Medium: Black wool crepe and polished steel plates

Date: 1968

Country: France

Credit: Gift of Ms. Liz Bader

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.”

Object Number: 87.92.4