70.62.1

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Technology_38 70.62.1 (dress), 2005.36.1 (textile wall)

Rainbow_67 Left to right 82.3.2 (orange dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 2003.89.1 (textile wall), U.368 (shoes case), 2004.50.2 (earrings case), 2005.77.3 (hat case), 91.14.5 (bag case), 83.164.2 (shoes case), 84.145.1 (evening gown), 93.129.3 (satin pantsuit), 83.13.6 (black dress), 96.119.11 (red ensemble), 94.85.12 (textile wall)

Rainbow_57 Left to right 69.170.5 (hat case), 74.107.243 (pin, earrings case), 79.169.6 (bag and shoes case), 82.208.3 (wrap bodice dress), 71.265.7 (black dress), 77.228.2 (pale pink dress), 76.166.10 (floral dress), 82.3.2 (orange dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 2003.89.1 (textile wall), U.368 (shoes case), 2004.50.2 (earrings case), 2005.77.3 (hat case), 91.14.5 (bag case), 83.164.2 (shoes case)

Rainbow_65 Left to right 82.3.2 (orange dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 2003.89.1 (textile wall), U.368 (shoes case)

Technology_19 Left to right 71.213.18DE (boots case), 74.107.28 (dress), 88.25.1 (paper dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 89.97.17, 75.230.815, 89.61.1 (shoes case), 2005.36.1 (textile wall), 76.205.2 (black and gold dress), 88.78.1 (jumpsuit), 79.213.9 (hat case), 77.21.4 (yellow dress)

Object: Dress

Designer: Pierre Cardin (1922 - 2021)

Date: 1968

Medium: Fuchsia Dynel (Cardine)

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Lauren Bacall

Object number: 70.62.1

DescriptionEgg carton dress, sleeveless shift in fuchsia pink Cardine Dynel, permanently molded with three dimensional diamond pattern

Label Text:This seamless dress is made from Cardine, a form of Dynel fabric developed by Pierre Cardin, who was known for his bold experimentations with "space-age" fabrics and silhouettes. Molded and heat-pressed into a sharp, angular shapes, the stiff fabric ensures that the dress is suspended from the body rather than draped over it. Also evident in this design is Cardin's predilection for geometric, often sculptural, as well as his general disregard for following the natural female form.

In Collection(s)

1960s
Gifts of Lauren Bacall

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Form Follows Fashion
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion
Fashion and Technology
Lauren Bacall: The Look