• The jacket is closest to the Haute Couture Spring 1971 Yves Saint Laurent reference that we found.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• The near couture twin of the jacket is seen in the book "Saint Laurent Rive Gauche: Fashion Revolution" along with several other references from 1971.
• It is quite obviously the influencer of the famous 1996 Gucci set worn by Gwyneth Paltrow to the VMAs. He did several renditions of this jacket prior to that homage and besides the 1971 example that appeared in Vogue with a stronger contrasting trim than this one, I have also included examples from 1974 on Charlotte Rampling, Fall 1979 and Fall 1989. Designers after YSL have also done renditions of this that I am sure you are familiar with.
• It is so interesting to see the progression of the jacket and having one of the earlier originals is fantastic.
• You can clearly see it's closeness to the Couture 1971 version. That version had a strong contrasting trim and buttons. On this version, the contrast is still there but in a more subtle way.
• The jacket is made out of a deep midnight blue velvet with black trim.
• The shoulders are soft and the arms are cut fairly straight all the way down before narrowing in slightly to the cuff.
• The colour has a notched cut that is not quite as exaggerated as the Couture version was. Under that it wraps over itself slightly with a double row of buttons to close.
• The body of the jacket has an almost box cut. It's cut very much with a strong nod to a man's jacket and how the proportions are. It's just fantastic.
• There are three pockets on the front. A slit pocket at one breast and two pockets on each hip. Each pocket has a black trim on their top edge and the ones at the hip are set to have a slight slouch feel to them.
• The collar front of the jacket, and around the hem and cuffs are all edged in the same black trim that you see on the top of each pocket
• It is a phenomenal jacket that is easy to wear and is an easy way to add some vintage into your wardrobe.
• The jacket is fully lined in a black silky rayon and close at the front with the six buttons that you see and a seventh button inside to hold the jacket properly in place. All three pockets are functional. The cut is more box, loosen easy, and should work on a variety of frames. On a smaller frame it will just feel more oversized.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 40
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 13.5" around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 16.5"
Bust: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 29" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5829

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• The twin of this jacket walked the Spring 1977 Yves Saint Laurent runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
• In the book on Yves Saint Laurent's work "Catwalk" the note for the couture counter part collection states that American Vogue wrote "Saint Laurent, the totally romantic view of woman and clothes" while French Vogue raved about the multicultural inspiration of the collection. That same spirit carried over to the ready-to-wear collection.
• While we researching we found a black-and-white photo of its twin from the runway and one tiny partial shot of it in colour as it walked back down. We have included that partial shot as well just so you can see the reference of how it was styled on the runway colour wise.
• The jacket is made out of a what feels like a fine cotton that has a bit heavier weight so it almost has a light canvas feel to it. The choice of this fabric helps hold it shape beautifully.
• The shoulders are soft, and the sleeves are wide and cut straight all the way to the cuff.
• The neckline curves around the neck coming with a slight notch at the very front. Six round deep blue buttons run down the front.
• The body of the jacket has an almost swing cut feel to it and this is where the fabric choice really comes into play to help hold the intended shape around the body.
• Two large top set pockets are set on the front and each one has a inch wide, raiding detail in white red and blue. That same braiding detail runs around the neck down the front and then circles to hem. More braiding loops around where the sleeves insert into the body of the jacket and each cuff is finished with it as well.
• The added texture and bright pop of colour that this braiding works is just phenomenal.
• It is an instant instantly recognizable YSL jacket that is easy to wear and is an easy way to add some vintage into your wardrobe.
• The jacket is unlined and close at the front with the buttons. Each pocket on the front is fully functional. It's generous cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and it will just feel more oversized on smaller frames.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 36
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 21" and they are 16"around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam and it widen out to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam by the hem.
Total length: 24" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5828

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• This gorgeous cardigan sweater dates to the 1980s-1990s.
• It was made under the creative direction of Louis Feraud
• Feraud opened his first boutique in 1950 in Cannes selling sundresses to the jet set. By 1956 he had moved to Paris and opened a couture atelier and in 1960s made his first official couture presentation. Ready-to-wear followed in 1970. He won the Golden Thimble in 1978 and again in 1984.
• The cardigan is made out of 100% wool and it is an absolutely beautiful Italian knit. The quality is so high in the knit and it is just lovely to see in person.
• The knit has been done in a distinctive vertically set cable knit that combines long vertical rows with intersperses rows of a braided knit.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves narrow slightly as they get to their ends.
• The neckline is a slight scoop and it closes down the front with a row of ten gold toned metal buttons.
• Four more buttons define the little top set pockets that sit on the front. The two at the top are slightly smaller than the ones near to the bottom hem of the sweater.
• The buttons are fantastic little jewelled pieces on their own. Each is engraved with the brand name and then has a raised crown at their centre. The ones that close the front are slightly larger than the four on the pockets.
• I love that the buttons have a slight patina to them. There is almost a tiny bit of a green cast to some here and there which perhaps suggests that they might have some brass or copper in the mix.
• The sweater is fantastically chic and has a touch of that naval/military feel to it. It is very easy to wear and is one of those things that you will only ever find in vintage.
• The cardigan is unlined and closes down the front with teh series of buttons as described above. The knit has some stretch and I have put the range below.
• Tagged a vintage Feraud FR44, UK16, US12, D42
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 22" and they are just under 14-16" around the upper arm
Slightly dropped shoulders: 17"
Bust: 20-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18.5-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: 22-24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 27" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5827

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• EightThis two piece set dates in and around to the Fall 1987 Christian Dior collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Marc Bohan.
• When researching we found very similar bead work used on a piece from the Fall 1987 Haute Couture collection. The date for this set is based on that bead work and that pieces often trickled down into ready-to-wear collections with similar details.
• At first glance it looks like this is a full dress but it is actually two pieces. The top is a shaped and boned strapless corset and it has a matching textured silk black skirt. I love the versatility that having the two separate pieces gives you.
• The skirt made out of a black heavily textured silk with built-in under skirts for added volume in shape and the corset is made out of of a deep yellow silk with hand beading.
• The bodice is strapless and is meant to be more fitted with a true corset feel. Inside it is cupped and has extensive inner boning so that it sits perfectly in place around you.
• I love how it is shaped over the body to emphasize the bust and then it nips in the waist. The deep curve at the top of the neck line and the way that long tassel hangs down the front is all done to draw the eye in and add to the illusion of a smaller waist. Under the waist it curves out over the top of the hips.
• The skirt is its own separate piece. The waist is banded and then the silk expands outwards from there. It is very full by the time it reaches the bottom hem. This gives it a soft and easy movement around you as you move. 
• The skirt is made out of a layer of highly textured black silk and then underneath that is a layer of a black net with stiffening built in around he inner hem. An innermost silk lining sits between that middle layer and your skin. Floating the layers over each other in this manner helps it to retain volume and shape around you.
• The perfect finishing touch is the extensive silk cord, hand cut velvet applique and hand beading done on the corset. The pattern follows the exaggerated peak on the front bodice and then wraps all the way around you to hook into place. Strands of various size beads have been hand strung and placed all the way around the top edge. They are glossy black faceted beads and are in a variety of shapes and sizes.
• It is just outstanding in person and beautifully constructed.
• The skirt is lined in a black net and black silk as described above. The corset is lined in a matching yellow silk and has hidden interior light boning. It closes with a row of lingerie hooks at the back and the skirt buttons to close at the waist with a zipper under that. I see a tiny mark on the front bodice which is hidden under the dangling beads over it for the most part. There is.a small repair/flaw along the very edge at the bottom. There is a tiny bit of grubbiness here and there on the corset on the inside and the outside. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition 

Corset
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: it is 8" at the skinniest part at the back and about 13.5" from the peak of the bodice to the lowest part of the front

Skirt
Waist: to 13" flat across from side seam to side seam. 
Hips: open
Total length: 39" from waist to hem with 2" turned under.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5824

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• This dress is from the Pre-Fall 2022 Valentino collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli.
• If there is a dress more instantly recognizable and famous then the Valentino dragon dress I am not sure what dress that might be. It is a star even among the many outstanding dresses that Valentino has created over the years.
• The Haute Couture version was first created to great fanfare in 1968-69. Then for the spring of 2001, the Valentino atelier released a limited edition collection of a re-edited copy of the dress. Finally Pierpalo did his version for the Pre-Fall 2022 collection.
• This version of the famous dragon dress softens the lines of the original couture one to make it a more easy to wear caftan feeling silhouette.
• The description of the original dress in the book on Valentino's work sums it up perfectly and you can see the base of the modern elements in this one. 'Printed tunic dress with a yellow, green and red oriental dragon against a very dark background; it features a seamed bust line, a stopped neckline, long sleeves and a deep slit along the left hip.' 
• The dress is made out of a very light-in-weight black silk that has that wonderful dragon printed on its surface. The dragon curls around the body on the front of the dress with the back, upper bodice and sleeves left in a stark contrasting black.
• The neck is notched and the shoulders are soft. Each sleeves is cut straight all the way down to the wrist.
• It is cut loose and easy all the way through the body flaring out slightly as it near the hem. This makes it extremely easy to fit and wear and the shape is what gives it it's nod to a caftan.
• There is a slit on each side seam that shows a flash of leg when you move, balancing out the coverage everywhere else. And it has pockets.
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear with no closures. It's loose and easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and frames. It will just drape more on a smaller frame. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 38. 
• Excellent condition 

Sleeves: 18.5" and they are just under 13" around the upper arm
Dropped shoulders: to 18"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 47.5" from top of the shoulder to hem and the slits are 16" from the hem up.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5825

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for Look 47 for the Fall 2011 Gucci collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Frida Giannini.
• This is an instantly recognizable and well-known piece of Gucci history. I personally feel like this was one of the most outstanding looks of her time at Gucci.
• The look was shot for several editorials, including two covers, and worn on red carpets. I love that we have so many reference photos to be able to show how fantastic this is once on the body.
• The dress combines a deep mustard silk organza with a massive silk flower detailing on one shoulder. The skirt is made out of a black silk chiffon and the inner boy shorts are silk.
• Once of the best things about this dress is that it is the entire full set and it comes with the matching boy shorts just like the runway and a detachable silk chiffon lining that you button into or out of the skirt.
• This allows you to wear the dress with the single layer of silk chiffon and the boy shorts under it so that you get the exact look of the runway, or you can button in the inner silk chiffon layer under the skirt and choose to get a more opaque look.
• I love that this dress was sold like this (in limited production in this case) since most ultra sheer runway looks are produced with a lining in place and no option to go more sheer like it was shown on the runway. 
• It is very rare to find a full pristine set of this look with the dress, removable skirt lining, and matching boy shorts.
• The top has a single wide cut shoulder with a wide floral applique detailing applied that curves aver the shoulder and into the neck. You can see how this sits on the body and the flowers nestle into the neck on the reference photos.
• The centre flowers combine a matching yellow silk with a more taupe silk. The petals on this one are fairly fine. A second flower in the same colour combination but with bigger petals sits beside that. Those are surrounded with a massive amount of petals that look to be hand dipped silk organza. Each one hand cut with raw edges. It is beautiful.
• The front is gathered into rows of curving panels that are stacked and layered on top of each other. Each panel has a tiny thread finish to its edge that looks to have been done by hand.
• The size and the angle of the curve of the panels change as it moves over the top and as they sweep upward to surround the flowers on the shoulder. The ones directly around the flowers have been set so that they come up and off the base silk. 
• The back has a panel constructed in the same technique as the front and it comes out from the waist and then wraps up and over on an angle to meet the single shoulder. Another mass of flower petals sits on the top of that panel as well.
• The way that the back is cut leaves an open and bare cut out. It is very unexpected and sexy when you turn around to see that bare flash of skin.
• The waist nips in and it is banded around the waist. There is a lovely contrast between the colour of the top with the dark black of the skirt.
• The silk chiffon of the skirt is completely cut on the bias and it is set so that it flows outwards around you. Whether you choose to wear the boy shorts under the attached single layer, or add the inner silk chiffon skirt layer, the lightness of the single or double layers catches the air with your slightest movement and float beautifully around you as you walk.
• The boy shorts that come with a set are made out of of a double layer of black silk with a flat front and a more high cut as you can see in the photos.
• This is one of the most outstanding pieces from Frida's era and it is fantastically rare to have all of the pieces together as the full set.
• The top is lined in a matching silk organza and the attached layer of the skirt is unlined. The skirt has a second separate inner opaque black silk skirt that buttons into the sides of the inner waist that can act as a lining if you wish. It closes with a button at the waist. The boy shorts are made of two layers of opaque black silk, and have a hidden set back zipper. The dress closes with a hidden set side zipper. All of the pieces appear to have been worn very little at all.
• Tagged a Gucci 38
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: approximately 16-18" flat across from side to side 
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: approximately 16.5" from top of the shoulder to waist and will blouse over a bit once on.
Total length: 63" from top of the shoulder to hem

Inner skirt
Waist: 13.25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 45" from top of the shoulder to hem

Boy shorts (have some stretch)
Waist: to 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 16-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 13" from top of the back hem to inner seam

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5825

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• This beautiful and rare coat is from the Fall 1952 Lanvin Collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Antonio Castillo.
• True Couture examples from this era are extremely rare and this is a fantastic piece showcasing the Haute Couture work being done by the house of Lanvin during the years that Antonio Castillo headed the atelier.
• Castillo started off his career at the houses of Paquin and Piquet. He also designed accessories for Chanel. He quickly became known as one of the most promising designers to emerge after WWII and that reputation was part of why he was chosen in 1950 to become the head designer at the House of Lanvin.
• The press at the time lauded him, along with Balmain, Dior and Balenciaga, as the new generation of the Paris Couture designers. During his time at Lanvin the house was known for simple and elegant lines that women bought in droves. 
• I love the reference photo of its near twin styled with a belt, gloves and matching hat to show you how it can be worn belted as well. 
• The coat would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• It is beautifully tailored with a double row of buttons at the front and a curving cut.
  
• The simple cut hides precise seams and a masterfully tailored cut. It is constructed with the absolute minimal seam work to create the curves that fall over the body.
• It skims over the upper bodice and then comes in slightly at the waist. From there is flares out over the hips and is quite wide by the time it gets to the hem.
• The collar is neat with a notched front and each sleeve ends in a turned up cuff with a row of button detailing.
• The front bodice has an inset and detailed seam design with a double row of blue buttons set inside that areas that run down the front to the waist.
• A half belt is attached at the back and you could add a belt over it to emphasize the shape even more.
• The fabric is amazing with an ultra soft finish to it. I believe it is an Alpaca or perhaps a type of cashmere and it is extremely luxurious. The fact that it is dyed that amazing blue makes it that much more brilliant.
• It is even better in person and the fabric has to be seen and felt to truly be appreciated. This fabric choice allowed Castillo to be able to sculpt the exact shape that he desired.
  
• I love the sculptural effect the coat has once on and that beautifully full lower skirting. The construction is exquisite. It is an outstanding piece of fashion history in every possible way and the colour is exceptional.
• The coat is fully lined in a hand set black silk taffeta and closes with the buttons down the front. Finished to Haute Couture standards and entirely done by hand. The Haute Couture numbered tape label is present under the main label and is numbered 15.418. 
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements list listed below.
• Excellent condition.

Sleeves: 22" and are 13" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: to 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Length: 45" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5823

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• The twin of the dress walked the runway for the Fall 1986 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent
  
• On the runway it was shown in this colour and as a red version. The red version was also used in the ad campaign that season.
• The dress is made from a gathered velvet that has been gathered like that by hand. It gives it an amazing texture.
• The colour is a beautiful deep purple that in certain lights changes to have a touch of a blue undertone. 
• The dress is strapless with built in structure to help hold it in place once one the body. The back of the bodice has elastic so the dress is easy to fit. It curves down and past the waist with no seam to break the eye. From there it curves back out and over the hips in a sleek pencil silhouette.
• The dress closes with a zipper off set to follow a seam at the back. The inner bodice area is lined in a blue silk and the rest of the dress is unlined. An inner waist stay hooks to close. You can clearly see the hand stitching on the back of the fabric done to create the pattern on the velvet.
• Tagged a vintage YSL 40
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 32" from top of bodice to hem with 2.5" turned under the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5822

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• 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. This pattern was a significant part of the collection.
• I snapped the sketch that is closest to this piece from my YSL folio that contains all the drawings from the collection and some shots to show that he used this particular print in several colours including the blue of this dress. 
• The dress would have been made completely by hand in the Paris atelier.
• It is made out of a beautiful silk that is scarf weight so is very light and easy to wear. It 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 collar is neat and done in the same silk. The silk of the bodice is gathered in around it for a added detailing and it closes at the back of the neck above a small keyhole. 
• The shoulders are soft and the top of each sleeve gathers into the shoulder. They narrow down to cuffed wrists that ends in a ruffle made of the same silk.
• The cut through the body is loose and easy and it has the slightest bit of narrowing inwards as it nears the hem. 
• The more generous cut through the body makes it easy to wear. You have the option of wearing it loose or adding a belt to cinch it in and add shape around the waist. I photoed it both of those ways with an added black rope belt. 
• The perfect finishing touch are 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 belt is not original to the dress but will be included. 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" and 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# DD5821

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• The jacket is from the Fall 2005 Roberto Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• This is an incredible Cavalli piece that combines a pastel green brocade with a gold painted silk lining and leopard printed silk detailing. There are also panels of a silk velvet, a chinchilla collar, and added bead and rhinestone details.
• The jacket is easy to wear but incredibly decadent and elaborate at the same time. The perfect Cavalli mix.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are cut on a slight curve. A wide band of the pale silk green velvet runs down the inside of each sleeve, placed slightly towards the back for added detailing. The body of the jacket is cut with a slight shape added through the waist but is meant to fall over the body in a fairly easy manner. 
• It hooks to close down the front with a series of hidden set hooks and you can wear it completely closed up to the collar or open anywhere between that and fully open.
• There are four pockets sitting at the front and the flap of each pocket has a heavy detailing of beading and prong-set rhinestones. I love the added glitz that this gives the jacket.
• The collar is a soft chinchilla fur and it appears that the collar is completely finished properly underneath so if wearing fur bothers you, you could untack it and wear it without.
• More stripes of the silk velvet run down the front panel sit at each side and a straight panel runs down the centre of the back.
• Inside is lined in a printed silk with bands of leopard silk added as well. The silk inside has the feel of being painted and has a metallic gold paint added to highlight the pattern.
• The jacket is fully lined in silk as described above and closes with hidden set hooks down the front. Each pocket at the front is functional. I see a tiny storage mark at the back on the top of the velvet just under the collar. There is one tiny spot on one cuff about 2 inches above the cuff and there is a tiny spot on the very edge of the other cuff. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• Tagged a vintage Cavalli 44
• Excellent overall condition with the note above.

Sleeves: 25.5" and they are 14" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 16"
Bust: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 25" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: MED-LRG

Item# DD5820

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• The jacket is from the Yves Saint Laurent Encore line.
• The YSL Encore was introduced in 1993 specifically for the US market and was meant to be a slightly lower price point so that more people could access the YSL brand.
• Similar patterns to this appeared on the Fall 1991 YSL runway and it is  interesting to see the progression from seeing a look on the runway and then having it work its way down to a piece made more accessible to more people.
• The jacket is made out of a metallic brocade that combines gold, red and green and has a fantastic way of catching the light from every angle.
• The shoulders have light padding to hold their shape and the arms are cut straight all the way to the cuff.
• The neckline has a slight notch cut and the very top folds back slightly creating an interesting but minimalist feeling collar. Three gold swirling metal buttons run down the front.
• The body of the jacket has an almost box cut feel with a slight curve at the front and I loved the more cropped feel to it.
• It is a phenomenal jacket that is easy to wear and is an easy way to add some vintage into your wardrobe.
• The jacket is fully lined in a green silky rayon and close at the front with the buttons. 
• Tagged a FR40 US8
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and they are 15" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 16.5" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5819

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• This is an exceptional vintage Hermes top from 1999.
• This print is called Rythmes du Monde and was created by Laurence Bourthoumieux and first issued in 1999.
• Laurence Bourthoumieux is also known as Toutsy on her later works. She is well known for her work for Hermes. 
• The top is made out of one of their signature silk twills that has a bit of give so the fit is amazing.
  
• The print that covers it is phenomenal. It combines greens with a deeper yellow and has a classic Hermes pattern that covers the entire top.
• The collar is fantastic with a pointed finish and I love how the entire front edging is a contrasting print.
• That same contrast is picked up again on each cuff.
• The colour is pointed and slightly exaggerated. The shoulders are soft, and the sleeves are slightly full above their cuffs. The cut through the body is easy and boxy so it is easy to wear and fit.
• There are two extra buttons still sewn inside near the side seam.
• The text identifying the print is on the inside edge of the bottom of the top.
  
• This is a fantastic way to add a piece of Hermes magic to your wardrobe.
• The top is unlined and buttons to close down the front and at each cuff. I see some minor colour transfer here and there in the print. I have taken photos of where it is the worst. It is mainly around the lower edge. The print is so extensive over the top that it blends in well but it is mentioned for accuracy. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and on a smaller frame it will just be slightly more oversized.
• Tagged a vintage Hermes 40.
• Excellent overall condition with the note above

Sleeves: 24" and they are 12" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom edge: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 26" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5818

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• The dress is from the Givenchy 2014 Resort collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Riccardo Tisci.
• I have had the dotted one version in the shop before and this all white version is equally as beautiful. 
• In Vogue's review of the show it was noted that just the week before the Resort collection was debuted Tisci had won the CFDA's International Award and he was quoted as saying at the time that "This year has been beautiful and amazing for me". 
• The dress is made out of a very fine scarf weight silk. This is a fabric that is known to be difficult to work with especially given the elaborate draping that has been done on this dress. The cut is executed perfectly on this dress. 
• The fabric has the slightest bit of texture to it. This helps to give the dress a little bit of lift and volume so that it seems to float around you when you move. Once on the dress flows beautifully over the body.
• The neckline is gathered into a small silk band that curves around your neck. The bodice is set in vertical gathers into the band and then softly drapes over your front in a series of soft gathers all the way to the seam at the waist.
• Under the waist the skirt is also gathered around that seam so you get a beautiful continuity between the top and skirt.
• From there the skirt falls to the floor and widens out as it near the hem. It is cut slightly longer at the back for a pretty sweep behind you as you move.
• The way that the halter is cut at the front leaves your entire back bare and exposed. It is very sexy and unexpected as you turn around.
• To finish there are two long panels of silk that are attached at each shoulder. These fall all the way down the back towards the floor.
• I love that you can wear them more over the shoulder to have a more cape feel or you can wear them completely behind you to leave the shoulders bare.  
• Everything is cut on the bias which gives the dress really has the most spectacular movement when you move and the long panels at the back will float out behind you as the air picks them up.
• The bodice and skirt are lined in an ivory silk and the dress closes with a low set back zipper and hooks to close at the back of the neck.  It appears to have never been worn or worn very little.
• Tagged a Givenchy 34.
• Excellent condition

Bust: it should fit a range of sizes because of the open back 
Waist: 12" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 13.5" from neck to waist
Total length: 58" from the neck to the front hem in the back extends another 4" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5815

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• The twin of the dress was Look 55 on the Fall 2003 Alexander McQueen runway
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• Lee had only recently joined the Gucci Group at this point and his shows were becoming bigger and more commercial. The Fall 2003 collection was titled 'Scanners' and he went to the frozen arctic tundra for the show set.
• The runway was a wasteland set against an icy mountain. Models walked among rubble and rocks on the runway and and a dusting of snow covered everything. The name of the show came from the invitation that had scans of McQueen's actual brain on them.
• In the book "Alexander McQueen" by Abrams, they noted that "the collection engaged McQueen's interest in Eurasian culture and was presented as a journey of displaced travellers from west to east, from dark to light across the harsh planes of Siberia through Tibet, and into Japan, the land of the rising sun." The looks touched on both Russia and Japanese themes as well as mixing in a little bit of his signature punk.
• The dress was also seen on many red carpets of the day and we added to its modern provenance when it was worn by Julia Schlaepfer. The many photos give you an amazing idea of what it looks like once on the body.
• The dress appears to have been released with two skirt shapes. One was more curved and the other squared off as on the example I have (see the photos of Julia) and the one worn by Sienna.
• This dress is beautiful and rarely does one see this level of hand done workmanship in ready-to-wear. 
• The dress is made out of a feather light silk chiffon. The colour is a more soft white.
• The front neckline is set low and is softly squared off and there is a band of silk chiffon set just under the bust. This tiny little detail adds the perfect bit of shape and gives the bodice its empire cut. At the back it is scooped a touch lower then the front to show a bare expanse of skin.
• Straps extend out from the bodice and curve up and over the shoulder. They sit at the very outer edge of your shoulders.
• The inside of the bodice is lined in an ivory silk satin and has light boning to add hidden structure and hold the dress in place.
• The skirt falls from there and there is a massive amount of silk chiffon used in its construction. The front is cut shorter and then from there it curves around to the back extending out into two long panels on either side. As you walk the skirt catches the air to float around you. You can see this movement in the runway video.
• The entire dress has been hand detailed with a floral design that combines silver thread, tiny little silver beads and tiny silver sequins.
• These form an exquisite and highly detailed trailing flower design that is denser around the hem and then trails up the dress into the bodice. All of the work is done by hand, and you can clearly see that on the back of the silk.
• Attached, extra long ties extend out from the centre back of at the waist. These can be wrapped around you to add shape and left looser and long to trail out behind you.
• This is a work of art from one of the greatest designers of our time.
• The dress dress is fully lined in a white silk satin through the bust and white silk chiffon through the skirt. It closes with a series of large hidden set hooks at the back of the waist. The interior bust is shaped and boned. When the dress is off the body I feel that they bodice looks slightly darker in colour than the skirt. This is because of all of the infrastructure and extra layers of the bodice that add more layers behind the outer fabric whereas the skirt has more transparency so feels slightly lighter. A teeny little thinning spot near the seam at the top of one shoulder. All of the added detailing is done by hand and there are hand finishes throughout. 
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition. 

Bust: 15-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Empire waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 9" from top of shoulder to the top of the 1" band under the bust
Total length: 39" from top of shoulder to the front hem, 44" to the shortest point of the back hem, 59" to the longest point of the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5816

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• The dress is from the Spring 2016 Roberto Cavalli Collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Peter Dundas.
• It was seen on both Nancy Ajram and Rosina Lam prior to its release in the shops. I love that the reference photos show you how great this is once on the body. 
• The dress is made out of a white jersey that has some stretch to it which makes it very easy to wear and comfortable once it is on the body despite its dramatic feeling cut.
• The neckline is scooped across so that it sits slightly wider around the neck. The shoulders are soft and the single sleeve that the dress has is long and slightly tapered into the wrist.
• It skims over the bust and is gathered in along one side to add some shape to the waist. From there it curves back out and over the hips to fall to the floor in one long sweep of jersey. 
• The detailing on the dress is phenomenal. A heavily detailed snake is made from a combination of gold and silver beads mixed with rectangular and round prong set rhinestones. The snake has its own inner padding to create a round 3D shape that sits up and off of the fabric.
• The tail of the snake starts on one side of the neckline, wraps around the back collar, and then runs down the front to follow the low cut opening that your arm slips through. It curves around and into the waist, back around the side of the hip, and then the head of the snake sits just above an extremely high slit at the side.
• The snake detail is incredible. I love how he dropped the depth of the arm hole on one side and then balanced that with the high slit on that same side. It feels very sexy but the placement of the snake and the structure that is added by the padding holds everything perfectly in place once it is on.
• The dress is fully lined through the body with a second layer of white jersey and the sleeve has no lining. It zips to close at the back with a hidden set zipper and there is a zipper at the cuff of the single sleeve. I see the tiniest bit of grubbiness along the inside collar and around the edge of the hem. There are a couple of teeny tiny pulls in the fabric. I have photoed one for you that is at the back near the zipper. Please see the photo after the label shot. These are extremely minor and noted for accuracy. The dress is in its original uncut length. The fabric does have some stretch so I have put the comfortable range of measurements below.
• Tagged a modern Cavalli 44
• Excellent condition

Sleeve: 24.5" and are 12" around the upper arm
Bust: covers to 15-17" flat across from side to side with no true seam on the side without the sleeve.
Waist: 13-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 67" from top of shoulder to hem, the slit is 33" from the hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5817

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• The twin of this jacket walked the runway as Look 31 for the Fall 2004 Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• Vogue proclaimed that "Roberto Cavalli's runway, wrapped in gilded purple brocade, and his spectacular set – suggesting a Renaissance palazzo with its four poster bed smothered in spotted fur and flanked by sculpted elephants – could only hint at the fabulous excesses to come. This season dressing à la Cavalli involves an enticing melting pot of influences, from the lush fabrics favoured by the princely merchants of 16th century Venice to the Hapsburg splendours of Sissi, the beautiful 19th century Empress of Austria– all leavened with a dash of piractical swagger."
• You can easily see that pirate 'great coat' cut influence in this jacket in both how it was styled on the runway and also in its lines.
• My client told me that these were only available through special order and she ordered this one directly from the flagship Cavalli shop in Milan.
• The jacket is made of a four separate layers of printed and patterned silk chiffon that have been stacked over each other. With it using the lightest possible chiffon the jacket is still extremely light in weight even with the four layers.
• The very top layer is a soft green that has a slightly iridescent feel. This is then detailed with a print set to highlight the cut and design of the jacket. Set within that print is delicate gold that has been set on top of the silk. I love that the back of this fabric has a completely different print to it. It has a more purple undertone and a more intricate design.
• The next layer under that is a classic Cavalli leopard print and then the next is a chiffon that combines purple with a floral pattern and has more gold fused onto it. The final inner print is the same print as the second layer.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves extend out fairly wide and they are cut slightly on a curve. I love how there is a little snap that holds up the cuff of the sleeve so that you see the innermost leopard print inside. You can also choose to undo that snap and wear it long. If you wear it that way it has a slit up the side of the cuff as it falls over the hand.
• The collar is soft and the edges have been left raw cut. The collar flips over slightly and then it falls with the four layers of silk separated down the front with the same raw edge finish to all the layers. There are three sets of ties inside near the waist that you can use to close the jacket.
• The fit is more loose and easy as it glides over the body and then the lower portion of the jacket flares out. The back is split and there is extra fabric all the way around the lower part of the jacket. This is what give the fullness to the lower part of the jacket that you see and creates its sweep around you. 
• Parts of the back are cut longer to give a nod to the tails of a great coat. The extra fabric also gives you wonderful movement as you walk. 
• Pockets sit along each hip and they have ribbon finished edges on the part that sits inside the jacket.
• Many of the outer seams have been folded back to expose the raw edged layers of silk chiffon. They are held in place and defined by a thin black grosgrain ribbon. The attention to detail on this jacket is fantastic.
• The layers serve as the lining and it closes with the ties at the front as described above. I see some extremely minor marks on the front near the shoulder. Because you see the pattern from underneath these can barely be seen but they are mentioned for accuracy. There is a pull on one sleeve. Please see the photos after the label shot. The fabrics are signed throughout. The easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. It will just drape more on a smaller frame.
• Tagged a modern Cavalli M
• Excellent overall condition with the note above.

Sleeves: approximately 24" when the cough is snapped up and 27" if it's left to hang down. It is 13" around the upper arm.
Slightly dropped shoulders: 16.5"
Bust: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: approximately 14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam but can be left looser with the ties or worn open.
Hips: open
Total length: 49" from neck to the longest points of the back hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5812

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• This is a well documented butterfly print Thea Porter dress from Spring 1970.
• It was made under the creative direction Thea Porter. 
• Thea Porter combined exoticism, embellished ornamentation and luxurious fabrics in her pieces and her work was a phenomenon during her day.
• This style of dress is one of her most well known dresses and it has been one of her most loved styles since it was first created in 1968. At the time they were referred to as 'Gipsy' dresses although our modern sensibilities no longer refer it to them as that. The Thea Porter book that accompanied the 2015 Fashion and Textile Museum exhibit "Thea Porter 70s Bohemian Chic" (for which over a dozen pieces were pulled from my archives) has many example of stars from that time period wearing their versions. Kate Moss is perhaps the most notable of modern girls who have one and she caused a sensation when she wore her blue version for her wedding rehearsal in 2011. This is almost certainly a one of a kind, or a version of very few that would have been made.
• The butterfly print was by Sheila Hudson and we found references of variations of it on several items. A 1970 evening suit is a part of the V&A Collection. Talitha Getty wore a dress over green trousers to the Paris Casino for a night out with Rudolf Nureyev in 1970 and that photo can be seen in the book 'Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic by Laura McLaws Helms and Venetia Porter.'. Joan Collins and Jackie Collins both wore the print attending the West End premiere of the musical 1776 in London in June 1970 and a dress with the print was shot for British Vogue that June. In modern times, Nicole Ritchie wore a very similar version in 2006. 
• The Thea Porter book states that this style of dress were 'generally made out of a combination of three different fabrics, which give it an enduring variety. If the skirt was in plain cloth cotton, the bodice was usually in brocade… We made the dress in every conceivable fabric, from embroidered chiffon to liberty cotton‘s to velvet…. The silhouette of a slimmer torso combined with a full skirt (composed of 4.5 m of fabric) and sleeves became the basis for Porter‘s 'gypsy or gipsy' dress'. (note that this is historically what the dress was called at the time and this is a direct quote from the book). The book goes on to talk about the cut and design of these dresses saying that 'the bust became an integrated part of the body, ending directly below the breasts to create an empire line. The cut is such that the bust is held in securely, yet pushed up, removing the necessity of wearing a bra. The uneven hem of the dress evolved as a form of collaboration between Thea and one of her first seamstresses, Meg Lake, who was self taught and didn’t realize that a circle of fabric cut on the bias would fall irregularly and need to be trimmed. Porter love that effect and the mistake became a design signature.'
• I love that although this is a classic Thea dress it still kind of 'breaks the rules' for these dresses and uses only the one fabric for the entirety of the piece. Which also illustrates the importance that Thea held Sheila's designs in.
• The neckline scoops down in that curved squared off cut these dresses have. A green velvet ribbon details the cut of the bodice and more velvet defines the waist. 
• The sleeves are a single layer of the butterfly printed silk chiffon and have a touch of transparency to them. They are magnificently full and each one puffs out above an elastic cuff.
• The skirt is two layers, an inner green layer and then floating over that is a bias cut of the same butterfly printed silk chiffon that the sleeves are made out of.
• The silk of the skirt starts just under the velvet band at the waist and it flares out in yards of silk. It has that perfectly imperfect hem described above with the sides falling slightly longer then the centre. 
• The sleeves are unlined and the skirt is lined as described above. It closes with a back set zipper and each sleeve has elastic at the cuffs. The dress is unlabelled. I see slight overall patina to the velvet ribbon. It is an incredible dress
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition with the note above. 

Sleeves: approx 25" and they are full and open through the upper arm.
Shoulders: no true seam since they are inset
Bust: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Velvet ribbon under the bust: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 11" from shoulder to the top of the velvet ribbon under the bust, 16.25" to waist seam
Total length: 48" from shoulder to longest points of hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5813

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• The set is from the Fall 1966 Chanel Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Coco Chanel.
• We found a reference photo of a suit that has the same cut and similar detailing from Fall 1966 but we have also included reference photos of some similar pieces. Coco particularly favoured this type of cut with these metallic fabrics between approximately 1965 and 1969. Seen after the photo of the suit that is the closest to this one is a Fall 1965 suit shown in the book 'Gabrielle Chanel Fashion Manifesto by Thames & Hudson', followed by similar pieces featured in Vogue in 1968 and 1969 respectively.
• The set would have been made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• Both pieces are made from a light in weight metallic silk lame that has a silver thread woven through it.
• This is a gorgeous set with a more box cut jacket and a matching sleeveless dress. It is always nice to have multiple pieces because the opportunity to mix a match with things that you already own just makes it that much more versatile.
• The edges of the jacket are finished with a thick edging of silver metallic thread that has been braided. A band of the green silk is looped and woven through the braiding.
• That braided detail runs around the neck, down the front of the jacket and around the hem with pieces going up the sides to create faux side vents. They also circle each cuff and run up partway above the wrist.
• The dress is cut in a sleek and simple shift that skims over the body and flares out as it nears the hem. It skims over bust and it is generously cut through the waist with a slightly dropped seam.
• A long vertical seam runs from the top of the shoulder to the hem on each side of the front. A bow sits on the top of one side. The long seams on that side hides where the dress closes with a series of hooks and snaps.
• On both sides the seams have a panel of fabric on either side of that creates an opening and inside that opening there is a wide braiding of the same silver that is seen on the jacket.
• The vent of the dress is very clever. It is hidden along one side of those vertical seams and there is one in the front and one on the back on opposite side at the back.
• The jacket slips over the dress with long sleeves and a collarless neckline. It has no closures and is meant to just float over the inner dress.
• There is a signature Chanel chain in gold set around the inner hem of the jacket. 
• Both pieces are fully lined in an early slightly textured silk jersey feeling fabric that is completely handset. The dress closes with a front series of hook and eye under one of the the front vertical seams as described above. The jacket has no closures. A gold chain is hand set around the inner hem of the jacket. You can see tiny round circles of hand stitching where the lining has been lightly tacked to the exterior to hold it perfectly in place. An amazing little Couture detail. I see some slight grubbiness and very faint marks on the inside of the jacket near one side and around the inner collar and there is evidence that the dress was let out on the seams of the upper bodice on the back of the dress. Please see the photos after the label shot. These are all minor but mentioned for accuracy.
• There is no size tag present because it is true Couture. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent overall condition with the minor notes above.

Jacket
Sleeves: 19.5"
Shoulders: 15"
Bust-hem: to 21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 20.5" from neck to hem

Dress
Bust: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 39" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5814

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• The twin of the dress walked the runway for the Spring 1985 YSL runway.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
  
• This is a dress that is immediately recognizable as being YSL and was very well documented. Besides being seen on the runway one was famously shot by Helmet Newton for Vogue and it appeared in another editorial that season as well.
• The dress combines a black crepe skirt with a pink textured fabric, bought us and then a brilliant blue textured fabric piece that wraps around the hips and trails down one side
• I love that we have referenced photos of this one because it truly transforms once on the body.
• The pink of the top has heavy texture running through it. It is gathered into a wide strap across the top of the shoulder, and then extends down on an angle under the arm on the other side. It's all gathered into the top of the shoulder, and this creates the fantastic drape that you see running across on both the front of the bodice and the back.
• The seam where it meets, the black skirt is set on an angle that runs almost perfectly opposite to the angle of the neck line. It runs down to about the top of the hip on one side and then angles down to about mid hip on the other.
• Under that is a lightweight black skirt that continues to curve over the hips and then expands out for the lower skirt. There's quite a bit of fabric at the lower skirt so it has beautiful movement when you move and the back is cut a touch longer for a perfect little sweet behind you.
• Around the waist is a brilliant, deep, turquoise panel of fabric. This wraps around you and then comes back to hook into place at the hip where the ties start. I love how you can expand the fabric quite full over your hip on the one side.
• The ties continue down the side of the skirt and they are quite wide. They add to the movement the dress has when you move and add an unexpected bit of glamour.
• I love the almost startling combination of the three colours. It is a fantastic example of his work during this era.
• The dress is online and closes with a side, set, zipper, and hook an eye above that. The sash wrapped around the hips and hooks into place. The top and waist have a more bias cut feel, and I've put the range of measurements for those below.
• Take a vintage YSL 38
  
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 59" from top of shoulder to hem and the back extends another 3" with approximately 1.5" turned under the hem.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5810

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• This is a stunning and rare dress designed by Coty Award winning, Haitian born designer, Fabrice Simon. He was one of the preeminent black designers during this time period and pieces by him are very hard to find.
• It is the very near twin of the piece worn by Cornelia Guest in the photo that we have added here.
• His clothes were worn by some of the most famous names of the time and his work was seen on women like Kathleen Turner, Natalie Cole and Whitney Houston, who wore one of his dresses to the 1988 Grammy's. The top supermodels of the time like Iman, Beverly Johnson, Christie Brinkley and Jerry Hall were also all fans of his work. 
• The dress is meant to be worn off the shoulder and the entire top of the neckline features an elaborate finish made out of a two layers of a black silk. Each layer is attached down its middle and then sat side-by-side. The edges are all angled and pointed. This creates a gorgeous volume around your shoulders that balances out the volume of the lower skirts.
• The body of the dress is a black silk that is covered in black tube beads. The beads run over the dress in an interesting little panel with big square cut, rhinestones and little beads interspersed throughout for a little added glitz.
• The waist comes in and then the dress curves back out over the hips. It is fitted to past the hips with a border of the black beading that runs around where the skirt is attached. A ruffle with the same detail and finish as the shoulder sits below that.
• The lower skirt is incredibly full. It is made out of a soft pink silk that flares out all around you and moves incredibly as you move. There is a built-in underskirt that is made out of multiple layers of a white net with a very inner layer of an ivory silk.
• An incredible piece that is a rare example of his work.
• The top of the dress is fully lined in a black silk and the skirt is finished as described above. It closes with a back zipper. There is light boning through the bust and elastic at the top of the shoulders. There are some very small areas where the bead work is missing and some grubbiness on the skirt. Please see the photos after the label shot.
• There is no size tag present as it would have been custom made. Please go by the measurements list of below
• Excellent overall condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approx 65" from top of the natural shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5810

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• The dress is from the Fall 1984 Givenchy Haute Couture collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Hubert de Givenchy
  
• The dress would have been completely made by hand in the Paris atelier.
• This is the actual sample dress that walked the runway that day.
• I love that the reference photos from the runway lets you see how perfectly this will fit once on the body. Having a piece of true Couture is always extra special and the fact that this is the runway sample makes it that much more so. It is a true piece of fashion history.
• The skirt of the combines a beautiful black silk velvet and black silk cut out beaded overlay while the bodice is made from a very high quality soft blue coloured silk.
• The dress is strapless and inside is an attached inner corset. The inner corset is boned and structured to hold the dress perfectly in place around you.
• The silk is set over the inner corset so that it softly drapes around you. A panel wraps around the upper bodice meeting at the front where it appears to tie. Underneath that is where it closes and this tie detail cleverly hides a hidden handset zipper.
• It snaps into place over the zipper and there are more snaps set along part of the waistline. It is extremely elaborate in the way it closes and this is the kind of closure and attention to detail that you see in true Couture pieces.
• It nips in at the waist and then curves back out over the hips and falls to the floor widening out as it nears the hem.
• The skirt has a black silk velvet base with an entire second layer attached over that. This gives you this incredible depth and texture to the layers.
• The top black silk portion is a hand cut out floral design that has all of the edges finished with a black stitched edging.
• The flowers are set to overlap each other over the entire skirt. The open cut outs between the flowers leave open areas that you see the underlying velvet through. At the centre of each flower is a faceted black jet bead that adds a bit of a sparkle to the dress. 
• This is an incredible piece of history from this time period under the direction of the original Hubert de Givenchy.
• The inner velvet acts as the lining and then the bodice is lined in a matching blue silk. Inside the bodice is a handmade built-in boned inner corset. Two zippers close the dress. There is one hidden at the front of the bodice as described above and a second one sits on the side of the skirt. Two inner waist stays hook to close. The bodice snaps into place over the zipper and partially around the waist of the skirt. The very final row of flowers at the hem have no beads. The hem has a simple surged finish. This is not unusual to see in runway sample pieces. The dress has its original handwritten sample Couture tag present.
• There is no size tag since it is a true couture piece. Please go by the measurements below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 15-17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 9.5" from top of bodice to waist
Total length: 57" from top of bodice to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5809

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Cruise 2026 Christian Dior show as Look 55.
• It was made under the creative direction of Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• This was the final collection Maria for Dior and prior to the show she said "I want to show what I love, what I really love.". In Vogue's recap they said that "she was drawing attention to the role her city (Rome) has played in fashion - wrapped up as it is in the dolce vita of the 1950s, the glamorous hayday of the Cinecitta movie industry, and the glory of Valentino and Fendi, both of whom she worked for. On top of that she was celebrating the life of the Eris, hostess, and patron of the avant-garde arts, Mimi Pecci-Blunt."
• Dresses like this one showcase throughout the show described as "minimalist yet sumptuous simplicity" in the form of long, slim, semi-sheer dresses. Underwear visible, shoes flat. Vogue said she was "staking claim to the look she had coined at Dior."
• It was also seen on Wang Yu-wen in November of 2025.
• This dress is made from a soft interesting shade of a dusky soft pink colour that darkens or lightens depending on the way the light hits the cut velvet. The base fabric is a feather light silk chiffon and it comes with its matching silk chiffon inner slip.
• The shoulders are soft and neckline is a simple scoop. It buttons to close at the back of the neck and this sits above an open slit that runs down the back.
• The sleeves are incredible. Each curves out from just above the waist and then meets at a point out from the shoulder. On the top of each sleeve there is an slit opening that perfectly ties in with the slit at the back. You can see how this sits once on the body in the reference photos. This opening at the top and curving underneath also allow it to catch the air when you move for beautiful movement.
• The fabric is all cut on the bias and it skims over the bust and falls over the waist in a more generous full manner. We have not added a belt and it was not shown with one but if you wanted more shape it would be easy to add one.
• The dress curves outward over the hips and then widens out quite a bit by the hem. There is an immense amount of silk used in the skirt and the back is cut so that it falls longer than the front. When you move it moves beautifully around you.
• The entire dress is covered in a floral design made of a matching colour cut velvet. The way that it catches the light and changes colour is quite incredible. In some lights the dress feels to be a soft taupe with some areas of the pattern darkened because of how they catch the light. In other brighter lights the dress takes on a more soft nude, earthy pink feel. It is absolutely incredible and is a nod back to the best of this type of fabric in the twenties and thirties.
  
• The dress is unlined but comes with a matching separate slip. It has a button at the back of the neck but no other closures. It has ribbon finished interior seams and it is in its original uncut length. Pockets are hidden along each hip. The bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes and the comfortable range for both pieces of the set have been added below. If you needed the more room of the outer dress you could wear a larger slip underneath. It appears to have been worn very little if at all
• Tagged a modern Dior FR36, GB8, IT40, US4
• Excellent condition

Dress
Bust: approx to 20" flat across from side to side with no true side seams
Waist: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63.5" from top of shoulder to the front hem, 73.5" to the back hem

Slip
Bust: 16-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 60" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5806

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• This set is from the Spring 2004 Cavalli collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli.
• The print was seen on the runway on a silk chiffon piece for Look 15 in the 2004 show.
• A version of the look was photoed on and worn by Pamela Anderson who attended Jade Jagger's 33rd birthday party in October 2004 with Roberto Cavalli.
• I love that when the pieces are worn together it looks like a dress. And as good as it looks in these photos it is phenomenally better in person. The photos do not do the silk or the amount of movement and beauty of the cut full justice at all.
• The silk used on the dress is extraordinary and is all cut on the bias. The pattern runs entirely over both pieces and combines deep chocolates with the palest of pinks. 
• To achieve the final effect the design would have been created specifically for the pieces and how it lays over the body before the silk was cut. 
• The top of the set is done in a halter on both the front and back that angle up from under the arm into the neck. A long extended tie is set into the neck and this ties to the side. It is all done to have it feel as if you just somehow magically wrapped a silk scarf over yourself and tied it around the neck.
• Its bias cut allows it to simply skim over the bust, curve in slightly past the waist and then flare out again over the top of the hips.
• I have tucked it in for these photos but I also took a photo of it on its own so you can see how it falls. I also took a separate shot of the skirt.
• The skirt is completely cut on the bias and falls beautifully over the body once on.
• The band at the waist flips inwards and has elastic so it is incredibly easy to wear. The silk curves out and over the hips. It comes in slightly just below that and then the lower skirt is all set in with panels of silk that are attached on different angles. This gives it incredible fullness and allows it to open up around you when you move.
• It is cut longer at the back so you get this pretty sweeping line around you and this adds to the movement that it has.
• Both pieces are unlined. The waist of a skirt has elastic and the top has no closures other than tying at the neck. There is a built-in shelf piece inside the top. The bias cut of both pieces will allow them to drape around you once on. I have put the range of movement when laying flat below. I see some slight discolouration around the collar and some tiny marks on one side. I have photo the marked spot with the top lying flat and also with it on the dress form so you can see that once on it drapes and hides them for the most part. So that is not two sets of marks - that is one set photoed twice. There is also one other tiny mark on the top. That is also photoed.
• Both pieces are tagged a Cavalli vintage 46.
• Excellent overall condition with the notes above.

Top
Bust: 16-18.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-17.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom hem: to 20.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Length: approx 25" from neck to hem

Skirt
Elastic waist: 14-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 44" from waist to front hem, 55" to the longest point of the back

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG

Item# DD5807

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• The dress is from the Spring 1967 George Halley collection. 
• It was made under the creative direction of George Halley.
• The twin of this dress in a different colour resides in the permanent collection of the Met Museum. Each dress would have been individual individually ordered by a client and it's possible that both the one that I have and the one in The Met are the only ones that exist in those colours.
• Halley was one of the great American Couturiers and he started his career working for Charles James. When he opened his own atelier in 1966 he was well on his way to fame. He won the Coty Award in 1968 and his work is on par with couture. He is one of my personal favourite designers.
• Women's Wear Daily called him 'a designer in a lovely world of his own'.
• This is an absolutely outstanding dress that shows the extreme level of detail that was being done in this era.
• The dress would have been made entirely by hand in his workshops.
• It is not perfect but it's small flaws are forgivable for what it is. Please read the entire listing carefully.
• The dress is made from a soft pink silk netting that tops an inner layer of a pale pink silk. The netted layer has an elaborate hand embroidered leaf and flower pattern done on a silver-black metal thread.
• Added over that to cover the entire surface of the dress are hand cut silk ans velvet flowers, prong set rhinestones, iridescent beads set by hand and tiny silver sequins.
  
• The front has a wide scooped neckline that is completely embellished all around the edges with clusters of the iridescent, beads and rhinestones. The same elaborate border circles around the edge of each sleeve.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves are capped so that they poof out slightly in a delightful shape.
• The bodice skims over you to a high empire cut just under the bust. There is an attached ivory velvet band that covers the seam there. This ends in a pretty and romantic bow at the back.
• The pattern on the bodice is set closer together with a more dense application of all the detailing. Once the skirt begins, the pattern is spread out slightly more to accommodate the width of the skirt.
• There is a full built-in well-made and structured underskirt made of pink silk and then the net skirt top layer sits over that.
• The top net layer is very full and there are many yards of fabric that make it up. It is elaborately detailed all the way around.
• The hem of the skirt is finished with a border of the velvet hand-cut flowers that have a prong set rhinestone at their centres and the iridescent beads spreading outward on the petals.
• All of the detailing has been applied to the dress by hand. It would have taken hundreds of hours to accomplish this and it is on par with true Couture.
• The workmanship on the dress is spectacular and I have included a lot of close-ups for you to see. It is even more amazing in person.
  
• The dress closes with a hand set back zipper and the bow snaps and hooks to close. The dress is hand lined in a pale pink silk. There is overall grubbiness/light discoloration and small marks on the velvet band and bow. It could be easily un-tacked and replaced. I see slight changes in colour along some of the edges of the inner pink silk lining, grubbiness along the hem and on some of the velvet flowers. There is some splitting of the silk along the edge of the inner hem. These are all minor overall but mentioned for accuracy
• There was no size tag present. Please go buy the measurements listed below.
• Great condition with the notes above

Sleeves: 7.5" and the opening is 10" around
Inset shoulders: 13.5"
Bust: to 16.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Seam under the bust: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 10" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5808

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• This jumpsuit dates to the Spring 1981 Bill Tice collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Bill Tice.
• I love that we found a fashion illustration of the piece that appeared in WWD that season. It adds that extra little bit of history to the piece.
• This is one of my favourite Bill Tice prints. Pieces with this particular pattern are tough to find and this little jumpsuit is super special. It is only the second one I have ever seen and the first is one that I sold several years ago in the shop.
• His easy-to-wear and glamorous pieces have been worn by countless celebrities for the red carpet and events. Every girl that has bought one of his pieces through me has absolutely loved them. This jumpsuit is exceptional example of his work.
• This is one of those great little pieces that you will only ever find with vintage.
• The jumpsuit is made out of a light as air scarf weight tissue silk that is printed with an oversized print on a soft pink-peach base. The fabric choice makes it extremely comfortable to wear and it drapes and falls incredibly on the body. It weighs ounces and when you put it on it feel like you are wearing almost nothing.
• The front is a single piece of fabric that is piped around the edges. The piping extends out into ties that you tie behind the neck to hold the halter in place.
• This leaves the entire back and sides completely bare and exposed.
• The waist is detailed with a wide band that has his signature top stitching and a bit of padding inside the layers to give it some support and detail. I love how it buttons with the little silk covered buttons at the back.
• From there it curves over the hips and into long pant legs that are cut wide and full through the legs. The pants are extraordinary. As they reach the bottom hem they are cinched back in and gathered through the seam at the bottom. This creates a balloon / harem effect that is just fantastic. And it has pockets. 
• It is extraordinarily well done and very sexy yet so easy and comfortable to wear.
• The jumpsuit is unlined and buttons to close at the back of the waist with three silk covered buttons. There is one hidden snap in the opening under that. It ties at the back of the neck and is gathered in at the cuffs. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Bill Tice 8
• Excellent condition. 

Bust: 16" across at its widest point from side to side
Top seam at waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bottom Seam at waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: adjustable with the tie but approx 13" from neck to top seam of the band at waist
Pants: 47" from the top of the band at the waist to hem. The inseam is 32" and the gusset is 15.5" from bottom back seam of the waist band to the inside seam. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5803

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• This dress is from 1978.
• It was made under the creative direction of Roy Halston Frowick.
• I am always on the look out for this style of dress by Halston. It is perhaps the most iconic of all of the Halston silhouettes.
• In 2016 the twin of this dress entered modern day fashion history when Kate Moss wore its twin on the red carpet at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. 
• We have had Martha Hunt wear a white one version that she sourced from us to Cannes. She landed on several Best Dressed lists as a result. These were made in a variety of colours and this one is a gorgeous red coral colour with a slight orange undertone to it. 
• There is a certain sexiness caused by the illusion of having the entire dress suspended by one shoulder. It gives the sense that the entire dress could drop in a puddle around you.
• It is constructed from two attached layers. The inner dress skims over the body in a long sheath. The inner part of the dress has a high slit that travels up the side of the leg opposite to the draped side. So when you walk or sit you get a flash of leg.
• Attached to that inner sheath lies a draped panel of the same fabric that is suspended from the shoulder. This falls from that shoulder and drapes down and over the front and the back of the dress so that the jersey cascades loosely down and over you.
• This is a classic dress by Halston that is perfect for travelling as it is wash and wear and so easy to style. A quick change of shoe takes it day to night in a snap.
• The dress slips on to wear with a hook at the top of one shoulder. It should fit a variety of sizes since it is not cut to be super fitted and the jersey does have some stretch. I have put the comfortable range of stretch of the inner part of the dress below. Part of the hem was sewn by hand and it has been left as found.
• Tagged a vintage Halston 8
• Excellent condition

Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 18-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hip: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 54" from top of shoulder to longest point of hem
Slit: 29" from hem up

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5804

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• This dress is from the Spring 2005 Cavalli collection
• It was made under the creative direction of Roberto Cavalli
• For that season Cavalli based everything shown on the 'Fashion Traveller' Theme and Vogue proclaimed that to mean "an eclectic throwing-together of hippie-ish trailing print skirts, ruffled cavalier shirts (worn belted at the hip as tantalizing dresses), and nineteenth century Sgt. Pepper-ish frogged military jackets."
• On the runway this same print in a soft taupe brown was shown on Looks 23 and 25. 
• The dress is made of a bias cut silk that is covered with that beautiful abstract coral print on an ivory backdrop. Parts of the print have been deliberately 'aged' with tiny speckles of the coral splashing on them and a touch of lighter and darker corals mixed in. Bits of taupe are also worked in to create an antiqued feed to the incredible pattern that you see.
• The print is very detailed and quite beautiful. I love how the pattern is set to accentuate the curves of the body underneath the dress and build on the cut of the dress itself.
• The dress is suspended from two tiny straps in the same silk that curve up to tie behind the neck. The entire upper back is left bare and exposed and the front comes down in a soft drape. There is a little suspended weight that hangs inside the front drape to help hold it in place and there is a slight gathering on either side of the seams to add to that drape feel at the front.
• The dress curves in slightly at the waist and then curves back out over the hips. Everything is cut on the bias and there are no horizontal seams to break the pattern or the lines of the dress.
• The lower skirt flares out fantastically. It is the type of skirt that makes people obsessed with Cavalli pieces.
• The skirt is set in angles that point upwards into the hip area. Attached to follow the angles are silk chiffon ruffles. What is amazing about the ruffles is how they go up and down on angles to follow sections underneath from where they begin below the hip to all the way to the hem.
• The front angles upwards so that when you walk you get a flash of leg. At the back the skirt falls longer for a beautiful slight sweep behind you. 
• The incredible layers of ruffles are what give the fullness to the lower skirt. The extra fabric also gives you wonderful movement as you walk. 
• The dress is unlined and slips over the head to wear with no closures. It ties at the back of the neck. A little metal weight is hand sewn in a silk pouch along the edge of the front neckline. I see one tiny mark on the front neckline. The fabric has the darkening all through it and it is an intentional part of the print as described above but I have shown it in the same photo as the small mark so you can see what I am talking about. Once on, that small round mark falls inside the neck line and is not seen. The fabric is bias cut so will just drape more on a smaller frame. I have put the comfortable range of measurements below.
• Tagged a vintage Cavalli S
• Excellent condition with the minor note above.

Bust: the front covers up to 17.5" flat across from side to side
Waist: 14-16" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 19-22.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 66" from the neck to the longest part of the hem and can be adjusted a bit by how you tie it around the neck.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5805

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• This dress is from the Spring 2004 Valentino collection
• It was made under the creative direction of the original, Mr. Valentino
• We have included some photos from the Spring 2004 Valentino collection of dresses with similar elements to this one. 
• The dress is made out of a feather light black silk chiffon and the lightness of this fabric choice creates a soft and romantic feel as it floats over your body.
• The entire dress is cut to allow it to drape beautifully over the body and highlight your curves.
• The bodice is finished with tiny and precise pleats that wrap all the way around to the back. The top of the bodice is gathered into a sweetheart and the back sits on a slight curve to leave the upper back bare and exposed.
• A ruffled panel of black silk chiffon is set along straps that are meant to sit off the shoulder. Once this is on a body it will drape perfectly around the upper arm.
• Below that the waist nips in to follow the curve of the body.
• From there the skirt curves out and over the hips and the panels of chiffon that make up the skirt float around you as the skirt falls to the floor.
• The skirt is phenomenal. It is made of a series of vertical panels that are all set in around the waist. They are attached together to just under the hip and set so that they partially overlap each other as they fall to the floor. 
• Each panel is a long rectangle that widens out to curved ends with a matching black silk chiffon ruffle that runs all the way around the entire panel.
• The ruffle is smaller near the top of the hip and then widens out as it circles around the bottom of each panel.
• There is no inner lining under the panels. The overlapping and the multiple layers of the panels are what make the dress opaque enough to wear.  
• The silk chiffon that was used is feather light and the dress is a dream in person. The movement of the panels around you when you move is fantastic.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk chiffon through the bodice and the skirt is constructed as described above. It closes with a hidden set side zipper.  It is in its original uncut length. I see a tiny repair near the hem and along a teeny section along on the bottom edge of one panel. Both these are extremely minor and mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise.appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a vintage Valentino 6
• Excellent condition.

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 12.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 16" from the top of the shoulder to the waist and approximately 9.5" from the top of the bodice to the waist.
Total length: 64" from top of the shoulder to the hem. 

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-SML

Item# DD5802

Reference Photos: Spring 2004 Valentino.

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Sleeves: approx 29" to actual wrist and they are approximately 16"around the upper arm
Bust: adjustable 17-20" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: adjustable 13-15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Bodice: 15" from neck to top of band at the waist
Total length: 60" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5801

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• The dress dates to the time period between 1976-1978.
• It was made under the creative direction of Loris Azzaro.
• Azzaro launched his label in 1967 and quickly defined his trademark looks by using ornate fabrics and avant garde ways of defining the body.
• Some of the most beautiful women in the world wore his clothing including Marisa Berenson, Raquel Welch, Jane Birkin, Sophia Loren and Tina Turner. 
• By the seventies and eighties he was experimenting with volume and proportions and new fabrics that at the time were all cutting edge.
• This is a stunning example of his work from the mid- to later part of the 1970s. To give you an idea of the way the paper bodice fits I have included a photo of French singer Dalida and one if Raquel Welch both wear dresses similar to the bodice of this one.
• The dress combines glossy black sequins with a netted tulle skirt.
• The dress is strapless and the bodice is cut with a rounded sweetheart neckline. The cups are shaped and the dress curves down and over the waist. From there is continues back out to curve over the hips.
  
• This entire extended upper portion of the dress is completely covered in glossy black sequins that catch the light from every angle. The sequins have been applied to the dress so that they each overlap the one next to it creating a dense application.
• Under that the skirt falls to the floor and widen out as it near the hem. 
• The skirt is made out of of a netted tulle that is set in ruffle layers that curve up and toward the front. The layers of ruffles give the skirt incredible movement when you move. A full underskirt sits under that and is done in a black silk so that it's opaque enough to wear.
• At the back the length of the bodice is extended a bit before the skirt starts. This is a clever way to create curves and length.
• It is a stunning dress and one of the best I have had from him.
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a zipper at the back. His signature cupped strapless bra is tacked inside. You could easily remove or replace this as needed for a better fit. There is elastic around the upper seam of the bodice and the fabric has some give. Hand finished throughout.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 14-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 56" from the top of the bodice to the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5800

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• The twin of this incredible dress walked the runway for Look 31 for the Fall 2010 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of John Galliano.
• Vogue's review stated that Galliano's Fall ready-to-wear for Dior was "Equestrian-themed, a follow-on from the daywear strand of the acclaimed Couture show in January. This was to be a brisk albeit slightly perfunctory trot around the circuit of Galliano's longtime favourite 18th century."
• In the book Dior:Catwalk they noted that Galliano had baptized the collection "The Seduction of the Libertine". The collection notes read "Riding in from the hunt that began at the Haute Couture, Dior discovers intrigue and inspiration in gallant riding habits as it goes from the stables to the seductive style and verse of those infamous romantics, the 18th century Libertines"... "This season Dior takes up the heroic spirit of the French romanticism." said Galliano.
• This dress is completely cut on the bias and this gives it incredible curves once it is on an actual body. It almost feels like you are wearing nothing because of the soft sand colour and the lightness of the silk chiffon.
• The bodice crosses over itself and there is a silk chiffon ruffle that follows the neckline. This wraps around you and buttons behind the neck. Panels extend out from the top that are cut wide and edged in a ruffle. By tying those around the front of the neck you get that beautiful ruffle falling down the front as seen here and on the runway.
• The bodice skims to a slightly more generously cut waist. If you wanted to add shape you can cinch it in further by belting it.
• At the back it dips low to leave a bare expanse of skin to show.
• The top layer of the skirt wraps over itself as it attaches in around the waist and there is a substantial amount of silk used for the skirt to give it its extensive draping. Under that is a second inner silk layer in the same colour. A slit runs up the side of the inner layer so when you walk you see bare leg. 
• The entire bottom of the skirt has round cut outs in various sizes that circle all the way around the lower skirt. Each of the cut outs are finished with a heavily applied embroidered edge done in a matching coloured thread. This gives the bottom of the dress extraordinary texture and detail.
• This is an incredible and rare documented runway piece.
• The dress is fully lined in a second layer of the same silk chiffon. A row of his signature matching silk covered buttons and loops runs down the side to close the dress. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a Dior FR36, GB8 IT40, US4
• Excellent condition

Bust: the front bust has open sides and is cut quite generously to fit a variety of bust sizes and shapes. The under-bust area where the sides begin is cut on the bias and can range from 16-19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam.
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: 20-23" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: approx 17-18" from neck to waist but meant to blouse over a touch
Total length: approx 70" from neck to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5799

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• This is a fantastic unlabelled vintage piece that most likely dates to the 1970s but could be earlier.
• It is one of the best unlabelled caftan pieces that I have had in the shop.
• The base fabric is a loose weave fabric that I believe is a type of jute scrim. It has the feel of an extremely light-in-weight burlap with a loose weave that makes it semi-transparent between the embroidered parts. It is utterly fantastic and one of the best textiles I have seen.
• Onto that base is a combination of a dusty rose embroidered thread that has almost the feel of a yarn to it, mixed with a more true pink coloured thread. This forms a gorgeous pattern over the entire caftan and is also used on all of the edges. There is also a third pale silver grey thread that has that same soft finish.
• Mixed into those are both gold and silver metal threads that highlight various parts of the design. They add a gorgeous subtle metallic glint to the piece.
• The cut of the caftan makes it extremely easy-to-wear and fit. It slips over the head with no closures and it is completely open in between the outer side seams. This should allow it to fit just about any body type or frame.
• The neckline is scooped and cut wide across. At the front it is set in a slight V. The shoulders are soft and extend down to the side seams where there is a open slit edged in embroidery that you slip your hands through.
• From there it cascades full and open to the floor and moves beautifully around you when you move. The edges are slightly curved and this creates a beautiful draping down each side. 
• This is an extraordinary textile and one of those pieces you will only ever find in vintage.
• The caftan is unlined and has a slight transparency. To wear it you just slip it over your head and there are no closures. I see perhaps the occasional loose thread but there are no outstanding flaws whatsoever.
• There is no size tag present. Please go by the measurements listed below.
• Excellent condition

Total width: 48" flat across from side seam to side seam 
Total length: 45" at the shortest points of the side and 57" at its longest point

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5798

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• 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. These would have been custom-made for each dress.
• The very outer layer of the chiffon is split quite high along the edge at the back and this adds incredible movement to the dress as you can see on the runway. You are still fully covered by the inner dress underneath.
• It is an extraordinary dress that is rare and highly collectible. It is even better in person then how it shot here.
• The dress is fully lined 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# DD5797

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• This dress and jacket set dates to 1976.
• It was made under the creative direction of Gnyuki Torimaru.
• Gnyuki Torimaru started out as an architect before becoming a textile engineer and then a designer. He worked for Louis Feraud, Pierre Cardin and Norman Norell before striking out on his own in 1972.
• Shortly after the launch of his couture label he teamed up with Rembrandt, and also did a second line called Yuki2, to produce a ready-to-wear line that had the feel of his couture pieces but was available at locations outside of his atelier. 
• His name became very well known around the globe after creating pieces for Princess Diana’s visit to Japan in 1986. 
• An entire exhibit was dedicated to him at the Kobe Fashion Museum "Gnyuki Torimaru: Legendary Fashion Designer" in 2019.
• A similar dress was famously shot on Jerry Hall for Vogue in 1976
• The fabric on both pieces is a light in weight deep blue jersey that has a soft slinky feel to it.
• The dress and jacket are both very easy to wear despite their dramatic presence. Both have a loose and easy cut through the entire body.
• The dress slips over the head to wear and is suspended by straps that curve up and around on either side of your neck.
• The entire front and back have been gathered into the middle of the strap. This gathering at the front is key to the design of the dress. It creates that beautiful draped feel that runs all the way to the hem all the way around you.
• The sides drape down from the bust area and it is very full and generous through the waist and hips.
• From there it swoops down to the hem to create that unbelievably dramatic effect. The bias cut lets it move around you beautifully when you move.
• Over that is a simple jacket that also slips on and has no closures.
• The colour is notched and the sleeves extend out the soft shoulders. They are cut to slightly narrow as they reach their ends and are meant to sit, just past the elbow.
• The body of the jacket is gathered into a shoulder yolk, and then it falls freely around you. It stops just short of length of the dress to create a pretty silhouette.
• Everything about this dress has a feel of organic movement and drama. It is a remarkable dress and jacket set and even more stunning on.
• I always love when something has two pieces because it really lets you mix a match with things you already own.
• Both pieces are unlined and slip onto wear. The dress has a hook and eye above a small keyhole at the back up the neck. The jacket has no closures. Its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more. 
• Both pieces are tagged a vintage UK Yuki 12
• Excellent condition. 

Dress
Bust: 16-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: approximately 60" from top of straps to hem

Jacket
Sleeves: approximately 20"and they are 16"around the upper arm
Shoulders: no true defined seam 
Bust: to 24" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open with no front closure
Total length: 49.5" from top of bodice to waist
Skirt: " from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5796

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• The twin of this dress walked the runway for the Spring 1978 collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Yves Saint Laurent.
• We found a reference photo from the runway and it's twin was also used in the ad campaign that season.
• The reference photos show the dress with a sash that is in a solid print. When the dresses were produced and sold in the shops they were sent with matching dotted tie belts.
• I have photoed it here both loose and easy without the tie belt  so you can see how it can be worn as more of a caftan feel and with the belt tied to add shape.
• The dress is made out of a single layer of a black silk chiffon with a multi-colour dot print screened onto the chiffon. It is extremely light-in-weight and moves very beautifully.
• The neckline of the top is set wide across and has an elastic finish so that you can wear it off of the shoulder for a bare expanse of skin to show. I love the little ruffled detail along the edge that the elastic gathering creates.
• Sleeves extend straight out from there and are extremely full and open. They are brought in at the cuff and he repeated the same elastic gathering detail just like on the neckline.
• Under that the dress skims and opens to be very full and easy all the way down to the hem. This gives an incredible movement around you because of the ultra-light weight of the fabric.
• To get a more defined feeling through the middle you just tie the belt and cinch it in as much as you wish. On the runway and in the ad campaign it was styled belted with a solid wider sash. I love that it shows that by changing up the look of the belt it changes up the look of the dress.
  
• It is very full by the hem and I love how the bottom is finished with a very wide band of the same fabric. The front is cut shorter than the back and that extra ruffle around the bottom and the changing length all help to really allow it to move around you.
• This is an absolutely stunning example of his work during this time period and I love that it is so well documented.
• The dress is unlined and it weighs very little. It slips over the head to wear with elastic through the neckline. Each shoulder has a little less elastic which is purposeful. Each cuff has elastic. The open and loose cut should allow it to fit a wide range of sizes. The belt is original to the dress and is included. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• The dress is tagged a YSL 36
  
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: approximately 25" and the upper arms are very full and easy
Bust: "16-23 flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: open
Total length: approximately 47" from top of bodice to shortest point at the front and the back falls to approximately 59" at the hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: OSFA

Item# DD5795

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• This gorgeous caftan dress is from the Fall 2014 Valentino collection.
• It was made under the creative direction of Pierpaolo Piccioli & Maria Grazia Chiuri.
• A similar look walked the runway for Look 52 and I love that this gives you a very good idea of how the caftan sits on the body and moves.
• The dress is made out of of a feather light deep blue bias cut silk chiffon that makes it virtually weightless. It comes with its matching separate inner slip that acts as the lining.
• The dress is very easy to wear despite its dramatic presence. It is cut very loose and easy through the entire body and the sleeves are phenomenal.
• A neat little collar made of the same silk chiffon curves around the back of the neck. At the front the neckline sits in a fantastic plunge.
• The body of the dress is loose and easy with inset seams that start under the arm area and run to the hem. This gives the dress a slight bit of shape through the body.
• There are two layers of silk chiffon stacked on top of each other. 
• Between the seam and the outermost edges side, the chiffon is open fully down the sides from the cuffs to the hem. This adds incredible movement around you as you move since it allows the layers of chiffon to catch the air as you move.
• You slip your hands through cuffs and each one closes with a single silk covered button at their ends. When you move your arms the entire caftan from under the cuffs moves as well. From there it swoops down to the hem and the open sides create a pretty draping from the cuff to the hem.
• At the back it falls in one swoop of fabric to give an almost caped effect.
• Worn underneath the outer dress is a simple V-neck bias cut silk slip in single layer of the same silk chiffon. It is so well-made that if you found a nude underslip you could probably wear it as its own piece.
• The movement and boldness of the design is amazing to see. Everything about this dress has a feel of organic movement and drama. It is a remarkable dress and even more stunning on.
• The outer dress is made out of two layers of silk chiffon. The inner slip acts as the lining and it is made out of a single layer. Both pieces slip over the head to wear with no closures. The outer layer is tremendously voluminous and its easy cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. On a smaller frame it will just drape more. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a modern Valentino 40.
• Excellent condition
  

Outer Dress
Sleeves: approximately 24" and they are full and open around the upper arm
Bust-hips: to 27" flat across from the inner side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from neck to hem

Inner slip
Bust: 16-18" flat across from the inner side seam to side seam
Waist: to 15" flat across from the inner side seam to side seam
Hips: to 21" flat across from the inner side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from top of shoulder to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: The outer caftan is OSFA and the inner slip is XS-MED

Item# DD5794

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