c1965-69 Lavender & Silver Beaded Oscar de la Renta Dress designer-thierry-mugler Unlined and wraps to close

Unlined and wraps to close and then ties with the attached knit ties

A year or so ago I had the dress that matches this coat and I am sad that I did not find the two at the same time

When he expanded his atelier to serve the overseas market in the late 1950s

Each strap has a gold braided cord down its center and that cording is adorned with rhinestones

c1965-69 Lavender & Silver Beaded Oscar de la Renta Dress designer-thierry-mugler Unlined and wraps to closeOscar De la Renta worked for Jane Derby in 1965 before buying the company in 1969 and changing it to his own label. That gives us a precise 4 year window in which to date this in and also means it is from the very beginning of his career prior to Jane Derby he was working under and for other labels but not doing his own accredited design work. The dress is amazing and I am absolutely besotted with it. I have actually had this identical dress in blue