THIS IS DAMN SHORT!

Are you brave enough to wear this ultra mini Andre Laug silk Jetsons-esque dress/tunic? It's short and cut up to there and has a very futuristic vibe, which isn't surprising since Laug sold drawings to Courreges in the 1960s. He opened his eponymous house in 1968 and passed away in 1984, however his house continues to have a presence from its base in Rome. This black silk V neck dress with sharp capped shoulders and A-line skirt has large magenta polka dots that add a great bold graphic dimension that may be a mini or a tunic depending on the state of your legs and mind!

Andre Laug black silk mini/tunic with magenta polka dots, c. late 1970s. Marked size 42, Modern size 4 to 6.

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MORE PATOU FOR YOU

We didn't get enough of the historic Jean Patou Haute Couture by Christian Lacroix archival dresses from Spring/Summer 1987 up on the blog because you guys just bought them from the runway photos! We appreciate you making our lives easier, but we do still have a few to post that haven't sold sight unseen, such as, this butter yellow taffeta pouf dress known as "Hawaii" aka Exit 36. As you know, the collection was never produced because Lacroix left Patou for his eponymous-house with backing by LVMH. Patou sued Lacroix, cancelled the collection, archived the samples, and CL took the pouf with him which became iconic at the House of Lacroix. Own an original pouf and a one of a kind example of Haute Couture!

Jean Patou Haute Couture archive sample dress of yellow taffeta from Christian Lacroix's farewell and un-produced collection "Hawaii"/Exit 36, Spring/Summer 1987 SOLD

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.

KD IN VINTAGE CHRISTIAN DIOR HAUTE COUTURE

Kristin Davis continues her vintage couture reign in a great jade green silk faille Christian Dior Haute Couture cocktail dress (the model is called "Delphine") from Autumn/Winter 1956 at the after party for the London SATC 2 premiere in London at Kensington Palace, of course!

KRISTIN DAVIS IN VINTAGE NORMAN NORELL!

Once again, Kristin Davis looks amazing in a vintage Norman Norell gold paillette and crystal mermaid gown from Decades and today's London premiere of SATC 2! We love you Kristin xx

VOTE FOR KRISTIN DAVIS FOR LOOK OF THE DAY

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YOUR JPG JUST INCREASED IN VALUE

As has been rumoured for a few months, Jean-Paul Gaultier is officially parting ways with Hermes and his upcoming October show will be his last collection for Hermes (Spring/Summer 2011).

So, if you don't have one yet, buy one of our Jean Paul Gaultier Shoulder Birkins for Hermes!

Two available here right now...the blue roi croco one JUST SOLD!

Black Clemence or Bougainvillea Clemence

CAUSE TO CELEBRATE!

What do you follow up a vintage pink Jean Desses draped chiffon evening gown to the after party of your film's premiere at Radio City Music Hall? Follow Kristin Davis and bring on the vintage! For the SATC 2 after party, Kristin changed from her Desses to a Pierre Balmain fitted dress composed of hand-painted tortoise print paillettes. She wore the Marilyn-esque dress with Fred Leighton drop earrings, a Judith Leiber clutch, and custom Rene Caovilla strappy platforms. Next stop: London!

SATC2!

Tonight is the New York premiere of Sex and The City 2, and Kristin Davis is looking fabulous in a vintage pink Jean Desses from Decades. One either side of her are Decades owner Cameron Silver and super-star stylist Elizabeth Stewart. To see the original posting of the stunning Jean Desses dress click here.

IF SATC 2 HAD A PREMIERE IN DUBAI....

If the eagerly anticipated Sex and the City Two had a Dubai premiere, we would say throw on this Anonymous French sand jersey djellaba gown with gold embroidery with a pair of your most decadent sandals and major hoops and work that red carpet. Alas, there isn't a premiere in Dubai, but that doesn't discourage us from saying a little Azzaro-influenced 70s Lawrence of Arabia-drama shouldn't be added to your summer wardrobe. Perfect for entertaining on the yacht in Capri or doing a Tuscan BBQ in the 'Bu, this is a dress for a hostess-with-the-mostess and easy for entertaining until the wee hours. Plus it is divine with flats! You will thank us for that!

Anonymous French sand jersey with embroidered neck and cuff Azzaro-style djellaba, c. 1970s. Modern 4 to 8 SOLD

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.

KD IN VINTAGE GIANNI!

No wonder SATC 2 star Kristin Davis is smiling, she's in vintage Gianni Versace from Decades and looking fantastic at today's Beauty.com Summer Stock-Up event in NYC. We expect more big smiles Monday night at the Sex and the City 2 Premiere in NYC! P.S. The tickets to Monday's night premiere to benefit the Los Angeles Youth Center sold for $9000!

OUR CURRENT WINDOW!

We are always partial to Halston and this coral chiffon dress is currently in our window and will post on our blog in the next few days. In the background, you can see selections from Decadestwo, the greatest contemporary designer consignment store on the planet!

MERCE AND MIKHAIL

Friends of Decades,

You will want to attend this!

The Cunningham Dance Foundation
& the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Cordially invite you to an historic evening with the
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
and guest artist
Mikhail Baryshnikov

Occasion Piece²
Music by John Cage from Song Books,
performed by Paul Berkolds, Jacqueline Bobak, and Mark Bobak
Costumes by Romeo Gigli for io ipso idem
Lighting by Christine Shallenberg
With Merce
A special screening of a film by Charles Atlas

June 7, 2010

6 pm cocktails
7:30 Performance

Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT)

631 West 2nd Street

Los Angeles, California

9 pm Dinner with the Artists

Click here to download a ticket order form.

Attendance at this intimate benefit is extremely limited; please r.s.v.p. by May 24.
Proceeds from the evening will jointly benefit the Cunningham Dance Foundation (CDF) and the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT).
This historic evening at REDCAT concludes the Merce Cunningham Dance Company's final appearance in Los Angeles, following public performances of the premiere of the revival of Roaratorio (1983), featured as part of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center on June 4, 5 and 6 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
For more information, contact Tambra Dillon, Director of Institutional Advancement, at (212) 255-8240 x25 or tambra@merce.org.
Merce Cunningham and Mikhail Baryshnikov in Occasion Piece (1999), Photo by Robert Whitman.

TORY BURCH IN IRENE

Friend of Decades and entrepreneur/designer extraordinaire, Tory Burch, looks smashing in the oyster hued Irene gown she purchased at Decades standing next to the incomparable Mary J. Blige at the annual Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's gala that raised over 1.4 Million dollars! Go Tory Go!

CAN'T KNOCK THIS OFF AT TOP SHOP!

One of the attractions of Haute Couture is the intricacy in the details of every design and the fact that each garment is made precisely to the measurements of the owner. When Fast Fashion chains are knocking off ready to wear runway looks in hours, the Haute Couture still remains so rarefied that it becomes difficult to appropriate but certainly inspires. This Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Haute Couture celadon linen coat dress is impossible to knock off and almost as difficult to describe as the fabric swoops across the body in asymmetric waves, the collar dramatically extends over the shoulders, and the elaborately seamed and paneled back makes this as intoxicating coming as it is going. Although McQueen designed at Givenchy just for a few short seasons to mixed results, this custom design of engineered splendor is both one-of-a-kind and a triumph!

Givenchy Haute Couture light natural celadon linen coat dress likely by Alexander McQueen, c. late 1990s. Modern size 6

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.

SATC 2 PREMIERE TICKETS FOR CHARITY

Would you like to attend the most anticipated movie premiere of the year in New York City of Sex and the City II AND benefit a wonderful charity? Los Angeles Youth Network, an incredible charity that gets homeless teens off the streets, will be the beneficiary of funds raised by purchasing TWO tickets to the Sex and City II premiere in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on Monday, May 24th. In addition to attending the premiere, you will also be invited to the coveted after party, too! This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience and the auction of the tickets is not being advertised. So if you are interested in bidding on these tickets, please contact:

Director of Celebrity Relations Erin Warwick at Charity Buzz
ewarwick@charitybuzz.com
203-226-8306-office

We promise you will have an amazing time on Monday and will even help you find a fabulous dress for the premiere! Plus your friends at Decades will be there and can introduce you to some of the stars of the movie, too! The current bid at post time is only $4250, so contact Erin and get yourself to SATC2! See ya there :)

QUILTED FOR EXTRA COMFORT

This quilted silk-over sized Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche trench coat is light, soft, and functions very well on a day like today in Los Angeles: high 50s with drizzle. The great shade of periwinkle makes a grey day suddenly perk up. The quilted fabric cushions and is so comfortable. The over-sized silhouette makes it ultra-versatile worn casually with jeans or more formal over a voluminous cocktail dress. It is a great alternative to a dependable Burberry trench, just glammed up a bit as only YSL can do with his legendary Rive Gauche sizzle.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche periwinkle quilted over-sized silk trench coat, c. 1980s. Marked size 38, modern 4 to 8 DEADSTOCK/Unworn SOLD

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.

Cocobolo

Cocobolo is a rare Central American hardwood that Yves Saint Laurent chose to make this set out of. He would often incorporate rare woods into his jewelry as a stark contrast to the sleek polished glass and gem stones. This set contains two gold chain bracelets featuring wood disks, A pair of earrings and a necklace. The earrings are hexagonal wood disks set in a gold mesh backing and adorned with triangular amber color resin stones. The necklace is a chain of alternating wood and gold links with amber resin stones and circular wood disks hanging down. The natural warmth of this collection lends itself perfectly to any fabulous Summer ensemble. To learn more about this fabulous rare wood click here.

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cocobolo necklace with amber resin gems, Spring/Summer 1985

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cocobolo bracelet with amber resin gems, Spring/Summer 1985

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cocobolo bracelet with amber resin gems, Spring/Summer 1985

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche Cocobolo earrings with amber resin gems, Spring/Summer 1985

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.

Flash Those Lights!

If you crave the spotlight, nothing will shed a little light like these Yves Saint Laurent "headlight" necklaces. Each necklace is comprised of five faceted resin domes in either red or gold. The domes are set in a gun metal backing and chain. This is the perfect statement piece, wear them during the day or under some stage lighting to get that special glow we're all craving.

Yves Saint laurent Rive Gauche red headlight necklace, Fall/Winter 1986

Yves Saint laurent Rive Gauche gold headlight necklace, Fall/Winter 1986

For additional information, please email blog@decadesinc.com or call + 1 323 655-0223. You may also visit us in person at Decades 8214 1/2 Melrose Avenue (2nd Floor) at Harper Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Please reference the description above, if calling or emailing. For email requests, kindly include your full name and phone number plus City, State, and Country from which you are contacting, so may offer you a high level of personal service.