Showing posts with label op art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label op art. Show all posts

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Weekend Eye Candy - Larry Aldrich, 1967

One more dress from 1966.  Here you have op art in all its glory.  Larry Aldrich designed this black and white wool twill dress.  Sold in 1966 for $160 (about $1,124 in today's dollar.)  Hat by Halston, made to order at Bergdorf Goodman.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Graphics, 1966

 With Megan's orange outfit making such an impression this week on Mad Men, I thought you might like to see more graphic prints and patterns from the runways of 1966.  Enjoy!

Yves St. Laurent.  He used this same fabric to make a suit as well.

John Kloss

Jacques Esterel

Pierre Cardin

Charles Cooper
Which is your favorite?

Friday, October 02, 2009

1966 Op Art Furs

It's 1966. Op Art and graphic designs have swept the fashion industry. Fur salons follow suit with seamed and stenciled designs.

A ski coat in stripes of black and white French rabbit fur by Mr. Fred for Fur and Sport. Sold for $275 in 1966 (about $1810 in today's dollar).

Black and white stripes are stenciled onto calf hair in this suit by Albert Alfus. The straight jacket has epaulettes on the shoulders and is matched to a hip hugger skirt. Sold for $350 in 1966 (about $2303 in today's dollar). Matching hat by Halston of Bergdorf Goodman.

The same suit in giraffe spotted stenciled calf hair. Sold for $350 in 1966 (about $2303 in today's dollar). Matching hat by Halston of Bergdorf Goodman. Fur leggings can be worn over boots.


A checkerboard seamed suit in black and white long hair rabbit by Barlan consists of a cardigan jacket and hip hugger skirt. Sold for $275 in 1966 (about $1810 in today's dollar). Matching fez style hat was also available.

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Op Art Clothing - 1966

Op art: n A school of abstract art characterized by the use of geometric shapes and brilliant colors to create optical illusions.

These clothes are all from 1966, when Mod op art was all the rage. Bright colors were bounced off of each other in bold graphic shapes. These dresses would have been worn with contrasting brightly colored tights.

Front - A shocking pink huge letter F on an ultraviolet background.
Back - Neon turquoise bars on ultraviolet background.
Both dresses by Avagolf, an Italian knitwear company.

White lines impact on a black wool knit dress by Cadillac Imports.

Diagonal stripes of black and white broken by a vertical stripe. Suit by Gino Paoli. Gloves by Hansen.

Black and white again, here on a wool sweater by Jantzen matched with a leather skirt by Albert Alfus. Mittens by Hansen.

Does this inspire you to wear something bold today?