80s karl lagerfeld teddy bear print wool blouse painterly predating the Hermès Birkin’s introduction

predating the Hermès Birkin’s introduction in 1984

gathered yoke

rolled edges intact

and some creasing on the strap

shirts like this were everyday formalwear in the early twentieth century

80s karl lagerfeld teddy bear print wool blouse painterly predating the Hermès Birkin’s introductionan early karl lagerfeld namesake label blouse in fine wool challis, covered in one of the most charming prints we've handled smiling brown teddy bears tumbling through a lilac, black, and flame orange op art lattice. it has a pleated front, a curved yoke neckline, buttoned cuffs, and buttons down the back. lagerfeld launched his own label in 1984, and its early years were full of exactly this kind of sly whimsy decades before steiff famously made karl