New vintage prom dresses blend classic silhouettes with elegant details into a truly unique prom dress. Each 20th century decade introduces a new timeless vintage prom dress style:
- 1920s: Beaded or sequin dresses in short or long length give a nod back to the Roaring Twenties where grand parties were what everyone talked about. Modern Great Gatsby inspired prom dresses don’t need to look like a flapper costume. Blend beautiful beading with a headband to match and you’ll be ready for prom the Art Deco way.
- 1930s: Old Hollywood and the age of classic movie star gowns created the first real red carpet-worthy looks. Long bias-cut gowns with open backs and sexy mermaid silhouettes all started in the romantic thirties.
- 1940s: Classic ruched and gathered long column dresses were a nod to Grecian goddesses. They were modest and sophisticated, perfect for a grown-up take on the prom tradition. “Prom” first started in the 1940s too!
- 1950s: The 1950s left modest for fun! Ballgowns were now big and puffy in a floor-length or cute tea length in retro colors- pink, teal, ice blue, red, and buttercup yellow.
- 1960s: The simple empire waist column prom dress of the 1960s has found its way back into today’s fashion.
- 1970s: Modest boho, lace dresses, sequins, rainbows, satin disco gowns and sexy split-leg gowns are both trendy and iconic. Shop 70s prom here.
- 1980s: Over the top shoulders, puffy sleeves, big bows, ruffles, and mini dresses define formal dresses of the 80s. Bright colors, velvet tops, and romantic Victorian lace ballgowns stand out.
Shop our handpicked selection of new vintage prom dresses we found online. Use the top menu to add shoes, gloves, hair accessories, stockings, makeup and handbags from your chosen decade.
New Vintage Prom Dresses
Prom Dresses by Decade:
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- 1927 drop waist evening dress
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- 1930s Silver Evening Gown
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- 1948 Teens in Prom Dresses
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- 1956 teal blue and white/red dot prom dresses
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- 1960s prom dresses
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- 1973 Prom Dress
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- 1980s Prom Dresses