1960s Andre Laug Floral Dress or Coat designer-fendi designed under his own name

designed under his own name for just 6 short years making his designs rare and collectible things

The jacket is lined in a taupe silky rayon and dress is lined in a cream tissue silk

Little prong set rhinestones ring the arms and collar and are scattered through the lower half of the dress and in and around the fringing

The fabric choice allows it to be very light in weight and yet retain its shape and fullness

There is a smudge of a mark on the jacket near the arm seam (not perspiration - it looks like a faint rust stain) and one pinhole

1960s Andre Laug Floral Dress or Coat designer-fendi designed under his own nameWhat a chic and pretty spring coat by Andre Laug who was one of the grand Italian Couturiers . Laug apprenticed under Nina Ricci and was the designer behind the first "Mademoiselle Ricci" collection in the summer of 1961. From there he freelanced, working for both Philip Venet and Andre Courreges. It was in 1968 that he opened his own label and I believe this coat to be from fairly early on after that happened. I love that the cut and fabric allows