C.1980s Red and black Adolfo knit dress with brass buttons. The dress has a center front button opening and is unlined.  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-34, HIPS-38, DRESS LENGTH-37

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 1  ||  Stock # 26076  ||  $165.00 

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C. 1980s Andre Laug black silk chiffon evening gown with crinkled chiffon waist cummerbund that resembles smocking. This fabric is repeated on the shoulders. The neckline is a deep v-line and the sheer sleeves are long and narrow ending with a narrow cuff and a single button closing. The bodice is gently gathered into the waist cummerbund. The skirt is layered with a bottom layer of black silk with two layers of crinkle silk chiffon with the top layer of silk chiffon. Center back zipper. Bio: For the client of keenest interest in impeccable tailoring along with a kind of restraint and temperate elegance about her style, Laug was the perfect expression of the Roman couture. From the 1960s until his death in 1984, Laug produced definitive collections of Roman style combining expertise in tailoring and the richest materials with a sober moderation. 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-25, HIPS-38, LENGTH-58

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 2  ||  Stock # 27345  ||  $625.00 

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c.1980s Besty Johnson's Punk Label rd and black knit jersey dress with deep plunging v-neckline in front and back. The dress has leg-o-mutton style sleeves. The dress fits closely through the bodice and through the dropped waist where the full skirt joins the bodice. The skirt's red lines run vertically and the bodice's lines run on an angle to center. During her stint as guest editor at Mademoiselle magazine in1965, Betsey Johnson was given a design job at the new Paraphernalia boutique. There she was an important part of the "Youthquake" movement in fashion. In 1969 she, along with two friends, started their own boutique - Betsey, Bunky and Nini. From there Johnson wore a variety of design hats: Alley Cat from 1970 to 1974, Butterick patterns from 1971 to the late 1970s, Tric-Trac by Betsey Johnson from 1974 to 1976, and Star Ferry by Betsey Johnson from 1975 to 1977. Finally, in1978, she formed her own company, Betsey Johnson, Inc., which she still operates today. One word that has always been used to describe the Betsey Johnson look is "young." Her clothes are fun and flirty, colorful and alive. Bio Source-VFG  

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28, HIPS-40, LENGTH-52

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 3  ||  Stock # 103  ||  $455.00 

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c.1980s Betsy Johnson Basque bodice knit dress with open oval back. The dress is black with narrow red horizontal lines. The dress fits closely to the body through the drooped waist where the skirt then flairs. The neckline is high in front and extends around the back of the neck as a sort tie closing the back of the dress above the open back. Large shoulder pads During her stint as guest editor at Mademoiselle magazine in1965, Betsey Johnson was given a design job at the new Paraphernalia boutique. There she was an important part of the "Youthquake" movement in fashion. In 1969 she, along with two friends, started their own boutique - Betsey, Bunky and Nini. From there Johnson wore a variety of design hats: Alley Cat from 1970 to 1974, Butterick patterns from 1971 to the late 1970s, Tric-Trac by Betsey Johnson from 1974 to 1976, and Star Ferry by Betsey Johnson from 1975 to 1977. Finally, in1978, she formed her own company, Betsey Johnson, Inc., which she still operates today. One word that has always been used to describe the Betsey Johnson look is "young." Her clothes are fun and flirty, colorful and alive. Bio Source-VFG 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28, HIPS-40, LENGTH-52

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 4  ||  Stock # 130  ||  $425.00 

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c. 1980s Black and white wool check suit from Bill Blass. The suit jacket is cut like a men's sport coat with a single leather button closing. The long sleeves have a matching fabric band with leather pass through buckle. Large shoulder pads really elongate the shoulder line. An inverted pleat runs down the outside of the sleeves. The skirt is box pleated. Building upon the innovations of European designers such as Coco Chanel, Blass made clothes that allowed women a chic, modern sense of ease and comfort. His work became popular among New York high-society women. In 1970 Blass became owner of Rentner, which he renamed after himself. He was a pioneer in employing the business strategy of licensing his designs and name to a huge array of fashion accessories. Bio Source-Answers.com 

SIZE: BUST-42, SKIRT WAIST-26, SKIRT HIPS-42

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 5  ||  Stock # 27729  ||  

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C.1980s Building upon the innovations of European designers such as Coco Chanel, Blass made clothes that allowed women a chic, modern sense of ease and comfort. His work became popular among New York high-society women. A lovely black silk jersey evening gown with lapped long skirt decorated with 8 inch long silk fringe along the hem. Deep scooped back and a gentle scoop in front. Long narrow sleeves.  

SIZE: BUST- 36, WAIST- 25, HIPS- 44, DRESS LENGTH-57

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 5A  ||  Stock # 26923  ||  $525.00 

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C. 1980s Sweet bubble gum pink pique cotton halter dress with matching wide belt and gathered skirt with applied silk gross-grain ribbon. The gross-grain ribbon creates a window pane plaid. Building upon the innovations of European designers such as Coco Chanel, Blass made clothes that allowed women a chic, modern sense of ease and comfort. His work became popular among New York high-society women. In 1970 Blass became owner of Rentner, which he renamed after himself. He was a pioneer in employing the business strategy of licensing his designs and name to a huge array of fashion accessories. Bio Source-Answers.com 

SIZE: US 6

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 5B  ||  Stock # 27902  ||  $225.00 

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c. 1980s Black and white check evening dress from Bill Blass with a knit bodice. The bell shaped skirt is acetate and the bodice is cotton and spandex. The bodice is sleeveless with a turtleneck. Center back zipper closes the dress. The skirt is gathered into the natural waistline and falls freely to the floor. Two large patch pockets are set right and left of center. Building upon the innovations of European designers such as Coco Chanel, Blass made clothes that allowed women a chic, modern sense of ease and comfort. His work became popular among New York high-society women. In 1970 Blass became owner of Rentner, which he renamed after himself. He was a pioneer in employing the business strategy of licensing his designs and name to a huge array of fashion accessories. In 1999 he sold his company, which continued as Bill Blass Ltd., and he retired the following year. Bio source-Answers.com 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28, HIPS-full, LENGTH-51

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 6  ||  Stock # 27958  ||  $285.00 

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C. 1980s Carolina Herrera black and white wool tweed Glen Plaid with the large 80s shoulder pads. The dress is defined by the slash of solid black across the narrow square neckline and down the long narrow sleeves. Center back zipper closes the dress. Lined in silk. 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28, HIPS-36, DRESS LENGTH-34

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 7  ||  Stock # 26408  ||  $225.00 

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c.1980s Dior vest in a spotted cat print on cotton velvet with a gold silk satin back. The actual phrase the "New Look" was coined by Carmel Snow, the powerful editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar. Dior's designs were more voluptuous than the boxy, fabric-conserving shapes of the recent World War II styles, influenced by the rations on fabric. He was a master at creating shapes and silhouettes; Dior is quoted as saying "I have designed flower women." His look employed fabrics lined predominantly with percale, boned, bustier-style bodices, hip padding, wasp-waisted corsets and petticoats that made his dresses flare out from the waist, giving his models a very curvaceous form. The hem of the skirt was very flattering on the calves and ankles, creating a beautiful silhouette. Initially, women protested because his designs covered up their legs, which they had been unused to because of the previous limitations on fabric. There was also some backlash to Dior's designs form due to the amount of fabrics used in a single dress or suit--during one photo shoot in a Paris market, the models were attacked by female vendors over the profligacy of their dresses--but opposition ceased as the wartime shortages ended. The New Look revolutionized women's dress and reestablished Paris as the center of the fashion world after World War II. Bio source-Wikipedia 

SIZE: Bust - 36

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 8  ||  Stock # 132  ||  $98.00 

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c.1980s Dior black and white angora over sized sweater with a center front vertical of black and silver for just a little sparkle.. Christian Dior (1905-1957) was a fashion designer who changed the look of women's clothing and gave the post-World War II French fashion industry a new feminine look. Although Christian Dior died in 1957, he is perhaps one of the most famous fashion designers of both the 20th and 21st centuries. In the years after the debut of his first collection in 1947 he was a legendary figure and the world press developed an extraordinary love affair with him, increasing their enthusiasm with each new collection. Dior never disappointed them, constantly creating clothes that were newsworthy as well as beautiful. A number of distinguished designers have been involved with the House of Dior, including Yves Saint Laurent, who took over after Dior's sudden death. Other distinguished designers followed including Gianfranco Ferre and John Galliano. Bio source-Answers.com 

SIZE: Bust - 40

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 9  ||  Stock # 27911  ||  $175.00 

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c.1980s Iceberg Bambi sweater in milk chocolate brown wool flecked with white and with little Bambi on the front. This sweater is from the historic cartoon collection and is very hard to find. 

SIZE: BUST-38, LENGTH-23

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 9A  ||  Stock # 128  ||  $200.00 

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1980s A wonderful Lacroix orange linen suit with large disc coin-like buttons. Rounded neckline and short sleeves. The shoulders are set with large shoulder pads. The right front of the jacket is cut on an angle that allows the large buttons to form a vee shape. The use of angles is repeated with the pocket flaps set with matching buttons. The skirt is short and slim cut. He is known for his theatrical style that came from his work while in the theatre. This usually shows up with his use of color in the collections he designs. Along with this, he is also known for his 'le pouf' gown (featuring the ball skirt), as well as closing all his haute couture fashion shows with a model dressed up as a bride. Bio source-Wikipedia.org 

SIZE: BUST-34, SKIRT WAIST-26, SKIRT HIPS-38, SKIRT LENGTH-20, JACKET LENGTH-22

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 10  ||  Stock # 27651  ||  $225.00 

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C. 1980s Hot forest green silk and knit turtleneck top that can be worn stretched long of crunched up. Bio: One of a generation of strikingly innovative designers working in Paris in the 1960s, Andre Courreges was one of the first since Chanel to understand the potential in women's wear of using items from the male wardrobe. His goal became to provide the same simple range of garments for women, not by mere appropriation of male adornment, but inventing a totally new modernistic aesthetic. 

SIZE: BUST-34

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 11  ||  Stock # 27113  ||  $125.00 

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c. 1980s Red wool knit zip front jacket by Courreges. Great accent pleating on the shoulders and upper sleeve that extends over and down the back in a gentle curve. Fully lined in red rayon. Though associated most closely with the 1960s, Courreges continued to operate through the 1970s and 80s. In the early 1990s, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac was signed to design the Courreges ready-to-wear lines. The business is still in operation. Bio source-Vintage Fashion Guild 

SIZE: Bust - 38

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 12  ||  Stock # 27800  ||  $165.00 

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1980s Donna Karan black wrap dress in wool crepe. The dress has tuxedo style collar and lapels. The front of the dress wraps right over left and snaps at he waist. The left side ties pass through a slit on the left side and wrap around the back to meet and tie with the right side ties. The left side of the dress is gathered up to the waist line at the snap. There are no shoulder pads. The sleeves are long to the wrists and narrow. Donna Karan built her enormous fashion empire in less than a decade on one extraordinarily simple idea: If she needs a particular item of clothing - a bodysuit, a wrap skirt, a chiffon blouse, a longer jacket - then every other woman needs it too. This theory of visually inspired instincts made her one of the top fashion designers in the world. Bio Source- Answers.com  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-28, HIPS-38, LENGTH-38 (size 6)

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 13  ||  Stock # 27698  ||  $198.00 

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c. 1980s Estevez white silk faille jacket with rhinestone cluster button on the waistband center front. The well-padded shoulders have epaulets accented with matching rhinestone cluster buttons. The sleeves have some fullness that is gathered into the two-inch wide cuff which closes with gain the matching rhinestone cluster buttons. b. 1930) Luis Estevez was born in Cuba. After a brief job at Lord & Taylor, he decided to make fashion his career. He attended the Traphagen School of Fashion and then went to Paris to work for Patou for two years. In 1955 he began designing under his own name at Grenelle-Estevez, a venture that lasted until 1968. He also designed swimwear for Sea Darlings in the 1960s and 70s and men's wear for Jaymar in the 1970s. In 1972 he began designing under a label for actress Eva Gabor, and at the same time, designed for Universal Studios. In 1977, Estevez began doing design work for private clients, many of whom were Hollywood stars. He retired from designing in 1997. Bio source-Vintage Fashion Guild 

SIZE: BUST-38, WAIST-30

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 15  ||  Stock # 27809  ||  $125.00 

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c.1990s Gianfranco Ferre beautiful ice blue cashmere sweater dress with long narrow sleeves and a ribbed lapped collar. Faggotting accents the collar, center front, cuffs and bust dart area. The dress is created in an hourglass shape to hug the body and to best show the wearer's figure. A short zipper closes from the upper back to the top of the collar. (1944) Gianfranco Ferre began designing jewelry in the late 1960s. By the early 70s he was designing accessories for other designers, and he made a name for himself designing tee shirts for Fiorucci. Starting in 1974, Ferre designed for the Italian Baila label. In 1978 he began designing women's ready-to-wear under his own name, and he started a men's line in 1982. He started a couture label in 1986. Ferre was chosen to design the Dior collection in 1989, a position he held until 1996. He continues to design today. Bio source-VFG 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28-30, HIPS-36-38, LENGTH-62

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 16  ||  Stock # 101  ||  $325.00 

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c.1980s Givenchy black lace bib front halter evening dress set over black china silk. The triangular halter bodice is of silk textured crepe with a lace ruffle around the edges and black satin ribbon as the halter tie. A black silk ruffle along the bottom edge of the dress completes a picture of perfect flirtyness. Hubert de Givenchy started his fashion career in 1945 with Lucien Lelong. He also trained with Robert Piguet, Jacques Fath, and Schiaparelli before he opened his own house in 1952. He was only 25 years old. Givenchy was a great admirer of Balenciaga, with whom he had a very close personal and professional relationship. They influenced each other's work, as is evidenced in the development of the sack dress in the late 1950s. Starting in 1954 with the movie Sabrina, he designed for Audrey Hepburn, and he continued to design for her throughout her career. The story goes that Hepburn went to Givenchy's couture house, looking for some dresses to wear in Sabrina. Upon hearing that Miss Hepburn was in the house, Givenchy assumed that the visitor was Katherine Hepburn. He was so busy preparing for his upcoming show, that he told her he could not design the outfits, but that she was welcome to look through the racks of clothing left over from a previous show. The clothes Audrey Hepburn selected went on to win a Best Designer Oscar (though the award went to Edith Head, as the official designer of the movie) and Hepburn and Givenchy went on to become the best of friends. Givenchy did licenses early on in his career. Givenchy designed 23 Orlon sweaters for Talbott in 1955 and they were introduced at his spring 1955 Paris collection. In 1968, Givenchy started a ready-to-wear line, Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique. In the late 1970s, his Givenchy Sport line was widely worn on the Charlie's Angels TV program. Givenchy retired in 1996. John Galliano became head designer at the House of Givenchy, but the next year he was replaced by Alexander McQueen. In 2001, Julien Macdonald became head designer. His last collection for Givenchy was Fall 2004. Riccardo Tisci was named the new designer in March, 2005, with his first collection presented for Spring 2006. Bio source-VFG 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-28, HIPS-40

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 17  ||  Stock # 129  || 

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c.1980s Great Givenchy quilted black silk trench coat with black velvet cuffs. The coat's center front folds back to reveal black cotton velvet accented with medium sized black buttons. The black velvet runs down the whole center front length of the coat on both right and left sides. The velvet is repeated along with the buttons on the turned back cuffs on the long full sleeves. A matching tie sash belt gathers in the fullness at the waist. Although he is now appropriately acclaimed as a classicist and traditionalist, it was as an enfant terrible of sorts that Givenchy burst upon the couture scene in 1952, just weeks before his 25th birthday. He had a novel collection based on separates, in which even eveningwear was conceptualized as a series of interchangeable pieces. Because of the emphasis on line rather than decoration, Givenchy's designs were easy to adapt, endearing him to the many American manufacturers who interpreted them. Givenchy himself helped to make his clothes accessible to a much wider market in the early pre-licensing years, designing junior sportswear to be made by American manufacturers with American fabrics, for Seventeen and Glamour magazines. The caption for Glamour 's December 1955 cover, featuring a Givenchy sweater, spoke directly to the appeal of his designs: "The Givenchy marks young chicâ  meant for long, lean people in pipe stem skirts…for when they want to look casual in a worldly way." Bio source-Answers.com 

SIZE: BUST-40, LENGTH-46

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 18  ||  Stock # 27799  ||  $325.00 

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c.1980s Genny Italian silk dress in emerald green and black striped dress with large shoulder pads. It looks great with a wide black belt. The belt is just used in photos and does not belong with this dress.  Gianne Versace designed for this group before opening his own design studio.

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

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 19  ||  Stock # 127  ||  $200.00 

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1980s Strapless black velvet bustier cocktail dress with bronze metallic fabric skirt set with matching velvet appliques. The bustier is laced up the center back and also has a side seam zipper. The bubbled skirt narrows into a band of black velvet. The skirt is bagged and encases some crinolines to create the pouf of the skirt. John Charles continues to create designer clothes commercially viable, and still loved by the stars. 

SIZE: BUST-32, WAIST-26, HIPS-full, LENGTH-36

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 20  ||  Stock # 108  ||  $170.00 

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c.1980s John Paul Gaultier's early 80s black poly and spandex evening gown with stencil cutouts in two bands on the front of the gown and around the bottom of the dress. The neckline is deep and plunging with a single rope tie between the breasts. Gaultier never received formal training as a designer. Instead, he started sending sketches to famous couture stylists at an early age. Pierre Cardin was impressed by his talent and hired him as an assistant in 1970. His first individual collection was released in 1976 and his characteristic irreverent style dates from 1981, and he has long been known as the enfant terrible (bad boy) of French fashion. Many of Gaultier's following collections have been based on street wear, focusing on popular culture, whereas others, particularly his Haute Couture collections, are very formal yet at the same time unusual and playful. Jean-Paul Gaultier produced sculptured costumes for Madonna during the nineties with her infamous cone-bra for her Blond Ambition Tour and designed the wardrobe for her Confessions Tour in 2006, as well. Gaultier has also worked in close collaboration with Wolford Hosiery. He promoted the use of skirts, especially kilts on men's wardrobe, and the release of designer collections. Bio Source-Wikipedia  

SIZE: BUST-36, WAIST-27, HIPS-36, LENGTH-55

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 21  ||  Stock # 122  ||  $450.00 

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C. 1980s Simply elegant is the way to describe this bright fuchsia silk evening blouse from Guy Laroche. Huge collar frames the face and full Bishops sleeves with wide cuffs. Large covered matching buttons close the center front and cuffs. One tiny spot on left sleeve. Bio: Larouche opened his own couture house in 1956 on Avenue Franklin Roosevelt in Paris, at the age of 37. His first collection, shown in his apartment, was one of subtle sophistication, reminiscent of Balenciaga's restrained elegance: simple tops that spread into huge bouffant skirts with baroque inspired, twisted drapes, or relaxed short evening dresses in black silk chiffon, with elegant capes bordered in satin ribbon. Later collections were more feminine, fun, and younger in feel: short puffed hems and schoolgirl dresses or delicate gathered drapes and scallop-effect necklines. Guy Laroche clothes were particularly noted for their skillful cutting and tailoring. 

SIZE: BUST-38, LENGTH-25

CONDITION: Very Good - Excellent 

INDEX # 22  ||  Stock # 27058  ||  $165.00 

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c.1980s Guy Laroche early 1980s one shoulder polka dot dress in a black cotton. The dress's right shoulder is accented with a large matching polka dot bow. The bodice is fitted and joins the slim skirt beneath a wide matching belt. The skirt is a wrap and the skirt is draped into pleats on the left side. Guy Laroche began as a milliner, working in Paris for, then in New York. He returned to Paris in 1949 and worked as an assistant at Jean Desses for about eight years. In 1957, he opened his own couture house, with the first show being staged in his own apartment. In 1960 he added a ready-to-wear boutique label. Laroche was known as a masterful cutter and tailor. Laroche died in 1989, and was succeeded in 1993 by Michel Klein, who designed ready-to-wear under his own label, while creating haute couture for the house of Laroche. Bio Source-VFG 

SIZE: European Size 38, BUST-34, WAIST-25, HIPS-36, LENGTH-44

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 22A  ||  Stock # 124  ||   

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1980s A bright Leonard silk brocade evening gown in angled bands of floral and geometric designs in pink, purple and gold on alternating fields of gold, blck and green. The neckline is low and squared-off with large bell sleeves with an attached drape that trails off the back of the sleeve. The sleeves are lined in sheer black silk organza. The full skirt joins the bodice at the natural waistline. The skirt has anunder skirt of black acetate with an eight wide hem with a layer of buckram within to help the bottom of the full skirt stand out and away from the body. In 1954, Frenchman Daniel Tribouillard joined the textile firm of Jacques Leonard. In 1958 the company decided to expand into garment-making, and Tribouillard was made the designer of this new business, Leonard Fashion. The company was known for their brightly colored prints, which are ofter comparied to those of Pucci. Starting around 1970, Leonard used a printed silk jersey for his designs. Leonard is still open today, with over 100 boutiques worldwide. The designer is now Veronique Leroy, with Daniel Tribouillard acting as CEO of the company. Bio source-Vintage Fashion Guild 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-24, HIPS-full, LENGTH-56

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 23  ||  Stock # 27811  ||  $485.00 

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c. 1985 This Louis Feraud silk shirtwaist dress is from his German ready-to-wear line. The print is small multi-colored splatters of green, red, pink, blue, yellow and black set on a white background. Shoulder yokes set with large shoulder pads. The long sleeves are tightly gathered into the top seam line at the shoulder. Center front MOP buttons close the dress elastic waistline. No belt comes with this dress. In 1950, Louis Feraud created his first "Maison de Couture" in Cannes and by 1955 had established a couture house in Paris on the Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore. From the mid 1950s he was dressing the Parisian elite and designed the wardrobe of Brigitte Bardot for many of her movies. It wasn't however until 1958 that he presented his first haute couture collection in Paris. The early 1960s saw Louis Feraud hire the young unknown designers Jean-Louis Scherrer and Per Spook. In 1970 he signed a contract with Fink (Germany) for a ladies' pret-a-porter (ready-to-wear) collection. The year 1978 was an excellent one for Feraud: he won the "Golden Thimble Award" for his Spring/Summer 1978 Haute Couture Collection. He went on to claim this accolade again in 1984. Bio Source-Wikipedia.org 

SIZE: BUST-38, WAIST-30, HIPS-40, LENGTH-45

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 24  ||  Stock # 27619  ||  $125.00 

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c.1980s Louis Feraud beautiful black silk chiffon over black silk satin evening gown with wide skirt flounce. The Gown is supported at the shoulders by narrow satin straps. The bodice of the gown is decorated with round white sequins place in a v-shape with additional sequins scattered down the bodice. Princess seaming creates an elongated silhouette. The gown has an hourglass silhouette which emphases a women's figure. The flounce has a built-in black tulle crinoline to support the flounce away from the legs. A hand written Louis Feraud and number tag is sewed in on a lower seam. Along side the hand written tag and number is a little metal tag crimped onto a colored cord. This piece of metal is chrome in color with a matt finish and has numbers and letter on one side and a design on the other. I just found this info so there is no photo as of yet, but will take one and post it soon. It has been said of Louis Feraud that he was a man who loves women. Indeed, he described himself as "Louis Feraud who adores women, Louis Feraud who admires women." This devotion no doubt inspired the former French Resistance lieutenant to pursue a career in the rarefied worlds of French haute couture and ready-to-wear. Feraud designed for a seductive woman who lived in harmony with life and herself, a woman looking for comfort and freedom. He was fascinated by the different personalities of women and how this inspired him to create different moods and themes. For women, he said, "Fashion is an opportunity to be chic, to conspire between reality and desire." Feraud created glamorous, luxurious clothes at ready-to-wear prices; he also designed for couture. Among his celebrity clients were Joan Collins, for whom he designed some of the clothes worn in the television series Dynasty and Madame Mitterand, wife of the former French President. His collections were divided between the pret-a-porter Louis Feraud Paris collections and the less expensive Louis Feraud set. Bio source-Answers.com 

SIZE: BUST-34, WAIST-28-30, HIPS-36-38, LENGTH-62

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 25  ||  Stock # feraud  ||  $575.00 

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c. 1980s Black accordian pleated wide legged trousers. Center back zipper and no waistband. 

SIZE: WAIST-28, HIPS-40, INSEAM LENGTH-26, OUTSEAM LENGTH-43

CONDITION: Excellent 

INDEX # 26  ||  Stock # 26443  ||  $235.00 

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