Dress

Designer Pierre Cardin French, born Italy

ca. 1959

Not on view

Short, black cocktail and evening ensembles were staples of Mrs. Kempner's wardrobe. An exception is a cocktail dress by Pierre Cardin, one of the few examples of Mrs. Kempner's couture wardrobe from the 1960s to survive the flood in her storeroom. With its skirt of organza roundels, the dress, though clearly of its time, also manifests in nascent form Cardin's evolving interest in geometry. As an example of couture, it attests to Mrs. Kempner's design acuity.

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Exhibition History

Title: Dress
Designer: Pierre Cardin (French (born Italy), San Biagio di Callalta 1922–2020 Neuilly)
Date: ca. 1959
Culture: French
Medium: silk
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas L. Kempner, 2006
Object Number: 2006.420.24
Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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