Printed Tights - 1965

I was at the mall yesterday and noticed lots of printed tights and leggings in the windows of the stores that cater to the younger crowd.  They might not know it, but printed tights are not new.  Today's images are all from the fall of 1965, when this idea really took off with the Mod set.  You were on the cutting edge if you wore your tights with a matching sweater and just a mini skirt over the two pieces. What's old is new again.....again.

1960s Mod Era Master Designer Louis Feraud

Louis Feraud, 1967

When you think of the leading designers of Mod clothing, your mind probably automatically jumps to Pierre Cardin and Andre Courreges.  You would be correct, but you should also include Louis Feraud in that list.  Louis Feraud? Really????

Louis Feraud, 1968

I know, I know.  When you think Louis Feraud, you think of the rather mundane (dare I say awful) and ubiquitous designs of his from the 80s and 90s.  But today, I want to challenge you to put aside that impression of the Louis Feraud name and look at the fabulous Mod clothing the man was creating in the late 1960s.

Louis Feraud, 1968

Fabulous?  Indeed! 

Louis Feraud, 1968

Mod?  Indeed!

Louis Feraud, 1969

Creative?  Indeed!

Louis Feraud, circa 1968

A 1960s Mod Louis Feraud dress available at Couture Allure?  Indeed!