1970s Louis Feraud Haute Couture Hand Pleated Pink Silk Chiffon Day Dress w Bow designer-stella-mccartney Really remarkable in person

Really remarkable in person

McQueen's methods of cutting and construction were both innovative and revolutionary

Item# DD1381

It is made of a fluid scarf weight silk through the body with an overlay of silk chiffon on the bodice and a panel of silk chiffon that runs down the front The dress wraps into place and has an interesting snap and loop design at the front that the ends of the silk chiffon overlay loop through and under to create that pretty bow detail at the front

Skirt: 33" from the drop waist seam to bottom hem

1970s Louis Feraud Haute Couture Hand Pleated Pink Silk Chiffon Day Dress w Bow designer-stella-mccartney Really remarkable in personLouis Feraud launched his couture label in 1950 in Cannes and by 1955 opened the doors to his Paris atelier. In 1958 he presented his first Haute Couture collection. His couture pieces are hard to find and this one is exceptional. By the 1970s he was well established and in 1978 he won the Golden Thimble Award. The dress comes direct from the daughter of the original Haute Couture client who purchased it in and around that same time period. This is a