VINTAGE Koos Couture Plaid Applique Dress - L

Vintage KOOS Couture Dress by Koos Van Den Akker was a Dutch-born fashion designer who lived and worked in New York City. Pull on. Oversized fit. Padded shoulders. Buttons at neck. Woven silk/cotton blend with plaid/tweed pattern. Abstract appliqué. Pockets. Pit to pit measures 26" Shoulder to hem measures 40.5" Very good condition. Purchased at A Current Affair/ NYC. Koos set up a string of stores including ones on Madison Avenue, Columbus Avenue, Thomson Street Soho, 10th on Bleeker and Beverley Hills, LA featuring clothes from his Koos fashion label. In the mid seventies, Van Den Akker sold to the major upscale stores, such as Bonwit Teller, Saks Fifth Avenue, Marshall Fields, Bloomingdale's and Frost Bros. Until his death, Koos had a store at 1263 Madison Avenue, New York and a studio in the Garment District. Koos maintained a high profile in New York and LA where entertainers such as Julie & Harry Belafonte, Cher, Elizabeth Taylor, Diahann Carroll and Barbara Walters were clients. After the success of the Bill Cosby Sweaters his success was everywhere with more celebrities donning Koos garments with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Chita Rivera, Brooke Shields, Isabella Rossellini, Glenn Close, Lauren Hutton and NBA stars Isaiah Thomas and Magic Johnson wearing his designs.