VINTAGE DRESSES
 

UK Size 10

Tailored cocktail dress dating back to the 40s. It is in black velvet with a hand-embroidered bodice with beads, final satin flounce. Fits size small: length 104 cm, shoulders 44 cm, waist 80 cm.

UK Size 12/14

Tailored cocktail dress in black velvet. The model is simple, but embellished by the bolero applied to the bodice, richly embroidered by hand with gold thread and beads. The belt features the same embroidery as the dress. Fits size 46/48 Italian: length 100 cm, shoulders 42 cm, waist 87 cm.

UK Size 10

Guy Laroche jumper, dating back to the 70s, in black cotton blend with lamé thread. The size indicated is 36.

UK Size 10

Long dress dating back to the 70s created in tailoring with a particular lamé fabric (on a cream-white base, the aquamarine and silver thread is worked in relief). The size corresponds to the Italian 40: total length 135 cm, shoulders 33 cm, waistline 70 cm. The shoulders are slightly puffed, the sleeves are narrow with a small zip at the cuffs, the fastening is at the back with a zip.

UK Size 14

Black gabardine jacket. The cut is simple, with a mandarin collar; the enameled metal buttons stand out, 6 large ones on the front and 4 small ones on the cuffs. As for size, it fits an Italian 46/48 (length 75 cm, shoulders 42 cm, waist 93 cm).

UK Size 14

Elegant velvet jacket enriched with trimmings. The peculiarity is the buckle dating back to the 30s and 40s and sewn in the following years: it is in bronze finely carved with leafy scrolls and polychrome enamels. It fits size 46 (length 52 cm, shoulders 42 cm, sleeves 56 cm).

UK Size 14

Silk shirt with lace inserts and velvet ribbons, beige. The conditions are very good: it has a very small hole, probably from a pin that had been pinned. It wears a size 46 (length 78 cm, shoulders 48 cm, sleeve length 55 cm, waist 104 cm).

Unique Size

80s emerald green cotton sweater with velvet and lurex applications. Loose fit, batwing sleeves; can be considered one size (length 60 cm, waist 70 cm (in elastic knit).

UK Size 14

Christian Dior shirt in pure rust-colored silk monogrammed ton sur ton. The line is classic and elegant; the size is 42 (length 66 cm, shoulders 40 cm, waist 102 cm).

UK Size 10

80s-90s jacket in 100% cotton with abstract print in shades of beige and dove gray, two large pockets and side buttons that can be undone. The unstructured line allows it to be worn by more sizes, even if the label reports the Italian size 38: length 80 cm, shoulders 60 cm between the seams, sleeves 48 cm, waist 112 cm.

UK Size 14

Red midi skirt by Saint Laurent rive gauche. Size 42 (waist 70 cm, length 68 cm).

UK Size 12

Refined sponge jacket with sequin applications and colored edges, three-quarter sleeves. This is an item of great value as it is a unique piece, a tailoring prototype from the late 40s and early 50s by Biki, a great Milanese dressmaker who dressed Maria Callas. It has some defects of the time, namely some detached sequins. It can be worn up to an Italian size 46.

UK Size 10/12

Yves Saint Laurent Variation line suit, in electric blue cotton and cupro, consisting of a short jacket with silver metal buttons and a pencil skirt. The tag says French size 40, which in this case corresponds to an Italian 42, given the tight fit (skirt: length 55 cm, waist 68 cm; jacket length 42 cm, shoulders 41 cm). The conditions are very good (the skirt has a small stain).

UK Size 14

Blue cotton dress with a light blue monkey design, signed Salvatore Ferragamo. The three-quarter sleeves are slightly batwing. The tag shows size L (length 95 cm, waist 108 cm)

UK Size 14

Blue Eagle Les Copains dress in black viscose with white flower prints. The indicated size is 46 (IV): length 102 cm, shoulders 35 cm, waist 58 cm.

UK Size 16

1950s day dress in linen designed by the Biki atelier, a Milanese designer who went down in history as the seamstress of Maria Callas. The dress fits today';s Italian size 46 (length 120 cm, waist 90 cm). The conditions are very good.

UK Size 12

Suit by De Parisini in blue cotton with raspberry print. The jacket has short sleeves and the skirt is flared. The size is M (Italian 44/46). The skirt measures 70 cm in length and 75 cm in waist; the jacket, with short sleeves, has a length of 65 cm, chest 98 cm and shoulders 41 cm.

UK Size 14

Pure silk shirt by Ungaro. It dates back to around the 80s and has a loose fit, slightly batwing three-quarter sleeves with a narrow cuff, and a particular collar.

UK Size 10

50s / 60s dress in antique pink cotton and raw linen blend. The workmanship is tailored with side zipper, narrow waist and flared skirt. Fits today's Italian size 42: length 115 cm, waistline 65 cm.

UK Size 12

Soprani jacket dating back to the 80s in linen with three-quarter sleeves, black exterior and sand interior. The fit is soft and adapts accordingly to different sizes: the length measures 75 cm, waist 106 cm, shoulders 44 cm. Very good condition.