c.1968 Early Oscar de la Renta for Jane Derby Silk Dress designer-adele-simpson In a 1987 New York

In a 1987 New York Times article a short Lynx coat was quoted as being priced at $200

The fluidity of the fabric cannot be conveyed and it has a rich

From 1962 to 1992

II love how the fabric is hand placed and stitched into soft pleats across the front bodice

This one is in a fantastic bright true yellow and the leather is soft and pliable

c.1968 Early Oscar de la Renta for Jane Derby Silk Dress designer-adele-simpson In a 1987 New YorkWe had an Oscar dress a couple of years back that we successfully dated based on a piece held at The Met and this dress has the same collar detail as that so I am sure it is also from the 1968 time period. That clue along with the early Oscar for Jane Derby label pretty much make it a shut case. Just before Oscar de la Renta went off on his own and opened his own atelier, he spent three years as the head designer at the Jane Derby company. He actually