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Toile for dress
summer 1960

Medium
cotton, silk (swatch), nylon (petticoat)

Measurements
(a) 83.0 cm (centre back) 30.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 11.7 × 68.5 cm (belt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Margaret Price, 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
(a) label, inside proper left side back, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: Pierre Cardin / PARIS

Accession Number
D70.a-b-1980

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Shocking pink cotton toile for dress with strapless bodice, bouffant short skirt, front folded and tucked at hemline and clinched at waist with wide belt. Sample cloths in turqoise satin, black faille and black voile are attached to the proper left front. The toile is lined with two double petticoats and a boned corset.