Object: Suit
Brand:
Nina Ricci
(French, founded 1932)
Designer:
Gérard Pipart
(1933 - 2013)
Date: c. 1966
Medium: Wool
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Anne Anable
Object number: 81.70.3
DescriptionPink and black wool double breasted jacket and matching skirt; couture
Label Text:The rules of fashion were changing rapidly during the 1960s, but practical, stylish suits endured. While working with designer Gérard Pipart at Nina Ricci during the 1960s, Geneviève Dariaux wrote that chic French women still wore suits in the mornings. Afternoon dresses, however, had been all but replaced by less formal sweaters and skirts.
Exhibitions:
- Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968