1960s Jean Patou Couture Signed Scarf Print Silk Twill Mini Dress designer-mary-mcfadden Waist:14" flat across the back

Waist:14" flat across the back from side seam to side seam

Slip buckle on belt

It is superbly fitted and almost corseted all through the torso

It only has the Amen Wardy tag - which was also one of the few places you could buy Fabrice at the time

It even has an extra button still

1960s Jean Patou Couture Signed Scarf Print Silk Twill Mini Dress designer-mary-mcfadden Waist:14" flat across the backAfter the premature death of Jean Patou in 1936, his sister took over the house and eventually had other designers head the Couture side of the business. Designers have included Marc Bohan from 1954 to 1956 before going to Dior, Karl Lagerfeld from 1960 to 1963 and Jean Paul Gaultier from 1971 1973. Christian LaCroix was the last to join the label in 1981 until he left the label in 1987. His departure also saw the Couture side of the house close at