Haro? and Harold Levine...nice items with unknown labels

[denisebrain]

Haroú and Harold Levine...nice items with unknown labels

...unknown to me, that is.

The first, Haroú, is in a lined linen sheath:

Harold Levine is the label in a silk chiffon dress and silk surah coat from the 60s:

Both these are so well made I just thought someone might have knowledge of one of these labels or the other.

 

[Hattysattic]

They are lovely Maggie! Have seen both before, i had a gorgeous brown lace late 60s Harold Levine (same label) a few years ago and I am trying to remember if I managed to find anything out about the label> I have a feeling i found a mention in a catwalk report.. I asked here at the time so will try and find the thread!

 

[Hattysattic]

http://www.vintagefashionguild.org/forums/viewthread.php?tid=44765&page=1#pid438111

My memory is not that great - slightly different label!

 

[Coutureallure]

I read the first one as Harori. I've also had both these labels, but couldn't find info.

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

oh, Maggie, they are both DIVINE (man you find some great stock!!!) esp that wide square neck Harou? Harori? think Harori might be correct on that...

Harold Levine is very familiar, but cannot recall specifics. sorry, no help. just drooling again, then. :clueless:

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

Posh Girl sold a "Harori", had it at $199...same label.

http://www.poshgirlvintage.com/1960s-little-black-designer-dress-p-931.html

also another on Ebay (Italy), same label, no info

http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140194220124

 

[lkranieri]

I found ads for similar dresses (still looking) by Harou. One 1966 NY times article on designers noted:

"Not yet in his class is William Pearson, also a designer of talent. Mr. Pearson has had his own business for six of his 36 years, before working for Harou, a California concern. His clothes have a young, contemporary look."

 

[denisebrain]

Thank you all! Very close to the Harold Levine label you had Harriet, and I appreciate your pointing out the previous thread.

Lynne, is it Harou then?

 

[lkranieri]

Definitely Harou. Here is another reference to the company, from a 1956 newspaper article on Fashion Week:

"Not yet two years in operation, Harou is rapidly becoming an important name. His cocktail and after-five clothes are as romantic as the feminine woman desires. He has used variations of the Empire with soft silks and linens; hemlines throughout the collection are just below midcalf with the exception of two ankle-length formals..."

 

[cmpollack]

Agreed that those are littler-known labels, but NOT agreed that they're merely... "nice".

GLORIOUS is more like it! :sunshine:

Even without Lynne's article as proof, the first label is clearly "Harou"--if you compare the shape of the "r" in the first syllable to the ambiguous end of the word, you'll see that it couldn't be another "r"...

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

if you compare the shape of the "r" in the first syllable to the ambiguous end of the word, you'll see that it couldn't be another "r"...

heh heh

you haven't seen MY handwriting yet... :lol:

 

[lkranieri]

I have to leave shortly, but wanted to find a Harou with the accent, to reassure that this is the same name and I found this 1959 ad:

 

[denisebrain]

Harou´ I guess would be the placement of the accent...not that I've ever seen such an accent!

That's a great ad Lynne! Thank you!

 

[cupertinovfg]

I have a dress by Harold Levine. It also has a Bullocks Wilshire tag, so I am guessing his clothes were sold at some nice stores..