Ensemble
Envisioning radical dress reform determined by technology and planning a reductive style of the moment, Cardin was, along with Courrèges and Ungaro, a prophet of the 1960s speculations toward a future. An A-line geometry was inflected by the ornament of a band and target. Cardin's emblem was as referenced as Jasper Johns's anatomical Target (1955): Cardin makes the pieced-in band and circle a visual waistline.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Designer: Pierre Cardin (French (born Italy), San Biagio di Callalta 1922–2020 Neuilly)
- Date: 1965
- Culture: French
- Medium: wool, cotton, plastic
- Credit Line: Gift of Pierre Cardin, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.25.1a–c
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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