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Modernist
Lilli Ann Jacket
Lilli Ann of San Francisco is a
label that is prized for its great
styling of jackets, suits and coats
at the mid-point of the 20th
century.
Item:
F25-6089
Price:
$500.00
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Lacey Knit
Sweater Dress
I just love this 1950's sweater
dress and have never owned anything
quite like it before. It is so
feminine, figure flattering and
comfortable, a rare combination in
one garment.
Item:
F25-6057
Price:
$650.00
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Satin Evening
Coat
A fabulous black silk satin coat,
with a sweet little bow at the
neckline, is cut like a French
artist's smock.
Item:
F25-6008
Price:
$500.00
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Black Silk
Embroidered Ballgown
Fitted and full, sexy and demure,
black and floral, this amazing
strapless ballgown from the 1950's
seems to capture the contradictions
in a changing society quite
fashionably.
Item:
F24-5976
Price:
$950.00
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Wilson Folmar
for Jay-Thorpe Dress
Wilson Folmar designed for
Jay-Thorpe and Maurice Rentner
before moving to Edward Abbott in
the 1950's. This dress is a gorgeous
example of his feminine evening
dresses.
Item:
F24-5964
Price:
$750.00
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Irene Silk
Duster Coat
This stunning coat from Hollywood
Costume Designer Irene Lentz will
cheer up even your cloudiest day!
Brilliant daffodil yellow raw silk
looks amazing in this 1940's
tailored coat or duster.
Item:
F23-5714
Price:
$750.00
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Jacques Heim
Beaded Halter
Jacques Heim has created a beautiful
design in beads and embroidery on
this luscious creamy white silk
satin halter top from the 1950's.
Item:
F23-5485
Price:
$500.00
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1950's Beaded
Sweater
This sweater is as summery as a bowl
of peaches and cream! The flattering
color, a pale peachy pink, is
accented by pink and white beadwork.
Item:
F23-013
Price:
$250.00
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Beaded Cutwork
Jacket
This is such an elegant little
jacket from the 1950's, the floral
cutwork design is completely covered
with beadwork and lined in sheer
black silk chiffon.
Item:
F22-5201
Price:
$500.00
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Cashmere and
Lace Sweater
This beautiful sweater is equal
parts lace and cashmere. The beaded
lace panels are backed with silk
chiffon, the cashmere has been cut
away and replaced with sheer panels
of lace.
Item:
F22-007
Price:
$300.00
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Claire
McCardell Day Dress
Claire McCardell was at the
forefront of design in the 1940's.
This is the decade when the fashion
industry in the United States really
came into its own, no longer
influenced by Paris, and the
American look was born.
Item:
F22-4860
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Ceil Chapman
Cocktail Dress
Black silk jersey is draped
beautifully for the bodice of this
1950's silk and lace cocktail dress
from Ceil Chapman. The style is very
reminiscent of old Hollywood and a
goddess of the silver screen.
Item:
F21-841
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Chinese Tunic
and Pants
A glamorous 1950's silk tunic and
pants is unlabelled but undoubtedly
designed and made in Hong Kong. This
is an elegant outfit for an evening
on the town or a quiet night at home
with friends.
Item:
F21-040
Price:
$475.00
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Sequin Covered
Sweater
This sweater is so thoroughly
covered in opalescent sequins, the
only way that you can tell that it
is a cashmere sweater is from the
inside!
Item:
F21-055
Price:
$295.00
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Tribout Shop
Beaded Jacket
The Tribout Shop sold the creme de
la creme of merchandise retailed by
John Wanamaker in Philadelphia. This
lovely 1940's beaded black satin
evening jacket is a perfect example
of the quality and style found
there.
Item:
F21-045
Price:
$595.00
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Mexican Sequin
Espadrilles
I love these 1950's espadrilles,
actually I am crazy about
espadrilles in general. They bring
back fond memories of summer
vacations in France, carefree casual
dressing, fabulous French food...
Item:
F21-066
Price:
$250.00
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Helen Bond
Carruthers Derby Sweater
This sweater is a rare example
of the work of Helen Bond
Carruthers from Versailles, KY.
In a tribute to her home state
the motif for this cashmere
sweater is taken from a Kentucky
Derby Commemorative scarf.
Item:
F20-013
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Bergdorf
Goodman New Look Coat
This coat is a gorgeous and
affordable interpretation of the
New Look made famous by
Christian Dior in 1947. I am
amazed that it still bears the
original Bergdorf Goodman hang
tag, how could someone own this
gorgeous coat and never wear it?
Item:
F19-032
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Lanvin Haute
Couture Coat, 1940'sJeanne Lanvin designed this coat in
the early 1940's. Even though her
business suffered during World War
II she remained open and continued
to design. This coat is a rare
example from that period.
Item:
CD19-041
Price:
$5500.00
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1950's Beaded
Ballgown
Want to feel like a princess?
Just slip into this stunning vintage
1950's silk ballgown, from a Fifth
Avenue NYC estate, and start looking
for your tiara.
Item:
F18-117
Price: $1500.00
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Classic Silk &
Lame Coat
Classically chic styling from the
finest tailor at the Peninsula Hotel
in Hong Kong epitomizes 1950's
glamour in this silk and lame coat
with a separate hood.
Item:
F18-062
Price:
$375.00
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Appliquéd Cashmere
Sweater
Gorgeous antique silk embroidery has
been painstakingly cut from a Chinese
silk shawl and lovingly appliquéd onto
this soft French blue cashmere sweater.
Item:
F17-4004
Price:
$350.00
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Traina-Norell Little
Black Dress
Saucy
and sweet this little black dress from the
design house of Traina-Norell is the perfect
dress year round. The style and fabric are
perfect for all but the most formal
occasions.
Item:
F16-071
Price:
$700.00
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Classic Adrian Suit
Following a
successful career as a Hollywood costume
designer Gilbert Adrian turned to fashion design
on a much larger scale in the 1940's.
Item:
F15-053
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Golden Gown
You will definitely be
the golden girl in this lustrous changeable silk evening
gown from the 1950's made by the Fashion Workroom, New York.
Item:
F12-062
Price:
$695.00
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Fanciful Feather Hat
A fine and fanciful
French feathered hat, made in the late 1950's for Bergdorf
Goodman, New York, this flirty little chapeaux has never
been worn.
Item:
F12-019
Price:
$350.00
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1940's Crepe Dress
Elegant and easy to wear,
this is a classy little black dress from the 1940's with a
striking sequin detail on the bodice.
Item:
F11-008
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Black Beaded Evening Dress
Sophisticated and elegant,
a black on black beaded evening dress from Malcolm Starr is a
glamorous example of the style of the late 1950's.
Item:
F10-095
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Pauline Trigere 2 piece dress
Bergdorf Goodman took
custom orders for Pauline Trigere dresses. The label tells
us that this chic two piece dress was ordered by a former
Miss America in the Fall of 1958.
Item:
F10-155
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Sexy Black Chiffon Dress
This sexy two piece dress
is so casually elegant and elegantly casual that you can dress
it up or dress it down. Either way you will look sensational.
Item:
F9-011
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Irene Lace Cocktail Dress
A feminine and alluring
black lace cocktail dress designed by Irene Lentz, a Hollywood
Costume Designer known best as Irene. She left MGM studios in
1949 to start her own clothing company.
Item:
CD8-5021
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Anne Fogarty Red Velvet Coat
Clean lines, light weight
velveteen, great red color, and gold embroidery are the
essential elements in this easy to wear Anne Fogarty coat from
the 1950's.
Item:
F7-38015
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Elegant Black Velvet Ballgown
This dress always brings to
mind the famous painting of Madame X by John Singer Sargent.
Although the bodice is not quite as revealing as the dress in
the painting, it does have certain Victorian design elements in
common with the dress worn by Madame Gautreau.
Item:
F7-041
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Eisenberg Original Jacket
Eisenberg
Originals were known for their stylish designs, and this
beautiful, black beaded jacket is a stunning example of their
work in a generous larger size.
Item: F6-034
Price: $395.00
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