1960's Black Silk Chiffon Tiered Gown
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Attributed to Dior. Stunning 1960's black silk chiffon multi-tiered gown.
1960's Black Silk Chiffon Tiered Gown
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Attributed to Dior. Stunning 1960's black silk chiffon multi-tiered gown.
1960's Christian Dior London Black Velvet Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The perfect LBD from 1960's Christian Dior London complete with hand stamped style number and label. Interior is corseted for perfect fit. The deep V back is ever so slightly draped ...
1960s Christian Dior Monochromed Sequin Maxi Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This elegant Christian Dior evening dress was retailed in their London branch during the late 1960s and may have been a special order from Paris.
Dior Haute Couture Black Two-Piece Wool Dress, 1960s
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic Christian Dior afternoon dress circa early 1960s. Under dress has slip top with hook and eye closure with slight discoloration under arms with button front straight skirt. Ov...
Christian Dior set 'Tribute to the 1960s' by John Galliano Winter 2008
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - 2008 Fall-Winter ready-to-wear 'tribute to the 1960s' Collection under the artistic direction of John Galliano. Cashmere and mink fur set composed of a long-sleeved dress and...
1960's Christian Dior Couture Beaded Gown
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Museum-quality Christian Dior beaded gown from the 1960's. Features pink and white beads of different textures and tie collar.
1960's Christian Dior Black Gown with Zigzag Detail
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage gown from Christian Dior dates to the 1960's and is made of black textured fabric.
1960s Miss Dior Silk Jersey Evening Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A stunning 1960s Miss Dior silk jersey dress with tapered sleeves and a nipped in waist. The dress has gentle pleats on the knee length skirt and a button down closure on the front o...
Christian Dior London velvet and taffeta mini evening dress. C.1960s
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
The French fashion house which dates back to the 1940s, has been providing customers all over the world with some of the most beautiful garments, whether it's a ready-to-wear dress f...
An Incredible 1960s Vintage Christian Dior Couture Silk Dress w. Beading
By Christian Dior
Located in Copenhagen, DK
An absolutely incredible 1960s Christian Dior haute couture ankle-length silk gown with intricate beading across the bust.
Christian Dior 1960s Black Tulle Soutache Cocktail Dress with Shawl
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior black cocktail dress with matching shawl. Black tulle soutache floral textured design over black silk tulle with nude lining. Fitted bodice with sweetheart neckline. A...
1960's Christian Dior for Saks Fifth Avenue Floral Printed Gown
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is an elegant yet fanciful 1960's Christian Dior for Saks Fifth Avenue, floral printed sleeveless gown with ruffled collar and a sash which has been tied in a bow.
Vintage 1962 Christian Dior Gown Vintage 1960s Christian Dior Silk Dress UK 10
By Christian Dior
Located in Nashville, TN
Made in the most exquisite ivory silk, decorated with silver glass claw set rhinestones, glow mesh rhinestone strands, faceted iridescent glass beads, and frosted white glass beads, ...
1960's Christian Dior Floral Print Silk Shantung Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Studio City, CA
1960's Christian Dior navy blue silk shantung v-neck sleeveless dress in vibrant orange and green floral pattern. The dress features a tubular front panel, cropped back panel overlay...
1960's Christian Dior London Brown Velvet Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The most beautiful LBD (little brown dress) from 1960's Christian Dior London, complete with hand stamped style number and label. Interior is corseted for perfect fit. Neck and back ...
1960s Christian Dior Rose Pink Devoree and Silk Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
A stunning gown by Dior from the 1960s. In a wonderful rose pink colour the gown has a central devoree panel on the front and back .
Christian Dior 1960s asymmetric silk evening a-line dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Christian Dior 1960s asymmetric silk evening a-line dress - vibrant psychedelic printed on raw silk - large bow hangs on shoulders - internal corset with boning - matching shoes des...
1960s Christian Dior Black Ostrich Feather Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning 60’s black velvet dress by Christian Dior, London. Perfect for a winter party, this knee length dress has full-length sleeves which feature black ostrich feat...
1960s Christian Dior Demi Couture Ivory Organza Dress & Jacket
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Sensational ivory silk organza dress and sleeveless jacket set with sculptural 3D organza roses around the hems. This vintage 1960s piece by Christian Dior is couture made and would ...
Vintage Black & Multicolor Christian Dior 1960s Patterned Gown
By Christian Dior
Located in New York, NY
Vintage black and multicolor ribbon patterned sleeveless drop waist gown by Christian Dior. Circa 1960s. Square neckline.
1960's Christian Dior Brown Haute Couture Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This exquisite vintage dress was crafted in France from green silk, the beautiful structure features a round neck, an invisible back zip fastening, a sleeveless design, a slim fit, a...
1960s Christian Dior Beaded Silk Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This gown is a truly fabulous example of 1960’s Dior demi couture eveningwear, designed by Marc Bohan and made in France.
Iconic 1960s Christian Dior Mod Cutout Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous silk dress in a rich chocolate brown from Christian Dior. It has a dramatic sweetheart shaped yoke attached to dress with 5 gorgeous green and brown rhinestone buttons whi...
1960s Christian Dior Demi Couture Ivory Organza Dress & Jacket
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Sensational ivory silk organza dress and sleeveless jacket set with sculptural 3D organza roses around the hems. This vintage 1960s piece by Christian Dior is couture made and would...
Pristine Christian Dior 1960s Silk Chiffon Dress with Back Train
By Christian Dior
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage Christian Dior silk dress in a colorful kaleidoscope print in pristine condition. Silk chiffon overlay and back train. Details: Fully Lined Back Button and Ho...
1960s Christian Dior New York Demi Couture Blue Stained Glass Silk Evening Coat
By Christian Dior
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Christian Dior designed clothes fit for royalty, as he famously believed “every woman is a princess.” When he passed away in 1958, his successors followed suit, making luxury a signa...
1960s Christian Dior Vintage Silk + Mink Fur Dress Ensemble (Top/ Skirt/ Jacket)
By Christian Dior
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning 1960s Christian Dior three-piece ensemble done in a gold silk brocade with brown mink fur trim. Wear together or separately! Fits like a modern size medium. The jacket is fu...
Christian Dior Patron Original Demi Couture 1960s Blue Heavy Linen Mod Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This stylish 1960s Demi Couture Patron Original labelled and numbered dress by Christian Dior is a magnificent piece of tailoring and is in impeccable condition. The high quality hea...
1960S CHRISTIAN DIOR Style Baby Pink Silk Blend Radzimir Crystal Encrusted Mod
Located in New York, NY
Fantastic and expensive sparkle to the prong set cut crystals in both pink and clear, with bugle beads emulating broken glass. 1960S CHRISTIAN DIOR Style Baby Pink Silk Blend Radzim...
1960's Christian Dior Coral Beaded Shift
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant 1960's sleeveless coral cocktail shift dress from Christian Dior is fully beaded with silver glass bugle beads and iridescent faceted coral pink sequins. Embroidery is sewn w...
1960's Christian Dior Champange-Gold Linen Hourglass Wiggle Suit
By Christian Dior
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Christian Dior is probably the best known name in high fashion since the late 1940's. When the talented Marc Bohan took over as head designer in 1960, he continued the Dior tradition...
Late 1950s/Early 1960's Christian Dior Moiré Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous circa 1950's moiré silk bengaline cocktail dress from Christian Dior features a sculptural neckline with a velvet peekaboo panel. 3/4 sleeves are cut in a raglan style. Skir...
1960's Christian Dior Metallic-Gold Brocade Sleeveless Dress & Jacket Ensemble
By Christian Dior, Marc Bohan
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The House of Dior has been an enduring icon of Haute-Couture. When the talented Marc Bohan took over as head designer in 1960, he continued the Dior tradition of elegant design. This...
1960s Sequin Dior Mini Dress or Tunic
By Christian Dior
Located in Rockwood, ON
Am amazing and chic 1960s dress that perfectly captures the mood of the times. At first glance you think that the dress is only embroidered but that stunning patter is actually creat...
1960s Christian Dior Black Velvet Balloon Sleeve Evening Gown
By Christian Dior
Located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire
An incredible vintage long evening dress from the late 1960s by Christian Dior (under Marc Bohan), for their 'Diorling' line, which was aimed at their younger, more fashionable clien...
Christian Dior Paris numbered couture black silk evening gown. C. 1960s
By Christian Dior Haute Couture
Located in London, GB
He made the label's designs more aligned with Christian Dior's classic vision. He took Christian Dior's concept and brought it into the 1960s by streamlining it slightly, which gave ...
Vintage 1963 CHRISTIAN DIOR EMERALD SILK GOWN size S
By Christian Dior
Located in Montgomery, TX
CHRISTIAN DIOR Rare vintage Christian Dior haute couture gown of 1960s in textured emerald coloured silk on a delicate silk lining.
1960's Christian Dior Rhinestone Illusion Silk-Satin Mod Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Christian Dior is probably the best known name in high fashion since the late 1940's. When the talented Marc Bohan took over as head designer in 1960, he continued the Dior tradition...
Christian Dior Paris Sleeveless vivid pink evening coat. Early 1960s
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Christian Dior said “The evening is a time when you escape the realities of everyday life”. This idea is definitely embodied within this exquisite evening coat from the renowned Fre...
1960s Christian Dior New York Black Silk Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Simply stunning dior new york cocktail dress This has a true wrap top and a front zip that connects to the black slip interior and runs all the way up.The wrap top fastens with a se...
1960s Christian Dior NY Black Silk Cocktail Dress
By Christian Dior, Marc Bohan
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely Christian Dior New York black silk cocktail dress Matching caplet with silk rose Zips up the back
Rare Christian Dior crushed metallic shift evening dress. circa 1960s
By Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
Christian Dior’s revolutionary collections of the postwar were inspired by the grandness and ostentatious displays of the 19th-century. Yet the designer’s interpretation of that era ...
Dior for El Jay 1960s Black Velvet Evening Dress with Bow & Belt Size 6.
By Christian Dior, Christian Dior for El-Jay
Located in Atlanta, GA
Christian Dior Prêt-a-Porter made exclusively for New Zealand El-Jay black evening velvet dress with bow at collar & velvet belt is a size 6. Ladies please grab your most truste...
1990s Dolce & Gabbana Brown Satin White Lace Trim Mini Slip Dress IT42
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 1990s Dolce & Gabbana mini slip dress is crafted from brown silk satin with delicate white lace trim. The lingerie-inspired design features adjustable straps, a soft bustlin...
Valentino New Silk Cape Gown
By Valentino
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous pink silk cape dress from Valentino. It is a sleeveless body skimming dress with a panel draping over the shoulders forming a cape in the back. The bust is lined in the s...
$1,500
Size: Unmarked (Best Fits US Size 4)
NORMAN NORELL Black Wool Double Breasted Coat With Waist Detail, Late 1960's
By Norman Norell
Located in Atlanta, GA
Norman Norell (1900-1972) is considered to be one of the original fashion designers of the modern American style. His sophisticated silhouettes were both tailored and timeless with a...
$56,690
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 5.12 in
Hermès 2011 Barenia Leather Wicker Kelly 35cm Picnic Top Handle Bag
By Hermès
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Hermès Barenia Leather & Wicker Kelly 35cm Picnic Product Details Xupes Ref: JJLG068 Brand: Hermès Model: Kelly 35cm Type: Top Handle Serial Number: [O] Age: 2011 Accompanied By: He...
Oscar de la Renta Corsage Cocktail Dress New!
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oscar de la Renta strapless lace and silk corsage cocktail dress offered in brand new condition. Hand ruched black lace bodice with large attached rosette corsage. Bodice extends ...
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
By Bob Mackie
Located in New York, NY
1980S BOB MACKIE Black Beaded Silk Chiffon Long Sleeve Gown With Fringe
GIVENCHY c. 1960’s Early Haute Couture Dark Brown Wool Princess Coat Jacket
By Givenchy
Located in Thiensville, WI
GIVENCHY c. 1960’s Early Haute Couture Dark Brown Wool Princess Coat Jacket Circa: 1960’s Label(s): Givenchy Style: Princess Coat Color(s): Brown Lined: Yes Unmarked Fabric Cont...
NWT's THE DANES Vintage Black Silk Extra Long Evening Gown Maxi Dress
Located in Leonardo, NJ
The Danes Vintage Black 100% silk Extra long Pullover Sheer mesh back Size USA 8 NWT's, Pristine Measurements in inches laying flat: length 66, pit to pit 16 to 18, smallest of waist...
Hermes Kelly 25 Retourne Bag Vert d'Eau Matte Alligator with Palladium Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an Hermes Kelly 25 Retourne bag featured in sublime Vert d'Eau Matte Alligator. Timeless and chic, this gorgeous Kelly bag only grows more beautiful as it ages, sho...
Giorgio Armani 1990s 90s Vintage Khaki / Light Green Herringbone Blazer Jacket
By Giorgio Armani
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautifully tailored vintage Giorgio Armani blazer! This fitted blazer is a khaki/ on the verge of light green, with herringbone print throughout. Two pockets at each side of the wai...
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Size: XS
1970s Arnold Scaasi Vintage Metallic Gold Lamé Silk Dress/ Gown (Skirt + Top)
By Arnold Scaasi
Located in Sparks, NV
Stunning vintage 1970s 2-piece evening dress ensemble by Arnold Scaasi in metallic gold printed silk lamé. This ensemble fits like a modern size XS. The top is fully lined with rear ...
2000s Dolce & Gabbana Leopard Bikini
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Very fun 2000s Dolce and Gabbana Beachwear leopard print bikini. Halter tie top with underwires and interlocking DG gold tone metal clasp. Low rise bikini bottom. Black lining. Marke...
UNWORN Christian Dior by John Galliano Deep Cleavage Laceup Silk Dress 4
By Christian Dior, John Galliano for Christian Dior
Located in Switzerland, CH
This dress is a variation of Goldie Hawn's Golden Globe Dress created exclusively by John Galliano An extremely luxurious and CHRISTIAN DIOR signature piece that will last you for y...
Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford 2004 Chinoiserie Tuxedo Smoking Evening Suit 34
By Tom Ford for Yves Saint Laurent, Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Switzerland, CH
Yves Saint Laurent by Tom Ford Black Tuxedo Evening Suit An extremely rare piece from his final collection in 2004 for Yves Saint Laurent Stunning piece consisting of pants and jacke...
Tom Ford for Gucci Lavender Silk Halter Dress S/S 2003
By Tom Ford, Gucci
Located in Water Mill, NY
A fabulous lavender stretch silk dress by Tom Ford for Gucci S/S 2003 collection. It has a plunging front neckline and racer back with multiple seams emanating from it and the side ...
1980's Laura Biagiotti Cream Knit Dress
By Laura Biagiotti
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Great transitional dress in cream knit by Italian designer Laura Biagiotti. Best known for her sumptuous knits this dress fits like a glove and can be worn dressed up or down. In exc...
When Christian Dior launched his couture house, in 1946, he wanted nothing less than to make “an elegant woman more beautiful and a beautiful woman more elegant.” He succeeded, and in doing so the visionary designer altered the landscape of 20th century fashion. Vintage Dior bags, shoes, evening dresses, shirts and other garments and accessories are known today for their feminine and sophisticated sensibility.
Dior was born in Granville, on the Normandy coast, in 1905. His prosperous haute bourgeois parents wanted him to become a diplomat despite his interest in art and architecture. However, they agreed to bankroll an art gallery, which Dior opened in 1928 in Paris with a friend.
This was the start of Dior’s rise in the city’s creative milieu, where he befriended Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau. After seven years as an art dealer, Dior retrained as a fashion illustrator, eventually landing a job as a fashion designer for Robert Piguet, and in 1941, following a year of military service, he joined the house of Lucien Lelong. Just five years later, with the backing of industrialist Marcel Boussac, the ascendant Dior established his own fashion house, at 30 avenue Montaigne in Paris.
Just two years after the end of World War II, the fashion crowd and the moribund haute couture industry were yearning, comme tout Paris, for security and prosperity, desperate to discard the drab, sexless, utilitarian garb imposed by wartime deprivation. They needed to dream anew.
And Dior delivered: He designed a collection for a bright, optimistic future. “It’s quite a revolution, dear Christian!” exclaimed Carmel Snow, the prescient American editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar, famously proclaiming, “Your dresses have such a new look.” The press ran with the description, christening Dior’s debut Spring/Summer haute couture collection the New Look. “God help those who bought before they saw Dior,” said Snow. “This changes everything.”
Dior’s collection definitively declared that opulence, luxury and femininity were in. His skirts could have 40-meter-circumference hems, and outfits could weigh up to 60 pounds. They were cut and shaped like architecture, on strong foundations that molded women and “freed them from nature,” Dior said. Rather than rationing, his ladies wanted reams of fabric and 19-inch waists enforced by wire corsets, and the fashion world concurred. The debut got a standing ovation.
In the subsequent decade, Paris ruled as the undisputed fashion capital of the world, and Christian Dior reigned as its king. With the luxuriously full skirts of his New Look, suits and his drop-dead gorgeous couture dresses and ball gowns worthy of any princess, Dior gave women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of war.
On 1stDibs, find an exquisite range of vintage Christian Dior clothing, jewelry, handbags and other items.
With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.
In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.
Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy
Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.
Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.