Vintage Grès Scarf Silk Peacock Bird Square Scarf Shawl Paris 60s 70s France

Vintage House of Grès large square scarf in 100% silk. Likely 1970s. Blue and white with Asian-inspired branches and a peacock in a rainbow of colors. Hand-rolled edges. Measures ~33.5” x 34” square. Overall very good condition with no rips, but a few small marks in various places. See all photos - 100% gorgeous! Born as Alix Barton, Madame Grès (1903–1993) was a leading French couturier and costume designer, founder of haute couture fashion house Grès in 1942. The House of Grès—called “the most intellectual place in Europe to buy clothes” by The New York Times—became one of the world’s biggest fashion brands, rivaling Chanel and Dior. Madame Grès was known as the “Sphinx of fashion” and “queen of drapery”, and was particularly renowned for her floor-length Greek goddess gowns. — Psychedelic rainbow kaleidoscope Peacock phoenix flamingo birds