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Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peach sheer chiffon gown with rose and vine embroidered on bust and chiffon hostess robe with waist tie, ruffle and button neck detail, and floral embroidery.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Soft apricot chiffon dressing robe with beige lace peter pan collar and trim. Sash tie closure. Matching dressing gown available for purchase.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue chiffon gown with blue floral embroidery at bodice and pleated bust.
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1940s Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White chiffon gown with delicate ivory lace bust and single rose appliqué.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turquoise crepe gown with cream lace at bust and neck.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White embossed quilted silk button down hostess robe with chiffon ruffle collar, waist tie, and aqua silk cropped trouser.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peach chiffon gown with 3/4 length sleeves, cream lace bust detail, and snap and tie closure at neck.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Peach chiffon gown with lace at hem and bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fire red silk satin gown with delicate beige lace at hem and bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pink satin pajama set with cream lace detail and button up top with waist tie closure.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ivory double layer silk chiffon gown with adorable gather detail at bust and cap sleeves.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pink chiffon gown with pleated bust and silk leaf appliqué at bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lavender floral gown with princess sleeve, delicate silk embroidery throughout bodice, and white lace hem.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ballet pink chiffon 2pc robe and gown. Robe has self sash waist belt and thin soft blue satin tie at neck. The gown has a delicate soft blue rosebud embroidery at bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pink chiffon short sleeve gown with delicate lace embroidery along the sleeves, neck, and bodice.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Emerald green satin gown with soft gathering detail at bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silk satin gown in soft lavender. Thin shoulder straps with bow detail and rose appliques at center front.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White chiffon with ivory lace bust gown and rose applique at center.
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1950s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long peach silk satin gown with ivory lace panels through out.
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1960s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gold silk gown with lace appliques and delicate lace hem. Long watteau shoulder train.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chiffon vibrant lime green dressing gown with matching long sleeve robe. delicate lace and gather detailing at bust with the same detail continued on the robe.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blue silk crepe gown with periwinkle lace bodice and white faux fur appliqué on bust.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Soft peach satin robe and gown set. Robe has off white marabou feathers at collar and cuff. The gown has soft gathers at bust with a rosebud applique at center.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Canary yellow satin gown with wide cape sleeve straps and delicate beige lace around bust and hem. Small satin ties at waist side seams.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Copper silk satin gown with leaf appliques at waist and thin double shoulder straps with bow detail.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cream silk satin gown with soft gather detailing at bust and finished with lace accents.
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1940s Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sheer red chiffon long gown with embroidery detailing and lace trim.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fire red and silk satin gown with entire skirt decorated in delicate beige lace and continued on bodice.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chartreuse chiffon long gown with contrasting black lace panel at skirt hem and lace insets at bodice. Low cut out back with halter neckline.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White satin halter gown with ribbon appliqué at bust and hook and eye closure at back.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Red silk satin short gown with side slits, beige lace trim and double heart design embroidery.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sky blue bias cut silk satin gown with midnight blue lace at halter neckline and hem.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apricot bias cut satin gown with bow applique at center bust. Lace trim detail at neckline and hem.
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1960s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Archival Hollywood Couture Nightwear 1930
s - 1970
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cream silk slip with wide lace detail at hem and floral lace at bodice. Worn in 1954 Marilyn Monroe poster.
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1940s American Evening Dresses and Gowns
Jean Paul Gaultier Sailor Cone dress 1990
s
By Jean Paul Gaultier
Located in London, GB
My Runway Archive presents this Iconic Jean Paul Gaultier 'Maille' dress that fuses two of
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1990s European Informal Dresses
Orchid Print Silk Kimono Tee Dress - NWT Vintage Flora Kung
By Flora Kung
Located in Boston, MA
Never used. Fresh from FLORA KUNG design library archive.
Name: Flora Kung Orchid dress.
Fabric
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1980s American Shift Dresses
Archival Azzedine Alaia Black Metallic Knit Bodycon Sheer Cutwork Fishtail Gown
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
the world to the 'body' with his ultra flattering tight dresses. As Suzy Menkes said, "If there were
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Early 2000s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Archival 1930s Debenham
Freebody Couture Metallic Gold Lamé Winged Sleeve Gown
By Debenhams
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
tagline: ‘Distinction in Dress at Moderate Cost’ which was key during the historic Great Depression
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1930s Aesthetic Evening Dresses
1967 Courreges Numbered Couture Brown Silk Belted Space-Age Mod Modernist Dress
By Courrèges, André Courrèges
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
chocolate-brown silk dress from 1967 is a proper example of his vision. The absolutely superb seaming
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1960s French Aesthetic Day Dresses
Archival 1971 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Beaded Blue Velvet Jumpsuit
Jacket
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Exquisite Pierre Balmain Haute-Couture dark blue silk-velvet jumpsuit ensemble dating back to his opulent 1971 collection. This iconic designer created a very sculptural quality whic...
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1970s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Archival 1950s Custom Couture Beaded Jeweled Ivory Silk Hourglass Back-Bow Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In this gorgeous, highly coveted archival 1950's ivory crème silk-faille gown, the detailed
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1950s American Wedding Dresses
Archival Chanel Haute Couture Black Velvet and Shocking Pink Silk Halter Gown
By Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Chanel designer investment archival piece that will only increase in value.
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1980s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Iconic 1996 Madonna
Evita
Film-Worn Beaded Ivory Silk Couture Archival Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
auction (her 'Desperately Seeking Susan' jacket went for $252,000, while her wedding dress to actor Sean
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1990s Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Archival 1989 Gianni Versace Haute Couture Beaded Circus Novelty Gown and Shawl
By Gianni Versace, Versace
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An exceptionally stunning, museum quality Gianni Versace hand-beaded gown and matching full-length shawl dating back to his famous 1989 haute couture collection. This one-of-a-kind e...
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1980s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Archival 1950s Lanvin Haute Couture Watercolor Floral Silk Print Full-Skirt Gown
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An exceptionally rare and highly coveted Jeanne Lanvin Castillo haute couture watercolor floral gown dating back to the early 1950's. According to two fashion experts, this designer ...
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1950s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Archival 1994 Philippe Venet Couture Black Silk Asymmetric Cut Out Bias-Cut Gown
By Philippe Venet
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
dating back to his 1994 spring-summer runway collection. This is also a very special dress because it
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1990s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Versace pink medusa logo runway dress, SS 2005
By Donatella Versace
Located in London, GB
My Runway Archive presents this Iconic and super rare runway dress from the Versace SS 2005
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Early 2000s European Evening Dresses
2011 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Sample Black
White Beaded Sequin Dress
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
. This archival Chanel designer dress is truly exquisite and an investment piece that will only increase
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2010s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
2012 Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld Runway Crystal Beaded Sheer Silver Gold Lace Dress
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
archival runway treasure, it also embodies glamorous luxury. This masterpiece of a dress is fashioned in
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2010s French Aesthetic Evening Dresses
1965 Valentino Haute Couture Museum-Held Beaded Lamé Ivory Lace Mod Shift Dress
By Valentino Couture, Valentino Garavani
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
example of his genius. As shown, the same stunning dress is archived at the Fashion Institute of
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1960s Italian Wedding Dresses
1997 Dolce
Gabbana Floral Stretch Velvet Cut-Out Bustier Slip Dress with Tags
By Dolce
Gabbana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
bra-strap slip dress dating back to their 1997 spring-summer collection. This design debuted on the
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1990s Italian Aesthetic Evening Dresses
Versace colour block runway gown, FW 1997
By Gianni Versace
Located in London, GB
My Runway Archive presents this very rare runway gown from the Versace FW 1997 collection in the
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1990s European Evening Dresses
Purple Dress
By Ruvan Wijesooriya
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dress” and “Girl out the Window” have been featured everywhere from the Foam Museum in Amsterdam, to the
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Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
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Archival Ink
Dress Rehearsal
By Julie Blackmon
Located in Kansas City, MO
archival pigment print
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Antigone
s Dress", Unique Handmade Paper Collage Dress
By JoAnne McFarland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"In my series of paper dress collages, I use wallpaper, book pages in French and English from the
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Rice Paper
"My Imaginary Boo Dress", Handmade Paper collage Dress
By JoAnne McFarland
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"In my series of paper dress collages, I use wallpaper, book pages in French and English from the
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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Paper, Handmade Paper
Marilyn Monroe in Sheer Dress
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant color capture of star actress Marilyn Monroe posed outdoors in a sheer black dress, looking
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1950s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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There is a broad range of archive dresses for sale on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Contemporary, Modern and Minimalist styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the archive dresses that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, gray, beige and orange. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Stefanie Schneider, Horst P. Horst, Miguel Vallinas, Andre Kohn and Debra Pearlman are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in archival pigment print, pigment print and paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — archive dresses in our inventory begin at $280 and can go as high as $25,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,425.
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