Rare 1940's Louise Barnes Gallagher Wool Day Dress With Silver Buttons / SMA B O U T Absolutely stunning 1940's WWII era fashion from one of the nations top designers at the time. Louise Barnes Gallagher was a model stylist turned owner of her own design house starting in 1924. Her popularity rose during WWII when the Parisian couture houses closed and her designs fulfilled a need. Her dresses, suits and coats were very expensive at the time and one of her design signatures was using lots and lots of buttons! We are excited