Ensemble
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Designer: Pierre Cardin (French (born Italy), San Biagio di Callalta 1922–2020 Neuilly)
- Date: 1971
- Culture: French
- Medium: (a) wool, (b) nylon, (c, d) leather, plastic (vinyl)
- Credit Line: Gift of Pierre Cardin, 1977
- Object Number: 1977.25.7a–d
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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