demi-couture in how they are constructed and finished. Trigère did not sketch her designs; she cut and draped from bolts of fabric. Her designs were often inventive despite their apparent simplicity. In 1985, LA Times writer Bettijane Levine described the glamour of Trigère's clothing: "They seem to lend stature or stage presence even to those who don't look commanding in some other designer's outfits. By virtue of their couture-type structure and tailoring, they make even average-height women look statuesque." Throughout her career, Trigere oversaw all of the elements of her business even as it grew to be quite substantial. This hands on philosophy shows in the quality of her pieces. This pink gown is absolutely wonderful and one of my favorite pieces to date by her that I have had in the shop.

The lines of this dress are quite beautiful and it has high impact married with the simplicity that she so loved. It marries color, cut and line perfectly. The silk she chose for this gown is of a very high quality and it has been dyed a bright and vivid pink that instantly catches the eye. There are no embellishments on the dress leaving only that amazing color and the cut to carry all the drama of it. The bodice is fitted with a curving V neckline. Seams set on a curve narrow into a nipped in waist that is set into the skirt in a V that mimics the neckline. The skirt flows to the floor in a voluminous cascade of silk from under that waist detailing and the skirts are quite full. This fullness is accomplished by the way the skirt is set into the waist and it needs no additional underskirts. The sleeves are spectacular and their exaggerated volume balance out the skirt perfectly. Each of the sleeves is cut to sit just above the elbow and is fitted into the shoulders in a way that allows for that wonderful pouffed balloon effect that you see. They are fabulous and serve as the focal point of the dress and despite their great volume somehow do not overwhelm the wearer once the dress is one. Excellent condition with one note to review below.

Fully lined in a matching colored pink silk and closes with a back painted metal zipper. Hand finished. There is the faintest of watermarks near the hem - you would only ever see this when it is laid out flat and you are searching. I attempted to photo it but the camera does not really pick it up.

Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 16.5" from top of bodice to side waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item #DD2100

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

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

The John Kloss for Circa line was originally intended to be worn as lingerie pieces and many that you find now were simply too thin or too sheer to wear as proper dress. The recent trend towards wearing items more sheer and layered over inner foundation garments makes them suitable as outwear now. This one walks the edge, as far as how sheer it is. It def has a touch of sheerness in a strong light but you could use it as a cover up, be daring and wear nothing but a slip under it, or layer it over just about anything underneath to the point where you can walk outside. I love his work and this piece is a great example of how he worked with a woman's body to show it off to its best advantage. He deliberately chose good weight and quality nylons that held the color well and would drape exactly as he wished. This simple cut piece is done in a pale peach that is a touch softer in hue then how it photoed color-wise. It is better in person in my opinion. It slips over the head with pretty flutter sleeves that give a nod to the thirties in feel. The bust is slightly highlighted by a seam that runs just under it and then the front is left to fall in a simple line to the hem. At the back you have a open cut out with two ties that cross and tie to hold it in place. This leave the back almost completely bare. Quite amazing and daring. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on. Tagged P (small). The fabric does have some stretch

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: approx 16" flat across from side seam to side seam with some allowance for the tie back, the under seam of the bust is 14", again with some allowance for the tie back
Waist: approx 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: approx 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2900

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

I am always so pleased to have a Helena Barbieri piece come into the shop as they are a rare label to find and each is very special. Her specialty was formal wear and her signatures included embellishment mixed with decadent details. You would be hard pressed to find modern counterparts as finely done and constructed as far as the workmanship and detailing in one of her gowns. This one is absolutely beautiful and could easily be used as a wedding gown for the bride looking for an alternative to a modern gown. The fabric is a rich, luxurious silk satin, in a champagne color that has just the slightest undertone of pink to it. Onto this is a hand applied design that runs over the strapless bodice, under the band at the waist and runs down and across the skirt. The design is made of floral lace cut outs that have hand applied sequins added with little clusters of prong set rhinestone crystals to form each flower's center. The skirt is cut on a slight A-line with a little more fabric at the back between two long inverted pleats so you get a suggestion of a train. An extravagant bow sits at the base of the low back and drapes softly down to just above the knee. The construction of this dress is impeccable. It is drop dead gorgeous. Excellent overall condition with a small note to review below.

Unlined with pinked seams and boning through the bodice. The applique work and finishes are all hand done. Closes with a back painted metal zipper. The bow hooks into place. The interior of the bow has built in tulle to give it a touch of fullness. There is a tiny bit of foxing/storage marks on the bow that get lost in the folds once it is on. Some slight scuffing/small marks to the silk satin here and there that is a natural occurrence with this type of fabric over time. All minor.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 6" from top of bodice to seam under waist band
Length: 45" from seam under waist band to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2553

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

This gorgeous dress is by Bob Mackie who is perhaps as well known for dressing Cher as he is for his love of over the top opulence in his work. He worked for costume designers Edith Head and Jean Louis before starting his own label. This early influence and love for the glamor of Hollywood is seen all through his career. His work is always extravagant and glamorous in the best possible way. Here we have a lovely off-white dress made from silk chiffon detailed with dangling bead work on the bodice. The bust is strapless and fitted to the body with inner construction to hold it in place. On the exterior are hand applied rhinestones, silver and clear glass beads and dangling strands set on pretty curving lines. It would not be a Bob Mackie without some glitz and the bodice brings that in spades. Under that beaded bust line, the silk chiffon skirt flows the floor giving a light and airy effect as it swirls around you as you move. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a white silk that is completely hand set, with a boned, slightly padded bust and waist stay interior. It closes with a back painted zipper. Hand finished throughout. Two layers of silk chiffon over the inner lining of the skirt. It is numbered by hand on one side of the interior. I see a couple of very minor marks and a small repair on the top layer of silk near one side at the back but you only spot these when it is laid out flat due to the yards and yards of fabric in the skirt.

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 49" from top of dress to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2748

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

This vintage Lanvin dress is an unusual color combination of a deep red mixed with white and unexpected pops of purple. The jersey fabric it is made of was considered one of the new "miracle fabrics" of the day as they gave women the option to wash and wear and travel with pieces that needed little or no ironing once you arrived at your destination.  Lanvin began producing pieces from these jerseys in the early 1970s to appeal to their younger, jet set clients and I love when I find great examples of these and this time period in the label's history. The dress has a higher cut, scooped neckline and long straight cut sleeves. The waist is cut loose and easy and the definition is more a visual one from the stripes that circle the waist. You can add a belt if you want it further defined but I prefer it left without so the line is long and lean. The skirt falls to the floor and slightly widens as it nears the hem so you get a little volume. That same stripes design detail used at the waist anchors the hem. I love how those stripes contrast against the floral print and are used to define the shape and cut of the dress. The fabric is easy to care for and this is a great piece to travel with. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with a back painted metal zipper.

Sleeves: 23"
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD1408

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

Jean Muir is renowned for her cut and her use of fluid flowing jerseys and this piece is an outstanding example of just that. It is so chic in person and although it really needs a real body under it to show it off to its  full advantage you can see the potential. The full cut does not do justice on the mannequin and I think the person that snatches it up will be more then happy when they see this one in person. The base fabric is made from her signature jersey and it had a wonderful drape and movement to it. The fabric has been hand screened and painted with colorful dashes of color from top to bottom. It is cut very loose through the body. It has an almost flapper feel that is mixed with a baby doll cut. This cut will make it very forgiving, and flattering, on lots of body types. There are hidden pockets tucked along the side seams and an attached tie at the neck. An interesting fact about her pieces - each of her dresses were made one at a time and by one single person start to finish. This singular attention shows in the quality of her garments. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with buttons down the front. Each sleeve buttons to close at the cuff. Tagged a size US 6 and meant to be worn very loose and easy and over-sized. The full cut will allow for a variety of sizes.

Sleeves: 21.5" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 21-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: open
Bodice: 23" from neck to waist
Skirt: 13" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD2426

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

This hooded poncho or cape is wonderful. It's by Yves Saint Laurent and is a beautiful and easy to wear piece that will fit virtually any size. It's a wonderful piece of the work he was doing using furs during this time period. The pelts are pieced together in a patchwork of squares and giving it an added dimension of texture. The cut is very simple - the back is one large panel and then there are two panels that fall across the shoulder and down the front. It has one single hook at the neck and simply falls into place. I love the attached hood that really makes it feel dramatic. The fur has been dyed to a deep forest green that appears almost black in some lights but in a bright light the green really comes through strong and true. I am not an expert in fur but believe it is sheared beaver - this technique almost makes it appear to be a faux fur but I did open a small teeny bit if the seam and did verify it to be a dyed fur. It looks to have been worn very little if at all and is the type of item that you can throw over almost anything. Excellent condition

Lined in a black silk satin lining embossed with the YSL logo. Closes with a single hook and eye at the neck and there is a hidden pocket along the edge of the front on each side

Width: 56" side to side
Length: 42.5" neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# C457

Reference Photo: Lauren Hutton photoed in a similar style cape for Vogue, November 1970.

I have a small collection of historically important, key designer labelled vintage furs and fur trimmed pieces stored away in my archives that I will be slowly posting on the site over the next couple of years until I have none left. I will no longer be buying furs for the shop moving forward and have not purchased anything for several years now. I feel like times have changed and while there still is a place for vintage furs for some, including collectors and historians, many modern girls are choosing other options. Many of the pieces in my collection are representative of the designer during a set time period in history that was different then our modern outlook. I have decided that the best course to handle this controversial issue is to let the pieces I have go rather then sit in a cold storage unit.

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

I love the color of this wonderful Bessi dress and the mix of the silks used. The contrast that is created by using a silk jersey with a silk chiffon is beautiful and that combined with the vivid pink and red mix make for a gorgeous dress. Bessi print are reminiscent of Emilio Pucci but they tend to be more uni-tonal with a play on subtle variations of color. The influence of Pucci can not be denied however. The floral and leaf print on this dress is bright and vivid, combining pops of a cherry red mixed with pink and raspberry. I love the use of the contrasting border at the neck, waist, cuffs and hem that define and anchor the cut of the dress. The dress itself is made from a mix of three silks. The bodice is a silk jersey that is easy to wear and feels fabulous and comfortable once on. The top layer of the skirt is an airy silk chiffon in a matching print to the top that is layered over a solid red silk lining. This inner lining is finished at the hem with a silk chiffon printed border. It is this mix of silks that give the dress that rich feel. Excellent condition

The bodice is unlined and the skirt lined in a red silk inner skirt. It closes with a back painted metal and nylon zipper. The bodice has some stretch.

Shoulders: 16"
Sleeves: 24"
Bust: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 42" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD1188

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

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

This red Yves Saint Laurent dress is especially fun because it can be worn so many different ways. Its like having a half dozen dresses in one. It is made from a red crepe silk gauze that has a touch of transparency to it. There are yards of fabric used in its construction and it is very light in weight. The versatility come sin part from that loose and easy cut and also because of how the waist, neck and cuffs are finished. The waist has a drawstring that runs through and ties. The drawstring itself is a pink braided silk cord that ends in tassels. I love that little pop of contrasting color this gives the piece. You can leave this loose and ling so the dress becomes a long maxi dress, or tie it as high as you wish around the hips or waist to make it shorter on you. The neck has that same multi function as it is finished with a wide gathered elastic under the fabric that allows you to wear it off shoulder or higher. The sleeves are also finished in that same elastic detailing that allows you to wear the long or pushed up. High slits sit along each side of the skirt and this is a piece that can easily go from beach to market to evening depending on how you style and wear it. Excellent condition

Unlined and slightly transparent. Slips on to wear with drawstring at the waist that allows the length to be adjusted. Elastic at the neck and cuffs. Tagged a YSL 42. Appears to be unworn or worn very little. The loose and easy cut will allow it to fit almost any size.

Sleeves: 22" approx.
Shoulders: adjustable
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam and will expand well beyond that
Waist: open and adjustable with the drawstring tie
Hips: 24" flat across from side seam to side seam and will expand well beyond that 
Length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-LRG

Item# DD2894

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

Mollie Parnis is one of my favorite American designers who dressed numerous first ladies and was very well known for her structured designs. She started a label with her husband in 1933 and by the 1940s was designing solely under her own label. The boutique label launched in 1970 and the fabrics used for this label were targeted to a younger audience and the fabric tend to be brighter and bolder like in this dress. The dress is as bright and pretty as it appears in the photos and is one of those pieces that you can't help but to be drawn to to with that gorgeous and huge floral print. The exterior layer of the dress is made from a silk organza that has the print screened over the surface from top to bottom. The blooms in the print are large and done in a brilliant red & white with pops of green & purple worked in and around the design. A green silk satin is used for the trim on the sleeves and hem. The interior layer of fabric is a solid red silk voile that anchors the color and adds depth and texture to the design. The bodice has a V cut and a slight empire waist from which the skirt fall to the ground. Those huge bell sleeves are the perfect dramatic finish. Excellent condition with a tiny note to review below.

Fully lined in a red silk voile and closes with a back painted metal zipper. It comes with a green bow belt as seen in the photos of Cherie wearing the dress. There is one tiny spot on one sleeve with a slight thinning of the fabric and one near the inner seam at the shoulder, both seem strong and stable and does not detract - mentioned for accuracy only. Note that a smaller girl can wear it and it will be looser through the waist and more caftan like.

Shoulders: 15" from seam to seam
Sleeves: 22" long
Bust: 19" flat across the back from seam to seam
Waist: 15.5" across
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 46" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD929

Reference photos: (1-3) Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon

I love Donald Brooks pieces and this little black strapless number is a great example of how he could do sleek and simple superbly. It is made of a slinky, fluid jersey and its simple exterior hides a very well constructed interior. The strapless bodice hugs your torso and is held in place by an inner corset that hooks to close under the top layer. This gives you a sleek line and shape. Under this the skirt falls to just about the ankle, or just above depending on your height, and there is an astonishing amount of fabric in that skirt. The fabric is light weight enough that it falls perfectly when you are standing still and does not seem bulky, but the second you move (or twirl across a dance floor) the amount of fabric becomes apparent. It is finished with two long panels of fabric that are attached at the back and then curve around the front and loop through the loop at the front center east. These then hang down the front in long ties. I am sure you could get creative and style them a few interesting ways too. Excellent condition

The skirt is unlined and the bodice has a full inner corset that hooks to close. The corset lining is a black silky rayon. The dress closes with a hidden set zipper over that.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: hooks at either 13" or 13.5" f;at across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 8" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2893

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

I have had this same dress in a deep burgundy in the shop before and this black version is just as wonderful and perhaps a teeny bit more versatile. The designer is Joy Stevens who is one of my favorites that were working out of California during this time period. Her designs ruled the night clubs of the seventies and have a sexy but easy to wear feel to them. They were the type of thing you just threw on, looked fabulous and could dance until 3 in without worrying about how they would hold up. Her best pieces were made from a fluid jersey (like this piece) and this allowed them to both move and wear well. This dress has a plunging key hole that ties just above the plunge. The neckline is strapless so it leaves the shoulders and upper back bare and sexy. The skirt flows to the ground in a gradual A-line for a long and lean line. Throw it on for day with flats or wear sky high heels at night - it works well for either. Excellent condition.

Unlined and slips on to wear. The waist is elastic and you adjust the top of the bust with the tie front. Appear unworn

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to bottom waist band
Skirt: 43" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2891

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

If you need a bold, statement making, sort of crazy dress - you just found it. This is one of those fabulous 1970s shirt dress pieces that Lanvin wexcelled at in the early part of the decade. This one is especially bright and happy feeling. It is made of a polyester jersey crepe that takes and holds that vibrant color fabulously. It also travels and wears perfectly as it is virtually wrinkle free. The cut is classic and simple - it slips over the head with buttons to part way down the front for detailing that is it - you are ready to go. The sleeves have white cuffs that pick up the button front and pointed collar. It has its original tie belt in a matching fabric so you can cinch on the waist for shape. Love the insane color clash and angled print. Excellent condition

Unlined and buttons part way down the front with fabric covered buttons. Buttons on each cuff. Original tie belt that is also in excellent condition.

Sleeves: 22.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 42" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2890

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

This fun little jumpsuit by the American couturier James Galanos really showcases his more playful side. I love the bright red and white dot print that completely covers the jumpsuit from shoulder to hem. The silk fabric that he chose to use is light and easy to wear creating the perfect balance to the bold print. It moves beautifully once on and has a nice tailored feel that keeps the print from being to much. The top is cut with a simple scoop neckline at the front and a deeper, low scoop at the back. The waist is just a suggestion created by vertical seaming and you could add a belt to create even more shape. The pants are amazing. Each is cut wide and straight so that you get a really long lean line and each ends in a little turned up cuff. It is fabulous. Galanos was known as the designer that could rival the French in terms of construction and design. He launched his atelier in 1951 and though he was never a designer whose label was formally made a true Haute Couture atelier, he certainly produced clothing with many of the hallmarks that define couture, thus giving him the status as being known as one of the "American Couturiers". I consider most of his pieces demi-couture for that very reason. Excellent overall condition with one note to review below

Fully lined  in a white silk with hand finished edges. It closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. There is the lightest of discoloration along the edge of the inner arms that shows more so on the inside. It is perfectly fine once on. Please review the photos provided.

Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem
Inseam: 33" from inner seam to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2889

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

The designer behind this label was British couturier Gaby Young-MacKinnon. Gaby started off as one of Christian Dior's muse and house models and later started her own atelier in Mallorca Spain. The gown is tremendously beautiful and has all the hallmarks of Haute Couture. It is entirely made by hand and the fabric is a rich, heavy weight, pale pink silk satin. It is strapless with curved seams over the bodice and is highly embellished by hand. It is cut to fit around the bodice to just the top of the hips. It is a little large for my mannequin and I do not like to over pin garments so on the right size girl this will fit like a glove and the sweep of the skirt from the fitted bodice will be more pronounced. Inside is a boned bodice that closes with a series of inner hooks to hold the dress in place. The work on the bodice is beautiful with a dense application of hand set beads and rhinestones and you can easily see the influence of Dior in this one. The spray of rhinestone and glass tube bead clusters continues down and over the entirety of the skirt. It comes with its original pink silk satin trained "jacket" that sits over the shoulder and trails down each side. Good condition with some items to note below

There is a boned inner foundation garment and a series of hooked stays that run down and behind the zipper. Stiffening fabric through the hips. The dress and shawl are both sound and sturdy but there is "grubbiness" to the fabric of both wit the most showing along the hem of both. I have photoed the worst areas. Surface scuffs to the fabric here and there but nothing that stands out as a large flaw. It looks like the side seams of the bodice were let out at some point. There are some beads missing but enough overall that some could be moved form other areas to fill. Inside I see some shattering to the silk near the top edge of the bodice and at the top of the boning pockets. Completely made by hand as Haute Couture demands and remarkable construction. This is a stunning gown that is still wearable with care and a little TLC.

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam, with generous room for probably  up to a C cup
Inner waist stay: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10 " from top of bodice to true inner waist
Skirt: 44" from inner waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED

Item# E646

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

This Frank Usher is amazing. It is not perfect but it has lots of life left in it and I know there are girls out there that will overlook its small flaws to get the amazing look that this one has. It is made out of many yards of a light nylon black jersey. This fabric choice allows the dress to drape beautifully once on and moves wonderfully. The skirt is cut on the bias so once you put it on it simply falls into place. It is cut to the floor and when you move you get the sense of the amount of yardage that is in the skirt. The way that the bodice is constructed gives the dress a slight Grecian feel. The top is made from two triangle halters that extend up and out of the waist and curve over the shoulders. A second smaller panel extends from the top of each triangle and this creates that double strap effect that you see before it runs down the back in a single strap to meet the waist there. The front is left in an extreme plunge that goes right to the waist. There are two rows of gatherings around the waist. One that has a tie extending out of it to hold the plunge in place and a second one below that circles the waist. The back is left completely bare. Overall great condition with two small notes below

The bodice is a double layer of the jersey and there is an inner skirt under the exterior layer. It closes with a low back set zipper. A tie runs through the front that can be adjusted for the perfect fit. I see a repair to the jersey near the base of the zipper and there  are two small repairs to the fabric under the front side waist line. Please see the two photos after the label shot. Once on the dress has tons of fabric so you don't see either flaw. 

Bust: adjustable due to cut
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner skirt hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 40" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2887

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a Jacqueline de Ribes exhibit in 2015-16, giving her work an extra dose of much needed attention. De Ribes was know as "on of the most celebrated fashion personas of the 20th century". She began making dresses for herself and eventually opened her own label in 1982 at the age of 53, producing collections for the next 12 years.

This is a gorgeous black silk dress with a removable collar that looks like it was made at a couture level. Her signature preference for black and white is combined with a beautiful high grade silk and a dramatic flare. The dress is made of a fine silk and the construction is marvelous. It is cut to sit in a simple sheath with just a nod tot he waist as it curves in slightly there. The sleeves are kept long and slim and the neckline on the dress itself is cut in a sharp angular cut. When the dress is worn on its own it has a very austere feel to it. This is not all to the dress though, it has that dramatic cream silk collar that you may add and this collar takes it from simple to striking. The collar is pleated and flared and cleverly snaps into place with a series of hidden snaps all around the inner neck. Excellent condition with one small item to note in the description below.

Fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hand set back zipper that is built along the front side seam. The removable collar snaps and hooks into place. Each cuff closes with a hand set zipper. I see one teeny smudge of a spot inside a fold on the collar but once on you would be hard pressed to find it.

Sleeves: 23.5" approx.
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 39.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2886

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

John Anthony opened his label in 1971 and during the 1970s he produced some really outstanding pieces that were sexy but still felt sophisticated. His business was made to order so his pieces are all a one off or one of very few. His pieces are high quality and very well made.

This dress is very sexy and shows off a lot of skin but in the best possible way. The metallic lame jersey that he has chosen as the fabric is very lightweight. Once it is on it feels almost weightless. It is cut on the bias so once you slip it on the seaming and bias cut drape the dress over you and it feels like you are wearing nothing. The bodice is made up of two triangles that are set so that they gather in towards the middle of the waist where there is a large knot of lame. It is suspended by small straps that are made from the same fabric. These curve up and over each shoulder and then cross over themselves at the back The rest of the back is left completely bare and open. The front plunges insanely low to right above that front knot detail. Under that the skirt is cut so that the hem curves around with the front cut into a high slit. The second you move or sit you get a glimpse of leg almost to the upper thigh as a result. The ultimate Study 54 dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. Excellent condition

Fully interlined in a black chiffon and closes with a back hidden set zipper. Cut on the bias with light boning on the sides of the bust. Hand finished throughout

Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 59" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2885

Reference Photo: Spring 1984 John Anthony Runway.

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

The fabric is the first thing that catches your eye on this amazing Galanos coat. It is a faux "Teddy Bear" coat and looks and feels amazingly plush and soft. It has an almost military feel to it in the cut but with a softer, chicer edge. The collar, is rounded and small and I love the top set pockets with their button detailed flaps. The buttons are special in their own right, each is a carved wooden dome with an inset of mother of pearl. The cut of this coat is beautiful. It skims the body in a long lean line and is very flattering. It is sharply tailored and the military feel of the cut and detailing is fabulous. Galanos was known as the designer that could rival the French in terms of construction and design. He launched his atelier in 1951 and though he was never a designer that was formally made a couture house he certainly produced clothing with many of the hallmarks that define couture, thus giving him the status as being known as one of the "American Couturiers". He was particularly known for his meticulous cut, fit, and use of quality fabrics. He made clothes that lasted and this coat is absolute proof as it looks as fresh now as the day it was made. Immaculate in its construction, it is a stunning example of why Galanos is considered one of the great American couturiers. Presents as excellent condition with some notes to review in the condition notes below.

The coat is fully lined in a light brown silk and closes with front buttons. It has a good weight to it but is not unwieldy to wear. There is wear to the most edges and under where any buttons closes (super size photos to see). The fabric is strong and sturdy and this just adds to its vintage feel. This did affect the price and I feel like its a steal because it is extremely wearable and chic.

Sleeves: 21"
Shoulders: 14.5"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 38" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# C452

Reference Photos: Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon. (See more on Instagram) and if you love the red dress under the coat - it's also from the shop and available here

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

The Mac Tac label was produced by a parent company called Leonard Sunshine and in terms of print and quality it is right up there with Leonard  or Pucci pieces in my book. And of all the designs they produced I think the single shoulder pieces are the best. This lovely example has lost its label during the dry cleaning process sadly, but I know it is Mac Tac as I saw the label myself. It is made from a beautifully printed, light jersey that drapes and moves fabulously. It is also very easy to travel with as it is virtually wrinkle free. This is the kind of piece you can throw into a suitcase and be able to wear right away and be able to hand wash it at any time. It works from day to night depending on how you style it and what shoes you wear. The base color is a deep navy blue and the floral print that is printed across the skirt pops wonderfully off that neutral backdrop. One side of the shoulder is left completely bare and the other has a wide swath of fabric that sweeps up and over it. The waist is defined with a seam and it also has its original slip buckle belt that you can use to cinch it in even more if you wish. Beneath the waist the skirt flares to the floor in a gentle sweep and that wonderful pop of color in the vibrant print. Excellent condition.

Unlined and slips on to wear. Elastic through the waist. Has its original slip buckle belt. The fabric has some stretch. The cut and fabric will allow for a range of sizes to wear this

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 40" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# D581

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

The color combination on this dress is absolutely wonderful. It is a beautiful mix of pastels that work perfectly together and are mixed with a pretty flower pattern that runs over it. The flowers are set in vertical rows that run the length of the dress on the pink based tiers and are simply scattered of the fabric on the the palest blue ones. This mix of colors and tiers give it a easy beachy, bohemian vibe. The loose and easy cut is very flattering and forgiving and the dress has a real feminine, romantic feel to it. The sleeves are capped and their elastic finish give then a full pouf. The neckline is also finished with an elastic running through its edge so you can adjust the neckline to sit fully off the shoulders, or to sit higher up, depending on your mood. This was Look 25 in the Spring 2016 collection presentation. It is very feminine but sexy at the same time. Excellent condition

Fully lined, except for the sleeves, in a light cotton. It slips on to wear. No size tag but it will easily fit a wide range of sizes.

Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: open
Length: 61" from natural neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD2877

Reference Photo: S/S 2016 RTW See by Chloe Collection, Look 25.

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

This dress is from the in-house Saks Fifth Avenue Youth Dimensions label of the 1970s and is very well made and designed. It is made out of a deep blue jersey and there are yards of that jersey used in its construction. The top drapes up to a single shoulder and is suspended there by a thick braided strap that curves over the shoulder and across the back. The back is left completely bare otherwise and it is set into the back skirt so it almost "lifts" the waist up and away from the body a little bit. This creates a stunningly beautiful line and an added touch of sexiness. From there the skirt cascades to the floor in yards of bias cut jersey. It has a tremendous amount of volume and fullness, but this is only seen when you move. It can be worn as is or you can add a belt to cinch in the waist even further. This is really a wonderful interpretation of the classic Greek "goddess" dress and the jersey chosen for the fabric makes it easy to wear and care for. Excellent condition

Unlined and slips on to wear with elastic that runs through the waist. The cut and elastic waist will allow this to fit on a variety of sizes. I have put XS-MED but it might even fit a larger size if you are not too big on top and the waist fits.

Bust: variable due to the open back cut
Waist: 13-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 42.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2876

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

I always love finding a great example of Pauline Trigere's work and this dress is one. The first thing that strikes you when you pick this up is that it weighs far less then you would think. You tend to think velvet will be heavy but this is a fine silk velvet fused onto silk chiffon and this allows for that feeling of lightness and movement that the dress has. Once on it is heavenly to wear. I love how she has used the curving design of the velvet bits to define the dress and 'shape' the body. When you see this dress on the hanger you don't realize just how fabulous it is. It is only once on that you really see the masterful way she used the cut and drape of the fabric to create a kind of subtle sexiness. You are really only covered by a layer of nude chiffon that lays under the transparent silk chiffon behind the fused velvet. But at the same time the two layers are enough that you do feel covered. The sleeves are not lined so you get more of the sense of skin through the fabric. The neck is high and there is an attached tie there. I have shown it looped loose and easy at the back so that the ends hang down but you could wrap and tie it around the neck as well. You could add a belt or sash to give it more shape too. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a nude silk chiffon except for the sleeves and closes with a painted metal & nylon zipper. Each sleeve has an individual zipper at the cuff. Hand finished and beautiful construction. Light padding in each shoulder

Sleeves: 26"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from neck to waist
Length: 41" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2875

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

This museum quality Jean Muir suede dress is both very rare and very beautiful. It is made from a butter soft, deep olive suede that is beautifully cut. It is a rare example of the work that Jean Muir did utilizing suede and leathers. The cut is amazing and the suede is treated like a fine fabric with no shortcuts taken. It is cut loose and easy through the body with a slip belt that you can use to cinch in the waist for a more fitted silhouette. I love the sleeves in particular. Each is cut extremely full and wide and then tapers to a wide cuff that you can wear folded or down for a more dramatic feel. The front is yoked with a sharp little collar and the skirt is set into the dropped waist with a series of pleats that give it that fabulous fullness. There are hidden pockets along each hip. The final effect is that of a chic little shirtwaister but with the unusual twist of the suede. I love the perforated cut out that highlight the design of the dress - these add a little visual interest and also a little unexpected flash of skin to peek through. The buckle and cuffs are finished with fabulous bakelite looking buckle and buttons. Very seventies and very wonderful.  Excellent condition with one item to note in the condition notes below.

Unlined and slip on to wear with no closures. Each cuff closes with a button and the belt has a slip buckle to cinch. It has been cleaned by a leather specialist. Tagged a UK vintage 10. Hidden pockets along the inner seams. There is one angled cut in the suede near the pocket. It is photoed and is stable so was left as found. The full cut will allow for a variety of sizes as you cinch it in once on.

Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: open
Hips: open
Length: 53" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD2873

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

On the 2008 Resort runway for Chanel this was shown in a longer, graphic black and white, but was produced in this shorter all-black version. Diane Kruger later wore the twin of the version I have here to the Chanel Haute Couture collection, giving us a fabulous reference of how amazing this looks on a real girl. It is made from a stretch bandage fabric in black with different finishes used for each part of the dress. The bodice is made from strips of the fabric woven into a basket weave pattern. Straps button into place so you can change how they sit if you wish. Through the waist the pattern is set vertically and the knit has just a touch of transparency to it for a hint of sexiness. The skirt swings out from this beautifully fitted shape in a a "faux" pleat - the lines that give the illusion of pleats are actually worked directly into the knit. It's fabulous and absolutely gorgeous on.

Nicole Phelps of Vogue said of this collection in her review: "The spectacle Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel staged on Friday night at a Los Angeles airfield was so audacious, so over-the-top, it elicited a standing ovation before the first model hit the people mover. The designer, who took over Grand Central station in New York last May and commandeered a fleet of buses in Paris the year before that, chose a Santa Monica plane hangar for this year's resort extravaganza...."Airports and flying have become a nightmare," Lagerfeld had said backstage a few minutes earlier. "L.A. is about the dream of private jets and beautiful cars and glamour. Cruise collections are about the dream of freedom." 

Unlined and tagged a Chanel 36. It still has the plastic that held the hang tag through the label and has never been worn. The fabric is meant to stretch and hug the body.

Bust: 13.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 10-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 45.5" from natural neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2871

Reference Photos: Resort 2008 Chanel, Look 10. Model: Irina Lazareanu.  /  Diane Kruger attending the Chanel Haute Couture Show in Paris, January 22, 2008.

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

This is an early black label Ceil Chapman and is really a wonderful example of her earlier pieces. You mostly see the later, more fitted versions from Ceil for sale out there (that wiggle dress silhouette made famous by Marilyn Monroe) but this is an earlier late 1940s, early 1950s piece and it has lots of wonderful period details. The black silk crepe skirt is cut slim and has a curving cut layer of black lace that sits over it and gives it the illusion of fullness. The waist is nipped in with a draped panels that curves under the bust line and gives you curves. The bodice of simple and pretty. It is made of the same fine black lace as the overlay with a scooped front and back. The neckline is cut quite wide and depending on your shoulders you could easily get away with wearing this slightly more off shoulder. Excellent condition.

The bodice is lined in the same black silk used for the skirt and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a side painted metal zipper. Hand finishes

Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 34.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2870

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

This dress has that 1980s reference to the 1920s flapper pieces that you see so often from this era. It simply slips on with no closures and is a loose and easy sheath once one. The base is a black silk and onto this is a dense coverage of 3D set beads, crystals and pailettes to form that wonderful design you see covering both the jacket and dress. Halston had the fabric for these beaded and sequinned pieces hand made in India by the Naeem Khan family and they are entirely done by hand. The use of the silk base makes the pieces drape extremely well and they are very comfortable and fluid once on. I love the way the pattern of the bead work dictates the shape of the hem on both pieces and how they offset each other. The jacket also has no closures and is meant to slouchy and casual. You can let it slouch off your shoulders a bit for a little bit of extra skin to show. Excellent condition

Unlined and both pieces slip on to wear with no closures. All of the beads, sequins and faux pearls are hand applied and this is clearly seen on the back of the fabric. The dress is meant to fit loose and easy once on but remember it has no closures so like a flapper dress you should expect it to fit one size down from the listed measurements. Padding in each shoulder of the jacket. Note that only the jacket is labelled.

Dress
Bust-hips: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 44" from shoulder to hem

Jacket
Sleeves: 22"
Shoulders: 18.5"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Length: 29" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2869

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

The Spring 2017 Etro collection was one of the strongest the house had in recent years. The key pieces, including this dress, were sold out or waitlisted around the globe despite their high price tags. The original ticket cost on this dress was a cool $3790 before taxes and it is incredibly well made. Luke Leitch of Vogue said of the spring show: "This season, Veronica Etro returned again to that anchor, the house paisley, around which to alchemize a wonderfully rich portmanteau that should seriously tempt new members. Although Edith Sitwell starred on Etro’s mood board, it was Talitha Getty’s footprint that seemed strongest, stamped on looks that played roughly textured leather and bead-trimmed caftans, ponchos, and cloaks against silk maxis, mid-length dresses, jumpsuits, and pants. A monochromatic opening saw interplays of stripes and paisley that sometimes seemed touched by the geometry of Art Deco....This was a lovely exercise in eclecticism given life by that paisley palm seed."

This was Look 2 in the show and is fabulous. I actually own the other version of this dress (Look 12) and can attest to how wonderful it is on. The top portion drapes over the bust and has a deep V at both the front and back. A tie at the back neck holds it in place so you feel very secure in it despite the deep V. I love the tassels that finish these ties - you can leave them draped down the back or bring around to the front as a little built in "necklace". From under the bust to just above the hip you have a top stitched, more structured corsetting effect that cinched you in and give the dress shape. It is a little bit big on the mannequin so I included my own photo so you can see how this shapes you. The skirt flows from under there in a pretty soft expanse of silk. The silk is a beautiful quality twill and this version feels even more versatile then the color version as you have no limits to what you can pair it with color wise. Unworn. Excellent condition.

Unlined and closes with a low hidden set zipper and ties at the back neck. Unworn. Tagged a modern 44

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: variable
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15.5" from natural neck to waist
Skirt: 37" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD2868

Reference Photos: Etro S/S 2017, Look 2. Model: Vanessa Moody.  /  Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon. (See more on Instagram)

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Versions of this set reside in The Metropolitan Museum collection and and another version was on display for the "Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede Exhibit" in 2015. Once reserved solely for evening, sequins are now a mainstay in anyone's wardrobe and can be worn almost anytime of the day. With this being two pieces it makes that mix and match for day or night even easier as you can wear the pieces together or as separates. Halston had the fabric for these hand made in India by the Naeem Khan family. Both pieces are densely covered in a combination of sequins, beads and faux pearls sewn onto a fine silk chiffon. The use of the chiffon makes these very light, comfortable and fluid. That effect once on and you move is just amazing. Both pieces slip on to wear. The skirt has elastic through the waist and is a simple straight cut. The top is cut loose and easy with a very wide neckline. If you have small shoulders you can let it slouch off for a little bit of extra skin to show. Excellent condition.

Unlined and both pieces slip on to wear. The skirt has elastic through the waist and the top does have a zipper at the back that is not really even needed because of the cut. All of the beads, sequins and faux pearls are hand applied and this is clearly seen on the back of the fabric. Tagged a vintage 12. I see perhaps a couple of missing sequins here and there but nothing that detracts once on.  The easy fit will allow for a range of sizes

Top
Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: 27" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam, narrowing to 18" at the bottom hem
Length: 24" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 12-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 28" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD2867

Reference Photos: (1) Halston Advertisement. Vogue US, November 1983. /  (2) Halston Advertisement. Photo by Steve Hiett. Vogue US, August 1983.  /  (3) Halston Ensemble from the MET Collection.  /  (4) Exhibit photo from Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede Exhibit 2015.

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This is a wonderful late seventies, early eighties Ted Lapidus coat that is made of a combination of black velvet with suede and snakeskin detailing. The cut is easy to wear and it is the kind of coat that adds an instant shot of individuality to any outfit. His pieces always seem to have that a unique and luxurious feel to them. He was admitted to the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture in 1963 and and you can see the quality that runs through all of his work. The fabric is not super heavy once on and with the looser cut it really allows you to move as it skims over whatever you wear underneath. You could also cinch in the waist for more shape and to give the coat another look. I love the front detailing with its angular snakeskin trim and sharply cut pockets that are also trimmed in snakeskin.  It buttons down the front and on each cuff. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silky rayon and buttons to close. Each cuff buttons to close. Front pockets

Sleeves: 27"
Shoulders: 17.5"
Bust: 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 45.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# C449

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This is the secind time I have had a version of this dress in the shop and I think it feels even more relevant this time. Velvet is a fabric that tends to wane in and out of fashion and right now it is having a strong revival. I feel like so many of the modern pieces I am seeing on the runway could have very well been inspired by this exact dress too. This is a beautiful black label 1970s Halston made out of a luxurious, rich feeling purple velvet. The photos come close to conveying the color but it is even better in person. It is bias cut and cut with his signature 'as little seaming as possible' construction. The front plunges almost to the waist but without feeling 'unsafe' to wear. Also, the cut of it so well done you could potentially spin it around and wear the plunge to the back. The waist is elastic so is extremely comfortable to wear and will adjust easily to fit. The skirt has a pretty amount of fullness to it without having so much fabric that it makes you feel heavy. It is lined in a tissue silk hand dyed to match the purple and is all hand sewn and hand finished inside. Excellent condition with one mote below to review.

Fully lined, including the sleeves, in a purple silk that is hand set. It slips on to wear with elastic that runs through the waist. Each cuff closes with a snap. The velvet shows variations in the way the plush of the velvet lays so a couple of small areas catch the light differently. I don't feel like this is a true flaw but mentioned for accuracy. The elastic waist and easy cut will allow it to fit a variety of sizes.

Sleeves: 27" approx.
Bust: 17.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 35" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML_LRG

Item# DD2866

Reference Photos: Cherie, Owner of Shrimpton Couture, by Erin Leydon. (See more on Instagram)

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This is just classic Westwood and you can instantly tell this is her work as it has all of her hallmarks. It is from her red label dress from the late 1990s and being so classic it still feels as relevant and sexy now as it was then. It also still has its original tags so is like taking a dress from a time capsule as it was never worn. The dress is made out of a light purple matte satin fabric that has a built in corset through the bodice and her signature asymmetrical neckline treatment with one sleeve set high and the other set to drape off the shoulder.  The top portion of the dress is almost sculptural in its draping details. It skims over the torso into a full length skirt that falls to the floor in a column of fabric. This cut emphasizes the bust, flatters the waist and then hug the hips. I love the gathered fabric swag and the slit that shows a little leg. New with tags and unworn. Excellent condition

Lined in the same fabric and closes at the side with a half zipper that runs up the side from the waist and a second one that runs along the waist seam. Inner built in panty that closes with snaps. New with tags. Tagged a modern size 42

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 62" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2865

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This dress was designed by Don Loper who worked in the film industry during the golden days of Hollywood and was known for his decadent gowns and glamorous approach to dressing. From the front the dress is a cut with simplicity in mind. The silk is a soft navy color and it is cut to skim over the bodice and cinch in at the waist. This tops a gently flared skirt to just past the knee. Each sleeve is made of a ruched and gathered blue silk chiffon that sits on either side of the wide cut neck. It is these wonderful little sleeves that give you a hint of what is to come once you turn around. Once you turn to the back, the impact of it almost takes your breathe away. The back is made up of panels of silk chiffon that drape down the back and are gathered at the top of neck and again at the waist. Between these two anchors the silk floats and drapes. The top portion of the draping has a silk ribbon running through that allows you to gather in the silk for the perfect fit and adds a pretty and feminine touch. When you move the silk panels that extends down and over the skirt floats behind you. It is a touch too big on my mannequin and on the right sized girl will fall in place even better. It is really a work of art and I love it. Excellent condition with one small note below to review.

The bodice is interlined with a blue silk organza and the skirt lined in a burgundy silky rayon. It closes at the back with a painted metal zipper. A tie runs through the back neckline so you can bring in the overall width of the neckline a bit. There is a touch of shininess around the waistline at the front from being over-pressed at some point. This is very minor but mentioned for accuracy.

Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: 31" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD2294

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This is Valli at his best and is a stunning achievement in cut and concept. The dress is a superb example of high end workmanship and design. It is made from a very high end silk in a deep blue. Through the silk is a secondary patter woven in black thread that gives it texture and detailing. The dress is cut to fit the body. So much so that the skirt is cut with no vent making it an extreme fit right to just past the knee much like the true wiggle dresses of the 1950s. The bodice is sleeveless and has his signature straight cut neckline at the front and a deep plunging V at the back. That deep back is cut with a slight curve that follows the lines of the torso and leave s a beautiful expanse of  bare skin showing. The waist in cinched and the hip slightly accented with pleat work that add to the hourglass figure the dress creates. The border of the lower hem is truly wonderful with a dense covering of black, prong set crystals adorning the surface all the way around. Just wonderful and appears to have never been worn. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk crepe chiffon and closes with a hidden set low zipper. Tagged a Valli 42/S. Note that the skirt has no vent and the bottom of the hem measures 16.5" flat from seam to seam

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from neck to waist
Skirt: 31.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2864

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The cut of the dress is so unusual and flattering when on. The navy silk skirt is cut so that it is fitted and curves up around the waist to sit high under the bust line. It curves out and over the hips and then comes back in at the knee for a skinny pencil fit. Wrapped around the waist are bands of a wide cut cotton grosgrain to add detailing. These are attached along the sides of the back zipper and drape into place once on the body. Above this the bodice is done in a pretty and soft silk chiffon over an inner lining. It is set to vertically pleat over the bust from the neckline and this adds a feminine feel to the dress. The silk is the same deep blue and the nix of the three textures is very nice. The high capped shoulder s are set wide so that you get a flash of collarbone. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a silk crepe chiffon and closes with hidden set back zipper. Tagged a Valli 42/S

Inset shoulders: 13.5"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9" from neck to waist
Skirt: 34" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2863

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This gorgeous Prada dress has that definitive retro feel you see in so many of Miuccia's designs, but still feels thoroughly modern too. I love the crisp silk taffeta she has chosen to use - it helps to hold the almost sculptural shape and that amazing deep pleating on the skirt. The shoulders are beautiful in their design - the neckline is set wide so the collarbones are exposed and the shoulders sit up just a touch so you get a lovely framing effect. The bust skims over the body with a front plunge. The waist cinches in for a fifties starlet feel. The skirt is a masterpieces - it is deliberately and meticulously shaped and draped with wide pleats of fabric. I think my favourite detail are the hidden pockets tucked between the folds of the skirt. The finishing is perfection and it has a decidedly fifties feel to it - like it is something that Grace Kelly would have worn and loved. Excellent condition

Fully lined in silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. Tagged a Prada 42. Appears unworn.

Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 23" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2861

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Prints and Yves Saint Laurent were always the perfect combination and on this darling little plaid print dress that is shown to its full advantage. I love the oversized print in shades of brown and black that cover the surface of the dress. The cut is pure YSL with an amazing ruffle treatment to the bodice. It is a nod to the tuxedo in its feel and the ruffled edge of the front detailing is carried through the collar and cuffs as well. The fit is easy to wear with a high neckline and a bodice cut to softly fall over the bust. It skims over the torso with a full cut through the waist and then the skirt flares out under that in the prettiest of ways. It has a grown up 'baby doll' dress feel to it but with the sophistication one would expect from Yves. You can wear it lose and easy or cinch in the waist for more definition - which would also allows you to change the length of the skirt. Appears unworn. Excellent condition

Fully lined through the bodice in a black muslin with the sleeves and skirt left unlined. It buttons to close down the front to the waist and each cuff buttons to close. No size tag.

Sleeves: 24"
Shoulders: 14"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt: 21" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD2860

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From the Spring 2008 runway we have this lovely Bottega Veneta dress. Sarah Mower reviewed the collection for Vogue and in part mentioned this dress specifically saying: "Tomas Maier's Bottega Veneta is one exemplary illustration of how the principles of restrained, minimalist, functionalist design—the discipline that's been cast into the shade since the nineties—can not only be relevant for now but, frankly, delicious with it. How so, when a collection is virtually colorless with no overt story to broadcast? It doesn't take a Ph.D. to analyze. Scan the section of flowy, crinkle-creased shirtdresses and goddess draping (how about the gray-green one with the crepe caught into a kind of garland in the neckline?), and you'd need a heart of stone not to think, There goes something gorgeous....Backstage, Maier described the collection as a balance between "rigor and anarchy," imagined along the attenuated lines of a Giacometti sculpture with a side thought for the attitude of Madame Grès, "except loosened, and then I pinned and tucked the pleating on each girl irregularly, just where the body asks for it." 

The dress is a light weight silk in a light grey that falls to just past the knee. You can clearly see the influence of Gres mentioned above in the pretty pleat work and lines. The bodice is this is the star of the show with its cuts outs and meticulous gathers around each bare space. Each of those cut outs are formed with inner wiring around which the fabric is hand gathered and placed. This allows you to literally shape and mold the bodice to your own individual figure for the perfect fit. It also acts like a light corset and you can see on the runway photo of Sasha that on the proper sized girl this transforms into a beautiful, greek feeling goddess dress. Appears unworn. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a neutral silk net through the bodice and the skirt is unlined. The entire interior corseted bodice has interior wiring and boning to hold the shape and the fabric is hand sewn into place around the wiring that edges the cut outs. Hand finishes throughout. It closes with lingerie hook & eye at the interior side and large decorative hook & eye on the exterior. No size tag

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from neck to waist
Skirt: 35.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD2859

Reference Photo: S/S 2008 Bottega Veneta, Look 43. Model Sasha Pivovarova

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The 2006 Chanel collection by Karl Lagerfeld was well received. Sarah Mower of Vogue said this in her review:

"Karl Lagerfeld's ability to stretch the template of Chanel this way and that according to the moment never ceases. This season, the block-heeled sixties spectator boot he first showed for couture gave him the starting point to design upward into a young and leggy look...Though it was mainly black, with touches of white, cream, and dull pink, Lagerfeld's collection didn't come off as one of the season's solemn pronouncements on sobriety and restraint. Instead, he worked texture, sparkle, and girlishness into surfaces and styling: He used satin ribbons and bows for hair bands and bodices, raw edgings on hems, and gemstones and crystals set in big brooches or as bejeweled necklines set into evening dresses....For evening, Lagerfeld checked off more points of the season, from exaggerated puff-sleeves to sixties Edie-ish baby dolls and various renderings of chiffon dresses layered over trousers. Cute and young was the general impression, but—no surprise—Lagerfeld also ensured that classic Chanel's all-encompassing sweep remained firmly in the mind's eye."

Here we have Look 9 from the runway and this dress illustrates Karl's meticulous tailoring skills. It is made from a light black silk stretch silk and cut with immaculate seaming so that it fits every curve. On the runway it was belted and worn with a high boot. It is that little black dress that every girl needs in her closet and its simple and classic lines transcend season and era to make it a forever piece. The simplicity will allow you to wear it in a multitude of styling possibilities. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black stretch silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. Tagged a 36. The fabric has some stretch

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 36" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2851

Reference Photo: Chanel F/W 2006 Runway, Look 9. (Model: Daria Werbowy)

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This dress is just divine. The photos cannot do the luxuriousness and richness of the fabric justice. It is cut in a simple and easy shift with long wide cut sleeves. It is made from an almost weightless silk chiffon in black and onto the silk is are little squares of a black silk velvet set haphazardly over the silk. The spaces in between the velvet are semi-transparent and give the dress an added layer of texture that it would not have if it was lined. It also means that you can make the dress incredibly sexual or incredibly demure depending on what you chose to layer it over. I love how the sleeves and hem are anchored with a wide banding of the silk velvet. In person you will love how fluid and rich feeling the fabric is and how it us glides over the body when worn. The additional "Made in France" label gives us a date of the late 1960s to the 1970s. I had someone reach out to me that they had a similar dress that dated to the 1969 collection but I have not yet found a visual reference. Excellent condition.

Unlined and the silk parts are semi-transparent. Closes with a back zipper. Tagged a vintage YSL 38

Sleeves: 20"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 33" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD2850

Reference Photo: L'Officiel, 1969.

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This sexy little number by the Vicky Tiel Couture label is fantastically made and sharply cut. The bodice of the dress is constructed from multiple panels that have boning set between each so that it is shaped right down through the hip area. This is corset area is covered in a black lace backed with in a nude fabric. This gives the illusion of being more bare then you really are all through the center portion of the dress. Above and below that center portion, the dress is made of a fine black silk netting. The netting is hand gathered in softly draped  pleating across the bodice and shaped to highlight the bust area. Little caps sleeves come directly out from that draping and can be worn high up on the shoulder or off the shoulder if you want a more bare feel. The skirt is also made of that same black bet and it sweeps to the floor with a panel of fabric at the from that gives the illusion of a sash that is wrapped around and gathered at the waist. Excellent condition

Fully lined in a nude silk placed between the boning on the interior and closes with a back zipper. Boned through the bodice and waist. The skirt has an inner lining of black stretch jersey

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 19" from top of shoulder to dropped waist
Skirt: 36" from dropped waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD1842

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This is a stunning dress by Lebanese fashion designer Elie Saab who opened his first couture atelier in Beirut in 1982 when he was just 18 years old. His brand has steadily expanded since and he is now one of the most sought after labels in modern fashion. This gown is beautiful and extremely intricate. It reminds me of the nest of the beaded gown from Old Hollywood and certainly has that same high glamour factor. The base fabric is a black eyelet and it is kept from being transparent with a heavy black silk lining. The base fabric serves as part of the pattern of the dress as it separates the panels of bead and sequin work and create an angular, blocked design that runs over the dress top to bottom. Each of these created panels are densely beaded by hand with a heavy layer of beads, sequins and little silk tabs. This gives the dress an incredible 3D texture and richness that has to be seen in person. The dress is cut to hug the body and be a touch shorter in front, while the back flares out in a pretty little mermaid silhouette. It is very feminine and sexy. Excellent condition.

Fully lined in a heavy black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. No size tag so please check the listed measurements. The fabric does have a touch of stretch

Bust: 18-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 55" from shoulder to front hem, 61" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD2848

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