Medium: Linen

Date: c. 1966

Country: France

Credit: Museum purchase

​Arlette Nastat co-owned the high-end, ready-to-wear boutique Réal, and she also acted as its designer. In the United States, Réal fashions were adapted by a Seventh Avenue manufacturer and marketed under the name Mademoiselle Arlette. Nastat’s trendy designs were favored by French fashion icons such as Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, and Sylvie Vartan.

Object Number: 2016.17.1