Larry Aldrich (1906-2001) was an American fashion designer and art collector. In 1927, he started his own label in New York. In 1957, Marie McCarthy was designated head designer. He founded in 1964 the innovative Aldrich Museum for Contemporary Art in Ridgefield. Inspired by art, he created in 1965 a dress collection with Op art designs. In 1966, he sold his fashion business to be committed to his art museum.
Fifties fashion by Larry Aldrich :
Anne St Marie 1959
Black dress 1952
Jean Patchett in a party dress, Harper’s Bazaar May 1952
Suzy Parker wearing a greige wool tweed dress in 1959, photo by Richard Avedon
Model wearing a pleated gold skirt, photo by Nina Leen, 1950
Photo by Francesco Scavullo in 1956
1956
Harper’s Bazaar 1962, photo by Melvin Sokolsky
1954
Jean Patchett in a wool jersey dress with a silk lined stole 1951
Vogue November 1952
Lauren Bacall photographed by Louise Dahl-Wolfe in 1957
Evelyn Tripp in a wool dress, 1958
Silk chiffon evening dress 1959
Larry Aldrich dress on the left, December Vogue 1958
Vogue May 1951
Dovima in suit 1951, photo by Richard Avedon
Pink and white checked cotton dress 1956
Fifties looks by Larry Aldrich :
Evekyn Tripp in Vogue April 1953, photo by Erwin Blumnfeld
October Vogue 1952, Photo by Horst P Horst
Jean Patchett 1952
September Vogue 1952
Jean Patchett 1952
Nancy Berg, Vogue October 1953
Barbara Mullen photographed by Clifford Coffin in 1953
Ruth Neuman Derujinsky, Harper’s Bazaar April 1959
Fifties dresses designed by Larry Aldrich :
Grey satin dress 1950s
cocktail dress 1950s
Navy cocktail dress late 1950s
Silk brocade cocktail dress 1950s
Sixties fashion by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich :
1965 dress
1960s silk dress by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich
Op art by Larry Aldrich
1960s dress
Sixties clothes designed by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich :
Green silk dress 1960s
Embellished jacket by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich
Gold sequin and beaded dress by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich
Beaded dress by Marie McCarthy for Larry Aldrich
60s cocktail dress
Larry Aldrich sixties dress sewing patterns :
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