80s karl lagerfeld teddy bear print wool blouse painterly a small reminder that pieces

a small reminder that pieces like this were often stitched and marked at home

wide pinafore straps cross in the back and attach to the bodice allowing the dress to be worn traditionally as a pinafore or styled strapless for a different silhouette

waist relaxed approx 14 in stretches to 18 in

predating the Hermès Birkin’s introduction in 1984

80s karl lagerfeld teddy bear print wool blouse painterly a small reminder that piecesan early karl lagerfeld namesake label blouse in fine wool challis, covered in one of the most charming prints we've handled smiling brown teddy bears tumbling through a lilac, black, and flame orange op art lattice. it has a pleated front, a curved yoke neckline, buttoned cuffs, and buttons down the back. lagerfeld launched his own label in 1984, and its early years were full of exactly this kind of sly whimsy decades before steiff famously made karl