Vintage Pierre

Coat by Pierre Cardin,  December 1958

Style Moment: Pierre Cardin

Italian model and actress Elsa Martinelli wearing black leather coat by Pierre Cardin
Vogue Paris, March 1967

Renaissance Flare: 1950's Pierre Cardin Wool Coat

Photo by Willy Maywald, Paris,1958

I don 't know what Pierre Cardin's inspiration was when sketching the design for this coat, but the collar reminds me of the "Ruff", a detachable collar made of starched linen or lace worn by the European elite during the sixteenth century.

Queen of England Anne of Demark 1574-1619

Angela Lansbury wearing costume from 1948 film "The Three Musketeers"

MODEL PROFILE: Hiroko Matsumoto

Hiroko modeling Pierre Cardin Japanese print evening gown, 1965

Hiroko modeling Pierre Cardin Dress & Coat Set, 1960's

Hiroko in a Pierre Cardin Plaid High Collar Coat, 1960's 

A Book For Fans of Vintage French Fashion

A photo taken by Swedish photographer Carl Johan De Geer from his book Titled: "VI Hade Fe (We Were Wrong): Paris 1967" displaying photos from his trip to Paris visiting the most famous fashion houses in the French capital. In the book you will find photographs of individuals he followed around as they posed in the streets wearing garments borrowed from various fashion houses. I will definitely be purchasing this book!  http://www.konstigbooks.com/shop

Models wearing  Pierre Cardin graphic print trapeze-style dresses, 1960's