c1968 Pierre Cardin Couture Shift Dress designer-adele-simpson jet set clients

jet set clients

I love the ruffled high double collar piped in gold and how that is picked up and down at each cuff too

Top/Jacket

This lovely little caftan inspired dress is made of a black cheesecloth so will wear and travel well and is very light and airy to wear

The pattern is fantastic - blues

c1968 Pierre Cardin Couture Shift Dress designer-adele-simpson jet set clientsHere I have an extraordinary and rare museum quality condition Pierre Cardin mod shift dress! This is just a fantastic example of the Cardin aesthetic and is just exceptional in every way! I have dated this dress to 1968 based on the example shown that use the same techniques. This collection was also bright and full of color! The dress is a classic sixties shift made of a textured linen fabric. The color is extraordinary and was most likely a custom