1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer Sleeves: approx 15"

Sleeves: approx 15"

Very shaped and fitted till you hit the skirt and then it is all swing and flounce

It closes down one side with snaps and hook & eye

This jacket is particularly poignant as it features angels worked into the silk

The skirt has a surprising amount of fabric in it but is cut to lie fairly straight and the top is cut simple and loose

1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer Sleeves: approx 15"Guy Laroche began his fashion career under Jean Desses in 1949 and just under ten years later he opened his own house in 1957. He made extraordinary pieces of couture and this dress is one of them and an earlier sixties example of his work. It is stunningly constructed and in museum quality condition. It is also a wonderful example of the mod baby doll look that swept the fashion world at the time and still feels fresh even now. A testament to how