VINTAGE 1960s LACOSTE David Crystal Kelly Green Polo Dress Size 8/10 RARE

Excellent Condition 1960's LACOSTE Kelly Green Polo Dress with Brass buttons A-Line Collared Dress (with the iconic alligator logo) Measured Flat (double for full circumference): Chest: 19'' Waist: 18'' Hips: 21'' Full Length: 41.5'' History: David Crystal was a manufacturer rather than a designer. From the 1940s and throughout the 1950s they made shirtwaist dresses and inexpensive suits. In 1957 they had a special line, “Christian Dior Junior designed for David Crystal.” They also produced a line designed by French designer Carven. During the 1940s, Bill Blass worked for David Crystal in one of his first design jobs. In 1952, David Crystal Company signed an agreement with Lacoste to import, and, in 1966, to make Lacoste shirts and polo shirt dresses in the United States. David Crystal was also the owner of the Izod and Haymaker labels, and so the crocodile logo is seen on garments with quite a few different labels. These shirts and dresses were very fashionable in the middle 1960s and in the early 1980s, and came to typify the “preppy” look. The crocodile logo quickly became a status symbol among the upper-middle class, associated with country clubs, golf courses, and Ivy League campuses. The "Izod" Lacoste polos were worn as a statement of wealth, leisure, and elite status, contributing to the rise of the preppy movement.