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Oh the smart tailoring of the husband and wife team of Andre and Coqueline Courreges. The two met while working at Balenciaga - she was a seamstress, and when they left the venerable atelier they formed their own label that was to become one of the most influential labels of the 60s. Contemporary jazz blared from the speakers in their all-white salon and models were encouraged to eat well and tan deeply. Can someone put these two in charge of things now, please? Wouldn't you love to buy clothing from a designer that would teach you that the best way to be beautiful was to be happy? Their passion for their work and for life is so French and it is evident in their clothes. A pale cream lightweight wool twill coat with enamelled snap buttons. Fastening from the throat to the waist, the neckline also belts by tucking the strap under the collar and pushing it into the hidden snap bottom. Matching belt that snaps twice, there are cuffed patch pockets at each hip and gathered wrists. Decorative welted seams and curved yoke, this looks beautiful with everything from Sonia Rykiel pink crepe in spring to Tsumori Chisato wool boucle in the fall. Designed for the Hyperbole label, it is lined entirely in white synthetic crepe. Bust measures up to 40", shoulder to shoulder 17", outer sleeve 22" and length 42". Excellent condition with the exception of a small dark spot on the lining, somewhere around the back of the knee. sold |
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