What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Look seasonally spectacular this New Year's Eve in a vintage creation by Givenchy from the 1970s! The bold satin panels in emerald, azure, and violet will dazzle guests, while festive gold ribbons float from the shoulder like confetti. We've paired it with a chic Yves Saint Laurent rope belt with blown glass and metal buckle--pretty amazing, huh?

Givenchy Emerald, Azure, and Violet One-Shoulder Satin Dress with Festive Ribbon Tie, c. 1970s SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Rope Belt in Violet, Blue, and Earth with Blown Glass Buckle, c. 1970s

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It Ain't Over 'Til The Fat Lady Sings

Have you ever gotten ready for an evening at the opera and woefully thought to yourself, "Woe! If only I had a brilliant crimson silk faille opera coat to wear to the opera!" Believe it or not, it happens all the time. That's why you have to act fast on this Givenchy haute couture brilliant crimson silk faille opera coat. Unlike the legions of crimson opera cloaks out there, this one has a dramatic rounded poof sleeve and broad collar.

But wait, there's more! Act now and you can also wear this chic coat with slacks and a sweater! In fact, you can splash some color into virtually any outfit with this versatile piece.


Givenchy Brilliant Crimson Silk Faille Opera Coat with Poof Shoulder and Sleeve, c. early 1980s. SOLD

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Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion!

This summer, relive your high school glory days in the clothes you wish you'd had! Givenchy's black cocktail dress with ruffled taffeta skirt and oversized jeweled buttons is pretty Eighties fabulous. But we know Romy and Michelle favor a bit more color, making the Yves Saint Laurent strapless black and fuchsia polkadot minidress equally alluring. And no Eighties fantasy prom would be complete without Emanuel Ungaro! We bring you two options: the first, sexy and chic in black ruched silk with colorful flowers; the second, vivacious and cool in floral print plum taffeta. The mean girls will be so jealous...

Givenchy Black Jersey and Taffeta Tiered Dress with Ruching and Jeweled Buttons, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4 SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Black and Fuchsia Gazar Polkadot Party Dress, c. 1980s. Marked size 38, fits a contemporary size 4 SOLD

Emanuel Ungaro Black Silk Ruched Floral Print Party Dress, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 4 to 6. SOLD

Emanuel Ungaro Plum Taffeta Ruched Cocktail Dress with Rose Floral Pattern, c. 1980s. Fits a contemporary size 6 to 8 SOLD

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Stunning Haute Couture

With autumn's couture presentations just days away, Decades is pleased to announce the arrival of trunkloads of stunning vintage couture! Listed below are just two of our many new arrivals--check back daily to view exquisite finds from Chanel, Balmain, and more.

The first is a magnificent Givenchy Haute Couture silk chiffon gown with a wide tie in the back, adorned with petal cutouts. Though the gown dates back to the late 1970s, it demonstrates an effect that has been popularized in recent years by designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte. Fits a size 4. SOLD



Next is a Chanel Haute Couture creation by Karl Lagerfeld from the mid-1980s. The silk chiffon dress and jacket are sumptuously adorned with gold bugle beading; it's a timeless design from a house that stands as a pillar of class and sophistication in an ever more crowded field of throwaway fashion. Fits a size 4 to 6.

Givenchy Haute Couture Black Organza Halter Dress with Circular Cutouts, c. late 1970s SOLD

Chanel Haute Couture Gold Beaded Dress and Jacket, c. 1980s SOLD

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Givenchy makes Chubby SEXY

A marabou feather chubby is not for everyone. But this Givenchy concoction in the 70s in a delicious rust is cute useful for dramatic entrances over little cocktail dresses, or perhaps a full length gown, or very Helmut Newton with a pair of tux pants and a revealing silk blouse. This may not be everyone, but we know the right someone is reading this blog and making the right decision to own this!

Givenchy 70s feather chubby NO SIZE

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Blouses Galore

Blouses Galore! If you have been needing some new vintage separates as I know so many of my dearest friends do, I suggest taking a gander and the selection below. They are all great great blouses. And we all know that shirting this good for women is hard to come by.

YSL Rive Gauche, Classic style one colored silk blouse with leaf motif. Contemporary petite size 4, marked size 36.


Know for her drapery, you can drape yourself in one of two blouses by Madame Gres, the first is 70s, cream silk tie front blouse a petite size 4. SOLD

The second is also from the 70s, Madame Gres, Berry colored tied front silk blouse also a petite size 4.

We also have a Givenchy, early 80s Yold neck and waist tied fuchsia silk blouse. Sized a petite 4. Has a certain feminine Cossack style to it. SOLD

Givenchy Couture, black ruffle neck and bow front blouse from the 70s in a petite size 4.

Celine, 70s, tie front silk blouse with a blue red and white pattern all over. It is also a petite size 4. SOLD

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Givenchy Earrings

And boom! I think by now you probably have all seen Stomp the Yard, have enrolled in Step camp and are choreographing your own routines as you read this. But what is a stepping routine without some fabulously Hip-Hop yet chic earrings to bounce from your beloved lobes.

Givenchy, always the elegant and classically appointed house was just a little Hip-Hop in the 70s I think. These large circular and heavily branded earrings certainly speak volumes about the era and will speak volumes from your ear. So hot right now, and so forever young.

Givenchy, 70s, Glamazon logo earrings with pearl pendant stud. Gold and black and a lot more gold. SOLD

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