87.92.4

Images (5)

Seduction_18 Left to right P90.63.1 (blue gown), 92.229.10 (textile wall), 77.187.2 (pink gown), 76.80.4 (strapless dress), 88.87.1 (orange dress), 2002.16.1 (black mini dress hidden), 87.92.4 (dress with metal), 85.190.4 (red sequined dress), 94.85.19 (textile wall), 85.161.5 (shirt and pants), 88.29.19 and 88.29.22 (leotard and skirt), 88.28.17 (boots case)

Seduction_21 Left to right 2002.16.1 (mini dress), 87.92.4 (dress with metal), 85.190.4 (red dress), 94.85.19 (textile wall)

Paris Refashioned_3 Left to right 79.185.6 (dress), 2012.61.13 (yellow dress), 91.210.27 (belt case), 87.92.4 (dress with metal), 2005.88.2 (black dress), 83.91.21 (bag case), 81.48.1 (plastic dress), 80.200.4 (bag case)

Seduction_17 Left to right P88.3.28A (textile wall), 92.213.1 (ivory dress), 72.81.18 (strapless gown), P90.78.2 (shoes case), 93.10.2 (hat case), 81.23.58 (shoes case), PL74.1.22 (grey dress), P90.63.1 (blue gown), 92.229.10 (textile wall), 77.187.2 (pink gown), 76.80.4 (strapless dress), 88.87.1 (orange dress), 2002.16.1 (black mini dress), 87.92.4 (dress with metal), 85.190.4 (red sequined dress), 94.85.19 (textile wall)

Object: Dress

Designer: Pierre Cardin (1922 - 2021)

Date: 1968

Medium: Black wool crepe and polished steel plates

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Ms. Liz Bader

Object number: 87.92.4

DescriptionMetal sculpture mini dress in black wool crepe with graduated plates of polished steel filling open front triangle; A-line, sleeveless, with CF zipper; couture

Label Text:Pierre Cardin combined his Space Age style with the brashness of the sexual revolution in this revealing mini dress. A symbol of youth culture, minis were becoming shorter seemingly by the hour. In 1967, Time magazine identified four categories of skirt length: micro-mini, micro-micro, “Oh My God,” and “Hello, Officer.”

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Seduction
Paris Refashioned, 1957-1968