• This is an exquisite little top from the 1920s, maybe into the early 1930s
• It is unlabelled as most pieces are from this time period. 
• These early pieces are exceedingly hard to find and this one is exceptional.
• It is a remarkable example of the decadence and high end textiles being produced in this time period.
• The fabric is a real metal thread metallic silver/gold lame that is done in a deep metallic that has a touch of a deep gold feel to it. Mixed with that are black embroidered patterns that run over the fabric. The colour in person. is better than how it photoed and has that true metallic feel that textiles from this era have.
• The collar is high and buttons with buttons that are covered in the same fabric. The shoulders are soft and extend into wide cut short sleeves.
• The body of the top is loose and easy and meant to just fit full over the body so is easy to fit on a variety of sizes. On a smaller frame, it will just drape more.
• The lame seems strong and wearable with the care and love it deserves to be shown. The fabric would have been custom designed and made.
• The top is unlined and slips on to wear with buttons at the front. There is some darkening to the metal threads. This is common on pieces from this era. The mark on the back is the one that showcases this the most. Please see the photos. The top is well made and I think it could be worn either way around.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Great condition

Sleeves: the openings for the arm at their ends are 16" around
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 24.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5426

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• This dress dates to 1970 based on the documentation that we found on the print.
• A rare example of the work that Thea Porter was producing during this time period.
• Knowing that the print was designed by Sandra Monroe, adds an extra layer to the history of the dress. The example of the print was sourced from the book on the Thea Porter's work that accompanied the exhibit on her work. Many of the examples in that book came from our archives.
• The neckline comes down in a V at the front and I love how the bodice on both sides has been created by the fabric being gathered into a diamond shaped pin tuck technique. That amazing hand stitched work curves up and over the shoulders and ends just on the other side of the top of the shoulders.
• Directly under that is a band in the same fabric that is cut on an upward curve to match the seams of the bust.
• The skirt flared out from under that and why them out as it near the hem. This may have been a full length dress at some point or it may not have been. Pieces were often altered and modified in the shop to suit the client or girls would change them afterwards.
• Either way it's an amazing mini now or could be worn as a tunic over pants or a skirt depending on your height and how daring you want to be.
• The sleeves are absolutely incredible. They come out from the waist area and widen out to be very full with a bit of a point to drop at their ends. I love the movement that this creates once it is on and how the sleeves only emphasize the length of the dress since they go just past the hem of the skirt.
• Whether you choose to wear this as a mini or tunic, it has that amazing easy to wear feel to it that her pieces so often have.
• This is an exceptional and rare example of her work. 
• The dress is fully lined in a blue silk and it closes with a back zipper. Some of the thread work on the inner seams of the lining on the skirt has disintegrated and I see some small repairs/marks to the inner lining here and there. None of this is seen once of course but mentioned for accuracy. One tiny repair near the seam of the arm.
• There is no size tag president so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 33.5" and are very full and open around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: to 16"
Bust: no true side seams
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and then you can use the attached ties to cinch it in as much as you want.
Hips: to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from top of bodice to V at waist, 15" to the seam under the band
Total length: 31" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5427

Reference Photos: Sandra Munro's 1970 textile design based on Samawa carpets from the book "Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic".

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5428

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• I believe this dress is from the early 1960s when Marc Bohan took over Dior. It has the Dior tag inside that would have been used in this time period. There is the possibility that it is earlier. 
• The dress is almost completely made by hand to a Demi-Couture level and has that fitted hourglass bombshell silhouette of the era. 
  
• It is made out of a sky blue very high end silk. The colour is slightly paler in person than how it photoed here.
• The bodice is shaped with inner boning and stiffened netting built into the inner layers of the bust to create that defined front shaping. It has straps that curve up and over each shoulder. The straps button into place on both the front and back so you could easily remove them and wear this as a strapless dress. I love that extra versatility.
• It is meant to be very fitted around you through the bodice and has built in infrastructure to shape and hold everything in place.
• It nips in at the waist and there is more inner structure built-in around the top of the hips t emphasize a curved hourglass feeling coming out and over the hips.
• The skirt comes back in below the hips slightly and then it flares out for the lower skirt. The back is cut slightly longer than the front for a beautiful little flare at the back. It is an absolute bombshell of dress.
• The dress is fully lined in a blue silk that is all hand set. I feel like the bodice near the waist is slightly paler in colour by the teeniest little bit. It is very minor. I am being very picky and it is mentioned for accuracy. There is evidence that the front dart seams were let out a touch at some point. Please see the photo after the label shot. I see a small teeny tiny darkened mark on the front of the skirt near the knee that is extremely minor but also mention for accuracy. These are all very minor.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements below
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from top of shoulder to waist. If you choose to wear it strapless is is 10.5" from the top of the bodice to waist.
Total length: 57.5" from top of the shoulder to the front hem, 58.5" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5423

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 24 of the Spring 2010 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas. 
• I love that the runway photos and video show you just how gorgeous this is on the body and how it moves. We also found a reference photo from an editorial that really shows how much fabric has gone into making this dress.
• In the coverage for this collection, Vogue said that Peter Dundas turned out a sizzling collection for spring summer... "it is, of course the season the house was made for having been established on jet Capri in the 1960s, but it also doesn't hurt that Donda is an avid scuba diver. The underwater universe produced some aqueous prints.. there were some gorgeous shades of blue... backstage Dundas said he wanted to work with easier and loosen up the silhouettes a bit, but there's little doubt that his Pucci girl remains a predator shark type."
• The dress combines an ultra light-in-weight silk chiffon with sequins that cover the very upper bodice and straps.
• The upper bodies has a racer back cut to it. The straps curved around at the front on either side of the neck and then it meets at a middle panel that leaves the sides of your back bare and exposed
  
• There are many yards of a fantastic feather light silk chiffon used for the dress and it all falls from the sequin straps. It skims over the bust, opens out over the waist and hips, so that it is extremely full by the hem.
• The print on it is exactly what Vogue described when they talked about his love for the ocean. Beautiful soft colours in blues, turquoise and pale purple mixed with a variation of a classic Pucci print swirl over the dress. It has been deliberately treated so that it has a underlying very light tie-dye effect that runs over the fabric behind the top print. It is very beautiful.
• The front is scooped and this bit of bareness at the top perfectly balances out the fullness as the dress falls to the floor
• The skirt has a second layer of an ivory silk chiffon underneath the top printed layer that keeps it still very light but gives it a touch of opaqueness so that it can be worn without being too transparent.
• There is a tremendous amount of fabric in the skirt. The lightness of the silk layers have phenomenal movement around you as you move.
• The dress is one of my favourites of all the modern pieces of Pucci that I have seen and the era that Peter Dundas was the creative director at Pucci is 100% my favourite of the modern predecessors to Emilio.
• The sequin part of the top is backed in a black silk and then the rest of the dress is lined in a second layer of ivory silk chiffon. It zips to close at one side with a hidden set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. The bias cut of it and easy open fit should allow it to fit a range of sizes.
• Tagged a modern Pucci IT42, FR38, UK10, US8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side to side
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 67" from top of the shoulder to the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5424

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2010 Emilio Pucci, Look 24. Model Nimue Smit.  /  (4) Credit Unknown.

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• This is a very rare Haute Couture Gres skirt and top hat from Spring 1974.
• It was made under the creative direction of Madame Gres.
• The documented to Spring 1974 was done through the sketch of it that we have added here.
• This is the exact set that was worn by Annabelle Wallis. I love that the photos of her show how beautiful this is once it is on. The movement even through the static photographs is phenomenal.
• Madame Gres' work has had profound effects on Haute Couture and her influence still resonates to this day. Her attention to detail, master draping techniques, and respect for the female form is unparalleled. She was known for designing and creating garments directly on her models and this became a signature of her work.
• She opened her first atelier, La Maison Alix in 1932. A partnership briefly changed the house's name to Alix Barton and then the label went to simply Alix. In 1942 she married, and the label made its last change to became Madame Gres, which was a partial anagram of Serge, her husband's first name. Her work spans over five full decades with the vast majority of it, with the exception of a short-lived RTW line begun in 1980, dedicated solely to creating Haute Couture. She is one of the greatest couturiers of our time and her pieces are very rare and hard to find.
• This Haute Couture set is exceptional. Both pieces are made from a bias cut silk jersey done in a perfect tropical sea blue that has a touch of turquoise to it. Silk jersey was one of her signature fabrics. The pleating detailing on the bodice of this set is one of her signature techniques.
• As with many of her pieces the cut and design of both pieces are simple and minimalist but with maximum impact.
• Tiny straps made from the same jersey curve over the shoulders. Under that is the incredible hand-pleated bandeau bodice. Two panels of pleated silk jersey curve around each and wrap behind you creating a curving pattern with openings between the curves all the way around.
• The silk jersey on the bands has been pleated entirely by hand with tiny little hand stitches hidden in the folds. 
• It is lightly boned inside and completely made by hand. You can see all the hand work in the photos where I have shown the back. It wraps and curves over itself at the back and closes with two hidden sets of hook and eye. 
• An expanse of bare skin sits between the top and the skirt. Depending on your height, the amount of skin shown between the skirt and top will vary.
• The skirt falls from the waist in a swoop of bias cut silk jersey that widens out as it nears the hem. There are yards and yards of jersey in the skirt. You really get an idea of that in the photos of Annabelle. It is quite exceptional.
• Every seam on the dress has been finished by hand. Working with a bias cut silk jersey in this manner is an incredible achievement that would have taken countless hours of handwork to complete.
• It is a work of art and very rare. It very well may be the only one that exists.
  
• The top is lined in a matching silk with all of the hand were clearly seen. It is lightly boned and hooks to close. The skirt hooks to close at the waist and then snaps under that. I see a bit of grubbiness on the inner lining of the top and on some of the edges of the top and the waistband of the skirt. There is the occasional tiny pull in the jersey. The straps have been reinforced. The hem of the skirt is deliberately raw. I see a couple tiny pinhead holes in the jersey of the skirt near the hem. There is so much fabric in the skirt that you would never see them but it is mentioned for accuracy. The dress is unlabelled. Both pieces are finished to Haute Couture standards and entirely made by hand. 
• There is no size tag is present because it is true Haute Couture so please go by the measurements below. 
• Excellent condition

Bandeau top
Bust: best fits a 32A or 32smallB or smaller
Bottom hem: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 13" from top of shoulder to bottom

Skirt
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 43" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-XS

Item# DD5425

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1974 Madame Gres sketch from the Palais Galliera Collection.  /  (2-5) Annabelle Wallis in this set, 2024.

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• The twin of this dress in black was shown as Look 15 for the 2015 Resort presentation.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli. 
• In the Vogue review for this collection they said: "Monastic, artistocratic, modest, and even prim have been terms applied to Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's Valentino almost since they took over in 2009." 
• l absolutely love this dress. It is well documented and it is the perfect romantic feeling dress that could also be fantastic as part of a wedding weekend.
• The cut of the dress is very simple so that the beautiful cotton that has been embroidered and pin tucked can take centre stage. This fabric gives it a nod to the past while still feeling modern.
• I love that it can easily have a more elegant evening feel by styling it with heels and some statement jewels and that you can wear it with or without the floral belt for a completely different look.
• The fabric is a just lightly off-white cotton that has a touch of transparency to it. It is lined in more cotton so that it is wearable and has structure. Onto that are panels of flowers that are embroidered and cut out with embroidery around their edges. These have been placed to follow and highlight the cut of the dress. They cover the dress from shoulder to hem and this added texture gives the dress the most beautiful visual interest. It is quite stunning.
• The neckline is cut across and the ruffle that goes all the way around the neck line sits at the top outer edge of your shoulder.
• The bodice skims over you and the waist nips in. It comes with a pretty belt that you can wear with it, change to another belt or wear it without any, and it looks just as good.
• I love the belt. It is made from cut out fabric flowers in a variety of colours that have been pieced together and strung onto a belt. I sometimes see this dress sold without the original belt and it is very lovely to have the full set.
• The skirt falls from there and has a pretty fullness to it. It falls outwards to the hem and gets wider as it goes. It has very pretty movement once on.
• The dress is fully lined in a lightweight gauze cotton and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The belt ties into place around you. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5420

Reference Photos: (1) Resort 2015 Valentino, Look 15 /  (2-3) Anja Rubik in Valentino.

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• This dress dates to the 2010s and is from the Lanvin Blanche line.
• It was made under the creative direction Alber Elbaz.
• The dress is made of a soft ivory dotted net mixed with lace panels that is stunning on the body. This combination of those two fabrics allow it to drape beautifully over the body and highlight your every curve in a very flattering way.
• The bodice has a soft and romantic feel as it glides over you. The shoulders are wide and curve over and down into a V at the front. At the sides, each arm hole is also cut into a V to give the dress a pretty nod to a Grecian feel.
• The dotted netting of the bodice is gathered into the top of the shoulders and around the waist for a pretty and soft feel.
• A chevron patterned lace wraps around the waist. A band of prong set rhinestones tops the band. Underneath the lace there is panel that combines rhinestones and domed matte metallic beads. I love the way this adds detail around the waistline and the workmanship is exquisite.
• From there the skirt curves out and over the hips and falls to the floor. Panels of lace are mixed in with the tiers of the dotted netting. These fall all the way down the skirt with each band getting wider and more full as it reaches the hem. The way the skirt widens as it reaches the floor allows for a pretty sweep of fabric around you as you move.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition.

Bust: each triangle covers 6-8" flat across from side to side
Seam under the bust: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to waist and the band around the waist is 4" high
Total length: 63" from top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5421

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• The twin of this dress was a part of the presentation for the Resort 2012 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz.
• The dress is made of an ivory cotton lace with silk net edging that falls beautifully over the body. It is a dress that is easy to wear and very flattering.
• The bodice has a soft and romantic feel as it glides over you. The shoulders are wide and curve into a shallow scoop at the front. I love how he chose to edge the neckline and openings for the arms with that little bit of silk for a pretty contrast.
• The lace skims over the bust and is cut more generously around the waist. This helps to keep the silhouette soft and pretty. If you did want a more defined shape you could easily add a belt or silk ribbon around the waist that could be as elaborate as or simple as you wished it to be.
• The lace skims past the waist and then the skirt is set over top of the lace of the bodice in a very deliberate way that makes the seam there a part of the design. The workmanship is exquisite where they meet and I love how the fabric of the skirt has been gathered into little ruffles that curve all the way around you.
• From there it falls over the hips and down to the floor in a beautiful drape of lace. The fabric is light and soft and there is an additional layer of silk chiffon underneath so that it feels amazing against the skin. It is cut supermodel long in length. All of the fabric that was gathered in around the top of the hips is allowed to expand and give you the fullness of the skirt so that you get this pretty sweep of fabric around you when you move.
• It is extremely pretty and romantic in feel.
• The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk chiffon. It closes with an exposed bronze colour zipper at the side. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a Lanvin size 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-seam at top of hips: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 17" from top of shoulder to dropped waist
Total length: 68" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5422

Reference Photo: Resort 2012 Lanvin, Look 39.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 48 on the Spring 2015 Dolce and Gabbana runway
• It was made under the creative direction of Domenico Solce and Stefano Gabbana
• This dress was only available as a special order piece and the original price was just over 20,000 euros. They were made on a very limited basis.
• The embellishment on this piece was done to a Couture/Alta Moda level. It combines hand carved metal and has different kinds of embellishments that all been placed by hand in the pattern that you see over the dress on both the front, sides and back. There are small 3D silver flowers with pearls topping them, hand-made red patent leather flowers in various sizes, 3D three layered golden metal carved flowers with red crystal rhinestones, and big hand carved metal plates, with some of rhinestones directly embedded onto the metal plates. It is truly a work of art and showcases the very best of the Dolce ateliers.
• I love that we have reference photos so that you can see how fantastic this is once it sits on an actual body.
• The embellishments cover the entire front bodice of the dress and then run all the way around the band at the waist. The skirt is equally covered at the front with the embellishments continuing around to the sides. I have taken multiple photos, including ones of the dress laying flat so that you can see just how elaborate and wonderful all of the embellishments are.
• The dress is made out of a white silk brocade that has a pattern on pattern to the silk for the perfect backdrop to the elaborate detailing added onto it. 
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves curve over the top of your shoulder. The neck line is scooped. It skims over your bust to a wide band that highlights the waist. The skirt flares out to a mini length hem. 
• The dress is fully lined in a white silk and closes with a back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Dolce and Gabbana 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 10" and they are 11" around the upper arm
Inset shoulders: 13.5"
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist at the top seam of the 4" band: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist at the bottom seam of the 4" band: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 11.5" from neck to top seam of the 4" band, 15.5" to the bottom seam
Total length: 32.5" from neck to hem with 3.25" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5417

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 2015 Dolce & Gabbana, Look 48. Model Nastya Sten.

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5418

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5419

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

Sleeves: 22.5" and they are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5415

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5416

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• The dress is from the Spring 2018 Valentino collection.
• It was made under the Creative Direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli 
• This was a red carpet favourite and its twin was seen on both Nicole Kidman and Nicky Hilton It is a beautiful example of how wonderful Pierpaolo could cut a dress. 
• Over the course of his time at Valentino Pierpaolo did several variations of these elaborate ruffled and embellished dresses in different fabrications and each is beautiful. The cut of the dress makes it easy to wear and it is very flattering once on the body. It has a beautifully feminine feel and is very striking with the addition of the ruffles. The pink is infinitely gorgeous on almost every skin tone. 
• The dress is fabulous and is even better in person than how it photoed here.
• It is made from a pink silk organza mixed with panels of lace set in a chevron pattern that runs down the bodice and top of the skirt on both the back and the front. These fabric choices keeps it light in weight but still give it enough structure to hold that gorgeous shape that you see.
• The neck is cut high with a band of lace running around the neck. A little ruffle of organza runs around the bottom of the collar and this sets the tone for the rest of the dress.
• A ruffle details the top of each shoulder, the end of the cuffs, and then more ruffles are set throughout the dress and around the hem.
• The bodice is cut to skim over you and I love the bit of play on transparency with the very top of the bodice and the sleeves with them being babe can you see if you can get them in yeah I like that a lot! I actually didn't even know that. I think that would do well. a single layer of the organza. The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are long and slightly taper down to a ruffled wrist.
• The waist is detailed with more ruffles and is cut slightly on the more generous size. This is a signature cut for him and makes the dress very easy and flattering to wear. 
• The skirt falls from there to the floor. It is wonderfully full and extremely elaborate. Chevron panels of lace detail the top portion of the skirt and then panels of organza continue down set on angles for the full length of the skirt. Every second panel of organza has a ruffle peeking out from underneath. The skirt is very wide by the time it reaches the hem and it has wonderful movement. 
• Over the entire dress is an absolutely gorgeous mix of hand set rectangular silver metallic sequins that are set vertically over the dress. These are mixed with hand set pronged rhinestones that follow the design of the dress. On the sleeves they are set in vertical rows and then throughout the dress they are set in angled rows to follow the chevron design of the lace and organza. 
• This was a special order piece and very few were made.
• The dress is fully lined in a pink silk. It closes with a hidden back set zipper and buttons at the back of the neck. Each sleeve has a button at the wrist. It is in its original uncut length. It has its original tags attached and was never worn.
• Tagged a Valentino 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 27" including the ruffle that is just under 2" wide. Each sleeve is 11.5" around the upper arm. The neck is 14" around
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from neck to the top seam of the 2" band around the waist
Total length: 64.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5414

Reference Photos: (1) Nicole Kidman at the Critics Choice Awards, 2018.  /  (2-3) Nicky Hilton at the Fall 2018 Paris Couture Valentino Fashion Show.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2011 Armani main label collection for the Look 60.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• One was used for the ad campaign that year and it is just an absolutely beautiful shot. 
• This was the closing look on the runway. Having the finale look of any collection is always an extra point in collectibility
• In Vogue's review of the collection they said "Giorgio Armani's secret weapon is focus. He'll take one idea and elaborate on it over the course of a collection. Today's focal point was the night sky over the Sahara: warm, velvety blue, scattered with stars.... Everything was navy shading towards midnight. As the show moved toward evening, sprinklings of crystal and sequins appeared to echo the heavens at night."
• This dress is outstanding and it is pristine. In fact, it still has its original tags attached. It's original retail price was just over €13,000.
• The bodice is strapless with a curving panel of midnight blue silk that wraps around the entire bodice splitting at the back on either side of the zipper.
• Inside there is a built-in corset made out of lingerie stretch netting that is lightly boned, zips to close at the back and has a hook at the waist. This is what holds the dress in place around you.
• From there, the dress falls to the floor. It curves around the bust shaped around the built in cups of the corset underneath skims over the waist and curves back out over the hips. It narrows in under the hips and then flares back out beautifully around the hem. 
• Semi transparent, blue iridescent sequence that are on the larger size are set in tightly, spaced horizontal, rose stacked on top of each other from the very top of the bodice all the way to the ham. I love how each sequin overlaps its neighbor. They are very heavily applied and their slight touch of transparency give the dress a really extra bit of luminescence as they catch the light from every angle.
• The sequins are set on a blue chiffon that has a slight bit of stretch so this makes the dress conform to your body and allows for a little bit greater range of size. This gives the body of the dress a very slight transparency through the sequins that is fantastic. As with many of Armani pieces, the sensuality of the dress is hinted at and not completely in your face.
• I think this might be one of my favourite Armani dresses I've ever had the pleasure of seeing in person. It is truly outstanding.
• The dress has a full built-in boned inner corset that closes with its own zipper and hooks at the waist. The rest of the dresses unlined. It closes at the back over the inner corset with a hidden set zipper. It has its original tags attached and is pristine. The outer fabric does have some stretch so I put the comfortable range below for that as well as the inner corset.
• Tagged an Armani 38
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.25-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner corset, the outer dress will stretch another inch at least if the inner corset it is not closed
Waist: 12.75" flat across from side seam to side seam of the inner corset, the outer dress stretch to 13.75" across if the inner corset it is not closed
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 11" from top of bodice to inner corset waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5413

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2011 Giorgio Armani, Final Look, Look 60. Model: Michaela Kocianova.  /  (3) Spring 2011 Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign by Nick Knight.

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• This is a version of the set from the Fall 1998 runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
• The twin of the skirt walk the runway with a fitted long sleeved matching top. That version of the set was used in the ad campaign. It is also featured in their new Archivo online section, worn on the red carpet and featured in an Armani exhibit.
• My client wore it with this sequin top instead that is also from the Armani main line. 
• The base of the top is a blue chiffon that is a slightly different shade than the skirt. Because of the heavy application of sequins it works well together.
• The top is a simple tank with a scooped front and back and a more generous cut through the body that makes it very easy to wear.
• It is fully covered in blue iridescent sequins that are laid flat outside by side horizontally. Mixed into that are little tiny, silver, sequins and beads rose of tiny seed, beads and little shots of white sequins and red bead work. It's very pretty and the entire top has the sequence coverage on both the front and the back.
• I love how at the back of the top it's left with no closures for the little bit of the bottom. This is a very Armani signature where he lets part of the closure stay open, so you have that little peak of the skirt underneath it and that little bit of extra movement.
• The skirt is stunning. It's made out of a deep blue silk mix, and it is all cut on the bias. It has a flat front with an inner band that helps to hold it and give structure around the waist.
• From there, it curves out over the hips and expands outward to the floor. The front is cut shorter, and then the back herbs around to become a sweeping train of silk behind you. There is a slit that runs up one side so that when you walk, you get a flash of leg.
• I love that because it is two separate pieces. You can wear these together or mix a match either piece with existing things in your wardrobe.
• The top is fully lined in a blue chiffon and closes with hidden set snaps at the back. The skirt is online and closes with a hidden set side zipper.
• The ski skirt is tagged a vintage Armani 42 and the top has no size tag present.
• Excellent condition

Top
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 21.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Skirt
Waist: 13 to 13.75" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 40.5" from top of waist to the shortest part of the front hem. The back extends another 26.5" and the slit is just under 22" from the front hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5412

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 1998 Giorgio Armani.  /  (2) Giorgio Armani Ad Campaign, 1998.  /  (3) From ARMANI Archivio.  /  (4) Juliette Binoche at the Cannes Film Festival, 2016.  /  (5) From the "Giorgio Armani - Milano, per amore" exhibit at the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan, 2025.

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• The twin of this dress walked the Fall 1987 Bill Blass runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Bill Blass.
• I love that we found a reference photo from the runway so you can see just how fantastic this is once on.
• This is the actual dress worn Mikey Madison to the Oscars Nominees Dinner in February and she landed on several best dressed lists as a result.
• Bill Blass launched his label in 1970 when he bought out the Maurice Rentner label and re-launched it under his own name. Blass was arguably one of the most famous of the American designers. His forte was the ability to mix simple styles with unexpected materials in way that was very flattering to the wearer. 
• It is one of those dresses that looks amazing on the dress form but is even better on an actual person.
• The fabric feels like art. The base is a rich blue silk and then onto this is a fantastic design made of out a black velvet. The velvet is very soft to the touch with a chenille like finish that gives the design a beautiful texture and softness.
• The dress has the feel of an antique 18th century gown and I love this reference back to the past.
• The top is a fitted and strapless with a band of black silk wrapping around the breasts. It falls from there to skim outward over the waist and hips, and then narrows back down to the floor as it reaches the hem. This gives the front of the dress a more long and lean feel but with a hint that something special might happen as you turn.
• The back is the star of the show. Sitting over the top of the closure at the back is a large black velvet bow. This tops an added panel underneath that is very extravagant. The panel curves outwards and then loops back in to attach just under the hips. A second black velvet bow sits at the base of where it is attached back into the dress. A slit is hidden under the panel to give you room to walk while keeping the narrow silhouette of the hem.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk. It closes with a back painted metal zipper hidden under a seam and there is an inner hooked waist stay. There is light boning through the bodice. Hand work throughout. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• There is no size tag present, so please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5411

Reference Photos/Video: (1) Fall 1987 Bill Blass Runway.  /  (2-6) Mikey Madison wearing this dress to the Oscars Nominees Dinner, February 2025, styled by Jamie Mizrahi. 

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• I have included a reference photos from 1964 that shows similar versions of this dress. This dress does not have its Sarmi label, but it does have a Bergdorf's label that has the 1968 date on it. I believe it was custom ordered based on those earlier dresses. 
• It was made under the creative direction of Ferdinando Sarmi.
• This is so thoroughly a Sarmi piece that it is quite incredible.
• The bodice has an ivory silk base that is covered in an off-white mink fur. It has an inner built-in lightly boned bodice.
• The skirt is made from multiple layers of a slightly stiffened ivory tulle with silk organza and silk layers set in under that.
• Onto the very top layer of the skirt are little various size dots made of eyelash tinsel in metallic silver, gold, blue and green. These sparkle from every angle and it is quite incredible.
• It has an empire feel with a large ivory silk, wide ribbon, tied into a bow at the front for a pretty detail.
• The sleeves are just stitched onto the the top so I think you could easily remove them if you prefer this as a strapless.
• It is completely made by hand throughout to Demi Couture level.
• The dress is lined in ivory through the bottom and the layers of the skirt as described above act as the lining period it closes with a back zipper. There may be a tiny area here in there around the edges where the man has lifted just a touch, but it is very minor.
• There is no size tag present because it was almost certainly made to order so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13.5" from top of shoulder to bottom of the waist band and that band is 2" wide
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5408

Reference Photos: (1) Brigitte Bauer in chiffon evening gown with mink bodice by Sarmi, photo by Howell Conant at the Lunar Fountain in New York's World Fair, 1964. Shown in Life Magazine, August 1964.  /  (2) Model wearing Sarmi, 1964.  /  (3) 1964 Sarmi Evening Dress in The MET Online Collection.  /  (4) Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt in Sarmi, 1964.

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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. Fur pieces are final sale.

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5409

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

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• The twin of this dress in a different colour resides in the permanent collection of the Met Museum.
• It was made under the creative direction of George Halley.
• Halley was one of the great American Couturiers.
• George Halley started his career working for Charles James who said of the young designer that he 'was a genius at draping'. By the time Halley opened his own atelier in 1966 he was well on his way to fame. He won the Coty Award in 1968 and his work is on par with true couture. He is one of my personal favourite designers.
• Women's Wear Daily called him 'a designer in a lovely world of his own' and that is how I feel about his work.
• This is an absolutely outstanding dress that shows the extreme level of detail that was being done with Couture pieces in this era. This would have been made entirely by hand in his Salon.
• A pale pink silk net tops a pink silk and then this has an elaborate detailing added over its surface with 3D velvet flowers, prong set rhinestones, hand beading and faux pearls
• Over that is a application of hand done metallic embroidery that covers the top layer of netting.
• The front has a high empire cut with an attached velvet band around the waist. This ends in a pretty and romantic bow at the back.
• The workmanship on the stress is spectacular and I've included a lot of close-ups for you to see. No matter how amazing you think it looks in the photos. It is better in person.
• The dress has been completely made by hand to a Couture level.
• It closes with a back zipper and snaps over the bow. The dress is hand lined in a pale pink silk. I see a little bit of grubbiness on the velvet sash and bow. I feel like this could be removed and replaced with the original just cap to side so that you have all of the pieces, but it would be easy to add a sash of your choice and maybe even extend it down the back. There is some very slight change in colour along some of the edges of the inner pink silk lining, some minor grubbiness along the hem and some splitting of the silk on the inner hem along the very edge at the bottom. These are all minor but mentioned for accuracy
•  There was no size tag present, so please go buy the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 7.5" and the opening is 10" around
Slightly inset shoulders: 13"
Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5410

Reference Photo: 1967 George Halley dress from the Met collection.

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• This amazing dress is from the Spring 1987 Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
  
• The dress is made from a hand made black French corded lace and this choice in fabric gives the dress its structure and shape. This is mixed with silk satin details across the top of the bottom, around the hip, and finishing the hem.
• The bodice is strapless and is cut to curve across the front. Inside there is a full separate couture level corset that is boned and shaped to hold the dress perfectly in place around you.
• It curves in to skim over the waist and then it curves back out and over the hips. Just under the hips is an attached black silk ribbon that wraps around you and ties in a bow at the front.
• The skirt falls underneath the ribbon detailing and down to the floor. It widens out quite a bit around you for lovely movement when you move. The skirt is cut slightly longer at the back and has extra fabric for a bit of a sweeping feel behind you.
• I love how there is a matching dip at the back of the bodice that picks up on the shape of the extended back skirt. This is all done to add the illusion of length.
• As with all couture pieces, and Yves' especially, they only truly come to life once on the body. This dress looks so simple and easy but it is really a bit of an understated masterpiece in person.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a side set zipper. The inner corset closes with its own zipper. The corset is lightly boned through the bodice and shaped. An inner waist stay hooks to close.
• There is no size tag present since it is Haute Couture so please go by the measurements list listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 15-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 12.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 50" from top of bodice to front hem, 54" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5405

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• The twin of the dress walked the runway for the Fall 1998 Guy Laroche collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Alber Elbaz.
• Alber was at Laroche from 1996 to 1998. The final collection that he designed was the Spring 1999 show and then he moved to YSL Rive Gauche directly after.
• This dress is an obvious take / reissue on the famous 1972 Laroche designed by Guy and worn by Mireille Darc in the film 'The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe'.
• The dress is made out of a soft black jersey that is a mix of wool and silk. This makes it extremely comfortable to wear. It also gives it a slight touch of modernity from the original. 
• Like the original it has that deeply plunging and open back. The opening on this version goes right to the top of the neck instead of closing at the back of the neck like the original.
• The front neck is scooped and sits high up on the neck. The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are long. I love how he added a flared cuff to the ends of each sleeve instead of keeping them tight and fitted. It gives the dress a slightly more fluid feel.
• It skim over the bust and waist with simple darts, adding shape around the bust area. The jersey makes it very easy to fit because it has some stretch.
• From there it curves back out over the hip and falls to the floor. The bottom flares out quite a bit to pick up on the flare of the sleeves. There is an inset triangle of panel at the back to give it more flare.
• The back is fully open and the scoop is deep. This is intentional and meant to have that same shocking effect that the original dress had. Even knowing of the original dress, it still felt shocking when it was seen on the runway. I don't think it's quite as deep as the runway version but it's really dependent on your height and length of your torso. I have provided the measurement from the neck to the base of the scoop below.
• This is an incredibly rare dress and you may not see one again. I love the double dose of fashion history that this one has with the tie in with the original, as well as being an early piece of Alber's work, plus the documentation on the runway. A collectors dream.
• The dress is unlined and slips on to wear with no closures. The black jersey has some stretch and I have put the comfortable range of measurements below. Its easy fit and stretch should allow it to fit a range of sizes. It appears to have been worn very little, if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Laroche FR36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 26" and they are 10-11" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem in the back extends 4" past that.
Back scoop: approximately 21" from shoulder to the base of the scoop

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5406

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Fall 1998 Guy Laroche. Model: Georgianna Robertson.  /  (5-6) Mireille Darc wearing Guy Laroche in 'The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe', 1972. 

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• This dress is a version of a series of dresses that Yves sent down the runway for the Spring 1987 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• I have included reference photos of similar dresses used for the ad campaign and shown on the runway so that you can get an idea of how great this dress will be on the body.
• The 1987 collection is one of my all time favourites and I am very pleased to have this wonderful example from it in the shop.
• The dress is made from a black silk base with a layer of dotted black silk netting applied over the bodice in horizontal bands. This choice in fabric gives the dress its structure and shape so that it holds the shape around you once on.
• The bodice is strapless and cut on a soft curve across the neckline. It is lightly boned on the inside to hold the dress perfectly in place. It curves in over the waist and then curves back out over the hips. From there the lower skirts flare outwards to the hem.
• The lower skirt is quite full and makes an incredible statement. It has a fishnet style lace for its top layer. Under that is a layer of dotted lace to subtly tie in the lace of the bodice. Under those layers two more layers of the fishnet lace to give it its incredible fullness.
• On the bodice the lace is separated by five wide bands made out of a black silk ribbon that give a beautiful and rich feel to the dress. I love the contrast between the texture of the silk and the dotted netting.
• Each ribbon is stacked to run from the very top of the bodice to the lowest seam above the skirt. Each ribbon is gathered into a little folded bow and has a round metal circle attached that is finished with  glossy black glass rhinestones. There are five of those big jewelled pieces in total and they add the perfect amount of glitz to the dress. The combination of the silk ribbon, the dotted lace, the jewelled circles and that stunning full lower skirt is just gorgeous to see and it is even better on the body.
• The dress fully lined in a crisp black cotton and closes with a side set zipper. The inner bodice is lightly boned and shaped. I see some minor repairs in the netting of the skirt. You only see them if you are looking for them because of the amount of fabric in the skirt and the black layers. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a 40.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 10" from the top of the bodice to the inner waist, 24" to the bottom of the lowest seam above the skirt
Total length: 47" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5407

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Ad Campaign  /  (2-3) Spring 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway as Look 54 for the Fall 2001 Versace show.
• It was made under the creative direction of Donatella Versace.
• In the show notes, Donatella said "above all a woman must dress to please herself". In the book Versace Catwalk they noted that the collection "evoked a hedonistic pop culture moment – late 1970s? Early 1980s? – that was picked up throughout the collection and expanded upon by Steven Mizell when he photographed the advertising campaign in the Playboy mansion."
• Vogue stated that many of the looks played on what she had just done in her Couture collection "fitted hips and corseted waist lines were all the core of her collection"
• This dress was shown with a wide heavy belt on the runway and I actually think it is better without one.
• The dress is made out of a soft sueded feeling bias cut silk with extensive seamwork. Top stitching details the seams and the entire back panel of the dress, all a heavy nod to the 1920s and 1930s.
• At the front the dress comes down into a V and I love how the seam extends out from that V and falls on an angle to the side of the waist. The bias cut allows the dress to skim loosely over you in the most perfect way.
• When the dress is worn without a belt it has shaped from how the back is constructed but has a more skimming and easy feel as it falls over the waist. More of the seamwork defines the angle panels that create the dress from under the bust to past the hips.
• The dress curves out and over the hips and then it is brought in slightly by the final angled seam set just above the lower skirts.
• The skirt is phenomenal. It widens out substantially and on one side there is a curved inset panel that adds even more volume. This gives it tremendous movement and volume when you move.
• The back panel is phenomenal. This is where the dress really stands out. The sides of the front curve around and down into the low back and then the shaped panel falls over your back and into the top of the hip.
• The panel is extensively top stitched which adds structure and shape to it. It is incredibly sexy.
• I think this dress is absolutely phenomenal.
• The dress is fully lined in a second, fully stitched inner layer of the same silk and it backs the entire dress. It closes with a hidden set zipper that runs along a side seam at the back. Some small areas here in there in the fabric have faded slightly. This gives it a slightly antique feel. I see a very faint mark on the back hip near the side and some slight loosening of the stitches in one spot. Please see the photos after the label. It is perfectly wearable as is and priced accordingly.
• Labelled a vintage Versace 40
• Great condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5402

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2001 Versace, Look 54. Model Hannelore Knuts.

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• The sleeved version of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1987 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Arnold Scassi.
• Scaasi launched  his boutique line in 1984 and it was high end ready-to-wear and very expensive. He was born Arnold Isaacs in Montreal and the name Scassi is simply his own surname in reverse. He studied in Montreal and in Paris, apprenticed at the house of Paquin and then worked with the legendary Charles James. In 1964 he opened own couture salon.
•  It is very rare to find documentation of his work from this time period and I love having it so that you can see how amazing it is on. I think this strapless one is even better then the runway version.
• You can easily see the influence of Arnold having worked for Charles James in this piece. The lines are dramatic and yet elegant. 
• The dress is strapless and the top portion of the dress is made from an inky black velvet. It is dramatically shaped at the front with wired peaks and a V plunge at the front. 
• It nips in at the waist and then angles down from one side low on the hip on the other. On the side that sits higher up there is a large bow detail that gives the effect of holding all the gathers of the skirt in place.
• The skirt is set under that and the long angling seam on the opposite hip adds visual length to the dress as it extends down and into a deep point. The skirt is quite full and the shape and volume that you see is held by the inner construction.
• Layers of tulle netting set underneath the outermost layer of silk. The green of the skirt is a true brilliant emerald. This unexpected shock of colour is fantastic.
• The dress is fully lined in a green silky rayon. The bodice is lightly boned and it closes with a hidden set side zipper. Built in stiff tulle under skirts and the skirt is interlined in a green organza. 
• There is no size tag present so please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.4" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 51" from top of peaks on bodice to hem with 3" turned under the top layer

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5403

Reference Photos: Fall 1987 Arnold Scaasi.

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• This dress is from the Spring 2007 collection and it is a version of the blue dress that walk the runway for look 14.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• Rihanna wore its twin to the 2007 Grammys which is an amazing reference for you to be able to see what this looks like on the body.
• It is absolutely beautiful with its intricate pleating that runs over the entire dress. I love how the pleats are set in different directions to pick up on and highlight the cut of the dress.
• It is made out of a light silk chiffon done in the prettiest soft green colour. It feels more of a pastel green in person than how it shot here.
• The front panel is set to run across the body with all of the pleating done on an angle to follow the line of the neck line and of the bottom of the panel that wraps around the waist. Where your arm slips through there is a wide band of green silk that circles over the shoulder and around the arm.
• A second panel extends out from the side of the waist and curves across the back to meet the opening for the arm. This leaves large portions of bare skin showing all the way down one side and above and below the panel of the back. It is very sexy.
• The skirt and waist have a band of the same solid green used around the arm. The band is meant to sit a bit low slung on the hip and you can see that in the photos of Rihanna on the red carpet. If you wear it higher up the top will blouse over more.
• There is a light line of tiny stitching that runs across the lower part of the front of the bodice. This is done so the silk doesn't sit way off the body if you chose to wear the waistline up higher and it blouses over. It is a brilliantly thought out technical detail. 
• There is an incredible amount of fabric in the skirt and the long vertical pleats help it to flare out. The lightness of the silk chiffon combined with the bounce of the pleat creates amazing movement when you walk.
• The bodice is lined in a green silk and there is a built-in bottom part of a bodysuit that sits just inside and under the waist band. It hooks to close and helps hold the dress in place. The skirt is lined in a matching green silk chiffon. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and you just slip your arm through the circle at the side of the top. 
• Tagged a vintage Cavalli 42
• Excellent condition

Bust: the front panel covers 14-16" flat across with no true side seams
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam and meant to sit at the top of the hip
Hips: open
Bodice: approx 21" from the top of the shoulder to the top of the waistband
Total Length: approx 65" from top of the shoulder to hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5402

Reference Photos/Video: (1-4) Spring 2007 Roberto Cavalli, Look 14. Model Jessica Stam.  /  (5-7) Rihanna, in Roberto Cavalli, at the 2007 Grammys.

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• The twin of this dress was Look 44 for the Fall 2002 McQueen show that was title Supercalifragilistic-Expialidocious, taken from Mary Poppins.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen
• Vogue noted the 'Milkmaid necklines—far from innocent-were pushed up by leather bodices that curved down into the tightest pencil skirts, and finished off with thigh-high leather boots. McQueen moved from that Helmut Newton-esque fantasy to another—bad schoolgirls, who mixed lingerie and silver lamé ties and skirts in with their proper blazers and duffels. For a splendid finale, he brought out romantic flouncy skirts'
• This is a very rare piece of McQueen and  it is just exceptional. It is an absolutely iconic collectors piece.
• The top is a top-stitched formed and shaped corset that has inner boning and made to be shaped around the body. It is constructed from several shaped and formed pieces of what looks to be like a black denim that is top stitched and then pieced together to shape and create the form around the body.
• It closes down the front with metal lingerie hooks and then it has a belt through which a leather belt goes around the waist. That sense of leather is picked up again in the straps. The straps are very clever and they can be removed if you wish to wear this as a strapless piece. They button into place and the buttons are metal with the Q and C made as part of the button. A ruffled and pleated cotton bit comes out at the sides and the ruffled lace across the top of the neckline. This is done to help keep the illusion that you have put a corset over a little cotton mini.
• This illusion continues with the skirt coming out from underneath the corset. It is attached all inside the corset and is made out of two layers of cotton with lace finishing the bottom. This has all been pleated so you get this fantastic movement.
• It is ultralight in weight and it is a truly phenomenal piece of McQueen.
• The inside front of the skirt is elastic so you just slip this dress on and then hook it down the front to wear. I see a tiny little bit of fading to the dye near a couple edges of the seam of the skirt, but with McQueen pieces, these little flaws were often intentional and it certainly does not distract from the dress whatsoever. Some of the leather has rubbed off a touch on the back side of the belt in one spot. This is very minor and it is just mentioned for accuracy
  
• Tagged a vintage McQueen 38.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 29" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5401

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2002 Alexander McQueen, Look 44. Model Adriana Lima.

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• The twin of this dress walk the runway for the Fall 2010 collection for Look 45.
• It was made under the creative direction of Frida Giannini.
• This was one of a series of evening pieces done for the finale of the show and was one of the best of those final looks. I am very glad that we have the runway photos so that you can see how this will properly fit on the body once on.
• The dress is strapless and there is a band made out of a chocolate suede that runs around the top of the bodice. Inside there is light boning to and structure and help to hold the dress properly in place.
• It skims over the bust and is shaped slightly inwards at the waist and then curves back out over the hips. It falls to just above the knee depending on your height.
• The dress can be worn on its own or you can wear the matching little shoulder capelet feeling piece that comes with the dress. My dress form is cut slightly shorter through the body so the bottom edge of the shoulder piece is coming to the top of the dress. Depending on your height and build it will either sit the same or sit above the top to leave a strip of bare skin showing like you see in the runway photos.
• The base is a deeper brown and then that has thousands of iridescent sequin pailettes attached in little clusters over the entire dress. These are in different sizes and the smaller ones are attached top bottom to the dress and then the longer pieces are attached at their tops only so they have this incredible movement and slight sound when you move.
• The shoulder piece is made out of two layers of black silk net. It has more of the same iridescent pailettes attached to it. The ones on this piece have a more clear undertone, whereas the ones on the dress have a slightly brown undertone. The slightly different colour and transparency of the base fabric gives the capelet a touch of a contrasting colour to the dress.
• The shoulder piece snaps to close at the back and has little built in openings for your arms to fit through so that it stays perfectly in place once on. I also love that you could where these as a set as shown on the runway or mix and match with other things in your wardrobe.
• The dress is fully lined in light brown silk. The inner corset piece that is lightly boned has its own zipper and then a second zipper sits over that to close the dress. Part of the back goes over the zipper and snaps into place. It sat down slightly from the top edge of the dress, so you see a bit of the under part of the dress. This is a detail that was done purposefully. The shoulder piece snaps to close at the back with hidden set snaps. Perhaps the occasional sequin missing but no overly bare spots and the pattern does have open spots purposely built into it. The original tags are attached and it was never worn.
• Tagged a Gucci 40
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 31.5" from top of bodice to hem

Capelet
20-23" it's widest point across and each opening for the arm is between 10.5-11" around
Total width: approx 9.5" 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5400

Reference Photos/Video: Fall 2010 Gucci, Look 45. Model Yulia Kharlapanova.

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• The twin of this set was Look 10 on the Fall 2003 runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Tom Ford.
• We have included runway photos and video for you to see how beautifully this moves once on the body. In Vogue's review of the show they said that "This season every major designer is talking about creating a "beauty" strong enough to defy our anxious times. Backstage that was the word Tom Ford used to characterize his Fall collection for Gucci—a collection in which beauty was personified as a power vixen extravagantly armoured to face down a troubled world" The evening pieces were mentioned specifically "For evening, there were gowns constructed with cutout zones of sparkling mesh and frilled bra tops; others snaked to the floor, held in place with complex asymmetric straps crossing the torso and shoulders. If Ford is treading the territory mapped out by Thierry Mugler and Azzedine Alaïa in the ’80s, it’s no surprise. Much of fashion is heading in that direction >anyway, and Ford, after all, bases Gucci’s entire brand proposition on finding new ways of upping the ante on sex season after season."
• This is a dress from one of the most incredible eras of Gucci.
• I love that this dress is the twin of the colour chosen to walk the runway and that it has it's corset belt. The belts were sold separately but this listing is for both pieces together.
• My client who is the original owner, verified that this colour of dress was only sold in a limited amount of Gucci shops and that they were produced in lower quantities, making it a more rare find. These usually do not have the matching corset belt since it was sold separately or they are in the all black colour that was sold and produced in greater quantities for retail.
  
• The dress is made out of a silk blend that allows the silk to stretch and give.
• The fabric is as light as air and that incredible stretch allows it to conform to your every curve and helps to create curves.
• The neckline is meant to sit lower on the chest and it sits wide across the front. You can see that on the runway.
• The sleeves are long and simple so that the seaming detail on the dress can stand out. The silk is gathered up and over the edge of the neckline in soft folds and then below that is the incredible seaming that shapes the dress around the body.
• The seam work that he did for his time at Gucci was an integral part of his design philosophy. The seaming acted like embellishments, shaping the pieces and giving them added detailing.
• The waist is seamed and it curves down and over the hips with insets there to hold and emphasize the shape.
• The skirt falls under that, following the curve of the body with just a slight flare out at the back hem. At the back the seaming curves around from that waist area and curves underneath your bottom. The silk is gathered in along those curved seams to create ruching and there is a panel built inside where they meet just above the hem to give added structure and support. 
• The corset goes over top of that and it is made out of a thick stretch fabric that has an almost neoprene feel to it. It velcros into place at the front and then straps wrap around you and buckle into place to cinch you in.
• This is a true stand out piece from Tom Ford's reign at Gucci and it is also incredibly sexy.
• Unlined and closes at the back with a hidden set zipper. The belt has Velcro at the front and then buckles to close over that. Both pieces appear to have been worn very little if at all. The dress has its inner fabric tag with the Gucci name on it only. The fabric does have stretch and the measurements below are the comfortable range laying flat.
• The belt is tagged a size 40.
• Excellent condition.

Dress
Sleeves: approx 28" and they are 12-15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: 15-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 40" from top of shoulder to front hem, 43" to the back hem

Corset Belt
6" high at its skinniest point and 9" at its widest. It is approx 26-30" end to end 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5399

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2003 Gucci, Look 10. Model Mariacarla Boscono.  /  (4) Yasmine Warsame in Gucci for Amica Magazine, October 2003.

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• This dress is from the Fall 2012 Valentino collection
• At this time both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were acting Creative Directors.
• On the runway it is clearly a take off on look 51 and the included reference photo gives you an idea of how this spits on the body.
• This is the second time I have had this dress in the shop and the first time I had it, a girl who bought its twin let me know that the original retail on this dress was over $20,000.
• The base fabric of the dress is a fine silk tulle netting that has panels of lace laid over it that run in horizontal rows down the length of the dress.
• The collar is set wide and is trimmed with two layers of silk chiffon. The upper bodice and sleeves are made from a netting that has little dots of embroidery mixed with beads.
• This same beaded technique is used on the double ruffled hem that circles the lower skirt. The dress is meant to skim over you and widen out as it nears the hem.
• The back skirt falls slightly longer than the front and there is a bit of extra fabric at the back so you get a soft sweeping of fabric behind you.
• The body of the dress is completely covered with alternating layers of the lace mixed with tiny little rows of ivory iridescent sequins. These are all set horizontally and wrap around the entire dress. The top layer of the dress has a transparent quality to it and to make the dress wearable it is then lined in three layers of ivory silk chiffon. It is absolute beautiful.
• Fully lined in three layers of silk chiffon. It has an inner corset that zips to close and an outer hidden side zipper. Each cuff zips to close. It appears to have never been worn.
• There is no size type present so please go buy the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 22" and they are approximately 10" around the upper arms
Shoulders: no true defined seams
Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: 58" from top of shoulder to front hem, 60" to the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5398

Reference Photo: Fall 2015 Valentino, Look 51.

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Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5397

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• This dress is from the Fall 2015 collection and you can see it's references in the photos that we have included here from the ready-to-wear show.
• In 2015 both Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were the acting creative directors for Valentino.
• The neckline is high and comes up in a neat collar around the neck. There is a single layer of the netting that runs across the front and back upper bodice.
• The sleeves are net and have an added dot and suggestion of a vertical stripe worked into the netting. They are made of a double layer of the tulle and each sleeve is slightly puffed above its end.
• The top of the bodice is cut straight across and that continues around to the back. The bodice is has a n overlaid panel of the same netting used for the sleeves. The panel hangs over a lace trimmed and dot netting layer that is stacked over an inner silk. It skims over you to the waist which is cut on the more generous side.
• The skirt falls from there to the floor and it is made up of five more tiers of the dotted netting. Each panel that runs over the skirt has an additional layer of lace attached to the tulle for added detail. It is the same lace that was used underneath the panel on the bodice.
• Each tier slightly overlaps the one below it and this gives the skirt a beautiful soft and romantic feel. It also gives you a really pretty line as it widens out as it near the hem.
  
• When you move all of the layers softly move around you. It is very beautiful.
• The dress is fully lined in ivory chiffon and closes with a back hidden set zipper. It still has its original tags attached and was never worn.
• Tagged a Valentino 42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 58.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5396

Reference Photos: Fall 2015 Valentino Runway.

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• The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2000 runway and I am very happy to have video reference so you can see just how beautifully it moves.
  
• It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler
• The dress is made out of a nude chiffon that is perhaps a touch paler than how it photoed here.
• The dress is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail.
• It is suspended from one shoulder and the other is left bare and exposed. All the seaming on the dress is set vertically so that it enhances and highlights the curves of the body. 
• The bust and waist are created by the shaping of those beautifully curving vertical seams.
• It skims over the hips and then falls to the floor with a slight widening out as it nears the hem. The hem is cut on a slight angle so that the side that has the shoulder is cut a little bit longer than the other. 
  
• The shoulder is detailed with a panel of fabric that you can sweep behind you for a bit of extra movement when you move.
• At the very top of the shoulder is an extra large custom made piece made out of an acrylic that has pale green rhinestones embedded in it to follow its curves.  I love that little detail. These would have been custom-made for each dress.
• The very outer layer of the chiffon is split quite high along the edge at the back and this adds incredible movement to the dress as you can see on the runway. You are still fully covered by the inner dress underneath.
• It is an extraordinary dress that is both rare and very beautiful.
• The dress is fully lined in the same fabric and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see one tiny catch in fabric near the seam just above the hem. It is very minor and only mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Mugler 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to the longest point of the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5393

Reference Video/Photos: Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler.

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• This is a very rare Paco Rabanne Haute Couture set from the 1990s, maybe 2000s.
• It was made under the creative direction of the original Paco Rabanne.
• This is a very rare collector piece and is almost certainly the only one in existence. It most likely was a runway piece but it is very challenging to find runway documentation for his Couture shows from this time period. If we do come across it at some point, we will certainly send it to its new owner.
• The set is made up of three separate pieces and you can wear them individually or together. 
  
• The inner dress is strapless and widens out substantially around the body as it falls, outward and down to the hem. The back is cut longer than the front so you get a fantastic swoop of fabric behind you as you walk.
• Inside, there is a built-in inner bodice to hold the dress in place. This is the only thing holding the dress in place since the fabric that lays over the inner bodice is cut to be extremely open and full as it falls down to the hem.
• The inner fabric of this piece is foiled silver fabric that has an black woven net with an orange woven applique set into the netting so that it that forms an organic pattern. This unique and innovative fabric is used for the entire dress part of the set. The fabric innovation that he was doing for his Couture shows really highlights how far he was pushing the envelope and how purely experimental his creations were.
• Slipping over the dress is a one of his signature chain-link pieces. It has a part cape / part top feel to it. It combines plastic silver links that have a rhinestone in each of their centres, with round circle loops that are hooked together, plus little orange plastic and gold pieces. All the pieces are hand linked together in a nod to his traditional metal chain link. The top drapes down over the bodice with an upwards curve at the front. At the back, it extends far longer to well past the small of the back, ending in a point that perfectly picks up on the shape of the back skirt.
• Each sleeve of the piece has been made to be very full and wide. They flare outwards at their ends and have an edging made out of with strands of the same pieces as the body of the top with an added little oval shape at their ends.
• The original hooded head piece complete the set. It is extremely rare to have the headpieces included. These were almost always made for the runway show only and is the biggest clue that this was most likely the actual sample piece. The little handwritten tag that says 49 that is attached under the label was probably the order number in the show, giving us the second clue.
• This incredible little headpiece simply slips over the head and is long enough that it covers the neck. All of the edges are finished with the same dangling embellishments you see edges of the on the top. An opening at the front allows your face to peak out but you are otherwise covered over your entire head. The beads are then all gathered into a 'knot" at the top. Once in place it gives the illusion that the headpiece and cap piece are all a singular piece of chain-link over you. It is incredible.
• The dress is completely made by hand and I believe that this is the original sample runway sample dress. Under the tag is a handmade tag that says 49 and I believe that is the Look number that would've been shown on the runway. The edges are all handed basted and this adds to the feel that this is the original sample because that is often how you see runway samples finished from this era.
• The dress has a built-in inner corset and this is what holds the dress in place around you. This inner bodice is lightly boned and has built in cups and meant to be fitted. Because of the excessive drape of the exterior dress you would be able to add and increase the size of the inner corset and you would never see any changes on exterior nor would it have any effect. That inner piece zips to close at the back and there is an attached waist stay that hooks to close. The dress closes with a series of snaps over that. There are dappled markings on a silver interior that show through to and under the netting. I believe this is all intentional as it is evenly distributed over the fabric on the silver parts of the fabric. There are some small pulls and stressing to the netting here and there. 
  
• There is no size tag present because it is Haute Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Inner bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 11.5-12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 54" from top of bodice to the front hem and the back extends another 8" past that, with 1" turned under the entire hem. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML based on the interior corset only. The rest of the pieces are more accommodating to a greater range of sizes. Please read the notes above.

Item# DD5394

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• This dress is from the Fall 2005 Galliano collection
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• The dress is a little work of art that not only combines his signature bias cut but is also made from a soft bias cut velvet that drapes beautifully over the body.
• The front is cut into a V and is caught up into a twisted knot detail at the base of the V. This creates a pretty draping over the bust area as the velvet is all gathered into that knot. The seam under the bust angles down towards the sides in a nod to the seamwork of the 1920s and 30s, something you see often in Galliano's work.
• At the back that same low V is repeated so that you get a bit of skin showing there. This front and back plunge perfectly offset the sensuality of the velvet..
• From there the dress glides over the waist and curves back out over hips. It falls to the floor and widens out near the hem. With all of the fabric cut on the bias this moves beautifully around you as you move. This superb silhouette is a signature of his work and it is done beautifully on this dress. 
• The colour of the velvet is this deep gold that has a slight antique feel to it. I love the way that it catches the light. Even in these photos you can see how magical the effect of that is and when it is on and you are moving it will be even better.
• The dresses that Galliano does with fabric cut on the bias are outstanding and the velvets like this one are even more so.
• The dress is unlined and has no closures. It slips over the head and then it just drapes perfectly around your curves. The bias cut will allow for range of fit so I have put the comfortable range of measurements below with the dress laying flat. The dress has lost its main Galliano tag but has its proper inside tag inside as shown. I see a tiny spot near the hem where it looks like the velvet is scuffed a touch. It is very minor and just mentioned for accuracy. Otherwise appears to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a vintage Galliano FR38, GB10, US4
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 69" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5395

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