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Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right 71.240.4 (purple evening dress), P85.89.1 (black evening dress), 91.183.16 (blue evening dress), 86.66.4 (blue evening dress and capelet)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 78.75.1 (plaid coat and pattern on wall), 82.209.1 (blue suit), 2007.46.4 (houndstooth suit), 89.163.80 (red, white, and blue suit), 82.208.11 (grey wool suit), 78.75.3 (black and white culotte dress), 71.240.4 (purple evening dress), P85.89.1 (black evening dress), 91.183.16 (blue evening dress), 86.66.4 (blue evening dress and capelet)

Object: Evening dress

Designer: Pierre Cardin (1922 - 2021)

Retailer: Bonwit Teller (American)

Date: c. 1965

Medium: Silk gazar

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: P85.89.1

DescriptionFlared evening dress of black silk gazar [?]; sleeveless, with stiff bias roll collar with large bow at back

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies