NAUGHTY-CUL CHIC!

This mid 1980s Louis Feraud Haute Couture gown is naughty, but very nautical, so we call it naughty-cull. Why is is naughty? Well it has a slit up to there. Why is it nautical, we like to think that blue silk crepe de chine accented with a blue and white silk ruffled rosette screams "get thee to Capri!"

The asymmetric neckline is very sophisticated and the seaming of the back is quite dramatic. A silk ruffled rosette can look a bit over-the-top, but this evening gown remains chic without being chintz. And now it's time for Decades to "Sail Away" for the night.


Louis Feraud navy crepe de chine evening gown, c mid 1980s. Modern size 4 SOLD

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CHANEL TIMES THREE PART DEUX

Yesterday we posted three 1980s era flawless Chanel handbags and they sold in minutes. That made us happy. That made many of our blog readers sad! We are delighted that so many of you read our blog so often with such passion. We are posting three great Chanel bags below, but rather than write poetic, we will let the pictures do the talking. Call or email us quickly to buy them. They tend not to last too long.

Chanel white V-shape quilt day bag with outside slit and padded straps, c 1980s. 11" x 9" x 3" SOLD

Chanel black day bag with diamond quilt pattern plus unusual wide shoulder strap with velvet padding, c 1980s. 10" x 7 1/2" x 3"SOLD

Chanel chocolate luncheon classic quilted handbag, c 1980s. 7 3/4" x 6" x 2 1/2"SOLD

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GREY FLANNEL FOR THE GIRLS

James Galanos famously used masculine fabrics in his impeccable women's designs and the monastic V-shaped grey flannel maxi gown below is a triumph of simplicity, modernity, and wonderfully wearable. Using a fabric that is an essential part of any fashionable man's wardrobe, Mr. Galanos takes grey flannel and makes it feminine and infinitely wearable, A simple architectural design with a slight A-line and coordinating belt, this late 60s evening dress has hidden pockets in the front seams at the hips. This provides a perfect place to hide your stash or at least provide you with a warm place for your hands. Speaking of warm, the dress is ideal as the temperature goes down while one's social calendar goes crazy. When the weather outside is frightful (regardless of your Global Warming beliefs, come October, it's grey flannel season!), this dress will take you to the most sublime black-tie affair and keep you warm. It's actually quite chic with flats for entertaining at home, too. So many options.



James Galanos grey flannel A-line maxi evening dress, c 1960s. Modern size 4 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.

CHANEL TIMES THREE

Here are three impeccable 80s era Chanel bags that appear unused and were stored lovingly in their sleeper bags and black lacquer boxes, with their Identity Cards maintained. This trio of bags includes a lovely natural beige luncheon bag, plus a groovy gold metallic clutch (with no shoulder strap), and a metallic silver shoulder bag. Satiate the lady in you and the bling-bling desire with any (or all) of the three classic Chanel bags with with two options for Girls-Gone-Wild.



Chanel beige luncheon bag, c. 1980s 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 SOLD

Chanel gold metallic clutch, c. 1980s 6 1/2 x 4 x 2 SOLD

Chanel silver metallic shoulder bag, c. 1980s 7 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 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.

Mad Max Mugler

For those of you that enjoy a Thierry Mugler tight fit black dress with shoulder pads this is the piece for you. The majority of the gown is constructed from black viscose jersey, accented with cotton velvet details on the shoulders, cuffs, collar and waist. There are covered buttons from the mandarin collar all down the front of the dress. At the waist lies a small velvet belt with two belt holes that clasp over the buttons. This dress is a call back to forties glam, with a touch of eighties flare, and is in amazing condition. Button up, hop on your hog and ride out into the desert , OR button up, put on a great little black hat and go to some fabulous end of the season gala.




Thierry Mugler black gown with velevet accents and covered buttons, c.1980's. Contemporary size 4-6. 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.

Moss Crepe Maxi!

This is a lovely Ossie Clark for Radley, Maxi dress. The sleeves, waist belt, and collar are done in a Celia Britwell blue cube and floral print. The material is moss crepe, which is a fantastic fabric, unless you are taking a flash picture on a stark white mannequin! The odd white patchy sections, in the black portions of the gown are nothing but the white reflecting through the material, they are not stains! This gown is in perfect condition.


Ossie Clark for Radley Maxi dress with Celia Britwell print sleeves, c.1970's. Contemporary size 4-6. 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.

ARE YOU TOO SEXY FOR THIS DRESS?

Look at how happy and sexy our dear Amanda looks in this early 1990s Alaia. You, too, may experience the joy and glee that this dress inspires.The stretch lace long sleeve mini dress features a ribbed hem and neckline. The foundation of the dress is a mocha-hued slip that insures that you give a little peak without too much boo. If you are not particularly curvy, this dress will give you a Brazilian booty without the silicone implants. Light as a feather and perfect for traveling. Come winter, throw on some tights and boots and a sable and this dress not only will go from day-to-evening, but from summer-to-winter! Ibiza or Gstaad, take this Alaia home for the holidays (Labor Day through Christmas!)

Alaia stretch lace over mocha slip long sleeve mini dress, c early 1990s. Modern 0 to 2 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.

Unexpected Cardin Haute Couture

This gown is the antithesis of what one thinks when the name Pierre Cardin is uttered. We bring to you, from the depths of the Decades collection, an Haute Couture silk Grecian-style gown in burgundy chiffon. Cardin strayed from his usual clean lines, bright colors, and ultra modern construction when he created this look. The gown consists of several panels that drape over and around a central dress. There is a panel that hangs off the shoulders and dips down in the front. Another panel wraps from the shoulders down and around the back, and covers the lower back half of the gown. The upper back has a long slit with four tiny ribbons that hold the dress together. Finally, there is a sash created of the same chiffon material that wraps the beautiful couture bundle together. It may sound from the description that there is a lot going on, and there is, but it all blends beautifully together to create a very soft and elegant look.


Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Grecian-style burgundy chiffon evening gown, c. late 1970's. Contemporary size 6-8. 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.

STUDIO 54 AT DECADES

When Decades first opened in 1997, our inventory primarily consisted of designs from the 1960s and 1970s and our favorite designer was Halston. Flash forward eleven plus years, and we still love us some Halston! It's been quite a rocky-road for the House of Halston post the incomprable Roy Halston Frowick, who passed away in 1990. A slew of failed attempts to revive this revered label. Just this past week the latest Creative Director of the brand, Marco Zanini, left the esteemed house. The codes of Halston are so clear and simple: from sexy one shoulder silhouettes in chiffon to matte jersey cowl neck halters. Halston was a master of modern simplicity.

The two gowns below are Halston designs from the 1970s and they remind us of what is the true spirit of Halston. The one-shoulder cherry red chiffon dress has a simple elastic waist and petal shaped chiffon over lay at the hips created by the wrap effect of the skirt. It's hard to believe the dress is from 1976. It's totally contemporary. The second dress is a black over peach chiffon layered halter gown with an elastic waist and revealing back. The skirt has some volume and it just makes one want to dance.

Either dress can go black tie or cocktail and be dressed down for a day event, too. Personalize each dress with dramatic Tibetan antique cuffs or go for the Elsa Perreti for Tiffany cuffs that are so synonymous with Halston designs. No matter what, these dresses are the real deal and would get you into Studio 54 with one step of your strappy lizard sandal.

Halston cherry red one shoulder gown, c 1976. Modern 4 SOLD

Halston black-over-peach chiffon halter tie back-less gown, c 1972. Modern 4 to 6 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.

CHOCO-MACKIE

The beautiful Bob Mackie gown on our lovely model is a chocolate lover's dream. The classic Mackie look is achieved using an iridescent chiffon. As you move in the dress, the colors change from a dark chocolate to a milk chocolate, relative to the lighting that is hitting the gown at the time. This gown has a bustier top with boning held up by spaghetti straps that split to form a triangular shape just past the shoulder. The back of the gown is the same chocolate material which is gathered towards the zipper and forms the Mackie V shape. If you were Willy Wonka's date to the 2008 Confectioner's Ball, we would say this gown is very appropriate!

To see the other Bob Mackie pieces in our collection click HERE.

Bob Mackie chocolate bustier top chiffon gown, c.1980's. Contemporary size 4. 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.

A Belt for Every Occasion

Belts have been a fabulous waist adornment since the bronze age, but as you can see below we have come a long way since then. The most vibrant in the bunch is a purple leather Gucci belt with bold lizard covered rings and a gold buckle with lizard trim that can be worn with the rings in the front or the back. The second belt is by a French designer located in Cannes, Anne Vignes. It is constructed of bone colored leather in a scalloped design with gold grommet details all the way around the belt. Finally, we have a burgundy suede Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche belt with a crosshatch design of the same material all the way around. This bevy of beautiful belts is sure to be the perfect accoutrement to the simple little summer dress hanging in your wardrobe.

Gucci purple leather and lizard skin belt with gold buckle, c.1980's. Contemporary size 4. SOLD

Anne Vignes bone leather scalloped belt with gold grommet detail, c.1980's. Contemporary size 4. SOLD

Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche burgundy suede belt with crosshatch pattern, c.1980's. Contemporary size 4. 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.