Maggy Reeves was a couture designer in Canada and her pieces are as rare as rare can be. It is a delight and privilege to be able to pass on a piece of her work! This dress is extraordinarily beautiful, It is constructed entirely of silk - the bodice is a soft slinky, high grade silk and the skirt is a heavy weight luxurious silk satin. The bodice has an almost dolman sleeve and is cut fairly simple with a dramatically scooped and plunged neckline. It is all hand finished and there is a weight attached tot he inside of the front scoop so that it sits perfectly in place when on. This top inserts into a high, sculpted waist to the floor skirt. The appearance is that it is a top tucked into the skirt but it is all one piece. The pleating in the skirt is meticulously done and it is constructed of long vertical panels that sweep up to the high waist where they are seamed in like a flute that the top blossoms from. The skirt is meticulously made and has a good solid weight to it due to the high yardage. We photoed it on Vickie to show you how stunning it sits on a real girl! The gown is a superb example of high end couture workmanship and in excellent condition. Item# DD849

Great late seventies, early eighties Lapidus dress that marries the glitzy Studio 54 effect with the craze for menswear through the great velvet accented tuxedo feeling collar. The dress is made of a black silk chiffon with metallic black threading woven through the fabric in a snakeskin pattern. It is cut loose and easy and has a matching fabric belt so you can cinch in the waist The front buttons entirely open so it can be made to plunge or show as much leg as you wish. I love the contrast the matte back collar gives. Subtle yet striking and would be amazing to style - endless possibilities! Excellent condition. Item# DD850

A superb, couture level gown that uses texture, fabric and some outright bling to bring richness to the piece. The cut is kept refined and simple to off set the showiness of the front bodice and the overall result is richness and formality. The bodice is made of a luxurious plush black velvet with minimal seaming. The sleeves are each a sleek, slim sheath of black velvet. The most amazing part of the gown is of course that spectacular front detailing. Though you will at first think that dramatic thick line of glitz is rhinestones it is in fact tiny individual faceted cleat beads each strung on a thread that has a teeny bead looped through and topping each bead below. They are tightly spaced and hand applied to circle the collar and plunge straight down the front in a 2" wide column of sparkles! The skirt is a heavy matte silk satin that sweeps to the floor. There is subtle netting under the hip area to help to add and hold the shape of the skirt. It is absolutely stunning! Berin was a favorite of Pat Nixon and Ladybird Johnson and you can see why in this classic gown! Excellent condition

Fully lined in a black silk through the bodice and sleeves and white silk through the skirt. The skirt also has an attached, built in stiff nylon net tulle inner skirt that goes just past the hips to help hold the shape of the skirt. The skirt is also self-backed in a linen textured cotton. It closes with a back painted zipper. Hand finishes. The original velvet covered, leather backed belt is with the gown but not photoed. There is a Harvey Berin label inside the skirt near the hem that is not photoed. Two faint dots from rust are on the skirt one near the waist and would be covered by the belt and near the seam by the knee on the front skirt. Priced accordingly, these do not detract or mar this amazing couture quality gown

Sleeves: 21"
Shoulders: 15" across
Bust: 18.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-12.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice length: 16" from shoulder to waist
Skirt length: 41" from waist seam to the bottom of the hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD851

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A fabulous and very wearable Moschino dress takes the idea of the little black dress to new levels. This has a definite air of the exotic to it and as expected with a Moschino piece has detailing in ways that are unexpected. The base is a silk-cotton mix with a slight polished look to it. Onto this are horizontal bands of raffia and ric rak in several different patterns and designs. I love how the textures work with each other! All around the hem are faceted black glass beads set to dangle and move. wide matte silk satin straps add the perfect finish. Excellent condition.

Bust: 17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Length: 39" from top of the shoulder strap to bottom hem

Unlined in black silk and closes with a side zipper. The detailing through the body is all raffia and all the beads are present along the hem

Item# DD854

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Oddly I just had what would have been the sister to this gown a few weeks ago - same fabric but with a slightly different bust! I absolutely love the color of this piece - it's a rich combination of a silk peach base with a swirling design of gold and silver delicately woven through the fabric. The cut is fairly simple with no sleeves and a scooped neckline. The waist nips in and the skirt is set with spaced inverted pleating so you don't get any bulk around the middle but the skirt is still allowed to widen as it reaches to the floor in one beautiful sweep. A wide sash in the same fabric is attached around the waist and a huge flat bow sits just above it. The dress has a fantastic romantic, pretty and light feel, but is still regal and beautiful. Excellent condition.

Bust: 17.5" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice length: 13.5" from shoulder to waist
Skirt length: 35" from waist seam to the bottom of the hem

Fully lined through the bodice in a a matching peach silk, the skirt is unlined. It closes with a back painted metal zipper. Perhaps a touch richer in color in person. Hand finishes. There is a touch of breakage to the silk lining near the top neckline inside but it is still sound.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD855

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This is an amazing and rare jumpsuit from the Schiaperelli house that was most likely meant as a lounge piece. It is crazy with a huge over sized cut and wide legs! The top part is a cut like a blouse with a proper collar and front buttons. Each sleeve ends with a buttoned cuff. There is no waist to speak of - while you can certainly belt it and create a shape I sort of like it in all its loose and exaggerated glory and decided to show it just like that! The entire effect is that of a glamorous, eccentric goddess with its ice cream colored striped silk.† Perfect for traveling it is easy to pack, easy to wear and looks amazing with flats or heels. Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22"
Shoulders: 17" across
Bust: to 24î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips:† to 31" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 53î from shoulder to bottom hem of pant legs
Inseam: 23.5î

The jumpsuit is unlined and closes with the front buttons. Each cuff has a button closure. There is one teeny nick to the fabric on the top right shoulder and another pinhole on the top layer of the right cuff that does not go all the way through.

Modern Sizing†Equivalent: The cut will allow for a variety of sizes to wear

Item# DD856

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Utterly fabulous and rare dated 1960 custom day outfit that looks classically 1950s from Saks Fifth Avenue. This is one of those rare cases when you can date the garment exactly as the tag is hand written with the client name, the date and it is numbered as well. The only thing it is missing is the designer that would have designed it! It is a fabulous little set. The fabric is a tightly woven high quality polished cotton. The top is classic late fifties with a fully embroidered front in a taupe threading. I love the little cuffed sleeves and the turned down collar. It nips in the waist to sit under the amazing matching skirt. The skirt is all full fifties fabulousness, The same embroidery is done in a wide panel down thew entire front and the skirt is full and charming. It attaches to the extremely nipped in waist in a series of flat knife pleats. It has attached under skirts for fullness. So classic and a wonderful and rare full set!

Top
Shoulders: 14" across
Bust: 18" flat across the back from seam to seam
Waist: 13" flat across the back from seam to seam
Length: 22" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 11" flat across the back from seam to seam (you could move the hooks over a touch to get another 1/2 inch
Hips: open Length: 23.5" from waist to hem

The top is unlined and closes with front buttons. The Skirt has a netted lining and closes with a side metal zipper and hook & eye at the the waist band. There is the very slightest of marks to the fabric along the inner back collar, the inner waist band and along the hem of the skirt. These may soak out with additional cleaning as they already faded almost completely with one round of cleaning. The hem is very deep - a full 9" and I suspect it was turned up at some point to shorten the skirt. I love it this length!

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS

Item# D418

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This is a great little polyester knit jersey lounge set from Geoffrey Beene. This would have been cutting edge fabric at the time when it was made - it was a revolution to be able to wash and wear with so little effort. What I love about this one is the amazing color and those crazy extra wide flared pants! On the right girl this will be the chicest outfit ever! The top slips on and has that groovy 1970s vibe with an elastic waist and a tie that is threaded through so you can tighten so it has drape and a bit of blousing. The collar is pointed and you can unbutton the front quite low. Each cuff buttons tightly to the wrist. The pants are flat fronted and nip into a tiny waist and then flare dramatically from there! Amazing set and in excellent condition!

Top:
Shoulders: 14" across
Sleeves: 23" long
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15" flat across from side seam to side seam

Pants
Waist: 12" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Pant length: 39" from waist to bottom hem of pant legs
Inseam: 28"

Both pieces are unlined. The top slips over the head and has buttons at the neck and the sleeves. The pants have a back zipper. Each cuff has three buttons. There is no stretch to the waist measurement as it is finished inside the waist band with a cotton hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS

Item# DD858

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This is the kind of dress that make instant and long lasting fans of the Prada label. It is an amazing piece in every way! The cut is pure vixen with skinny shoulder straps and a scooped neckline. It skims over the body and then at the bottom it flares out in a dramatic ruffles 10" skirting! The fabric is customs and a stunning example of how modern day pieces can still capture the beauty and quality that one finds in vintage - it is a gorgeous mix of pinks, oranges and blues all shot through with metallic thread. This dress was never worn and it's original retail was around the $2,500 mark. It is an absolute future vintage piece to scoop up now! Excellent condition

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 41" from top of shoulder to hem

The dress is fully lined in silk and closes with a hidden side zipper. Has the quality of finishes that one would expect from Prada. The colors are a touch deeper in overall tone than how it has photoed. Really gorgeous in person!

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD861

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This is a fantastic little dress. It is constructed from a light silk brocade in shades of pink and red with a subtle bit of green worked through to create the feel of a lovely watercolor of flowers. A gold thread is worked through the fabric so it has a wonderful sheen to it. The skirt is not too full nor too slim, I have put a very light crinoline under it to show you the fullness it does have (not included). The top is fitted and has the prettiest rounded cap sleeves. A pretty flat bow sits daintily at the small of the back. A really lovely dress! Excellent condition. Item# E430

Rare Edith Small dress that is a beauty from the late 1940s, early 1950s and a testament to her skills as a dressmaker. Edith Small was perhaps not as well known as some of her contemporaries of the day but she produced well made pieces and used high end fabrics. This is a very wonderful example that would make a fantastic cocktail dress or evening a less formal wedding gown. It is constructed of a off-white lace that is on a net base and backed by silk crepe. Onto the lace are hundreds of hand applied paste rhinestones so the dress has a bit of glitter and glitz! The skirt is very full and cut on the bias so it actually skims over the hips and then flares out to all that wonderful fullness! The bodice is pure bombshell vixen - it has a shaped, boned halter with a deep scoop and the strap goes up and around the neck. The back is left quite bare. It is gorgeous! Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 11-12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16" from top of bodice to bottom waist seam
Skirt: 29" from waist seam to hem

The dress is fully lined in white silk crepe with a built in layer of tulle in the skirt. No additional crinolines where used in the photos. It closes with a side painted metal zipper that looks like a replacement but its well done and definitely still an older zipper. . Hand finishes. There are a couple f faint discolorations in the skirt here and there but due to the volume it very minor - priced accordingly. The bodice is lightly boned and all the edges are finished with an edging of netting.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS

Item# DD865

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I don't often list newer items but this came as part of a grouping and it is so adorable I cannot resist! It is a more current M Missoni dress and is in mint condition. It is so easy to wear too - you just slip it over your head and go! The skirt is a gorgeous screened print in a deep green silk with a pop of deep burgundy pink. The top is classic Missoni - it is a chunky knit with silver lurex thread running though it to highlight the design! Easy to wear and a gorgeous little dress! Excellent condition!

Shoulders: slightly dropped and 15" from seam to seam
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from shoulder to waist
Skirt: 26" from waist to bottom hem

Unlined and slips over the head to wear. Appears to have never been worn

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML ]

Item# DD866

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A very unusual dress in that it is constructed entirely of a pleated netting in a brilliant green color. Onto the netting is an embroidered design that really serves to highlight the dresses design. It sits off shoulder - though you could wear them up as well and has a wide, heavily embroidered collar. That same embroidery runs through the dress and gets heavier at the end of the fantastic wide sleeves and all around the bottom of the dramatic skirt. A full tulle underskirt is built in so you get lots of volume all around the bottom. It is completely lined in a nude jersey so is both comfortable to wear and makes it appear as if you are wearing netting and nothing else! A net belt cnches in the waist for maximum shape and definition to counter allthat volume! A fabulous piece and in excellent condition. Item# DD867

I love this bold, yet feminine Lilli Diamond Maxi dress! The cut, the design, that fabulous ruffled neck all work perfectly together. Constructed from a slightly starched cotton-linen mix custom screened fabric in a dramatic black and white floral design. The actual cut of this dress is actually quite simple - the sleeveless, halterneck bodice skims over the bust and then nips in at the waist. The full length skirt flares out in a full A-line. But turn around and the back has been scooped out entirely with a dramatic ruffled edged bareness. This same ruffle continues around the neck. The original tie belt cinches the waist. It's a stunner and in excellent condition! Item# DD868

A few years back there was a sale of some micro pleated Pierre Cardin pieces done for Mia Farrow in 1967. This dress is from that same time period and shows many of the same elements. Those dresses, because of their celebrity association all went for about $20,000 a piece! I love this particular version - it really embodies the late 1960s with its pleated fabric with the ruffled finish to the edges and double skirted feel and swingy cut. The bodice is cut high with a demure slightly scooped neck. From this a dramatic tightly pleated expanse of fabric swings out - there are literally yards of fabric in there all finished with tiny knife pleats. The top layer is from the shoulder while the second layer that forms the bottom skirt is attached to the inner lining. A signature twisted ruffle finish made by adding horse hair wiring to each hem gives it that identifiable Cardin touch. The sleeves are with a soft billow at each cuff. A fitted under dress in silk gives the wearer the feeling of structure! This one has it original fabric tie that you can use at the neck, as a head scarf or as a belt! An amazing piece of couture and fashion history! Truly a find and in excellent condition. Item# DD871

A very rare and wonderful Dorothy O'Hara gown in a stunning combination of silk, silk chiffon and hand worked lace and ribbon detailing. The skirt flows to the floor in two fantastic layers of silk - a taffeta underneath and miles of silk chiffon in a soft cafe au lait color over that. The effect is of lightness and floating when the wearer moves! The top is spectacular the same silk chiffon is fully appliqued with a cut work lace whose edges are all followed by silk ribbon piping stitched by hand into place! A halter of silk chiffon goes around the neck for the perfect Goddess feel finish. A superb dress from a tough to find designer! Excellent condition. Item# DD872

Made of a stunning combination of deep blues and brilliant greens on silk this Suzy Perette dress is a beauty! The front is is simple with vertical seaming so the bodice is nicely fitted to the body. The waist nips in and a bow sits just above one hip. More vertical seaming sits at the very top of the full skirt and then gently open to give the volume the skirt has. This seaming and use of the bow cleverly draws the eye into the waist and gives the illusion of an even greater nipped in waist and hourglass silhouette. I love the little capped sleeves and scooped neck. The back is scooped slightly lower then the front and gives the feeling of a barer back then what it actually is! The skirt has the perfect amount of fullness that allows you wear it with or without a crinoline and not be too overwhelmed by volume. Amazing and in excellent condition. Item# DD873

This is a fantastic little dress and a bright and colorful one as well! This is everything I love about Beene! It is meticulously made and has used the finest silk that has been beautifully screened with a gorgeous and bright print. Yet it still has that easy to wear, American sportswear feel to it. The silk used is a silk twill - think Hermes scarf in weight and feel. This type of silk really holds color superbly and this glorious, huge floral print on this confirms that! It has an inner silk bodice over which a looser fitting, more draped exterior is placed. This has a simple scooped neck ad a slit cap sleeve. It bloused gently at the waist. The skirt is soft with a touch of large pleating for fullness and balance to the top. It is cinched in at the waist. A really lovely dress and in superb condition

Bust: 17î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12î flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 16" from shoulder to waist but it drapes when worn
Skirt: 23" from waist to hem

Note that the largest blue flowers pictured are actually two tones of purple in real life. The oranges are deeper as well. If you love it in the pictures - in person it is better!

The dress is fully lined through the bodice in a tissue silk and with a silk organza through the skirt. It† closes with a back painted metal zipper with a second interior painted metal zipper on the tissue silk layer inside the bodice. Hand finishes. Note that an extra inch could be gained through the waist and an inch or more through the bust by modifying the interior silk inner bodice

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-6)

Item# DD874

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This is an absolutely amazing Bessi dress and one of the best that I have had or seen! The print is spectacular - you can easily see her days at Pucci strongly influencing the design. The colors are sublime - a deep golden yellow, light olive, pops of purples and pinks all mixed together masterfully. I love the strong use of a contrasting border that defines and anchors the cut of the dress and the silk is a fantastic silk twill - Hermes scarf like in weight and feel. The bottom has a full panel added that is edged with a band of color that matches that edging on the rest of the skirt and the waist. The simple sleeveless bodice perfectly balances the skirt. This is truly a fabulous gown and in excellent condition! Item# DD875

This is an amazing three piece set that is so fabulous I am a little enamoured with it! A vibrant abstract print is screened onto a light cotton with a touch of texture to it. It has that perfect airy summer feel to it and the bright color just makes it more so! The top is simple with straps for shoulders and a basic straight tank cut. I love the detail and extra work that went into putting a row of working buttons down one side seam. The skirt is pheasant style with a ruffle tier at the bottom and cut to get wider as it reaches the hem. There is a ton of fabric in there but it still feels light and summery! The original fabric tie belt is with it - it is a bright yellow cotton and ribbed with horizontal stitching. It is fabulous and so versatile! Excellent condition

Top:
Bust: 17î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17.5î flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 17.5" from shoulder to hem

Skirt:
Waist: 12-15î flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 32" from waist to hem

Both the skirt and top are unlined. The skirt has an elastic waist. The top closes with a row of buttons down one side. The ribbed cotton sash is original to the set and in excellent condition

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-8)

Item# DD876

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There is nothing quite as sexy as a ruffled front halter that leaves the back bare. Add to that the sleekness of black and make it a designer piece and you have an instant knock-out! Everything on this one works perfectly together. Constructed from a textured black almost linen look base the contrasting silk organza ruffled neck with its flat piped edges are perfect together. The actual cut of this dress is actually quite simple - the sleeveless, deep V fronted halterneck bodice skims over the bust and then nips in at the waist. The full length skirt flares out into the perfect cut A-line. But turn around and the back has been scooped out entirely. Two layers of black silk organza form the ruffles around the neck and they go all the way up and around the wearers neck. It's a stunner and in excellent condition!

Bust: no defined side seams
Waist: 13" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 14" from neck to waist
Skirt: 40" from waist to the bottom of the hem

Fully lined in black silk through the bodice and black silky rayon through the skirt, it closes with a low back painted metal zipper. The halter closes at the back of the neck with hook & eye.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML (4-6)

Item# DD878

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A stunning and wonderful design from the infamous Biba is the perfect British mix of saucy, sexy and girl next door. The fabric is classic black moss crepe. It is cut in classic sixties style with a short hem that slightly flares out! The sleeves are wickedly wild - they are long and have an elastic at each cuff that sits just above a full ruffle. They are meant to pouf slightly above the wrist and then that cuff is an extravagant finish. A V neck with a bit of a collar on each side and high shoulders are the perfect finish. It is am amazing original Biba piece that is extremely collectible and infinitely wearable. A real treasure of a find and in excellent condition! Item# DD879

Absolutely one of the best Yves Saint Laurent pieces ever! This is an exceptional silk wrap gypsy skirt with the earliest Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Paris label. The original Saint Laurent boutique opened in Paris in 1966 and I believe this to be from about 1970 based on the style and the label. It is a spectacular skirt made of a fluid red silk. The cut is amazing - it drapes longer in the back and has a wonderful ruffled edge that cascades down the front. Two patterns are woven into the silk so you get a nice contrast between the body of the skirt and the ruffle! And it has its original matching fabric tie sash too! Excellent, appears unworn condition. Item# S339

Super rare and super chic sixties flare bottom, flower power crop top set by Nina Ricci. What I love about this one is the amazing color combination that absolutely screams jet set hippie chic and those crazy flat fronted flared pants! The top sits just above the belly button and has that groovy 1960s vibe with an attached tie at the waist and matching buttons. A simple scooped neck and long sleeves balance the exposure of the stomach. The pants are flat fronted and nip into a tiny, low waist and then flare dramatically from there! Together they are a strong statement but you can also break then up and wear them seperatly! Amazing set, very rare and in excellent condition! Item# DD883

A wonderful diaphanous and ethereal silk chiffon dress by Bill Blass that is so fresh and modern in feel that it could be easily mistaken as a piece from the spring runways! Feather light layers of beautifully screened silk are layered atop each other. Four full layers make up the body of the dress and each sleeve has two layers and yet you could probably pull the dress through a small circle like a scarf! The florals have extra depth and texture since the pattern lies atop another layer underneath. Each layer is also slightly shorter then the other so you get a pretty ruffled effect at the hem. The sleeves are long and widen as they reach their cuffs. It is really a gorgeous dress and the effect that it has when on with all that stunning silk softly moving just cannot be conveyed in the photos! Excellent condition

This dress is being featured in an editorial for a magazine that I will be able to tell you about soon!

Shoulders: 15" across
Sleeves: 27"
Bust: 1to 20î flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 19î flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 38" from neck to hem

Four full layers of feather light silk chiffon top each other. The top three are the printed floral and the very inner layer is a nude color. It closes with a back zipper. Each sleeve is two layers of the printed silk. It presents more pink feeling then in the photos - more like the label close-up

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML-MED (6-10)

Item# DD885

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This is a fantastic and romantic gown and capelet set by Alfred Bosand. Made from a a beautiful pale ice blue silk net that has been embroidered with little flowers throughout. It has a high turn of the century empire goddess that has hints of ancient Greece in its cut. The fabric is gathered in a formed high bodice with little straps. The skirt cascades from there to the floor with a panel of chocolate dyed netting to anchor it. An extra layer of tulle is under the top layer and the inner skirt is a sensual feeling silk. The skirt is not too full nor too slim. A matching capelet made of netting and embroidery picks up the gown's hem and is the perfect feminine finish. A really lovely and pretty set that is also well made! Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" on the inner lining flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11" from shoulder to empire waist
Skirt: 44" from empire waist to hem

Fully lined in a matching blue silk - a heavier weighted silk crepe from the empire waist down and s tissue silk in the bodice. There is a layer of tulle net between the inner silk lining and the top net exterior. The cape is unlined. The dress closes with a back painted metal zipper and the capelet has a hook & eye at the neck. Hand finishes

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD888

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This is the second time I have had this fantastic little dress in the shop and I suspect it will go as quickly as the first! He does not do a ton of color so when he does it is really special and this particular shade of blue is gorgeous. This amazing and very sexy little Alaia knit dress features a loose weave ribbed knit over a nude colored inner sheath. As with all Alaia pieces this dress is cut to hug every curve! The workmanship and the fabric is the best you can get and I love the saucy, flippy little skirt that finishes the dress with a girlie ruffle. It is a classic Alaia design, reissued in this color from an earlier design he made infamous in the nineties. The interior lining makes it appear that you are just wearing a thin layer of lace - insanely sexy and perfect for hot summer nights! Excellent condition. Item# DD889

A fabulous and easy to wear caftan feeling dress by Teal Traina for Traina-Mignon. Made of a pink floral print chiffon over a inner sheath dress in black. It has a wonderful loose, hostess feel to it and drapes and moves nicely. I love the ruffled cuffs - such a feminine touch! That same ruffled feel is picked up on the wide hem at the bottom of the skirt - this also adds a bit of interest to the otherwise simple cut. The neckline is also ruffled and a velvet ribbon looped through it - this allows you to widen it or wear it tighter - you could even wear it off shoulder! Add a belt and you have instant definition too. Excellent condition and appears to have been worn little if at all. Item# DD890

What a gorgeous little dress and it is a bit remarkable as it was never worn! It is as fresh and perfect as the day it was made! Made of a combination of silk and lace done in that perfect ballet slipper pink this is as feminine and gorgeous as a girl can ask for. The cut keeps it classy but sexy. The top portion is a pink lace that is fitted and sleek. I love how all the edges of the laces are left scalloped - the effect against the skin is amazing. It nips into a banded waist and then hugs the hips in a sleek pencil skirt. The back is equally amazing - the bodice scoops to a V and the back skirt is gathered in soft pleats along the dipped waist banding. The skirt extends slightly below the rest of the skirt giving the illusion of length and curves. Fit for a bombshell, it is absolutely gorgeous! Excellent, unworn condition. Item# DD891

This is a gorgeous piece from Victor Costa that I think may be one of my favorites I have ever had from him! The print is a pretty small floral that covers the chiffon top to bottom. The main body of the dress is a long slim sheath with a pretty black lace hem. The black on the bottom really serves to draw the eye down and anchor the print perfectly! The shoulders are very pretty and unusual - the seam actually sits above the bust and the fabric goes over the shoulders and the sleeves are rounded. A slit is left open at the back for a bit of exposed skin to the waist. Then from the waist a train of chiffon finished with the same panels of lace swoops the floor. It is just gorgeous! Excellent condition and appears to have been worn little if at all.

Shoulders: approx 14" across
Bust: 18" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across the back from side to side of the lining
Length: 58" from shoulder bottom of the hem

Fully lined in a black silky rayon except for the upper portion of the bodice that is lined in a semi sheer nude fine net. It closes with a low back painted metal zipper and then a hook & eye at the back of the neck. The space between is left open!

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML (6-8)

Item# DD892

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If you have been looking for the perfect chic caftan dress for the summer look no further! This amazing Beene Boutique max just screams jet set chic and exotic vacations. Made of a polished silk with a black on black stripe running the full length of the piece. These stripes give you maximum height and leanness and will make you look supermodel tall! A V neck has the fabric set the opposite way for a bit of visual interest and the gown flows from the shoulders in a gentle swoop to the floor. Long lean sleeves are left unlined and are cuffed. So perfect and so chic! Excellent condition and appears to have been worn little if at all.

Sleeves: 25"
Shoulders: 15" across
Bust: 18" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 20" flat across the back from side to side of the lining
Length: 57" from neck to the bottom of the hem

Fully lined in a black silky rayon. It closes with a back painted metal zipper and hook & eye at the top back collar. Each cuff has three fabric covered button and loops to close. Hand finishes.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML-MED (6-10)

Item# DD894

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This dress is drop dead gorgeous in every single way. It is gorgeous! Look closely and you will see that the lace is actually all rows stacked on top of each other! Each of the lace rows is stitched separately into place and set to just slightly overlap the row above and below it!! Because of the way the dress is cut this would have been designed and then the lace applied to the fabric to accommodate the design. The bodice has wide straps with the same technique used and a square cut neckline. It follows the wearers curves and nips in at the waist. The skirt skims over the hips with a built in pleat at the back that allows the wearer to walk! The color is gorgeous too - a pale nude peach that is very flattering. Excellent condition, extremely well made and appears unworn

Bust: 18" 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: 16.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Skirt: 30" from waist to hem

Fully lined in a matching pale peach silk crepe. It closes with a back painted metal zipper and hook & eye at the top of the neck. Hand finished throughout.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD899

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"Tim Jocelyn (1952-1986) was a brilliant, articulate, and innovative artist who rose to prominence in the tumultuous Queen Street art scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His fascination and facility with fabric led him first to the manufacture of unique and beautiful fashion accessories, but he branched out into other areas, making brilliant and provocative banners, furniture coverings, and screens. Jocelyn turned increasingly away from fashion to enter wholeheartedly the avant-garde art world.

Tim Jocelyn's partner and fellow artist, Andy Fabo, was a founding member of the influential ChromaZone group. It was as an associate of the group that Jocelyn became curator of the Chromaliving show in 1984. Toronto's NOW magazine rated Chromaliving as the single most important art show of the last 20 years: A landmark manifesto show, according to NOW, Chromaliving brought over 100 artists working in every medium into one recently closed high-end department store to celebrate the end of the death of painting. It was a fabulous, formative, anarchic event, featuring faux-fashion shows, seminal installations, and funny, subversive performances." - The introduction from the book The Art of Tim Jocelyn.

Tim Jocelyn was an important Toronto based textile artist who died from an AIDS-related illness at age 34 in 1986. According to the The Tim Jocelyn Art Foundation "he left behind a legacy of love and talent unequaled in the Toronto art scene....Tim Jocelyn's brief yet significant contribution to Toronto's Queen Street art scene began in 1981, when he and Andy Fabo organized The Fashion Show, Jaywalking the Intersection of Fashion & Art at the Theatre Centre."

He participated in many exhibitions at the Ontario Crafts Council, Harbourfront, at the ChromaZone venues, and even had a retrospective exhibition at the venerable Olga Korper Gallery in 1983. Visual/ Rhythms, an outdoor exhibition at the Toronto Sculpture Garden in 1984 that incorporated three huge banners by Jocelyn, furthered public familiarity with his work. He was also included in a show of Canadian design at 49th Parallel Gallery in New York in 1985. It was not until after his death, how ever, that the larger players museums and public galleries began to take notice of this important body of work. A posthumous retrospective of his work, Fictions + Realities, was mounted at the Power Plant in Toronto in 1990. Shows organized in conjunction with the Tim Jocelyn Art Foundation have followed at the Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto (1996), the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa (1997), the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in Guelph (2000) and the Royal Ontario Museum (2002). There is also a book on his work entitled "The Art of Tim Jocelyn", written by Sybil Goldstein, 2002.

He often used a technique where he "tattooed" metallic fabric onto silk - you see that in this piece. The tubular shape of the dress is further highlighted by the column down the front and back. Simple chairs sit at its base and birds fly above it. Each sleeve has a more elaborate chair placed like a crest on each The skirt is a simple gathered cream chiffon.

His pieces are exceedingly rare to come across on the open market. It is unlabelled but is guaranteed to be his work. It is unmistakable. Value for it has been quoted as potentially triple the list price but my client prefers to have it go to a good home and she has set the price despite being advised that it could go higher. It is rare, wonderful and should be considered as a true art piece and not just clothing. Museum quality condition.

Bust: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 53" from top of shoulder to hem

Unlined and slips over the head to wear. Hand finished throughout. Some smudges on the silk chiffon of the skirt that may come out with additional soaking. I had it cleaned but did not want to handle it too much due to its importance and rarity.

Modern Sizing equivalent: LRG-XL

Item# DD900

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This dress by Sonia Rykiel really emphasizes everything that was fabulous about the eighties. The cut is innovative and unusual. The linen cotton fabric chosen adds texture and interest. The fabric has been hand dyed to an almost rust color and you can see the sport impact that worked it way into the design of clothes made during the eighties. I feel that the little front pocket that sits just above the waist really gives it that feel. The cut is loose and full with a scooped neck and full arms. It has an almost sweatshirt cut through the bodice. The skirt is very unusual with ties that runs through the hem and then come out to tie at each side of the skirt allowing you to leave it loose or pull it tight creating different shapes depending on how tight you go. A top second layer sits just on the front of the skirt and it also ties into place at the sides and can be adjusted through a tie through the hem. It then has very long fabric ties attached at the waist. One of the waist ties matches the main color of the dress while the other is a contrasting cream. I have tied these around the waist for the photos, but you could really get creative in the styling and leave then trailing or wrapped in a different way. The dress is well cut and well made. Excellent condition

Unlined and closes with a back zipper. The ties at the waist are attached and can be styled a variety of ways. The front top layer of the skirt is attached at the waist seam and then ties to the underskirt at the sides. Elastic is looped through the hem of the actual skirt and this top layer and ties sit at either side of the hem of the skirt.

Sleeves: 20"
Shoulders: 16" across with a slight drop
Bust: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 20" from neck to waist seam
Skirt: 21" from waist seam to hem

Modern Sizing equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD901

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A gorgeous, dramatic, caftan feel Goldworm print dress that mixes their signature knit with a silk chiffon top. Most of the pieces you find from this label are a poly knit but this one is a amazingly soft knit through the skirt and the top a silk chiffon. The fabric would have been made specifically based on the end design as every element works with the other. A stunning floral print is worked into the knit on the bottom and also screened into the chiffon top. The edgings of the top are fine knit ribbons made to match the striped detailing in the skirt and on the waist. Even the buttons are custom made and degrade in color from the top to the bottom of them! I love the caftan feel cut and the sheerness of the top. It is a true beauty, really fantastic and an easy to wear statement piece. Excellent condition! Item# DD902

This is an utterly fabulous and very rare, late 1970s, early 1980s OMO fringed suit by Norma Kamali. This is the kind of piece that still stops traffic and is definitely not for the girl who is faint of heart. You will get noticed in this one! It is entirely covered with an amazing, six inch long, pink fringe that has been hand sewn into place in rows across the entire jacket and skirt. The amount of movement this makes when the girl who wears it moves is just incredible. The jacket has strong, rounded shoulders and cinches in at the waist. I love the way the hem of the jacket curves to a point at the front and the back. The skirt is short, sexy and fitted. Excellent condition

Both piece are fully lined in a red silky rayon. The jacket closes with a painted metal front zipper. The skirt closes with a back metal zipper

Top
Shoulders: approx 15" across
Bust: 18" flat across the back from seam to seam
Waist: 14" flat across the back from seam to seam
Length: 24" from neck to the point on the hem

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

What a stunning dress! This is an amazing example of Geoffrey Beene's work during this time period and it is one of the best made dresses from this time period I have seen in a while. The details in the construction are just wonderful! A leopard-esque printed black on red silk taffeta is mixed with a light black stretch jersey fabric. On the bodice the ed fabric is top stitched in a quilted look and applied over the black base. It is cut and curved to give the illusion of a bombshell silhouette with a definite nod to the corsets. I love that black diamond of fabric in the middle, it nips in the waist even more that the dress is already cut to do! The skirt is an eighties take on the fifties silhouette and is wonderfully full. The edges of it are curved and it has underskirts and bands of stiffened net running through its hems to hold the shape and create that fullness. It is sleek and sexy and in excellent, appears unworn, condition

Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 17" from neck to waist
Skirt: 24" from waist to hem

Fully lined in black silk and closes with a back zipper. It has built in skirting made of a combination silk organza and stiffened net - an inner short layer of silk around the hips, over that is a full silk layer whose edge is finished in a 5" band of lace with stiffened net under it to help hold the shape of the skirt. The exterior skirt is lined in silk organza and has a deep hem that also has stiffened net inside all the way around. Each sleeve has a hidden zipper at its cuff and a hook & eye at the wrist.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD904

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What a gorgeous little dress! Made of a brilliant green silk with a weave that catches the light and gives interesting texture. Onto this are clusters of little pink cherries (or apples - that caused a big debate around the studio let me tell you!) The top is cut loose with pretty little sleeves. The waist nips in and the skirt flows form there. The skirt is fantastic! Under the top ruffle there is a fitted pencil skirt but over that is draped that fantastic ruffled edged panel of fabric that swoops around the hip and up one side. This gives the dress a bit of a sexy edge and lots of movement! Wonderfully constructed with lots of high end detailing inside. Excellent, unworn condition.

Shoulders: slight drop - 16" across
Bust: 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Hips: 1to 20" flat across the back from side seam to side seam
Bodice length: 15" from neck to waist
Skirt length: 23" from waist seam to hem

Unlined through the bodice. The skirt is fully lined in a fine silk organza. It closes at the back with hidden buttons to the waist. It has a side zipper at the waist down and hidden fabric covered snaps form the waist to under the arm. A waist stay inside the waist.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD907

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I have two identical Halston Goddess dresses for you and it is one of the best designs that he ever did! Made of a fluid perma pleated cream jersey this sexy silhouette was made infamous by Pat Cleavland and that picture of her in an almost identical dress. That photo just might be one of the most cited photographs whenever anyone talks about Halston! The dress will fit just about any body - the pleats hide the fact that there is an amazing amount of fabric through the body. It slips on and mile long ties wrap and tie at the back of the neck to hold it in place. You can then tie and wraps them as you wish to go anywhere from a loose caftan feel to a more cinched wrapped Grecian Goddess feel. You cannot help but feel amazing in this dress! It is a classic Halston silhouette and both dresses are in excellent condition! Item# DD909

This is a stunning and pretty silk chiffon dress by Adolfo in beautiful neutral shades of taupes and caramels. I love the petal effect that the layers of the skirt an the sleeves give the dress. Each sleeve is a single layer of chiffon with deep petal shaped edges. They are set wide and low into the sides of the dress. The bodice has a panel of light cafe au lait colored lace set over the chiffon in a panel at the front. The skirt has three layers of chiffon - two that sweep to the floor and a third top payer in the same light taupe as the sides and back of the dress. Attached ties cinch in the waist as much was you wish. It is so pretty and so unusual! It is an amazing piece of fashion history! Excellent condition!

Sleeves: 19"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from neck to waist
Skirt: 41: from waist to hem

Fully lined in chiffon. It slips over the head and has a button at the back of the neck above the keyhole. One smudge on one petal of the skirt that does not detract. Note the lighter layers are lighter in tone that how it has photoed.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD911

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Easy to wear and will pack and travel like a dream this poly jersey Hanae Mori dress is super! It is a deep navy with a purple and pink print that is like little hearts on trailing vines. The hem has a wonderful ruffles like finish that give it a ton of movement when you walk and move. The body is a simple waistless sheath so is flattering and easy to wear - if you want more shape you can add a belt! A yoked, smocked bodice and a pretty tie at the neck balance skinny long sleeves. A great piece and cut with the master eye that you would expect from Hanae! Excellent condition!

Sleeves: approx 21"
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from neck to bottom hem

Unlined and slips over the head with a attached tie at the bottom of the V neck. Note that there is some stretch to the fabric and it could could down a size and will stretch slightly from the listed measurements above. Each sleeve closes with a button at the cuff.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD912

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Killer dress by Leonard of Paris is one of those miracle pieces that will accommodate, and flatter, almost any body type or size. Made of a fluid jersey that has a wonderful custom screened print that would have been planned out prior to the cutting of the fabric so that is would be placed exactly where intended. Brilliantly colored fruits adorn the dress from top to bottom in varying sizes. I love the contrasting border print on the cuffs, hem and neck. The dress is a strong statement piece and fabulously eighties, yet still chic now. Excellent, unworn condition! Item# DD913

A spectacular metallic threaded gown by the great American designer Pauline Trigere! This is an extraordinary piece that beautifully combines cut and exquisite fabric. Made of tissue thin, almost weightless silk chiffon that has that spectacular dots of gold lame thread woven though the silk. From top to bottom fine gold thread gives it a subtle shimmer when you move. It has a plunged front with interesting seam work and the sleeves are narrowed in at the cuff and are fuller near the shoulder! The skirt is beautifully full and flows to the floor. A matching light silk chiffon jacket can be worn with the gown if you wish. A muted pastel hued pattern is screened onto the gown from head to toe. Excellent, seemingly unworn condition. Item# DD916

This is an amazing and wonderful dress! You just know that you will end up dancing by the end of the night in this one! How could you not? If you think it is wonderful in the photos I can guarantee you that it is not even near how great it is in real life. The exterior is a black silk taffeta and then it is fully and properly lined with a crazy brilliant green lining. Which is screened with his signature dot! With every slick and twist of the skirt that lining pops up and makes an impact! The bodice is very sexy with a halter top and straps that scoop down to the low cut back. Darling little bows sit in the small of the back. The skirt is full and has flat pleats worked into it to give it maximum movement. You could add a crinoline if you wanted for even more fullness but I have shown it here as it is without. Excellent, seemingly unworn condition.

Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Skirt: 21" from waist to hem

Fully lined in a that amazing black dotted green silk taffeta. It closes with a low back hidden metal zipper and the bows snap into place over it. 4.5" panels of black lace finish the inside edge of the skirt on both the black and the green interior. Hand finished.

Modern Sizing equivalent: SML

Item# DD919

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Treacy Lowe designed around fabric. She used the lightest, finest, near impossible to work with, tissue silks and sheer silk chiffon's. Using fabrics on that level meant that a dress like this weighs a mere few ounces. The print has art feeling paisley type design with contracting borders. The sleeves are left unlined with the same border making up the cuff. Once done up the sleeve above billows softly. The print is hand screened onto the silk and the design is still brilliant in hue and cover every inch of the dress. I love the extra bit of vertical seaming that has been done of the collar border! Made of the finest woven Indian silk you could get at that time. And is still has its original fabric sash! Excellent, appears unworn condition.

Sleeves: 22.5"
Shoulder: 14.5" across
Bust: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16.5" from neck to waist seam
Skirt: 43" from waist to hem

The dress is fully lined in a high grade black tissue silk except for the sleeves which are unlined. It closes with a back hidden, hand set metal zipper. Each cuff closes with hidden snaps. The original fabric sash is present and also in excellent condition.

Modern Sizing equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD921

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