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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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Beaded Butterfly Evening Gown

A black crepe evening gown from the war torn 1940's is enlivened by a beaded bouquet of butterflies.

Item: F23-5376
Price: $450.00


 


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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
SOLD


 


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Mme. Gabrielle Cashmere Sweater

Mme. Gabrielle designed this sweater exclusively for Bonwit Teller, the upscale New York City department store, in the 1950's.

Item: F22-4906
SOLD



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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
SOLD


 


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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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Cashmere and Lace Sweater

A 1950's Dalton cashmere sweater has been embellished with a lace yoke by Nanette Cashmeres of New York.

Item: F21-038
Price: $350.00

 


 


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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
SOLD

 


 


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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
Price: $875.00



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Lanvin Haute Couture Coat, 1940's

Jeanne 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
Price: $1050.00



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Burgundy Hooded Coat

What a great looking coat from the 1940's, lightweight burgundy wool with a flattering and practical hood.

Item: F15-061
Price: $575.00


 


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Are You Seeing Spots?

Perhaps you see yourself in this great polka dot patterned sun dress retailed by Saks Fifth Avenue in the 1950's.

Item: F13-005
Price: $295.00

 



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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
Price: $385.00


 


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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
Price: $495.00



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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
Price: $750.00


 


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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
Price: $850.00



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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
Price: $1750.00


 


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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
Price: $550.00



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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
Price: $950.00

 

 


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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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