A black strapless fully sequined top with a black linen handkerchief hemmed skirt, shorter point in front and longer point in back and a Pierre Cardin label. Top lined in back silk. Measurements: bust 34 inches, waist 28 inches, length from waist to longest hem 46 inches.
Italian born Pierre Cardin arrived on the Paris scene ablaze. Beginning his career under Jean Paquin and Elsa Schiaparelli, Cardin worked as a tailor for Christian Dior until 1960 brought the launch of his eponymous couturier. The bubble dress, among other geometric silhouettes, credit Pierre Cardin with the popularization of futuristic fashion and the Space Age movement. Notably, Cardin's progressive mind contributed to the democratization of fashion in his early establishment of the ready-to-wear line, and his subsequent menswear collections significantly slackened the fit of men's tailoring. In the vast empire of Pierre Cardin, optimism and modernity collide.

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