1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer These also have a stitch

These also have a stitch detail running across their tops

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

The sash is also original to the dress

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

1960s Numbered Guy Laroche Couture designer-jean-louis-scherrer These also have a stitchGuy 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