1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer This is the kind of

This is the kind of piece that still stops traffic and is definitely not for the girl who is faint of heart

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

Sleeves: approx 15"

1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer This is the kind ofGuy 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