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Sexiest Fall 2014 Anthony Vaccarello Skirt Runway Look 31 Black Wrap Skirt w High Front Slit

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Sexiest Fall 2014 Anthony Vaccarello Skirt Runway Look 31 Black Wrap Skirt w High Front Slit

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I Have A Question: Sexiest Fall 2014 Anthony Vaccarello Skirt Runway Look 31 Black Wrap Skirt w High Front Slit


  • The twin of this skirt walked the runway for the Fall 2014 Anthony Vaccarello collection as part of Look 31.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello.
  • Vogue talked about "the asymmetric hems on miniskirts and the hip high slits... that made this collection look identify his own." they went on to say "it was easily his most well-rounded so far with a new emphasis on tailoring."
  • The silhouette of this skirt was used in several variations on the runway. We have included one reference photo that shows it very clearly. 
  • On the runway these were worn layered over mini dresses. In real life, street stylers were seen wearing it with tights on its own, or even with a full bare leg for those that dared. It would even work over a pant or short.
  • I love that it gives you a range of styling options to make it feel fresh and able to be worn multiple times without feeling like the same piece.
  • The skirt is made out of a wool mix that has a matte satin backing.
  • It is extremely easy to pop on as it wraps around you and then and then buttons into place with two flat silver round buttons on one side of the hip.
  • The wrap affect is what leaves that high slit and it is cut with that slit intentionally left on an open angle. I took a photo of it laying flat so you could get a better idea of its silhouette.
  • The waist is cut slightly more generous and you have the option of wearing it at the waist if that is your waist size but it would also work on a smaller frame with it worn down more on the top of the hip.
  • The fabric is self backed as described above and it closes with the two buttons as described above. It is very well made with black ribbon finish all the way around the inner edge of the seams. The skirt is new with tags and was never worn.
  • Tagged a modern FR40
  • Excellent condition

Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 15.25" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5678

Reference Photo/Video: Fall 2014 Anthony Vaccarello, Look 31. Model Meghan Collison.

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Chic Spring 2006 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld "Coco meets James Dean" Woven Black Boucle Jacket w Fringe

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Chic Spring 2006 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld "Coco meets James Dean" Woven Black Boucle Jacket w Fringe

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I Have A Question: Chic Spring 2006 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld "Coco meets James Dean" Woven Black Boucle Jacket w Fringe


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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5679

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2010s Marc by Marc Jacobs Black Lambskin Leather Mini Skirt w Exaggerated Side Pockets

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2010s Marc by Marc Jacobs Black Lambskin Leather Mini Skirt w Exaggerated Side Pockets

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  • This skirt is from the Marc by Marc Jacobs line and is from the early-mid 2010s.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Marc Jacobs.
  • This is a fantastic and easy to wear skirt. It's made out of a extremely supple soft, black leather.
  • The waist is a combination of elastic with a tie front and you just slip it on and you can adjust the tie slightly.
  • Panels run down the centre front and back, and then the sides are broken into two separate seamed panels.
  • Over the side panels are an exaggerated pocket that has a bit of extra length at the top. This lets it draped out from the skirt slightly for a soft slouchy feel.
  • The waist is cut slightly more generous and you have the option of wearing it at the waist if that is your waist size but it would also work on a smaller frame with it worn down more on the top of the hip.
  • It perfectly hits that fine line between the sexiness of the leather and length mixed with the slightly sportswear feel of the pockets and casual waist.
  • The skirt is fully lined in a black synthetic including the pockets. It slips onto where as described above with a slight adjustable waist.
  • Tagged a vintage Marc by Marc Jacobs 8.
  • Excellent condition

Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 15.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5680

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Spring 2019 Esteban Cortazar Runway Strapless Intricately Beaded & Woven Dress w Fringe Skirt

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Spring 2019 Esteban Cortazar Runway Strapless Intricately Beaded & Woven Dress w Fringe Skirt

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I Have A Question: Spring 2019 Esteban Cortazar Runway Strapless Intricately Beaded & Woven Dress w Fringe Skirt


  • A shorter version of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2019 show for Look 25 and then the twin of this longer version walked the runway later that same year at the ARISE fashion week.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Esteban Cortazar.
  • Esteban first caught the eye of Bloomingdale's in 1999 and they subsequently picked up his first collection. By 2006 his work was at other retailers and he became a member of the American Council of fashion designers. In 2007, he joined Ungaro as the Creative Director and his own label shuttered shortly after in 2008. In 2012 Net-a-Porter had him do a series of capsule collections and that allowed him to relaunch his label in 2014.
  • The short version of this dress was first seen in the Spring 2019 show spring season as look 25. Later that same year he did a long version that was shown during the ARISE fashion week in Lagos.
  • Vogue said that "Esteban's collection this evening was his impression of Summer – an I'll-go-where-you're-going evocation of breezy days and sultry nights." They noted that "radiant sunset hues were a re-occurring motif. The looks were desirable because of the woman they evoked: someone who is successful, sexy and self-possessed."
  • The dress is made out of a combination of woven 'thatched' silk chiffon in a variety of soft pastel colours and then that same fabric is fringed and set in rows to form the skirt.
  • The bodice is strapless and the way the fabric was woven to create the pattern that you see is outstanding. It was all meticulously criss-crossed over the entire bodice and then small bands of beads are set with in the pattern at regular intervals. I have taken close-up so you can see how incredible the work is.
  • Ont he bodice the colour begins as a deep coral and gradual lightens to a soft pink around the waist area.
  • There are twelve distinct rows of the fringe that have been stacked one after another with a slight overlap as they fall down the full length of the skirt from waste to hem. The fringes create incredible movement as you move and walk.
  • The fringes are set in a different pastel colours as they work their way down the skirt. This perfectly picks up on the colours used on the bodice.
  • The colour combination is just phenomenal. I see that deep coral, a soft, dusty pink, a lighter pink and a pale pastel yellow in the mix.
  • The edges of the fringe are all raw cut. Mixed in with the fringes of each row are strands of beads that match the beads used in the weaving of the bodice. I took some close-up so you can see how they combine different colours to make each row.
  • The workmanship in this dress is incredible. This dress could be considered Demi Couture.
  • Inside the dress has a full built-in bodice that is wired and cupped. The dress is fully lined in a soft pink silk. It closes with a hidden set back zipper and the inner corset has a row of snaps that closes under that. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all. There is no label present.
  • Tagged a modern Cortazar 42
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 17.5-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9" from top of bodice to the top of the 2.5" band around the waist
Total length: 55" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5677

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Fall 2019 Esteban Cortazar at ARISE Fashion Week.  /  (3-4) Spring 2019 Esteban Cortazan, Look 25.  /  (5) Marsai Martin In Esteban Cortázar for the ‘Little’ Atlanta Screening, April 2019.  /  (6) Photographed by Andrea Gandini for IO Donna Magazine, July 2019.

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1970s Oscar de la Renta Wide Leg Silk Pant & Long Caftan Tunic Set w Silk Cord Detailing

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1970s Oscar de la Renta Wide Leg Silk Pant & Long Caftan Tunic Set w Silk Cord Detailing

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

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5676

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Exquisite 2020 Cucculelli Shaheen Collection 9 Strapless Hand Embroidered Carnelian Constellation Dress

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Exquisite 2020 Cucculelli Shaheen Collection 9 Strapless Hand Embroidered Carnelian Constellation Dress

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I Have A Question: Exquisite 2020 Cucculelli Shaheen Collection 9 Strapless Hand Embroidered Carnelian Constellation Dress


  • This is the Carnelian Constellation dress from Collection 9 by Cucculelli Shaheen
  • It was made under the creative direction of Anna Rose Shaheen and Anthony Cucculelli.
  • This collection was called the "House of Mysteria". The label keeps their collections open for purchase indefinitely since everything is a made-to-order, one-of-a-kind, with additional customization available. To order this dress on their website with no further customization is US$14,975.
  • In the description of the dress on the website they note that it takes 858 hours of hand embroidery to complete this dress.
  • The website also notes that their "constellation series has an option to be fully customizable and platinum gold silver or other metallic thread work on any colour base. We take the location and timing of any event, wedding, birthday, anniversary, special night, etc., and fully customize a star map embroidery for the skirt and or cape. Additional emblems, initials, and personal details may be added as well. We typically do placements for 10 PM on the date, so you can look up in the night sky and see your star as above."
  • The dress is made out of a netted tulle in a deep coral red carnelian colour.
  • Onto that is their signature constellation designs. They use a combination of platinum and crystal seed beads mixed with crystals and the tiniest tube beads.
  • The thread work mixes a metallic thread with a matching carnelian coloured thread. The metallic thread used on this one is a muted gold colour. I love how this and heavy embellishment catches the light from every angle.
  • The bodice is strapless and inside there is a built-in cupped and wired inner bodice to hold you in place. It is meant to be fitted around the bodice and then cinches in at the waist.
  • The skirt falls from under that and there is an incredible amount of fabric in it. Underneath the top layer net  are layers of silk organza and silk Georgette. This keeps it light in weight but gives it incredible movement around you when you move.
  • The hand work on this dress is what brings it over the top and commands it's original high price tag at retail. The entire dress has been completely covered in that constellation motif that is so incredibly beautiful.
  •  Different astrological signs are embroidered and scattered through the skirt as well as star maps. The application of bead-work sequins and little rhinestones is extremely heavy over the entire dress. It is stunning.
  • This is an incredible and very beautiful dress.Every detail is perfection right down to the hand embroidered label.
  • It is made to a level that should be considered Demi Couture. 
  • The dress is fully lined in a silk georgette with silk organza layers in the skirt as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. The internal corset is made out of stretch lingerie netting and is lightly boned. The corset has its own hooked closure. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
  • There is no size tag present since these are made to order. Please go by the measurements below.
  • Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam. If you include the rom for the cups it is a full 36" around
Waist: 12.5-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approximately 9" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5675

Reference Photos: (1-2) Cucculelli Shaheen, Collection 9.  /  (3) Pallavi Subhash, July 2025.

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Fall 2009 Junya Watanabe Runway Look 29 Black Padded Nylon Dress w Gold Chain Detailing

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Fall 2009 Junya Watanabe Runway Look 29 Black Padded Nylon Dress w Gold Chain Detailing

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  • The near twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 2009 collection for Look 29. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of Junya Watanabe
  • A version was shot for Vogue Korea that season and we have included those reference photos so you can get an idea of how fantastically this will sit on the body.
  • The dress still has its original tags and was never worn so it is pristine.
  • The soft sculptural quality of the dress is phenomenal. It is made out of a very light in weight black nylon that is very pliant. Light in weight padding lies between the layers that make up the body of the dress. This gives the dress a soft structure and the incredible volume and shape that you see. We have added nothing underneath to any of these photos to create the volume that you see.
  • The sleeves extend out from either side of the neck line to slope softly outward from the shoulder.
  • Both the front and back plunge into a V and are detailed with a chunky gold toned metal chain that is hand stitched into place. The chain continues from there to cross over itself at the front and at the back. From there it scoops over to the sides. On one side the chain curves down and over one hip on the outside of the dress and on the other side  it sits on the interior of the dress. The fabric is gathered and hand stitched into the chain to create the beautiful curving shapes that the dress has. It is ingenious.
  • An open keyhole is created at the back where the chains meet and the dress is so well-made that I think you could wear it either way around if you wanted that at the front instead.
  • The skirt is phenomenal. It is quilted and lightly padded. It scoops back up and under itself at the hem and is attached into the chain that sits in the interior.
  • The dress is like a complicated puzzle that has been peace together perfectly.
  • The skirt is full and when I lay it out flat it makes a complete circle of fabric.
  • The the skirt is constructed so that the inside is the same fabric as the outside and the bodice is unlined. It slips on to wear with no closures. Its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just feel more oversized. The dress has never been worn and still has its original tags and an extra piece of repair fabric in a clear pouch attached to the tag on the inner skirt.
  • Tagged a vintage Watanabe size M
  • Excellent condition

Bust: approx 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: approx 14-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: approx 47" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5672

Reference Photos: (1) Fall 2009 Junya Watanabe Runway, Look 29.  /  (2) Vogue Korea, December 2009.

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Pre-Fall 2016 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Runway Look 37 Gold Metallic Thread & Sequin Feather Dress

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Pre-Fall 2016 Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Runway Look 37 Gold Metallic Thread & Sequin Feather Dress

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  • This is a very rare dress from the Pre-Fall 2016 YSL collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane.
  • The twin of the dress was Look 37 on the runway of 93 looks and the collection was also celebrating the 50th anniversary of the YSL Rive Gauche label. Dresses had a touch of the 70s and the textiles were elaborate including this phenomenal piece.
  • Lady Gaga was also shot wearing its twin. 
  • The dress has amazing movement and I love that you can see that in the reference photo and video. 
  • The dress is made out of a black silk and then that has an amazing peacock feather pattern that follows the lines of the dress. The feather design is made out of gold metallic thread to create the pattern that you see. Gold sequins are set in in amongst the pattern to highlight the design, and then tiny little more muted gold sequence follow the ends of the feathers. This combination of sequins on the gold allows the dress to glint beautifully in the light from every angle.
  • The front is cut in a V and the bust is cut to skim over you to the waist. The waist has some shape defined by a band of a matching fabric that runs all the way around you.
  • The sleeves are phenomenal. They are cut in a diamond shape at their ends so they fall at different lengths over the arm. The pattern is set over that running down the lengths of the sleeves.
  • The skirt has a head pointed finish at the side and it is incredibly full. When I lay flat. It is a full circle all the way around. The amount of fabric gives you tremendous movement as you move.
  • I also love how this increases the depth and weight of the pattern. The feather pattern runs down the length of the skirt all the way around you and when you move and you get the feel of how much silk and gold actually makes up the skirt. It is just phenomenal.
  • On the runway, it was shown belted in with a scarf. These are pieces that were sold separately. If you prefer that look, it would be easy to add pieces of your own to re-create it.
  • These extensively beaded pieces or produced in limited quantities. This is a phenomenal example of his time at the label.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a modern YSL 36
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 21" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from top of shoulder to the top seam of the 2" band at the waist
Total length: 52" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5673

Reference Photo/Video: (1-2) Pre-Fall 2016 Yves Saint Laurent, Look 37.  /  (3) Lady Gaga, from her Instagram, 2017.

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Fall 1983 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Haute Couture Runway Look 73 Metallic Panne Velvet Dress

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Fall 1983 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Haute Couture Runway Look 73 Metallic Panne Velvet Dress

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I Have A Question: Fall 1983 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Haute Couture Runway Look 73 Metallic Panne Velvet Dress


  • The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1983 Chanel Haute Couture show as Look 73. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of Karl Lagerfeld
  • This was Karl's second Haute Couture show so any pieces from the show are incredibly rare and valuable.
  • "It is all about luxury" Karl said of the show at the time. In the book "Catwalk: Chanel" they note that Karl was inspired by the history of the house and the unique skills of the Haute Couture atelier. Karl actually coaxed one of Coco Chanel's tailor's out of a retirement to find out how Mademoiselle made the sleeves of the iconic suit jacket. "They were cut in five different places" Karl admiringly told Women's Wear Daily. The book also notes that true to the spirit of Haute Couture, Lagerfeld worked with "luxurious materials from panne velvet and subtle beading to opulent embroidery inspired by Coco Chanel's personal collection of baroque objects and by the elaborate patterns of 18th century furniture."
  • The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier. 
  • The dress is made out of a silk metallic panne velvet. All of the strands within the velvet have a metallic feel to them and this gives the dress an almost silvery liquid finish.
  • The dress is cut to feel very soft over the body and the fabric is very light in weight. As you move the metallic threads that run through the velvet pick up the light from every angle. It is quite extraordinary.
  • The shoulders have light rounded padding in them that extend into the top of the sleeve past the gold ribbon that frames the shoulder. The sleeves are long and each cuff is brought in slightly with hidden set stitching.
  • The dress wraps over itself at the front and buttons to close with a series of six handmade gold buttons that we believe to be gold plated though they have no markings. Each button has a lion that sit on a black enamel base. 
  • The edges of the dress are defined by a metallic gold ribbon finish that feels all like it has real metal threads in it. This detailing follows. the seams where the sleeves insert into the dress, run around the collar, along the tops of the four pockets on the dress, and then down the front opening.
  • I have included a photo of the dress hanging on a hanger. It is cut quite generously through the waist with the intention of cinching it in as needed with a belt. With the way that it is cut it would be easy to move the buttons over if you wanted a slimmer fit before belting.
  • The dress is fully lined in a handset black silk. All of the work is done by hand and the trimming and buttons would have all been handmade specifically for this piece. I see a little bit of pinhole in the lining where it looks like someone moved the inner snap at the collar. This has no impact and is just mentioned for accuracy. The buttons may have been moved at some point to make it larger, and as mentioned above, it would be easy to move them where it fit the person who purchased this best. The grosgrain ribbon photoed with the dress is not original to the dress but will be included. The dress has as proper couture Chanel label and number tape underneath that in place.
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the listed measurements below. 
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders to the ribbons: 15" and the padding extends slightly beyond that
Bust: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 17.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 42" from neck to hem with 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5674

Reference Photos: (1-2) Fall 1983 Chanel Haute Couture Runway.  /  (3) From the book "Catwalk: Chanel".

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Spectacular 1970s Ronald Amey Demi-Couture Printed Silk, Silk Chiffon & Cut Velvet Dress

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Spectacular 1970s Ronald Amey Demi-Couture Printed Silk, Silk Chiffon & Cut Velvet Dress

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  • The label in the dress dates it to the 1970s.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Ronald Amey.
  • In the 1960s and seventies if you wanted to wear something with a dramatic flare then you chose the work of Ronald Amey.
  • He was known for his original use of fabrics and colours and his dresses were priced in the thousands even back then. 
  • His career was very short-lived. From 1959-1969 he designed under the label Burke-Amey. Joseph Burke, his partner, took care of the business side of things. In 1970s he bought out Burke and renamed the company Ronald Amey where he continued to produce his dramatic clothing until the label closed in 1976. This gives us a very precise window for the date of this dress.
  • His clothing was high in quality and he incorporated many couture level details into their construction. All of his pieces were sewn in-house at his New York atelier and I consider them to be demi-couture level.
  • One of his signatures was to combine prints, fabrics and detailed embellishments in interesting, unusual ways and this dress is a wonderful example of that. This is an absolutely beautiful dress and I think that in person it is even better.
  • The neckline is high and the cut velvet detailing on it runs wide across the tops of the shoulders and down into the bodice in the fantastic pattern you see. The bodice is cut to curve and skim over the body and then it comes in at the waist with a more generous feel.
  • The shoulders are soft and the sleeves extend out from the top of the shoulder. Each sleeve is cut to be full above the cuffs. The cuffs are finished in that same cut velvet used on the bodice and I love the iridescent facetted round buttons that define each cuff.
  • From under the seam of the bodice the skirt falls to the floor. It is gathered in around the waist and then widens out as it near the hem.
  • The mix of fabrics on the dress is spectacular. The cut velvet mixes an earthy mustard on a brown silk chiffon base. All of the edges where that is used are finished with a gold metal braiding. Under that on the bodice is a floral silk chiffon with pops of turquoise and purple.
  • The skirt is made out of a heavier silk that has a gorgeous abstract floral print. The fabric has painted silver and gold parts to highlight the print and you can feel the paint sitting on top of the fabric.
  • The very bottom of the hem is edged in a printed black band. Under that on the inner hem is another band of printed colour. You may be able to let that band down if you wanted more length and for that to show. Even if kept turned under it is an incredible and unexpected flash of colour when you move or sit.
  • It is a phenomenal dress that showcases how beautifully patterns can be mixed. He was a genius at this and known for his mixing of unexpected prints and patterns and fabrics.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk throughout including the sleeves. It is entirely hand finished and closes with a back zipper. Each cuff has three dome buttons and hand made silk loops. The dress appears to have been worn very little if at all. The dress is even better in person. 
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 24" and they are 14.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no defined seam
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from neck to waist
Total length: 58.5" from neck to hem and the hem under 4" wide

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5669

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Prettiest 1960s Oscar de la Renta Metallic Thread Detailed Silk Organza Printed Off Shoulder Dress

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Prettiest 1960s Oscar de la Renta Metallic Thread Detailed Silk Organza Printed Off Shoulder Dress

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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5670

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Easy-to-Wear 1980s Hanae Mori Printed Leaf & Flower Blue Silk Caftan Dress w Wide Sleeves

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Easy-to-Wear 1980s Hanae Mori Printed Leaf & Flower Blue Silk Caftan Dress w Wide Sleeves

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I Have A Question: Easy-to-Wear 1980s Hanae Mori Printed Leaf & Flower Blue Silk Caftan Dress w Wide Sleeves


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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5671

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Fantastic 1970s Christian Dior Marc Bohan Silver Sequin Silk Chiffon Dress w Baby Blue Lining

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Fantastic 1970s Christian Dior Marc Bohan Silver Sequin Silk Chiffon Dress w Baby Blue Lining

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I Have A Question: Fantastic 1970s Christian Dior Marc Bohan Silver Sequin Silk Chiffon Dress w Baby Blue Lining


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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5668

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Exquisite 2011 Rodarte One Off Custom Made Silver & Lace Vogue / Kate Moss Editorial Dress

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Exquisite 2011 Rodarte One Off Custom Made Silver & Lace Vogue / Kate Moss Editorial Dress

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I Have A Question: Exquisite 2011 Rodarte One Off Custom Made Silver & Lace Vogue / Kate Moss Editorial Dress


  • This is a one off Rodarte dress that was made in 2011.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
  • This is the actual dress that appeared on the first page of the Vogue coverage of Kate Moss's wedding.
  • Mario Testino shot the wedding portfolio a week before the actual ceremony. The photos taken then along with some photos from the actual night were included in the write up an interview with Kate in the September 2011 issue
  • Rodarte had been requested to make a one-off dress for that shoot. Because Kate did not wear it as part of the wedding it was returned to the label. My client later bought it at a Rodarte sample sale. This is the actual dress that Kate wore in the photo.
  • On my Instagram I posted the video of my client's friend who tried it on the day it was purchased at the sample sale. I have also expanded slightly on its history in that post. You can see that by clicking here.
  • I have also added two videos taken in my studio of the dress front and the back. Note that in the video the lighting has caused a bit of a pinky tint here and there this is lighting only there is no discolouration on the dress whatsoever.
  • There is a lot of handwork in the dress as it would have been custom made in-house. The pricing for pieces during this era were also extraordinarily higher than what they currently can be, with the then pricing being up to and over the 20k mark. I cannot even imagine what this would have cost since it was a one off and for such a special occasion.
  • I love how it has a decidedly vintage feel to its cut and it is unbelievably beautiful in person.
  • The top layer of the dress is an off-white net that has silver thread embroidery that covers its entire surface to form the prettiest of designs. Underneath that is a very lightweight silver lame fabric that is set through the body of the dress. The lower skirt has multiple layers of a silver grey coloured tulle built-in underneath the top layer to give and hold the volume that you see.
  • On top of the silver thread pattern that covers the entire dress are little white tube beads mixed with silver sequins. These follow the more floral parts of the design so the entire dress subtly catches the light from all angles. 
  • The sequins and beads were all hand applied and you can clearly see that on the back side of the netting.
  • The neckline is set high and sweeps directly out from the bodice to wrap around and frame the neck. The lace continues in a small panel that extends out from there as it curves around the neck and then snaps back in underneath the front panel. The lace has all been hand gathered up and around you to appear like it is criss-crossing over you.
  • I love how the inner silver layer that sits underneath the embroidered net creates that subtle shimmer of silver underneath..
  • The dress glides over the waist and then curves back over the hips. It widens out slightly as it falls over the upper portion of your legs.
  • The skirt is phenomenal. It is set low on the skirt. At the front it dips down on a soft downward curve and at the back it curves upwards into a soft rounded peak.
  • The skirt is gathered into that seam with the edges left exposed. This creates a slight ruffle detail all the way around you.
  • The skirt is set into that seam and tightly gathered all the way around. The upward curve at the back allows for more fabric to have been set into the skirt so you get that gorgeous feel of a slight train behind you. This is emphasized even more by the resulting curve when you see it from the side.
  • Underneath the skirt are layers of net and they help to hold the fullness all the way around. Everything has been kept light in weight so it doesn't feel awkward or bulky to move around in.
  • The colour in person has a more ivory and silver undertone to it. I think it feels slightly cooler in tone in the photos and video than how it looks in person.
  • The dress is absolutely beautiful and a true piece of fashion history. It is the only one that was ever made.
  • The dress is fully lined in a combination of the silver lame and netting as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. All of the applique work is done by hand and set onto the dress by hand. There is an amazing amount of hand work in the dress. I see a couple of tiny minor pulls and some minor threads around the edges on the underlying silver fabric. The fabric does that easily and I don't consider it a flaw. It is just mentioned for accuracy. This would be considered to be made to sample level so it has some more raw feeling inner seams which is normal to in-house samples. It has only been tried on at the sale and worn once by Kate for the shoot and is pristine. The inner seams have up to 2.5" on either side to work with if needed.
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16.5-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approximately 14" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5667

Reference Photos: Kate Moss in Rodarte for Vogue, September 2011. Photographed by Mario Testino.

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Fall 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Bias Cut Silver Silk Halter Dress w Flower Detailng

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Fall 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Bias Cut Silver Silk Halter Dress w Flower Detailng

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I Have A Question: Fall 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Bias Cut Silver Silk Halter Dress w Flower Detailng


  • This dress is from Fall 2008 Christian Dior collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  • The fall 2008 show celebrated the 1960s and marked the launch of a new handbag called the '61. Galliano said of the show "I am always looking for heroines who make me dream". In the book Christian Dior: Catwalk they note that "his muse is included actress, model and Warhol superstar, 'Baby' Jane Holzer, as well as Raquel Welch, and of course Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate." "They inspired a Christian Dior collection Galliano called 'pure glamour,' one that worked the joyful high-voltage side of restraint in near perfection." said Women's World Daily.
  • The dress is made from a soft silver coloured silk. The silk is a beautiful weight and is just heavy enough to keep the shape that he wanted without it feeling too heavy.
  • Straps extend outward from the middle of the neckline and curve over the sides of your neck. They angle down to connect into the centre of the back.
  • The bodice is shaped with a bit of a slightly stiffened lining over the bust. The fabric is softly pleated to angle in towards the centre.
  • At the centre of the front, part of the silk extends out and is twisted to form a flower.
  • From under the seam of the bust it falls over the body with a more generous feel. The silk all cut on the bias for beautiful movement.
  • It is gathered and pleated on one side under the bust. This is repeated on the same side at the back. From there it flows with a more generous cut over the waist and hips.
  • The very bottom portion of the skirt widens out as it nears the hem so you have fantastic movement when you move.
  • The fabric at the hip on the opposite side of the pleating has been gathered and twisted to form two large flowers. 
  • It is exquisite and a fabulous example of his work during this time period.
  • The dress is fully lined in the same silver silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see a couple of very small, very faint marks underneath the bust area near the pleats. They are very minor, but mentioned for accuracy. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
  • Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8 
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5666

Reference Photos: Heather Graham at a Dior Party during the Marrakech Film Festival, 2008.

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Fall 2012 Fausto Puglisi Ad Campaign Multi Colour Mini Dress w Gold & Rhinestone Detailing

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Fall 2012 Fausto Puglisi Ad Campaign Multi Colour Mini Dress w Gold & Rhinestone Detailing

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I Have A Question: Fall 2012 Fausto Puglisi Ad Campaign Multi Colour Mini Dress w Gold & Rhinestone Detailing


  • The dress is from the Fall 2012 collection
  • It was made under the creative direction of Fausto Puglisi
  • The twin of this dress was used in the Ad campaign and we also found a reference photos from an editorial that took place in the showroom. It was also shot for a magazine editorial that season. I love that we have these reference photos so you can see how fabulous it is once on an actual body.
  • When these debuted they sold out worldwide and seemed to be everywhere on all of the fashion people.
  • His first collection debuted in 2006 and Italian fashion editor Anna Dello Russo started to wear his pieces everywhere and is largely responsible for bringing his work to the spotlight. His style during this time period was often referred to as "Greco-Roman glitz".
  • The dress is made out of a light wool that has a slight texture to it. It is a mix of six different colours. 
  • The bodice is a pale purple with soft yellow straps that are cut wide. They curve up and over the shoulders to meet the back.
  • Around the waist at the front there is a wide panel of ivory embellished with an over-sized metal and rhinestone medallion.
  • The band at the back is done in a soft green and then you have black panels that wrap around the hips to the back zipper on either side.
  • The skirt is a deeper purple at the front with yellow used for the back.
  • The back of the skirt has been pleated and has slits on either side of the skirt to show even more leg than the short length already does.
  • It is beautifully made and is an incredible mix of sexiness and a sense of lightness and fun.
  • The bodice is fully lined in an ivory silk and there is light boning at the sides. It closes with a back hidden set zipper and an inner waist stay snaps to close. A touch of a mark on the inner lining. Please see the photo after the label shot.
  • Tagged modern a US6, UK10, IT42, FR38
  • Excellent condition 

Bust: 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 31.5" from top of shoulder to hem and the slits at the side are 5.25" from the hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5663

Reference Photo: (1) Fall 2012 Fausto Puglisi Ad Campaign photographed by Paolo Santambrogio.  /  (2) The Fausto Puglisi Showroom.  /  (3) Model in Fausto Puglisi for En Vie Fashion Magazine, July 2014.

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Spring 2020 Alex Perry Runway Brilliant Blue Dress w Twist Front & to the Floor Caped Sleeves

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Spring 2020 Alex Perry Runway Brilliant Blue Dress w Twist Front & to the Floor Caped Sleeves

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Spring 2020 Alex Perry Runway Brilliant Blue Dress w Twist Front & to the Floor Caped Sleeves

I Have A Question: Spring 2020 Alex Perry Runway Brilliant Blue Dress w Twist Front & to the Floor Caped Sleeves


  • The twin of this dress was presented for the Spring 2020 Alex Perry collection.
  • It was made under the creative Direction of Alex Perry.
  • Alexandros Pertsinidis is an Australian fashion designer who launched the Alex Perry label in 1992. His work has been featured on numerous the covers worldwide since then and is a favourite on the red carpet. It's been worn by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Rita Ora, Katy Perry, Lupita Nyong and countless others.
  • Mindy Kaling wore its twin to the 2021 SAG awards and Deepika Padukone was also seen wearing one. We've added reference photos of each, along with the runway presentation photo, so you can see how fantastic this is on the body.
  • The dress is made from a brilliant royal blue crepe finish fabric is used for the entire dress including those incredible sleeves. The fabric choice gives it. a beautiful drape and is what lets it move so beautifully over the body once it is on.
  • It is constructed so that it drapes and skims over the body perfectly. The skirt falls to the floor in a sweeping expanse of fabric. When you stand still it looks more like a sleek column but when you move you realize how much fabric is in there as it billows out behind you.
  • The bodice drapes softly over you at the front and is twisted in a knot that meets at the waist.
  • The shoulders are padded to give them a defined and shaped silhouette. Caped sleeves extend out from the shoulders to fall all the way to the floor to create this elegant and dramatic feeling over your arms.
  • The fabric has enough weight that it stays in place when you are standing still but when you move you get a billowing effect around you with the sleeves.
  • It is a fantastic dress and I love how it is so well documented.
  • The dress is lined in a matching blue and the sleeves are unlined. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a modern Alex Perry 8
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 63" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5660

Reference Photos: (1) Spring 2020 Alex Perry.  /  (2) Mindy Kaling in Alex Perry for the SAG Awards, 2021.  /  (3) Deepika Padukone in Alex Perry for The World Economic Forum, 2020.

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Spring 2006 Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads

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Spring 2006 Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads

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Spring 2006 Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads

I Have A Question: Spring 2006 Christian Dior by John Galliano Blue Bias Cut Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Sequins & Beads


  • This dress is from the Spring 2006 Christian Dior collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  • Galliano began his own label in 1984 and he was instantly a bit of a 'boy wonder' in fashion. He was British Fashion Council Designer of the Year in 1987, 1994 and 1995. In 1991 he made his Paris catwalk debut. In 1995 he was asked to head Givenchy and then went to Dior in October of 1996. 
  • His work, especially the bias cut pieces that he did, have a feeling of the decadence and abandonment of the twenties and they are beautifully cut.
  • They marry Old Hollywood with the minimalist spirit of the nineties and early 2000s and the results are stunning.
  • This is an amazing example of his work from the Spring 2006 season and it is gorgeous. We believe that some of the detailing is based on / loosely inspired by the opening look of the Couture 2006 collection. We have included a photo of that dress for you and you can see similar bead work through the skirt of that dress that has similarity to the pattern of the beads on this dress.
  • The dress is made out of a deep blue silk crepe chiffon that has a slight bit of texture to it and a slight grey undertone. 
  • It is completely cut on the bias. The dress falls from the shoulders and then drapes down and over the body to the floor. It is very beautiful. The signature bias cut that he often did allows the dress to skim and drape over you so that is shows every curve but is not overly fitted.
  • The seaming is highly reminiscent of the work you see from the twenties and thirties which became another of John's signatures.
  • The fabric has been pieced together with both curved and angled seams through the bodice and lower skirt to create the fantastic lines of the dress that you see.
  • Wide straps extend out from the bust to curve over your shoulders. The front is set in a V and the fabric is gathered across the front of the shoulders.
  • I love the angled cut of the front bodice where he has pieced the two side of it together. These are set into a high curving seam that highlights the waist but still stays easy in cut.
  • That seam curves around the back curving upwards there as well.
  • The back is scooped into a low curved open expanse. The straps become smaller and run down the back to join into each side of the lowest part of that curve.
  • An attached panel of silk drapes beautifully down the back in reference to the best of Old Hollywood.
  • The dress glides over the body from there and flares out as it reaches the hem. The widening and length of the back hem is created with angled silk chiffon panels inset into the back skirt. It is an incredible feat of patterning.
  • This creates a longer bit of a train at the back for a bit of a sweeping feel behind you.
  • There is an incredible amount of fabric through the lower skirt which gives you so much movement when you walk.
  • The entire dress to just past the knee is beaded with silver beads mixed with the tiniest silver sequins. These are laid out vertically over the dress in beautiful curving lines that cover the dress. They catch the light from every angle and take the dress to another level.
  • His signature row of tightly spaced buttons run up one side.
  • The dress is even better in person and on the body as the static photos cannot fully convey how a bias cut dress moves. They only truly come to life when worn.
  • It has a matching silk inner slip dress that loop through a stitch so that they are attached at the top of the inner shoulders. You could easily remove this to get more room if needed. The bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and we have provided the comfortable range of measurements for both it and the outer dress below. It closes at the side with a series of silk covered buttons. It looks to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a FR42, GB14, IT46, US10. 
  • Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Waist: 15-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 22.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 59" from the top of the shoulder to the front hem and approx 74" to the back

Inner slip
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner lining at hips: 20" flat across from side seam to side seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5662

Reference Photo: Fall 2006 Dior Couture, Look 1.

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Rare Spring 1993 Versace by Gianni Versace Runway & Lookbook 'Miami Collection' Floral Print Silk Vest

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Rare Spring 1993 Versace by Gianni Versace Runway & Lookbook 'Miami Collection' Floral Print Silk Vest

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Rare Spring 1993 Versace by Gianni Versace Runway & Lookbook 'Miami Collection' Floral Print Silk Vest

I Have A Question: Rare Spring 1993 Versace by Gianni Versace Runway & Lookbook 'Miami Collection' Floral Print Silk Vest


  • The twin of this piece was shown on the Spring 1993 Versace runway.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Gianni Versace
  • Besides being prominently featured on the runway, it was featured in editorials for the Versace lookbook. 
  • This is an exceedingly rare piece from one of the best known eras of his career.
  • This collection was an homage to South Beach, a place that Gianni absolutely loved. In 1991 he bought Casa Casuarina, a mansion on Ocean Drive. Two years and $30 million later it was a lavish palazzo, but before that was completed, he created this Spring 1993 show as a love letter to South Beach. Little Havana was referenced in the amazing floral printed silks that we see on this piece.
  • The vest is made out of a printed silk with a solid black used for the collar and lining. Black silk is also used for the properly finished button holes and the silk covered buttons at the front. 
  • The rest of the vest has a brilliant oversized floral print running over it that is spectacular.
  • I love how the back panel of the vest is a different floral panel pattern for contrast.
  • The shawl collar curves down low to the waist and the vest closes with a double set of silk covered buttons across the front. Long floral covered tails fall around the side of the hip and down the front. These will end around or past the knee depending on your height.
  • At the back, seams curve inward to add shape through the waist and there is a fabric half belt that you use to cinch in and add more shape.
  • The belt buckle and added embellishment on the belt are amazing. They are made out of a gold toned metal with the tops of each piece finished in a red hand poured enamel. There are two curving pieces, one that secures the belt once buckled, and the other to finish the end of the belt strap. Three more straight pieces sit on either side of that for added decoration. It is a very decadent and beautiful extra touch of detail.
  • This is an iconic and highly collectible piece of Versace history.
  • The vest is fully lined in a black silk and closes with the two front buttons that have properly finished button holes. The black silk portion of the vest has a slight soft feel to its finish that appears intentional. It does have a fabric and size tag but it is faded and you can no longer read what size it is.
  • The size tag has faded so please go buy the measurements listed below
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: approx 19" flat across from side seam to side seam but because the tails open at the front, there is some wiggle room and it should fit a little larger. The tails would just be spread open more at the front.
Total length: 44" from neck to longest point of the front hem, 20" from neck to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5658

Reference Photos/Video: (1-6) Spring 1993 Versace.  /  (6) Angelika Kallio for Spring 1993 Gianni Versace Miami Collection Lookbook.  /  (7) Backstage at Versace, 1993.

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Phenomenal Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Sweeping Skirts

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Phenomenal Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Sweeping Skirts

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Phenomenal Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Sweeping Skirts

I Have A Question: Phenomenal Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Silk Bias Cut Dress w Sweeping Skirts


  • This dress is from the Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
  • This is the all black production version dress of the printed dress that walked the runway for that collection.
  • Elle Fanning wore is twin in 2022 and I love having the photos and video so you can see how phenomenal this is once on and moving.
  • We have also added the video of the printed version so you can see more of how this moves once it is on the body.
  • The dress is made out of a black on black patterned bias cut silk. The print is worked directly into the silk with a thatched feeling background and then there are flowers that are worked over the entire dress. I love how this picks the light up and really adds texture and movement to the dress once it is on.
  • A ruffle follows the neckline and extends out over top of the tiny cap sleeve on that side. The other side is caught up with a little half bow at the front and then the strap gets thinner and curves over to attach into the back. I love how this creates a scoop at the front and the back.
  • Once it is on an actual body it sits wider across and more like the photos of the one on Elle and of the runway version. My dress form has no chest so it sits lower than it will on an actual body.
  • It skims over the bust, waist and hips in a beautiful bias cut that lets it fall over you and accentuate your curves.
  • The skirt is phenomenal. He has set it into the dress in a series of upward curving peaks and then each peak tops a panel of silk that widens out substantially by the hem. This is what gives the dress its amazing movement and the phenomenal sweep of the lower skirt.
  • There are yards and yards of silk making up that lower skirt. As you move you get a bit of trailing effect of the back skirt behind you. 
  • This is a very rare and very special McQueen piece and really shows you the extent of his masterful seam-work and how he could handle a bias cut piece as easily as his highly tailored pieces.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk up to where the skirt attaches and then the lower skirt is unlined. It slips on to wear with no closures. The bias cut will allow it to fit a range of sizes and I have put the comfortable range below. It is in its original uncut length and appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a vintage McQueen 44
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 67" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5656

Reference Photos/Video: (1-2) Spring 2007 Alexander McQueen, Look 34.  /  (3) Olivia Munn in 2007 Alexander McQueen for LA Magazine, March 2026.  /  (4-6) Elle Fanning in McQueen at the Babylon Premiere, December 2022.

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Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress

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Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress

$3,900 USD
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Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress

I Have A Question: Fall 1970 Christian Dior Haute Couture by Marc Bohan Minimalist Black Velvet Column Dress


  • This gorgeous dress is a true couture piece from the Fall 1970 Haute Couture collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
  • The book Dior:Catwalk noted that the Vogue proclaimed that "Any woman anywhere on earth would want to own these total feminine clothes"
  • In the few photos that survive of pieces from this collection, it is interesting to note that he showed most of these shift dresses under capes, which would be a lovely combination even now.
  • This dress would have been made entirely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
  • The dress is made out of a jet black silk velvet that is extremely soft to the touch and has beautiful drape.
  • I love the nod to classic minimalism that the dress displays.
  • Straps in a matching black velvet curve up and over your shoulders and then the front and back have just the most gentle bit of a scoop across. Just enough to take away the harshness a straight line would have.
  • It skims over the bust and is cut more generously over the waist so that it falls in a perfect shift or column feel around you. If you wanted to add more shape you could easily add a belt or corded rope tie.
  • It flares slightly out over the hips and then the skirt falls from there widening out as it near the hem.
  • The dress closes down one side with glossy black buttons and I love the deliberate contrast in texture that it has against the black velvet. That pop of shine of the high gloss of the buttons is the perfect subtle detail against the inky texture of the velvet.
  • The buttons close the dress down one side to just past the hip and then the rest of that seam is completely open all the way to the hem. When you walk, move, or sit, you get a flash of bare leg all the way up that one side. It is almost startling to have that flash of bare skin against the column of black and I love this play between elegance and sexiness.
  • It is a dress that appears to be so simple in shape but every seam and line of the dress was purposefully and masterfully executed and planned.
  • This is an extraordinary example of his work during this time period and it is an absolutely stunning dress.
  • The dress is fully lined in a matching hand set black silk and closes at the side with the row of buttons. All of the work is done by hand to Couture standards and it has its appropriately dated couture tag present. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
  • There is no size tag present because it is Couture so please go by the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 57" from top of shoulder to hem and the slit is 29" from the hem up to the last button.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5655

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Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets

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Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets

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Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets

I Have A Question: Rare Spring 1999 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Bias Cut Silk Dress w See Through Lace Insets


  • This spectacular dress is a very rare piece from the Spring 1999 collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano
  • For this show the Dior Catwalk book noted that "Galliano took a trip on the Trans-Siberian railway and drew inspiration from Russian avant-garde as well as the Chinese red army."
  • A shorter version of this dress was shown in the show as well as a long version without the lace insets at the front. We have included reference photos of both so you can see how this will fit on the body.
  • This is one of his signature bias cut dresses and it is absolutely stunning.
  • The dress falls from two straps that curve up and over the shoulders. The front falls in a soft curving drape and then the back is scooped low to leave your upper back bare. The draped front is a clever way to add shape while still keeping the entire dress soft and with little formal structure.
  • Behind the draped silk of the bust is a second halter cut bodice made out of black lace. As the front drapes down this lace peeks out from behind it.
  • Set just underneath the bust is an angled panel of lace that is just over an inch and a half wide. This angles up towards the centre of the bust and then runs around the back.
  • Another panel of lace highlights the seam that the lower skirt is set into and then the entire hem is finished with the same lace. I love how the placement of lace is done to highlight your shape.
  • None of the lace used has any backing so that once this is on the body you get a glimpse of skin through all of the lace parts of the dress.  
  • The rest of the dress is made out of beautiful slightly textured hammered black silk. The silk is a heavier weighted silk and it is completely cut on the bias. When you put it on it simply drapes over you and highlights every curve without ever being too tight anywhere.
  • It skims over the bust, waist and hips and then comes in slightly where the bottom lace is. The lower skirt flares out substantially under that and there are yards of fabric in that part of the dress alone. This gives you incredible movement when you walk and finishes the dress beautifully.
  • This flowing hourglass shape was a Galliano signature and this one is absolutely spectacular.
  • The inner lining under the lower skirt is finished with yet another panel of black lace and this peaks out from underneath the skirt to perfectly tie all of the elements of the dress together.
  • The dress is an exceptional example from his very early days at Dior. A true piece of fashion history.
  • The lace serves as the lining behind the draped front and then the rest of the dress is lined in a black silk except for behind the lace parts which are left unlined. It closes with hidden set side zipper. It is completely cut on the bias so there is a lot of movement and range to the fabric. It is an easy fit and the bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes I have put the range when laying flat in the measurements below. On a smaller frame it will drape more. I see a small scuff on the fabric here and there. Very minor and just mentioned for accuracy.
  • Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, US8
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 13" from top of shoulder to lace under the bust
Total length: approx 65" from top of shoulder to hem. The length may come up a touch once on because of the bias cut.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5654

Reference Photos/Video: Spring 1999 Christian Dior.

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Elegant Spring 1989 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Deep Blue Silk Dress

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Elegant Spring 1989 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Deep Blue Silk Dress

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Elegant Spring 1989 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Deep Blue Silk Dress

I Have A Question: Elegant Spring 1989 Nina Ricci by Gerard Pipart Haute Couture Runway Deep Blue Silk Dress


  • This is a phenomenal dress whose twin walked the runway for the Spring 1989 Nina Ricci show.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Gerard Pipart.
  • I love that there are runway reference photos of the dress so you can see how it will sit once on the body. 
  • The dress is true Couture and was completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
  • It is made out of a deep blue silk that is very high-quality and it is lined by hand in a matching blue silk chiffon.
  • The shoulders have hand done padding in them for some added shape and the sleeves are set wide into the body of the dress. They narrow as they fall to the wrist and the lower part of the outside seam is gathered to create a slight ruffled feel at the cuff.
  • A panel of the same silk starts at the waist of one side and sweeps up in a curve to be gathered on top of the shoulder on the opposite side. Under that the bottom skims down to the waist area.
  • The waist is shaped by the fabric being gathered in at the side and the way it is cut. If you wanted to add more shape you could easily add a belt.
  • The panel that starts underneath the top panel extends down past the hip and does the same sweeping over the internal skirt. It curves up to the side to form an opposite curve to the one of the bodice.
  • There is one more sweeping curve formed over the lower skirt. This one matches the direction of the curve of the top part of the dress. The way that it gathered in the side gives it a little bit more of a ruffled feel then the other two.
  • I love this back-and-forth sweeping feel that the dress has. It almost feels like petals of a flower as they curve over you. On the runway, each of the three spots was highlighted with a flower. If you wanted to re-create that look it would be very easy to add removable flowers set on a brooch and you could use whatever colour you chose at the three spots.
  • This is a beautifully made and elegant dress of the highest possible quality given that it's true Couture.
  • The dress is fully lined in handset silk organza under the panels and a blue silk through the body. It closes with a back zipper. All of the work is done by hand. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 17" around the upper arm
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 44.5" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5651

Reference Photo: Spring 1989 Nina Ricci Haute Couture.

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Fabulous Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou Deep Blue & Black Digitally Printed Mini Dress w Full Skirt

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Fabulous Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou Deep Blue & Black Digitally Printed Mini Dress w Full Skirt

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Fabulous Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou Deep Blue & Black Digitally Printed Mini Dress w Full Skirt

I Have A Question: Fabulous Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou Deep Blue & Black Digitally Printed Mini Dress w Full Skirt


  • This dress is from the Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou Collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Mary Katrantzou
  • The digital prints that were on many of her dresses during this time period are what launched her to fame. No one really was doing them to the same degree. You can see the inspiration for this dress in looks 2 and 26. 
  • The fervor for these dresses is hard to comprehend now, but many of her dresses were sold out worldwide and wait-listed. 
  • The dress is made out of a fabric that has almost the feel of a very lightweight neoprene. This allows it to perfectly hold the intended shape on and off the body.
  • The neckline is scooped wider across and the shoulders are soft. Sleeves begin and are set in wider and then narrow down slightly to the wrist. The fabric that it is made out keep it soft and comfortable to wear despite its exaggerated structured shape.
  • The bodice skims down to the seamed waist for added shape and the skirt is fitted into that. The front panel of the bodice continues down past the waist to the hem and has a more flat and sleek feel.
  • The fulness of the skirt is created by a added panel that wraps around and curves under itself to meet that inner front panel. This is what gives the skirt its incredible fullness. 
  • Built in between the top layer of the skirt and the lining is netting to help hold the shape and fullness.
  • Hidden along those seams on each side of the skirt are pockets.
  • The front bodice and that inner front panel has been done in a deep blue and then the digital print runs down the front to just past the waist. The sleeves entire back of the dress and the skirt to where it meets that front panel are all done in black.
  • This is an incredible dress and was never worn. It still has its original tags in place.
  • The dress is fully lined in a blue silk or organza. Built in netting through the skirt as described above. It closes with a back hidden set set zipper. Hidden set zippers at each cuff. It was never worn and still has its original tags attached.
  • Tagged a modern Katrantzou UK10, IT42, US6
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 21.25" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 31.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5652

Reference Photos: (1-2) Fall 2014 Mary Katrantzou, Looks 2 & 26.  /  (3) Lena Dunham at Variety's Power of Women in New York, April 2015.

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1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Strapless Gathered Front Champagne Ivory Silk Dress w Bow

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1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Strapless Gathered Front Champagne Ivory Silk Dress w Bow

$1,800 USD
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1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Strapless Gathered Front Champagne Ivory Silk Dress w Bow

I Have A Question: 1950s Philip Hulitar Couture Strapless Gathered Front Champagne Ivory Silk Dress w Bow


  • Philip Hulitar designed from 1949 to his retirement in 1964 so his pieces fall in a very defined period of time. He was known for his sophisticated dresses and evening gowns. Shortly after the launch of his label a journalist gushed that; 'The star of a gifted designer has risen recently on the fashion horizon'. Prior to the launch of his label he was the in-house designer and head of the women's dress division for Bergdorf Goodmans for 18 years.
  • I had this dress completely restored and it is absolutely gorgeous.
  • The dress is made out of a rich ivory champagne coloured silk.
  • The bodice is strapless and it is lightly boned to help to hold the shape once it is on the body.
  • I love the little bow detail that sits on one side of the bodice to add pretty detail. 
  • The waist nips in and then the skirt curves out and over the hips. It widens from there to the floor in a stunning expanse of silk.
  • Running down the centre of the front and also down the back are inset panels made out of the same silk. The silk has been hand gathered inside of each of those panels.
  • I love how they add to the hourglass shape the dress has and it also adds an incredible detail to the dress.
  • The back is cut slightly longer for a beautiful sweep of fabric as you walk.
  • It is a beautiful and rare piece of 1950s couture.
  • The dress is fully lined in a matching silk organza that has darkened to have a tea dyed feel to it for most of it. It closes at the back with a hand set metal zipper. Light boning through the interior bodice. I see a tiny foxing mark on one side of the outer skirt and there are minor areas of the teeniest bit of along the edges under each arm. Hand finishes throughout. 
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below. 
  • Excellent condition

Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam with room to a C cup at the front
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 53" from top of bodice to front hem and 62" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5645

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Gorgeous Resort 2012 Lanvin by Aber Elbaz Ivory Lace, Silk & Silk Netting Wedding Dress

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Gorgeous Resort 2012 Lanvin by Aber Elbaz Ivory Lace, Silk & Silk Netting Wedding Dress

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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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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 is in its original length. 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# DD5646

Reference Photo: Resort 2012 Lanvin, Look 39.

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2022 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Bead Detailed Bodice

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2022 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Bead Detailed Bodice

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I Have A Question: 2022 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Silk Chiffon Dress w Silver Bead Detailed Bodice


  • This dress is from the 2022 collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
  • we found a photo of the dress on so you can see how it works on an actual body.
  • The dress is made from layers of an off-white ivory silk chiffon that floats beautifully over the body. 
  • Tiny adjustable straps curve up and over your shoulder to connect at the sides of the bodice and back. You would have the option to tuck the straps in and wear this as a strapless dress if you wished.
  • The bodice is cupped and inside there are wired inner cups to hold the shape and give you structure and support.
  • Onto the bodice is a beautiful and elaborate design made out of a braided silver thread, silver tube beads, and prong set rhinestones and beads in various sizes. These are set over the bodice to form a design of leafs and vines that swirl deep into each side. 
  • The silk chiffon falls from under there and flows all the way down to the floor. The movement the silk chiffon has is incredible. The fabric is very light in weight so that when you move it swirls around you.
  • There are extra panels of the silk chiffon attached along the upper edge of the back. these fold inwards from the sides and i love how to silk is swept slight towards them. These fall to the floor to give a beautiful caped feel to the back. 
  • It is a very striking and romantic feeling dress. 
  • The dress is fully lined in an ivory silk and closes with a back hidden set zipper. There is a built-in inner corset that is boned and cupped. I see a tiny repair near the hem of the skirt and there is a little bit of very minor pulling here and there.
  • Tagged a McQueen 42
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: to 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of the shoulder to seam under the bust
Total length: 64" from the top of the shoulder to hem 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5647

Reference Photo: Credit unknown.

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Divine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled Cuffs

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Divine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled Cuffs

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I Have A Question: Divine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled Cuffs


  • This dress is from the Fall 1979 Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction Yves Saint Laurent.
  • The 1979 collection was an a homage to Picasso and Diaghilev. Yves had been to an exhibit on Picasso costume and set designs for Diaghilev's ballet Russes. At the time he told French Vogue that he had been on a different path entirely for the collection but then he saw the exhibition and "my collection took on the structure of a ballet. I embroidered on Picasso, on a slightly soft cubism, on harlequin, the Blue Period, the Pink. It's best when in inspiration comes! You no longer have any doubt, you get on with it, you feel an immense joy!"
  • You can see that inspiration of the harlequin especially on the pattern of this dress. We found several runway examples where he used the same pattern and added those here. It was a significant part of the collection.
  • In the YSL folio that contains all the drawings from the collection, I saw that he had to use this particular print in several colours; a golden brown, a red, a white and black, and this magnificent blue. I have also included a sketch of the dress that is closest to this particular piece. Based on the drawings in my folio, it seems that this is most likely a one off done in collaboration with the client's request.
  • The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
  • It is made out of a beautiful fine silk that has a secondary pattern within the weave in the same blue and then it is printed with that black design leaving the blue to show between. The silk is of the highest possible grade.
  • You can see the very beginnings of the classic Yves Saint Laurent sack dress to come in the cut and silhouette in this dress. These sack dresses played on volume and cut. As the years went by they got bigger and looser through the middle. This one is still on the edge of being a more loose-waist A-line. 
  • The collar is banded in the same silk and the silk is gathered in around it for a little added detail. The shoulders are soft and the upper portion of the sleeve is wider and set in a slight cap on the top of the shoulder. This narrows down to a cuffed wrist that ends in a ruffle made of the same silk.
  • The cut through the body is loose and easy and it is almost tubular in feel with just the slightest bit of narrowing as it nears the hem. 
  • I love how this makes it easy to wear and that it gives you the option of wearing it loose or adding a belt to cinch it in and add shape around the waist.
  • I have shot it both of those ways with an added black rope belt. The belt is not original to the dress but will be included.
  • The perfect finishing touch is the little slits on either side of the skirt. These allow for movement when you move and gives you ease of walking plus a little bit of extra leg to show.
  • This is a superb piece of Couture and is an early example of his work.
  • The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear with a single button at the back of the neck above a keyhole. Each cuff buttons to close. It is entirely made by hand. The appropriate Haute Couture label is present.
  • There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 23.5" they are 15" around the upper arm. The neck is 13" around. The cuffs are 6" around where the button is presently but could be opened and the button moved to get 7".
Slightly inset shoulders: 14"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 36.5" from neck to hem. Each side slit is 9" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5644

Reference Photos: Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture.

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Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled Detailing

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Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled Detailing

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I Have A Question: Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled Detailing


  • The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1987 show.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
  • We have included reference photos of it from the runway for you so that you can see how fabulous it is on the body. We even found one where you can see the model walking back down the runway so you can see how gorgeous it is from the back as well.
  • This is an easy to wear and very chic little YSL dress perfect for parties.
  • The top layer of the dress is an unusual blue-purple colour that runs through a lace feeling fabric.
  • It has a bit of a metallic feel from it caused by a metallic thread that runs through the lace.
  • Over that are thousands of glossy black sequins that follow the pattern. The sequins catch the light from every angle.
  • Underneath that top layer is a deep blue silk chiffon that has a touch of transparency to it with the two layered over each other it is opaque enough to wear safely.
  • The combination of these two fabrics keep it light and weight so that it feels amazing once on the body.
  • The dress sits off the shoulder to leave a bare expanse of skin across the top and it is finished with a pretty black silk organza ruffle. 
  • The sleeves fall to just past the elbow and each is also finished with a ruffle.
  • From there the dress skims over you, running over the bust and past the waist, with no seaming there to break the line. At the top of the hip there is a seam that has another ruffled detailing.
  • The skirt falls under that and widens out as it nears the hem. A final ruffle goes all the way around the edge of the skirt. The back of the skirt is set to hang a touch longer than the front. This gives you a beautiful curve from the side and adds a touch of pretty volume.
  • It is a gorgeous dress and really showcases Yves' innovative eye and design genius.
  • The dress is fully lined in a dark blue silk chiffon. It closes at the side with a zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a vintage YSL 42
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: approx 18" from the dropped shoulder and they are 12" around the upper arm.
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam across the top of the hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 30" from top of centre neckline to front hem and 36" to back hem including the ruffle

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5643

Reference Photos: Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway.

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Chic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped Back

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Chic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped Back

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I Have A Question: Chic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped Back


  • The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2019 Chloe runway for a Look 52
  • It was made under the creative direction of Natacha Ramsay-Levi.
  • This is a wonderfully documented piece. A version appeared in the ad campaign, seen on the red carpet and was shot for an editorial. I love that this lets you see how wonderful it is once on the body.
  • The Vogue review of the show noted that "Natacha Ramsay-Levi's instincts lead her to Ibiza and Morocco and what she described variously as hippie, modernism and new age Boho." They noted this dress in particular saying "the plisse goddess gown worn by Grace Hartsell" was one of the "clothes with the most persuade of power, exuding and elegant unfettered purity."
  • This dress was the stand out piece from the collection in my opinion and it is even better in person.
  • The dress is made out of a lightweight chiffon that is pleated and textured in a soft plisse that is set vertically from shoulder to hem. At first glance, you might think that all the colours are separate panels that have been attached together, but it is actually dyed vertical stripes down the length of the dress. I love how where they meet a softly fade into the colour next to it.
  • The chiffon is light in weight and the plisse adds such a gorgeous texture. I am very glad that we have both the runway photos and so many reference photos and video for you to see how fantastically it moves once on.
  • The front is set in two triangles that meet at a seam just under the bus. This repeats at the back where the panels meet in a more true V.  I love how this gives you four distinct panels and leaves the sides open to that same sea under the bust. Even with the plunging the way that it has been cut keeps it very secure around you.
  • A peplum made of the same fabric circles all the way around the waist for a pretty detail.
  • Under that screw in a beautiful column of the plisse fabric. There's actually quite a bit of fabric in the skirt that only shows when you begin to move and walk. And the lightness of the fabric gives you beautiful movement around you as you can see in the video.
  • At the back panels of the same fabric have been attached at the top of each shoulder with a little ruffle for added detail.
  • These panels fall down the back connecting at their centre to create the feel of a cape behind you. They are cut, so they're a little longer on each outer edge to fall slightly past the hem of the dress.
  • The panels only add to the beautiful movement that the dress has.
  • The the colour is described as being sand brown on the label and it is a very pretty muted colour with the feel of beach or desert sand.
  • The lightness of the fabric gives it incredible movement as you move. It is a fantastically cut dress that perfectly encapsulates the Chloe girl.
  • The dress is lined behind the panels of the bodice in a matching chiffon, and the skirt is unlined. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. The dress is new with its original tag and appears to have never been worn.
  • Tagged a vintage Chloe 36
  • Excellent condition

Bust: each panel at the front is 6" flat across from side to side at its widest point
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 12" from top of the shoulder to the seam under the panels
Total length: 61.5" from the top of the shoulder to the hem and the cape extends another 7" past that at its longest points.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5639

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Spring 2019 Chloe, Look 52. Model Grace Hartzel.  /  (4) Spring 2019 Chloe Ad Campaign.  /  (5) Pets Tseng at the Golden Bell Awards, October 2019.  /  (6) Credit Unknown.

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Ad Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open Back

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Ad Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open Back

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I Have A Question: Ad Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open Back


  • The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 2016 Celine show as Look 38.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Phoebe Philo.
  • This is a fantastically documented dress. It was used in the ad campaign that season, shot for various editorials and was seen on multiple occasions being worn and documented on various people.
  • Phoebe Philo told Vogue that "It's about taking her out of urban life and putting her feet on the sand. It's where I long to be, more and more. I am somebody who is interested in how clothes makes us feel and and how we behave in different places. I thought if you were travelling for a year what would you need to take with you?" Vogue noted the jersey dresses especially saying "long fluid jersey dresses with high waisted bodices and chaste-medieval scooped necks."
  • The dress is made out of one of her signature jerseys and is a remarkable colour that is best described as perhaps a pastel peach with a touch of sand.
  • The jersey makes it fluid over the body and easy to travel with.
  • The shoulders are soft, and the sleeves are long with hidden set zippers at the end of each cuff.
  • As noted in the vogue description, the front scooped with a band of the same fabric, edging and neckline. This goes around to the back where long ties extend out and tie as you wish.
  • The back is scooped in a fantastic rounded form to leave a bare expanse of skin showing. I love the sensuality of the ties draping over the skin.
  • The waist is banded and at the back there is a little unexpected suede rectangle that snaps over the top of the zipper and is highlighted with two gold studs.
  • The skirt falls from under there to between the ankle and knee depending on your height. It's gathered in around the band at the waist and then has quite a bit of jersey so it move spectacularly around you as you move. You can see this in the reference video.
  • This is a highly collectible and a fabulous piece from Phoebe's time at the label.
  • The dress is online but beautifully finished inside. It closes with a hidden set back zipper, and then that suede piece snaps in place over that the ties tie behind the neck. Each cuff has a hidden set zipper. I see one tiny smudge near hem otherwise the dress appears to have been worn very little if at all
  • Tagged a vintage Celine 38
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25.5" and they are 10-10.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: adjustable because of the tie at the neck
Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14" from top of the shoulder to the top of the 1.5" band at the waist
Total length: 54" from the top of the shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5640

Reference Photos/Video: (1-5) Spring 2016 Celine, Look 38. Model Ola Munik.  /  (6-7) Spring 2016 Celine Ad Campaign photographed by Juergen Teller.  /  (8) Photographed by Irina Gavrich for Madam, March 2016.  /  (9) Julia Hafstrom for W Magazine, February 2016.  /  (10) Lindsey Wixson for Americana Manhasset’s Spring Campaign, 2016.  /  Various streetstyle - credits unknown.

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Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder Detail

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Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder Detail

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I Have A Question: Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder Detail


  • The twin of this dress walked the Spring 2000 runway
  • It was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler
  • I love that we have both photo and video references so you can see just how beautifully it moves once on the body. And that we have a photo of it with Thierry himself.
  • The dress is made out of a nude chiffon that is light in weight and drapes beautifully over the body.
  • 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 this added detail. These would have been custom-made for each dress and it is very special to find a piece that has one of these on it still.
  • 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 rare and highly collectible. It is even better in person then how it shot here.
  • The dress is fully lined in a matching fabric and closes with a hidden set side zipper. I see one tiny catch in the 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# DD5641

Reference Video/Photos: Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler.

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Resort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery Dress

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Resort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery Dress

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I Have A Question: Resort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery Dress


  • The twin of this dress was shown for Look 70 of the resort 2017 Valentino collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri.
  • This ended up being the final collection that Maria worked on for the Valentino label.
  • The inspiration behind the collection was Cuba and the looks were rife with embroidery and print. Piccioli remarked that "It gave us a real freedom to mix, like a souvenir, lots of pieces together."
  • The dress has the added provenance of being the twin of the dress worn by Natalie Portman that year on the red carpet. She wore it beautifully and it shows you just how spectacular the dress is once on the body.
  • The dress is made out of a light weight, more open weave black net that sits over a black silk chiffon lining to make it opaque enough to wear. Onto that is a stark white embroidery that forms a beautiful pattern over the entire dress.
  • The neckline is set wide across so that it sits at the edges of the shoulders. If you are not very broad across the shoulders you should be able to wear it fully off the shoulder. The dress form shows it fully off the shoulder. The collection photo shows it at the very edge and then Natalie chose to wear it a little higher up. I love that this let you see all of the options.
  • A wide 9" ruffle follows the entire neckline and gives it the prettiest flounce all the way around you.
  • Under that the bodice skims down to the seamed waist and then the skirt is smoothly set into the waist. From there the skirt expands outwards and by the time it reaches the hem it has an amazing amount of volume. The back is cut slightly longer than the front so you get a beautiful sweep.
  • The the hem of the skirt has a ruffle that picks up on the one around the shoulders and that ruffle is a full 13" wide. Underneath the top layer is two more layers of black netting that sit between the top skirt and the inner silk chiffon lining. I love how this added touch of underskirts along with the beautiful cut of the skirt adds to the volume and detail of the skirt. It also gives you fantastic movement when you move.
  • This is an absolutely stunning dress and this particular cut of dress is one of my favourites. 
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk chiffon with extra layers of netting through the skirt as described above. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a modern Valentino 38
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 14.5" from the top of the shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to the front hem, 64" to the longest point of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5635

Reference Photos: (1) Resort 2017 Valentino, Look 70.  /  (2-4) Natalie Portman at the Premiere of Jackie, Venice Film Festival 2016.

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Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset Dress

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Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset Dress

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I Have A Question: Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset Dress


  • The near twin of this rare dress walked the runway for the Fall 1995 collection with an added cape.
  • The dress was made under the creative direction of Thierry Mugler.
  • A version of the dress was included for the "Thierry Mugler: Couturissime" Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum
  • Mugler was a masterpiece of draping and cut and this is a fantastic example of that. It is cut with Mugler's masterful eye and attention to detail.
  • The dress is very rare and special. It is spectacular on the body.
  • The dress is made out of a black silk mixed with an ivory silk set on a combination of angled and curving panels down the entire front. 
  • A wide set curving V comes down the front bodice. An ivory panel circles the neck line and then follows the V into a point that plunges to the centre of the waist. A small black silk flower sits where the two meet. The flower is a removable brooch so if you prefer it without it is easily removed.
  • I love how the parts on the bodice are a mix of curves and angles. The curving parts feel feminine and emphasize the shape of the body while the angles are more edgy in contrast. 
  • The sleeves come directly out from the shoulder with gussets underneath the arm and no set shoulder seam to break the eye. Each sleeve ends in a little turned up cuff of the same black silk.
  • The waist is snatched in and the insets of ivory visually exaggerate the cinched in shape.
  • The skirt has been cut to have a deliberate outward curve around the top of the hip. From there it flows down and over the hips and then narrows inwards as it nears the hem. A high slit up the back allows you to walk and lets a bit of a leg to show.
  • A second inset ivory silk panel runs down the full front of the skirt from the waist seam. It mimics that same curving shape that we see through the hip and also narrows down to the hem of the skirt.
  • The ivory parts that runs from shoulder to hem are all done to give the visual appearance of an exaggerated hourglass / wasp silhouette.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a back zipper. The flower at the waist is pinned on and is easily removed. It appears to have worn very little effort at all.
  • Tagged a vintage Mugler 40
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 16" and are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam
Bust: 18-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from neck to waist
Total length: 59.5" from neck to hem with just over 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5634

Reference Photos: (1-3) Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture.  /  (4) Outfit on display at the "Thierry Mugler: Couturissime" Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress

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Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress

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Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress

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  • The twin of this dress in red walked the Spring 2008 Christian Dior runway for Look 53.
  • It was made under the Creative Direction of John Galliano. 
  • This collection marked Dior's 60th anniversary and it was also John's 10th year with the label. He celebrated those milestones with a show that was a nod to both the archives and Old Hollywood glamour. Pieces were wait-listed worldwide and both colour versions of this dress were produced in very limited quantities.
  • The red has been seen on the red carpet and we have included both runway and carpet photos here. It is a spectacular piece for the collector.
  • To help visualize what this dress looks like on the body in black, we changed the runway dress to black, which gives you a great idea of what the final result will be on.
  • The dress is made out of a luxurious black silk that is completely cut on the bias. John often chose this weight of silk because of the control it gave him to be able to drape and apply the level of seam work that he loved to do.
  • The bodice is strapless with an inner boned and cupped corset that holds the dress in place around you.
  • Silk panels have been draped, gathered and hand stitched into place to create the dramatic sweeping detailing you see at the front.
  • At the back he gathered all of the fabric down and into the centre line to meet in a little peak at the centre of the waist.
  • From there his signature bias cut allows the dress to skim and drape over you so that is shows every curve but is not overly fitted. As in many of his pieces the seaming has the feel  of the work you see from the twenties and thirties.
  • The fabric has been pieced together with low dropped angled panels to create the widening of the lower skirt. It flares out at the bottom and at the back it is cut longer so that you get a sweeping feel behind you as you walk.
  • A row of his signature tightly spaced buttons & loops in the same silk run up one side.
  • This is an incredible example of his work and is highly collectible.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes at the side with a series of silk covered buttons. The inner boned and cupped corset hooks to close with two rows of lingerie hooks to choose from. The bias cut gives it some give in the measurements and I have given the comfortable range when the dress is laying flat below. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
  • Excellent condition

Inner bust: 17-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from the top of the bodice to the front hem and the back hem extends to a total length of 78"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5630

Reference Photos/Video: (1-5) Spring 2008 Christian Dior, Look 53. Model Morgane Dubled.  /  (6) Aishwarya at the IIFA 2008.  /  (7) Lucy Hale at the People's Choice Awards, 2024.  /  (8) Emma Naomi at the Bridgerton Season 4 Paris Premiere, January 2026.  /  (9-10) We took some liberty to show you what this would look like in black on the runway!

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Exquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet Beads

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Exquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet Beads

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I Have A Question: Exquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet Beads


  • The twin of this jumpsuit walked the runway for the Fall 2019 Gorgio Armani collection as Look 80.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Giorgio Armani.
  • This is from his main label and its twin was also seen on both Cressida Bonas and Kelly Chen. I love having the reference photos so you can see how phenomenal it is once on the body.
  • The Fall 2019 show was co-ed with both male and female models on the runway. Vogue said in part that "Armani served a pre-millennial nightclub’s worth of smoky whorl and twist." Velvet, beading and wide silk bands were integral to the looks in the show.
  • The base fabric of the jumpsuit is an inky black velvet which gives the beading added on top of the velvet a luxe backdrop.
  • The neckline is high and finished with black silk piping. The shoulders are soft and slightly dropped. The arms narrow slightly at the wrist where they are also finished with black silk piping. At the back the fabric wraps over itself to button and snap into place along the neck line. It is a very interesting way to close the piece.
  • Starting at the centre of the neckline is a black silk ribbon that is 2.5" wide and it runs all the way down the front to the waist. A second ribbon is attached under that to wrap around the waist and tie at the front so that you can cinch in for as much shape as you want. It can be worn with the waist left more generous and open, or very cinched.
  • On the runway, and in the reference photos, you can see that it the bodice is split completely open down each side of the ribbon. That split is technically. there on this one as well but it is currently tacked closed with an added modesty panel under the lower half of it inside. If you wanted the full split feel of the runway, it would be very easy to reverse this and have it completely open on both sides all the way to the waist. 
  • It skims over the bust and is cut generously around the waist for a easy to fit feel. The waist is finished with hidden elastic since there is no closure on the jumpsuit and you just simply slip it on to wear.
  • From under the waist it curves out over the hips and then the legs fall in a wide straight cut all the way. They are very wide and that combined with the ease and drape of the velvet gives you gorgeous movement as you walk and move. They are a full 26" around the hem of each pant.
  • Applied onto the jumpsuit is an intricate script pattern done in little faceted jet beads that are applied directly onto the velvet. These add the perfect amount of sparkle as they catch the light from every angle. If you look closely you will realize that they are his signature.
  • I have taken close-ups of the extraordinary amount of bead work that has been done to make these. It is really exquisite workmanship.
  • Hidden set pockets sit on each hip for the final perfect detail.
  • The jumpsuit is fully lined in fine black silk. It slips onto where and then buttons and snaps around the back of the neck line. It appears to have been worn very little at all.
  • Tagged a vintage Armani 42
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22.75" and are 13" around the upper arm
Soft slightly slouched shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15.5" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 56" from top of shoulder to hem with about 1.5" turned under the hem
Gusset: 16" from the back waist to inner seam
Inseam: 30"

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5631

Reference Photos/Video: (1-3) Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani, Look 80.  /  (4) Cressida Bonas at Harpera Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, October 2019.  /  (5) Kelly Chen in Giorgio Armani.

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Exceptional 2000s Richard Tyler Black Silk Dress w Gathered Inserts & Scooped Open Back

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Exceptional 2000s Richard Tyler Black Silk Dress w Gathered Inserts & Scooped Open Back

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  • The dress is from one of the 2000s Richard Tyler Couture collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Richard Tyler.
  • Richard Tyler was the designer to wear in the 1990s and early 2000s. He won the Council of Fashion Designers of America New Talent award in 1993. In 1994 and 1995 he won the Council's Womenswear Designer of the Year award. Julia Roberts, Janet Jackson, and Sigourney Weaver were just a few of the stars who loved his work and his dresses made regular appearances on the red carpet.
  • Tyler was known for his impeccable tailoring and finishes and at the time employed some of the best tailors and seamstresses in the business.
  • The dress is made out of silk and is beautifully structured. It is cut to appear like it just drapes into place, but with its lining and infrastructure around the bodice area, it does have more structure than it appears at first glance.
  • This gorgeous little number is in amazing condition and is cut beautifully. It is suspended from the shoulders by tiny straps that curve over and down the back.
  • The dress is cut to follow the curves of your body but without being super tight.
  • The neckline dips into a wide cut V at the front that allows the straps to sit at the edges of your shoulders.
  • There are ruffled gathered panels that are set over the dress to highlight the cut and shape. You see this across the front bodice as they follow the curve, shape and angle down towards the waist, and then start their angled descent down the length of the full dress.
  • When you turn around, the back has a low scoop that leaves most of your back completely bare and exposed. It is very sexy.
  • The shape through the waist is cleverly created by those inset panels that curve over the body.
  • From there, it curves back out over the hips and then falls to the floor. The skirt comes in slightly around the knee area and then the lower part of the skirt widens out substantially as it reaches the hem. Extra fabric has been worked through the back of the skirt where it is cut on a curve that is longer than the front hem. This gives you a sweeping feel as you walk away.
  • There are added weights around the lower skirt and the piping that finishes the bottom hem has a touch of padding and weight to it. This has all been done to help hold the shape and volume of the lower skirt around you.
  • It looks so simple on my dress form but this is a dress that is a bombshell piece once it is on an actual body. It is so good.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set side zipper. There is vertical boning on the sides of the bodice to help hold it in place. Perhaps a tiny bit of grubbiness and wear to the edge of the hem but this is extremely minor and only mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise 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: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to front hem in the back extends another 6.5" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5632

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2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique

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2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique

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I Have A Question: 2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique


  • This dress is from 2012 and it was a limited release piece.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
  • The twin of this dress was worn by Kylie Minogue and I love that the reference photos show how amazing this one is on. We were told that these were made in extremely limited quantities on a special order basis only so very few exist.
  • Dolce and Gabbana was launched in 1985 by founders Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. By the 1990s they had open their own boutiques and in 1993 Madonna chose them for her Girlie Show tour and they gained world wide recognition. They are known for their dramatic designs that are heavily inspired by their Sicilian heritage.
  • The dress that is incredibly beautiful. It is made from a pale nude silk tulle net that has a touch of a pink undertone to it. This is layered over inner layers of more tulle, lace netting and silk.
  • The bodice is strapless and has a heavy application of hand cut out flowers hand applied to the tulle. Under that are more flowers that are scattered over the entire dress from there all the way to the hem.
  • Running down the centre of the bodice are a cluster of soft silk chiffon flowers that add a beautiful detail. Small versions of these are also worked into the design over the top layer of the entire dress.
  • The top layer of tulle is cut to be full all the way around you. More layers sit under that. At the back it is cut longer so you get a beautiful sweeping effect behind you and it adds incredible movement as you move. 
  • Under the top layers of netting is an inner dress that has a dotted lace finish. I love the effect of this that it gives the dress. Under that layer are still more layers. The multiple layering creates a beautiful texture as they float over each other and they also help to give the dress its structure so that it holds the shape around you once on.
  • The bodice is strapless and cut on a soft curve across the neckline. There is a built in boned corset on the inside for shape and to hold the dress in place on you. 
  • It is an incredibly beautiful and romantic dress.
  • The dress is fully lined in a soft nude silk. The innermost layer of stretch silk goes to just above the knee. It closes with a back zipper and then the tulle layer snaps over that to hide the zipper. Inside the bodice is a cupped and boned corset. I see one vertical repair in the tulle of the skirt at the back otherwise it appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a Dolce & Gabbana 36
  • Excellent condition

Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam with an approx A cup built into the front
Waist: to 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 5.5" from top of bodice to seam under the bust
Total length: 60" from top of bodice to front hem, 69" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XXS-SML

Item# DD5627

Reference Photo: Kylie Minogue for her 2012 release of the single ‘Flower’.

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Fall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide Neckline

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Fall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide Neckline

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I Have A Question: Fall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide Neckline


  • The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1984 collection
  • It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
  • It is also the exact dress that was worn by Krysta Rodriguez in 2023
  • This is a beautiful example of the work being produced by Christian Dior in this time period.
  • In the book Dior; Catwalk, the notes on the fall collection state that the collection was placed 'under the sign of opposites' and that he had looked to the work of Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock for inspiration. Pieces were adorned in drip embroidery and motifs and then he did a series of long sheath dresses that were 'accessorized with 'Pollock jewels" in jet and multi colour stones'.
  • We found several photos of the twin of this dress on the runway which shows you how fabulous it is on the body.
  • The dress is a true Haute Couture piece and has the appropriate numbered label intact. It would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
  • The dress is made out of a soft textured silk velvet in a jet black. Using a velvet that has this added texture to it is an incredible choice as the dress catches the light in different ways as you move and it really makes it come to life.
  • The cut is simple and sleek with a low front neckline that dips from an angle created over each shoulder. It slightly curves down to the centre and then the fabric is softly gathered from there to the waist.
  • This leaves it with a slightly bloused over feel over the the nipped in waist.
  • The sleeves are cut long and they slim down as they reach the wrists. There is a slight volume built in at the outer part of each shoulder. On the inside I see hand made silk cases that at one time had light padding in them but the padding has been removed at some point to give it a softer shape. You could easily have some padding put back in if you wanted a stronger shoulder.
  • Inside the bodice is a more fitted and boned inner silk corseted piece that holds you in place while the silk velvet simply drapes softly over that outside.
  • The skirt is cut to feel sleek and simple as it falls to the floor narrowing in slightly as it reaches the hem. A vent runs up the back so that you can walk.
  • It is a beautiful and dramatic piece despite its simple lines. 
  • Fully lined in a black silk and it has a built in bodice made of black silk. The inner bodice is boned and closes with its own zipper. The exterior dress closes with a back painted metal zipper. Each sleeve has a zipper at the cuff. Tagged with the Couture #19469. Silk hand made pads that have no padding inside each shoulder as described above. I see some small flaws to the silk on either side of the zipper on the inner corset. Please see the photo after the label shot. 
  • There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please see the measurements below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24.5" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 14" from shoulder to waist
Total length: 58.5" from waist to hem with 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5624

Reference Photos: (1-3) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture Runway.  /  (4) Fall 1984 Christian Dior Couture, credit unknown.  /  (5-7) Krysta Rodriguez, in this dress, for the opening of Bad Cinderella on Broadway, March 2023.

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Fall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead Detailing

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Fall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead Detailing

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I Have A Question: Fall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead Detailing


  • This is an amazing example of Galliano's work from Fall 2006 collection.
  • The dress was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  • The more elaborately beaded pieces were usually released in more limited quantities.
  • It is very similar to a dress that I had in the shop before but this one is more elaborate and much longer. It is a really striking dress that is also very easy to wear because of its simple and bias cut. 
  • The dress is made from three layers of a feather light black silk chiffon that are all attached to each other at the top of the shoulder and then float over each other from there. The very inside layer is a black silk chiffon with no texture and then the two top layers are a textured silk chiffon.
  • The dress has a very loose and easy cut through the body so is very easy to wear and comfortable once on the body.
  • The bodice has a draped neckline at the front and it does the same at the back. One shoulder is cut wider across and this is what extends out to form the neckline. The other shoulder is more delicate in feel and it is edged in lace. A small bow sits on the top of the shoulder.
  • The bodice on the side with the wider strap is detailed with pintuck that runs vertically down the dress. On the side with the more narrow strap the silk is swept up to one side and held in place with a flat bow and a bit of a ruffle. The ruffle runs down the length of the dress all the way to the hem.
  • This creates the illusion that the dress is wrapped around you and the bow is holding it in place. It is very clever.
  • A hand set design that combines tiny seed beads and silver sequins details the neckline and are set in little clusters that run down the length of the dress. These give the dress a pretty glint in the light. 
  • Most of the edges of the dress have a raw finish which adds an extra delicate bit of texture to the dress that is lovely.
  • A slit runs up one side so you get a flash of bare leg when you move or sit and it is cut longer at the back so you get this fantastic sweeping feel behind you as move.
  • The bias really only comes to life once on. As good as it looks in the photos here it is even better in person and on the body.
  • The inner silk chiffon and middle tulle layer act as the lining underneath the top layer. The innermost layer has no closures. The middle layer closes with its own hidden set zipper and the very top layer closes with one of his signature tightly spaced rows of silk covered buttons. Because of the bias cut, it may come up slightly once on. It appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
  • Tagged a FR40, GB12, US6. 
  • Excellent condition 

Bust: 15-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total Length: approx 61" from top of shoulder to front hem and the back extends another 12" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5625

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Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Velvet Dress w Elaborate Black Sequin Detailing

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Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Velvet Dress w Elaborate Black Sequin Detailing

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  • The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Fall 1998 YSL collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
  • The dress is gorgeous and the fabric itself is part of what makes it so fabulous.
  • The body and sleeves are made out of a inky black velvet that gives the dress some structure. Onto this is a band of heavily applied overlapping glossy black sequins. The effect of the sequins in contrast to the richness of the velvet adds depth and interest.  
  • This is a piece that shows his strong tailoring and detailed knowledge of how to cut a piece to best suit a woman's body. 
  • The shoulders are lightly padded and the sleeve extend out from there. They are a touch fuller near the upper arm and then narrow slightly to their ends.
  • The addition of the sequins is just spectacular. They are set in a band that has four stacked rows of sequins that are more densely applied so that they overlap each other. They begin at the back of the neck, curve around to follow the view of the front and then sit side-by-side all the way down to the hem.
  • I love the plunge of the front and how it can be adjusted to sit as high or low as you dare. A zipper runs up the centre front and you can zip it higher or lower. The zipper only goes partway and then there is a high slit from the ham up. You can see how it sits in the runway photos and how great it is once on.
  • The waist is brought in through the seams at the sides with no horizontal line to break the eye. 
  • It glides over the hips and then widen out as it near the hem. The front slit helps to give it some width around you so it has great movement as you move.
  • It is a phenomenal YSL from this time period.
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk and it closes with the zipper at the front. Light padding in each shoulder. I see the slightest wrinkling in the velvet under the arms. Nothing beyond normal wear and mention for accuracy.
  • There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 19" with 1.5" turned under. They are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5-16"
Bust: 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem. The slit is 28" up from the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5626

Reference Photos: Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent.

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Exceptional 1960s James Galanos Yellow Silk Crepe w Blue & Yellow Beaded Back Cut Out Top

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Exceptional 1960s James Galanos Yellow Silk Crepe w Blue & Yellow Beaded Back Cut Out Top

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  • The label on this dress gives us a date range of 1963 to 1977 for it to have been made in. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of James Galanos.
  • In 1951 Galanos was only 27 when he launched his first label called Galanos Originals. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award.
  • His custom pieces were made close to couture standards and with a level of craftsmanship that was on par with the French couturiers. He was truly one of the great American designers and his work is held in all of the major museums around the world.
  • This is a dress that is extremely well made with a very high level of construction techniques.
  • The body of the dress is made from a yellow silk crepe that is cut on the bias and that has a slight texture to it. This is topped with a hand beaded bodice that is completely covered in a combination of yellow and blue glass tube beads.
  • The straps are detailed with handset rows of the yellow beads set vertically and stacked side by side as they curve over the shoulders. 
  • Over the bodice the beads are set horizontally to form stripes in different thicknesses. I love that they have mixed the deep royal blue beads with the yellow. These run all the way around the entire bodice from front to back.
  • At the front, the fabric extends down at touch to attach into the waist and more beads are added there to form a thick band that runs all the way around the waist. Below the seam where they attach there is another inch of beadwork that wraps around you.
  • At the front the bodice extends out into the straps and is meant to be more fitted to you. Starting at each side the fabric and beads split and this creates a full cut out open at the back so you get a strip of bare skin exposed. It is fantastic.
  • The skirt skims over the hips and then flares out dramatically as it reaches the floor. The extra fabric in the skirt gives you beautiful movement as you move.
  • As good as this dress looks in the photos, I think that it is so much better in person it is almost ridiculous. It is a really outstanding piece by him.
  • The dress is fully lined in a handset yellow silk chiffon. There is elastic around the inner waist that just helps to hold it in place so it doesn't dip too much at the back. It closes with a side zipper on the bodice and then a second side zipper from the waist down. All of the bead work is done by hand and there are hand finishes throughout the dress. This is made to Demi Couture level.
  • There is no size tag present.  Please go by the measurements below.
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 15" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem with 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5623

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Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves

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Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves

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Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves

I Have A Question: Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves


  • This dress is from the 1978 season. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin.
  • The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier. 
  • The dress is made out of a very high-quality black silk chiffon that is feather light in weight. It gives the dress phenomenal movement around you once on the body.
  • This is a fantastic and surprisingly avant garde Haute Couture dress by Pierre Cardin that shows the breadth and depth of his talent.
  • From a historical perspective it is also an interesting insight on the volume and play on proportion being done during this time period.
  • The design is simple and has a minimalist feel but is still striking and dramatic. It is really a piece that will only truly come to life once on so is a bit of what I like to call a 'trust me' dress because you have to trust a bit on how phenomenal it will be.
  • The neckline is squared off right to the outer edges of the shoulder on both the back in the front. The back dips down a little bit lower for more skin to show.
  • You could also wear this fully off the shoulders if you wished and just have the top of the sleeves drape down the arm. 
  • Inside the bodice of the dress there is a strapless soft cupped bra made out of lingerie nude netting for the barest bit if support. 
  • The silk chiffon falls from the shoulders and skims over the bust, flows past the waist and hips and then it widens out a touch more as it nears the floor.
  • The easy flowing cut of the dress makes it easy to fit and wear.
  • Under the top layer of black silk chiffon there is a layer of a dark brown silk chiffon. This keeps the dress from being too transparent and at the same time it creates the illusion that the dress has more transparency than it actually does as the two colours play against each other. 
  • The sleeves are phenomenal. They are cut on a curve and are gathered into a piped wrist finished with a little bow made of the same piping.
  • Once on they pouf and balloon out fantastically above your wrists. They are one of the most exaggerated balloon sleeves that I have ever actually seen on a dress but in the best possible way. Once on and held in place by your wrists they billow out around the arm. They are quite brilliant.
  • It is an incredible dress and like many of his pieces it truly will only come to life once there is a body in it.
  • It is remarkable piece of true couture and a true piece of fashion history.
  • The dress is fully lined with a layer of dark brown silk chiffon. It slips on to wear and the inner bra hooks to close. It appears that a extension piece was added to the bra at some point. It would be easy to adjust the fit a bit on that if needed. I have included the measurements of the outer dress for you as well as the inner bra.
  • The dress has no size tag since it is true couture. Please go by the measurements below.
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" to the actual wrist and then the sleeve extends another 10" past that when hanging loose. They are 17" around the upper arm.
Inner bra: tagged 34-35B and is 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam, the outer dress is to 17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 58" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5616

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Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress

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Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress

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Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress

I Have A Question: Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress


  • This dress is from the Spring 2018 collection. 
  • It was made under the creative direction of Clare Wright Keller.
  • The dress is made out of a black jersey that is cut on the bias. This lets it drape beautifully over you as it fall over the body.
  • The ease of the jersey make it easy to both fit and wear and the fabric has enough weight to it that it is completely opaque. 
  • The construction of the dress is fantastic. It is made to be one long tube with a seam at the waist on the front of the dress only.
  • The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are long.
  • The dress has no collar and plunges down at the front to the waist. Two long ties extend out from the base of the front plunge. You can loop or knot them and then they fall almost to the floor at the front
  • The plunge at the front gives it a very edgy and sexy feel while the jersey keeps it feeling comfortable to wear.
  • The skirt flares out at it reaches the floor with a high slit runs up the front so you get a flash of leg when you move
  • The dress is in its original length and it closes with a back hidden set zipper. I see some minor grubbiness around the hem. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all. 
  • Tagged a modern Givenchy 36
  • Excellent condition

Sleeves: 25" and they are 10-12.5" around the upper arms
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 16" from neck to waist
Total length: 62" from neck to hem and the slit is 32" from the hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5615

Reference Photos: (1) Melanie Hamrick at the American Ballet Theater Spring Gala, 2018.

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Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing

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Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing

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Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing

I Have A Question: Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing


  • The twin of the dress was Look 34 for the Resort 2016 collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of Peter Copping.
  • This was his third collection for the label if you count the bridal collection.
  • In the Vogue review they noted that Copping stated: "I wanted to embrace color, pattern, and the house's general joie de vivre." And as promised, the clothes were bright, generous with embroideries, and blooming with flowers and ruffles.' They went on to rave about the evening pieces saying that "they captured De la Renta's flair for drama but retained a youthful, playful spirit."
  • This was the second last look of the show and for me, it was one of the strongest. It is an incredibly beautiful dress and a highlight from Copping's time at the label.
  • The colours in person are far more striking than how they photoed. There is a richness and depth to them that wasn't quite captured on the camera.
  • The top is strapless and made out of a deep pink silk. It is caught to hug the body and has one of his signature built-in boned and wire cupped corsets inside. I love how the cups at the front have an extra panel of the pink silk set over them. This adds a bit of an old Hollywood feel to the top of the dress.
  • At the back it curves beautifully around you and the waist is cinched for shape.
  • The skirt skims over the hips below that and then falls to the floor in a fairly straight column of a spectacular deep green silk.
  • Running down the front on each side is a trailing floral and vine pattern. The vines are made from a thick raffia cord in a deep blue that has been embroidered onto the silk. The flowers are elaborately done and made from deep blue sequins and beads in various shapes and sizes. They are set so that they set up and off of the skirt for the gorgeous 3D effect.
  • There is a high slit that runs up the back of the skirt to allow you to walk comfortably and show a flash of leg.
  • The dress has its original hang tag in place, in its original uncut length and was never worn. It is phenomenal.
  • The dress is lined through the bodice in a matching pink silk and has a built-in corset that is boned and cupped. The skirt is lined in a matching green silk. It closes with a hidden set zipper at the back and the inner corset closes with its own zipper.  An inner waist stay hooks to close. Ribbon edge finished inner hem.
  • Tagged an ODLR 8.
  • Excellent condition.

Bust: 16.5-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 56.5" from top of bodice to hem with just over 1.5" turned under the hem
Back slit: 26" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5613

Reference Photo: Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta, Look 34.

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1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress

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1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress

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1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress

I Have A Question: 1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress


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

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

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5612

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Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit

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Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit

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Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit

I Have A Question: Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit


  • This dress is from the Spring 2003 Dior collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  • Vogue set of the collection that John Galliano "has rebranded the legendary Parisian house via high-octane couture shows that broach the wilder shores of creativity and are then filtered down to be instantly recognizable ready-to-wear pieces for Christian Dior addicts."
  • I love that we have photos of Laetitia Casta wearing a gold version so you can see how spectacular this is on the body.
  • To help visualize what this dress looks like on the body in black, we changed Laetitia's dress too black, which gives you a great idea of what the final result will be on.
  • The dress is made from a bias cut black silk that has a slight texture to it that is beautiful. It is strapless and has an inner built-in and boned bodice to hold the dress in place around you.
  • It's skim over the bus and he has used beautifully curved seaming to shape the dress in words at the waist, and then it curse back out over the hips.
  • The back simply circles around to leave the entire upper back and shoulders bare and exposed.
  • The skirt falls to the floor in a beautiful line. It is cut to curve over your hips and then flares out dramatically for the lower portion of the skirt. There's actually quite a bit of fabric in a lower skirt, and this allows it to move beautifully around you as you walk and move.
  • Adding to the movement that the dress has is an exceptionally high slit that runs up one side all the way to just under the hip. This leaves an incredible amount of bare leg to show. It's just fantastic.
  • Besides, that high slit, the star of the show on this dress is that incredible curved cut out that runs from the centre of the bodice on a graceful arc down to the hip.
  • Interspersed along that cut out or four bows that are made of the same fabric. Each bow has been tied around the silk that connects the two pieces together.
  • I love how there is an open, cut out between each bow all the way down that leaves that unexpected flash of skin.
  • And then having a slit meet, the bottom bow at the side is just the perfect tie into it all. When you move and the slit opens and you see the leg everything just feels so perfectly designed in that absolutely perfect Galliano way.
  • It is a really exceptional dress and is extremely sexy once on the body. 
  • The dress is fully lined in a black silk chiffon with a lightly boned inner corset attached inside the bodice. It closes with a combination of a row of tiny silk covered buttons at the back that sit above a hidden set zipper that follows one of the curved seams. The inner corset closes with its own zipper. The bias cut and slight stretch of the fabric gives it some movement. I have given the comfortable range of the measurements while laying flat below. 
  • Tagged a vintage Dior US6, GB10, FR38. 
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Inner waist: 13-13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner bodice: 9.5" from neck to inner waist
Total length: 56" from top of the bodice to hem
Slit: 32.5" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5611

Reference Photos: Laetitia Casta in Dior at Cannes Film Festival, 2003

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Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads

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Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads

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Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads

I Have A Question: Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads


  • This is from the Christian Dior Spring 2007 collection.
  • It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
  • Galliano often used inspiration from his Couture dresses when he looked to creating ready-to-wear pieces and vice versa and we have added a photo of the piece from the couture collection that has similar bead work.
  •  The bodice is strapless with an inner boned and cupped corset that holds the dress in place.
  • A panel wraps around the very top of the bodice with a double pleat detail running around the very the top edge.
  • Under that the dress is wrapped around to overlap itself and on one side there are stitched pleats that open up at about the waist area and then continue to the hem. On the side that wraps under that there are top stitched seams set on angles towards the outer edge of the dress. All of this seamwork and stitching is subtle but adds this very interesting detail when you see it as a whole.
  • From there the dress simply skims and drapes over you to the floor. Because of its generous cut through the body it will be easier to fit and is extremely comfortable once on the body. 
  • It flares out slightly at the bottom to create a beautiful column over you. It is an incredible feat of patterning. 
  • Floral designs made of fabric covered domed bead are mixed with prong set rhinestones. More rhinestones are scattered down the body of the dress to about the hip. These were all added by hand and you can clearly see that on the other side of the dress.
  • The dress is unlined and has an inner boned and cupped corset that hooks to close at the side. The dress closes over that with a hidden set zipper. Hand finishes. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
  • Tagged a vintage Dior FR40, GB12, IT44, US8
  • Excellent condition

Bust: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner waist: 12.5-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from top of bodice to inner waist
Total length: 58" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5610

Reference Photo: Spring 2007 Christian Dior Couture, Look 32.

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    Divine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled CuffsDivine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled Cuffs

    Divine Fall 1979 Yves Saint Laurent True Haute Couture Blue Silk Harlequin Print Dress w Ruffled Cuffs

    $1,800 USD
    2026-04-30 13:53:35 -0400
    Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled DetailingFall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled Detailing

    Fall 1987 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Off Shoulder Dress w Metallic Thread & Ruffled Detailing

    $1,200 USD
    2026-04-30 09:20:26 -0400
    Chic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped BackChic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped Back

    Chic Spring 2019 Chloe by Natacha Ramsay-Levi Pleated Chiffon Dress w Attached Caped Back

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    2026-04-30 09:25:50 -0400
    Ad Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open BackAd Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open Back

    Ad Campaign Spring 2016 Celine by Pheobe Philo Runway Look 38 Jersey Dress w Cut Out Open Back

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    2026-04-30 09:28:18 -0400
    Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder DetailSpring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder Detail

    Spring 2000 Thierry Mugler Runway Nude Chiffon One Shoulder Dress w Large Shoulder Detail

    $2,800 USD
    2026-04-22 10:52:29 -0400
    Resort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery DressResort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery Dress

    Resort 2017 Valentino by Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri Collection Look 70 Black Net & White Embroidery Dress

    $2,400 USD
    2026-04-22 10:53:15 -0400
    Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset DressFall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset Dress

    Fall 1995 Thierry Mugler Couture Runway Sculpted Body Shape Black Silk w Ivory Inset Dress

    $3,500 USD
    2026-04-22 10:46:15 -0400
    Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless DressImportant Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress

    Important Spring 2008 Christian Dior by John Galliano Runway Look 53 Black Silk Strapless Dress

    $7,500 USD
    2026-04-22 10:46:55 -0400
    Exquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet BeadsExquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet Beads

    Exquisite Fall 2019 Giorgio Armani Runway Look 80 Velvet & Silk Ribbon Jumpsuit w Black Jet Beads

    $1,400 USD
    2026-04-22 10:47:29 -0400
    Exceptional 2000s Richard Tyler Black Silk Dress w Gathered Inserts & Scooped Open BackExceptional 2000s Richard Tyler Black Silk Dress w Gathered Inserts & Scooped Open Back

    Exceptional 2000s Richard Tyler Black Silk Dress w Gathered Inserts & Scooped Open Back

    $2,400 USD
    2026-04-21 12:08:39 -0400
    2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique

    2012 Dolce & Gabbana Limited Release Pale Net Tulle Strapless Dress w Lace Flower Applique

    $8,500 USD
    2026-04-16 13:01:22 -0400
    Fall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide NecklineFall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide Neckline

    Fall 1984 Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Runway Black Velvet Dress w Wide Neckline

    $1,800 USD
    2026-04-16 13:09:30 -0400
    Fall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead DetailingFall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead Detailing

    Fall 2006 John Galliano Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Hand Applied Sequin & Bead Detailing

    $4,500 USD
    2026-04-16 13:11:26 -0400
    Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Velvet Dress w Elaborate Black Sequin DetailingFall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Velvet Dress w Elaborate Black Sequin Detailing

    Fall 1998 Yves Saint Laurent Runway Black Velvet Dress w Elaborate Black Sequin Detailing

    $1,800 USD
    2026-04-16 12:01:14 -0400
    Exceptional 1960s James Galanos Yellow Silk Crepe w Blue & Yellow Beaded Back Cut Out TopExceptional 1960s James Galanos Yellow Silk Crepe w Blue & Yellow Beaded Back Cut Out Top

    Exceptional 1960s James Galanos Yellow Silk Crepe w Blue & Yellow Beaded Back Cut Out Top

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    2026-04-13 09:40:30 -0400
    Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon SleevesExquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves

    Exquisite 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Black Silk Chiffon Dress w Huge Balloon Sleeves

    $3,500 USD
    2026-04-13 09:42:08 -0400
    Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey DressSensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress

    Sensual Spring 2018 Givenchy by Clare Wright Keller Long Tie Black Front Plunge Jersey Dress

    $1,200 USD
    2026-04-10 12:23:03 -0400
    Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord DetailingResort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing

    Resort 2016 Oscar de la Renta Runway Look 34 Green & Pink Strapless Dress w Cord Detailing

    $1,800 USD
    2026-04-10 12:23:59 -0400
    1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress

    1972 Lanvin by Jules-Francois Crahay Printed Silk Jersey & Waffle Weave Low Back Dress

    $1,200 USD
    2026-04-09 09:17:26 -0400
    Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High SlitIncredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit

    Incredible Spring 2003 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Silk Open Cut Out Bow Dress w High Slit

    $14,000 USD
    2026-04-09 09:23:54 -0400
    Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & BeadsSpring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads

    Spring 2007 Christian Dior by John Galliano Black Strapless Inner Corset Dress w Rhinestones & Beads

    $3,500 USD
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