Ensemble

Pierre Cardin

1971 · (a) wool, (b) nylon, (c, d) leather, plastic (vinyl) · Costume Institute

Cardin developed the binary principle of the 1950s and 1960s Baby Doll in a chracteristically 1970s version. Thermometer-like pendants constituted a movemented outer cartridge to a glovelike interior garment. The high-waisted silhouhigh waisted ette was starting to elongate in this period.

Artist

Pierre Cardin

Date

1971

Medium

(a) wool, (b) nylon, (c, d) leather, plastic (vinyl)

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Pierre Cardin, 1977