c.1950s A wonderful black and white glazed cotton strapless dress with four tier skirt. The bodice is glazed black cotton and is boned. The fabric is draped to the left and gathered into the left side seam at the zipper. The full skirt is four gathered panels of white glazed or polished cotton with a bold Aztec maze patter, each panels is wider than the one above. The long shawl matches the skirt’s fabric. Will Steinman Originals was a formal dress company, making prom, formal, deb and wedding dresses. They were active from the 1920s through the 1960s. 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-26, HIPS-full, LENGTH-42

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 1  ||  Stock # 120  ||  $225.00 

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c. 1950s Lovely deep blue silk satin dinner dress is two-pieces. The bodice is a halter swimsuit styled fitted bodice with an attached flair peplum. The narrow halter strap snaps at the center front. The bust is a shaped and pleated bra style. A center front inner weight to maintain the center front dip at the decolletage. The bodice closes with a center back zipper. The peplum skirt of the top is lined with an heavy ply rayon for shape and form. The skirt is built in two sections with the top section at the fitted waist down through the hips is fits close to the body. The very full skirt is joined to the waist yoke at the seam line. On the inside of the skirt is a band of black horsehair to add the skirt in maintaining it’s fullness from top to bottom hem. The satin at use here is a heavy gauge fabric that was necessary to maintain the shape and form of the dress. Beautiful fabric and attention to detail make this a very good early example of this team’s work. A. Traina was Anthony Traina. Traina was a manufacturer of quality women's fashions, not a designer. In the 1920s Germaine Monteil designed for the company. The company became Traina-Norell in 1941 when designer Norman Norell became his design partner. Simple, well-made clothes that would last and remain fashionable for many years became the hallmark of Norman Norell, the first American designer to win the respect of Parisian couturiers. He gained a reputation for flattering design while Traina, whose well-heeled clientele appreciated the snob appeal of pared-down day clothes and dramatic eveningwear. Bio Source-The Vintage Fashion Guild 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-21, HIPS-full

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 2  ||  Stock # 27738  ||  $485.00 

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C. Late 50s to early 60s This incredible black silk brocade dress clearly shows Philip Hulitar's ability to create an amazing silhouette that has the ability to show off a women's figure with dramatic flair. The fabric's pattern is an inverted flower such as a Bleeding Heart. The very fitted bodice has these incredible wings that appear to literally take flight from the front of the shoulders. The shoulder straps are attached beneath the wings to the front and are one with the top back. Short runs of encased elastic help the shoulder straps maintain their position. The back is a deep v-line. The front bodice has a deeply incised v-line. A pleat is taken at the center front bust-line to create a shelf for the bosom further enhancing a women's shape. The bodice and skirt join a the natural waistline. The narrow skirt has pleats taken right and left of center front. The zipper is set on the left side and runs all the way up and across the underarm of the short sleeve to the sleeves hem. After I photoed the dress I noticed that at one time a swing tack held the center front "v" together a bit, I have no way of knowing at this stage how long the tack was so I am not restoring that tack. Also the owner used a brooch at the bottom on the "v" and there are a couple of pricks in the fabric that are barely visible. A very beautiful dress and worthy of a higher than average collection. Mr. Hulitar was noted for his designs of sophisticated cocktail dresses and evening gowns. His work was featured in the United States collection shown at the World's Fair in Brussels in 1958. "The star of a gifted designer has risen recently on the fashion horizon," The New York Times reported after he opened his own firm in 1949. He specialized in cocktail and evening clothes. In 1959 the New York times wrote, "Dedicated to making beautiful women more beautiful, Women who want to show off good figures should let Mr. Hulitar help them." His clothes are both sexy and romantic. Bio Source- New York Fashion & VFG  

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-25, HIPS-34, LENGTH-45

CONDITION: Excellent 

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C.1950s Wonderful black wool-ribbed-dress from Pauline Trigere with original matching belt with mother-of-pearl belt buckle. Square neckline edged with black lace and fitted through the bodice. The back-zipper is offset, to the right, from center back and gently curves across the back bodice. The skirt is slightly belled with 2-inch wide pleats that are set right and left of center front and center back. The skirt is backed with black silk organza and lined with black slip-nylon. The black leather of the belt has split in a couple of places and I would try to have a cobbler replace the leather since her name is printed on the backside of the belt on the backing. There are little slit pockets hidden with in the folds from the pleats. 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-26, HIPS-44, BODICE LENGTH-16, DRESS LENGTH-43

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 4  ||  Stock # 25853  ||  $350.00 

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c. 1950s A wonderful tweed coat from Pauline Treger in red, black and white. The huge shawl collar folds over to reveal the bright red lining. The outside of the coat is black and white tweed and has no closures. The sleeves are wide and kimono in shape and end at the wrist. During the 1940s Trigere become known especially for her impeccable and imaginative tailoring of women's suits and coats. She made use of all weights of wool, from sheer crepes for eveningwear to thick tweeds for daytime coats. She was recognized early in her career as an innovator for such fashions as evening dresses made of wool or cotton, reversible coats and capes in all shapes and sizes. Bio Source-Answer.com 

SIZE: 10-12 BUST-44, LENGTH-44

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 6  ||  Stock # 27508  ||  

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c. 1950s A great black taffeta cocktail dress with a bodice of multiply rows of hair like silk fringe. The dress is asymmetrical across the shoulders with the right shoulder to be a 3-inch wide fringed satin strap and the left a narrower strap of plain black silk taffeta. The right shoulder strap is folder over with the fringe set within the fold. The strap is almost like the rolled collar and extends down and across the front of the bodice and around the width of the back. A matching bow is set on the left side. The bodice is covered completely in the silk fringe and is very fitted with a center back zipper. The moderately full black silk taffeta skirt is boxed pleated into the natural waistline seam across the front of the skirt and with a single deep half pleat on the backside right and left of the center back. The skirt has an attached crinoline. Was unable to find any info on this designer. 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-26, HIPS-36, LENGTH-44

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 7  ||  Stock # 27499  ||  $285.00 

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c.1950s Fabulous black silk dinner dress from Paul Whitney. This is a gorgeous little dress with tons of ruffles making up the skirt. The bodice is fitted down through the waist and into the hip line. The skirt is made up of double layers of ruffles set on heavy gauge silk. The ruffles graduate in width as they travel down the skirt. The dress is fully lined with black silk and has an inner waist tape to further support the skirt. 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-26, HIPS-42, LENGTH-41

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 8  ||  Stock # 27960  ||  

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C. 1950s Paul Sachs Original dress in pink, black and white large plaid. Deeply cut square neckline with two bows at the corners. The short sleeves and bodice are cut in one. The skirt and bodice join via a two-inch wide waistband. Directly beneath the waistband, on the skirt, there is an attached apron peplum with multi-tows of shirring and ties at center back. The skirt is slightly flared and falls unadorned to the hem. The dress buttons up the back with flower shaped buttons.  

SIZE: BUST-36", WAIST-25", HIPS-36", BODICE LENGTH-15", DRESS LENGTH-48"

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 9  ||  Stock # 22030  ||  $125.00 

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C. 1950s Black wool Lilli Ann coat with a brown mink collar. Large covered buttons. Side front pointed panels. Slash pockets. Lined in black silk satin. 

SIZE: Chest-38, length-29, sleeve length-29

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 10  ||  Stock # 22566  ||  $165.00 

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C. 1950s Great black wool Lilli Ann coat with white hairs, this fabric was called, silk mohair worsted blend. Slightly gathered round collar with large matching bow at center front throat. Bands of black velvet vertically run the length of the coat. Faux double breasted. The coat has Dolman, wrist length sleeves with a slight bell shape. Lined in black satin.  

SIZE: CHEST-42" LENGTH-39" SLEEVE LENGTH-31"

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 11  ||  Stock # 25584  ||  $325.00 

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C. 1950s beautiful black and white check wool coat form Lilli Ann of Paris and New York. A huge black fox fur collar adorns the coat .A single snaps closes at the top hidden beneath the hooked collar. Large matching fabric buttons close the rest of the center front. Side angled pockets. Glove length sleeves and line din black satin.  

SIZE: CHEST-40" SHOULDERS-20" LENGTH-38"

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 12  ||  Stock # 26018  ||  $265.00 

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c.1950s Larry Aldrich navy blue silk faille dress with center front zipper and button tabs. V-neckline with small collar. Three-quarter sleeves and large pockets set at an angle. Will Steinman Originals was a formal dress company, making prom, formal, deb and wedding dresses. They were active from the 1920s through the 1960s. Bio source-VFG 

SIZE: BUST-40, WAIST-38, HIPS-50, LENGTH-44

CONDITION: Excellent 

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C.1950S A Mr. Blackwell gray and silver silk cocktail or evening dress with a deep v-neckline accented with a huge ruffled layered collar that drapes around the shoulders forming short layered sleeves and down the back dress line on the open back. Across the front the collar is contained creating a shelf bust edged with a line of rhinestones. The dress is fitted snuggly to the body with the use of long tucks front and back. A very faint beige spot on the hem line. 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-26, HIPS-34, LENGTH-41

CONDITION: Very Good - Excellent 

INDEX # 1  ||  Stock # 27498  ||  $175.00 

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C.1950 Lovely Blue velvet Harvey Barin "sack back" dress, basically that means it deeply blouses in back. The rounded neckline is edged in blue satin with matching bows. The dress has two separate zippers at center back. The lower for the skirt which continues up the center back of the inner bodice. The sack bodice is zippered up center back separately. Joining the bodice and skirt is a waist yoke band. The skirt is gathered into the seam line of the band. Three quarter sleeves  

SIZE: BUST- 36, WAIST- 28, HIPS- 38, DRESS LENGTH-46

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 15  ||  Stock # 26939  ||  

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c.1950s Hannah troy navy blue silk dress with center front buttons and three-quarter sleeves. Curved bodice seams and side darts. Help shape the bodice of the dress. The little welt pockets are along the where the natural waist is. The skirt fans out a bit and is made up of eight gores. Hannah Troy was a ready-to-wear firm that specialized in adaptations of Italian designs. Troy began her business in 1937 and remained open into the late 1960s. She was known for clothes that fit the petite woman, and specialized in both day dresses and evening wear. George Saman was the designer of the label in the late 1950s, and Murray Neiman did the designing in the 1960s. Bio source-VFG 

SIZE: BUST-38, WAIST-28, HIPS-42, LENGTH-46

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 16  ||  Stock # 27653  ||  $98.00 

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c. 1950s Lovely Hannah troy dinner dress in black velvet with A deeply scooped neckline that has a 3 inch neckline band of backed black net. The backing is natural flesh tone netting that had become separated from the black net on the right backside. The narrow sleeves are glove length. Simple bodice darts provide the fitted look of the bodice. The moderately full skirt joins the bodice at the natural waistline and closes with a side seam zipper. Hannah Troy was known for her adaptations rather than original designs that were typically Italian rather than the French designers. Later in the fifties and sixties her designers were George Samen and Murray Neiman. Source: New York Fashion 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-26, HIPS-full, LENGTH-37

CONDITION: Very Good 

INDEX # 17  ||  Stock # 27741  ||  $75.00 

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c. 1950s A wonderful early Galanos black silk brocade dinner dress with a dropped waistline. Open neckline with a deep v-line in front and high at the center back. Center back metal zipper. The dress is fitted through the just below the waist where the very full skirt joins the dress. The full gathered skirt is set with cartage pleating, see photo. The attached petticoat is a layered tiered box pleated black muslin. This petticoat provides volume and shape for the skirt. Beautifully constructed with a meticulous attention to detail. Dedication to excellence, in craftsmanship and design, was the foundation of James Galanos' career. The quality of workmanship found in his clothing is unsurpassed in America today. It may seem a contradiction that his sophisticated, mature, and elegant clothing was designed and produced in southern California, traditionally the land of sportswear. But Galanos was satisfied to remain where he began his business in 1951, a continent away from New York and the center of the American fashion industry. Bio Source- Answer.com 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-24, HIPS-42, LENGTH-43

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 18  ||  Stock # 27966  ||  

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C. 1950s black rayon party dress is embroidered with a circle design with in hot pink. Lapped, boned, bodice ends in a point at far left with matching points above bust. Two black velvet buttons accent the bodice. Black tulle shoulder straps are pleated into the bodice seam line. Side seam zipper. The skirt is attached with 2-inch box pleats. The fullness is added with a red cotton petticoat edged in black tulle. This is a small dress, I was not able to close it on my model who is a size 6, so I would say this dress is a 0-4. 

SIZE: Bust: 30 Waist: 24 Hips: full Length: 43

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 19  ||  Stock # 23162  ||  $95.00 

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C. 1950s Grenelle Estevez black silk crepe cocktail dress with box pleated flounce set with a black velvet bow in back. The shoulder straps come together at the top of the shoulders. The left shoulder has a snap closing and a side seam zipper.  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-34, HIPS-36, LENGTH-44

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 2  ||  Stock # 27341  ||  $185.00 

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C.1950S An Edward Abbott beaded evening dress. The dress is totally beaded in silver beads on white silk crepe lined in a lighter weight white silk crepe. The inner bodice of white silk crepe zips to close at center front. The beaded bodice closes with hooks and eyes at the center front. The beaded bodice is attached to inner bodice via swing tacks on either side of the zipper. At the waistline seam there is an attached beaded belt that ties center front. On the ends of the beaded tie belt are loops of beaded fringe. Also at the waistline seam the beaded crepe and the lining are completely attached and the zipper from above continues down into the skirt. I have not found any bead lose.  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-28, HIPS-36, DRESS LENGTH-40

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 20  ||  Stock # 26951  ||  $465.00 

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C.1950S Bob Bugnand dress of black silk velvet and silk brocade in a watercolor floral print in rose, pink, purple, lavender green and gold. The bodice has narrow black velvet shoulder straps The bodice is boned. The skirt joins the bodice t the natural waistline with gentle gathers and small pleats. The skirt narrows resembling a hobble skirt of the early 20th century. And has a kick pleat at center back at the hem. Center back zipper closes the dress. Born in France, worked in couture houses in Paris after World War II. He realized many of his clients were wealthy Americans and opened up a couture salon in New York City as well. It is unclear whether he operated two salons, one in Paris and one in New York City, or if he primarily worked in NYC and worked with seamstresses and textile designers in France. Nevertheless, by the mid-1950s his couture salon was in full swing, providing fashions for some of America's wealthiest women including Mrs. Firestone, and a little later, Jacqueline Kennedy. Bob Bugnand's fashions are very rich and dramatic, often including fine embroidery and beadwork on what is really a fairly simple silhouette. 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-28, HIPS-42, LENGTH-45

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 21  ||  Stock # 27491  ||  $122.00 

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C.1950S A Mr. Blackwell gray and silver silk cocktail or evening dress with a deep v-neckline accented with a huge ruffled layered collar that drapes around the shoulders forming short layered sleeves and down the back dress line on the open back. Across the front the collar is contained creating a shelf bust edged with a line of rhinestones. The dress is fitted snuggly to the body with the use of long tucks front and back. A very faint beige spot on the hem line. 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-26, HIPS-34, LENGTH-41

CONDITION: Very Good - Excellent 

INDEX # 1  ||  Stock # 27498  ||  $175.00 

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C.1950s little black silk crepe dress from Harvey Barin. Slightly scooped neckline accented with matching banding and a center front little matching bow. Center front bodice seam has a key-hole opening just below the bow. Side seam bust darts. The ruffle sleeves extend over the shoulders and follow the deeply scooped back line. The waistline is slightly above the natural waist and is accented with a narrow band. 

SIZE: BUST- 36, WAIST- 28, HIPS- 38, DRESS LENGTH-43

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 1  ||  Stock # 26949  ||  $165.00 

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C. 1950s Navy blue rayon dress from Anne Fogarty. The dress has a center front button bodice and curved bust seaming. The curved bust seam is open from the arm hole facing to just below the bust creating a pleat and the button holes are welt button holes. The skirt is gathered into the bodice at the natural waistline. There is an inner waistband tape that hooks at center front.  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-26, HIPS-full, BODICE LENGTH-17, DRESS LENGTH-47

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 22  ||  Stock # 25866  ||  $85.00 

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