Like many of his generation, cardin embraced the arrival of the space age in the late 1950s with great gusto, envisioning a future world made of dayglo, candy coloured plastic, vinyl and neon. Pierre cardin space age look as space became popular in 1960s television programs like star trek, barbarella and 2001. Saturday, june 17, 2017, pierre cardin presented 90 iconic models during a haute couture fashion show at the residence the breakers newport rhodes island, usa. Pierre cardin space age look as space became popular in 1960s television programs like star trek. The boldly illustrated book, with its images of the colorful circle furniture and of the visionary zipperedjersey masculine sportswear, is a monument to the pierre cardin oeuvre. Pierre cardins future fashion exhibition to open at the brooklyn museum. Nov 09, 2019 long before bowies futuristic alter ego ziggy stardust fell to earth in his glittering, striped jumpsuit, exalted designer pierre cardin was imagining an otherworldly sartorial future. Archive pierre cardin, a display in the pierre cardin museum. These sleeveless belted dresses are paired with helmetstyle hats for a spaceage feel. The french couturier born in 1922 has been called, in the museum advance materials, a pioneer of space age fashion and futuristic design. Men in space in the 1960s, french fashion designer pierre cardin tapped into the vogue for spaceage style and championed the return of the boot. A history of fashions obsession with the space age, from courreges to chanel. However, theres one bulbous, futuristic work, closely associated with pierre, which he did not create himself. Mar 23, 2010 the boldly illustrated book, with its images of the colorful circle furniture and of the visionary zipperedjersey masculine sportswear, is a monument to the pierre cardin oeuvre.
He launched his own label in 1950 and was interested in geometric shapes, especially. He expanded his bold reach into the realms of menswear, home design, accessories, and jewelry, as well as a restaurant maxims and a multipurpose arts venue in paris. This outfit is particularly space like because it looks like a space helmet around the persons face. First pierre cardin exhibition for germany to open this week. When designing fashion, furniture or anything in between, the prolific pierre cardin was always forward thinking. Pierre cardin 1968 vinyl and plastic space age dresses, musee pierre cardin. Elegance the fashionable words of genevieve antoine. Volumes designed with ruler and compass, geometric cuts in white or silver fabrics, flash syntonic to dan flavins neon, are. The brooklyn museum opens its doors to the 97yearold french designer, still defined by his groovy late 60s fashions. In the 1970s, in response to the miniskirts of the 1960s, cardin created the long longuette or maxi dress. Estilo mod pierre cardin space age fashion, steal this look for fall, layer a summer sleeveless. Space age fashion by pierre cardin for lofficiel, 1971. Volumes designed with ruler and compass, geometric cuts in white or silver fabrics, flash syntonic to dan flavin s neon, are intended to make women free in their movements, modern in thought. At 95, cardin remains at the helm of his empire, which is honored in assoulines recently released book.
Furniture and design langue anglaise loyaute, benjamin, faggiano, jerome, herrmann, nils on. Because of the space race and interest in space, many fashions were inspired by futuristic and space like. Pierre cardin, the inventor of pretaporter whose graphically iconic initials personify his signature style. Past, present, future space age helmut 1960 space age fashion by pierre cardin this style was inspired by the the future and space model wearing a biker look from pierre cardin, haute couture tailor pierre cardin, trying himself at future clothings, 1960. Renowned for his prodigious inventiveness, today he remains a kind of. Pierre cardins spaceage fashion takes us back to the future. While beloved amongst fashionistas for his space age designs and genderbending approach to style, cardin is perhaps best known for his infamous licensing deals something that hadnt really been done. Check out these futuristic space age fashions from 1970 by pierre cardin set to the 1973 moog synth song the look of love by the electronic concept. The italianborn, french fashion designer, pierre cardin who celebrates his 97th birthday today found fame during the midtolate 20th century with avantgarde, spaceage designs. The building of pierre cardins curvy bubble palace. With a slight a line, this dress is still so simply chic and wearable now. In the 1970s, in response to the miniskirts of the 1960s, cardin created the long longuette or maxi. Cardin is known for his avantgarde style and his space age designs.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Pierre cardins future fashion exhibition to open at the brooklyn museum space age fashion, unisex looks, illuminated apparel and global licensing are some of the areas that cardin has. Pierre cardins futuristic, space age fashion bound for brooklyn. Cardin designed in a young, newly prosperous paris. Plexiglass visor, graces the cover of the exhibitions book and the film. Elegance the fashionable words of genevieve antoine dariaux. A look at the fashion worlds current obsession with space age style.
Or menswear that was sporty, stretch and unisex before its time. A dusseldorf art museum is hosting a retrospective of the french icons work, with a focus on the everpopular spaceage looks. Elizabeth liz way is an assistant curator at the museum at fit. Sep 26, 20 news 19060s 1960s space age fashion a retrospective fashion pierre cardin 1960s space age fashion a retrospective in the 1960s, fashion designers looked to the stars for inspiration. With 85 ensembles, the earliest dating from 1953 and the most recent from this decade, future fashion is not, strictly speaking, another 60s show. Long before bowies futuristic alter ego ziggy stardust fell to earth in his glittering, striped jumpsuit, exalted designer pierre cardin was imagining an otherworldly sartorial future. Pierre cardin also created his version of the space age look with stylised visored helmet hats and shift dresses. Sit back and enjoy this short video featuring space age influences in fashions of the 1960s. Cardins father, a wealthy french wine merchant, wished him to study architecture, but from childhood he was interested in dressmaking. Oct 17, 2017 pierre cardins sprawling legacy of innovation might be hard to quantify, but a new tome from assouline celebrating the 95yearold designer, endeavours to do just that.
The brooklyn museum is celebrating the 70year career of fashion pioneer, italianborn french designer pierre cardin, in a retrospective from. Linda morand, 1966 photo from the book pierre cardin. His scifi take on fashion came to define the rebellious, avantgarde attitude of a new, 1960s youth culture, who rejected the oldworld glamour of the 1950s in favour of a new, industrialised future. Pierre cardin established the futuristic trend of using synthetic and industrial materials in fashion, with forward thinking innovations in his early 1960s work. The silver spaceage tunics of pierre cardin, the chainmail dresses of paco rabanne, the ultrashort minis of mary quant these are all familiar tropes of 1960s style. In the 1960s, fashion designers looked to the stars for inspiration. Oct 26, 2010 the french designer is in town next week with a new book, pierre cardin.
Pierre cardin is best known for his space age works in the 1960s. While many books and exhibitions about this era position london as the center of innovative, youthoriented design, this limited perspective overlooks the. Future fashion opened this past weekend on, fittingly, july 20, the 50th anniversary of the apollo moon landing at the brooklyn museum. His bold, futuristic designs for active young men and women featured shiny, showstopping boots that were also. He is known for his avantgarde style and his space age designs. Pierre cardin 1968 dresses made out of cardine fabric, musee pierre cardin. Saturday, june 17, 2017, pierre cardin presented 90 iconic models during a haute couture. Fashion from the extreme, and also wrote an essay titled, looking back at the future. Liz assisted deputy director patricia mears, curator of expedition. Famed for his avantgarde space age designs, cardinwho founded his.
Lespace cardin toasts 45 years with a book the event venue founded by space age designer and french entrepreneur pierre cardin is closing its doors on march 30. Two of the most wellknown fashion designers to use space age themes in their designs were pierre cardin and paco rabanne. I looked at a scarlet panelled coat from 1952, worn with black, elbowlength gloves and cloche hat, and wondered how it was conceivable that 15 years later cardins miniskirts looked ready for the first moon landing. Andre courreges showcases the space age look, short skirts, superelaborate minidresses held only by thin straps, flat shoes. Pierre cardin, french designer of clothes for women and also a pioneer in the design of high fashion for men. Space age fashion, unisex looks, illuminated apparel and global licensing are some of the areas that cardin has helped to pioneer. Avant garde house of pierre cardin on the cote dazur.
Pierre cardin who was born in 1922 in italy, worked under schiaparelli and became head designer for christian diors tailleure atelier in 1947 and hes still alive. Cardin was also fascinated by new space age materials like vinyl, silver. The french designer is in town next week with a new book, pierre cardin. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The silver spaceage tunics of pierre cardin, the chainmail dresses of.
Aug 03, 2010 cardin went out on his own in 1950, starting his own couture house. At 95, cardin remains at the helm of his empire, which is honored in assoulines recently released book, pierre cardin legends. Before mod fashion on mad men, there was pierre cardin the cut. Paris refashioned, 19571968 fashion institute of technology. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. Sep 17, 2019 space age fashion was never so space y as it was in the hands of cardin, whose bold, futuristic designs brought a jetsonian aesthetic to the runway. Future fashion, now on view at the brooklyn museum, offers a swinging reintroduction to parisian style in the 1960s and 1970s. He continued making pieces with this theme through the 60s. A new book by assouline celebrates the 70 year creative history of the french designer pierre cardin, a legacy which spans fashion and industrial design pierre cardin s sprawling legacy of innovation might be hard to quantify, but a new tome from assouline celebrating the 95yearold designer, endeavours to do just that. Pierre cardins futuristic, space age fashion bound for.
The clothes that i prefer are those i invent for a life that doesnt exist yet the world of. He launched his own label in 1950 and was interested in geometric shapes, especially bubbles. Bbc culture how the 1960s spaceage fashions changed. However, he launched a unique furniture line during the 1970s that transposed his sculptural approach to fashion into furniture design.
Pierre cardins spaceage fashion takes us back to the. Space age outfits in silver vinyl by pierre cardin, on. Cardin went out on his own in 1950, starting his own couture house. Creator of unique fashion and furniture designs for over 50 years, especially his space age designs and bubble dress. News 19060s 1960s space age fashion a retrospective fashion pierre cardin. The first couturier ever to transform his name into a global brand, pierre cardin is unique for his perpetual mode of creativity and selfpromotion. Pierre cardins retrospective exhibition on the occasion of his 70 years of creation from may 27, 2017 to january 1, 2018 at rosecliff newport rhodes island, usa. It is during these years that the space age begins, a great creative era shared by pierre cardin, paco rabanne and andre courreges. Spacesuits and space age fashion for the companion book to the exhibition i first joined the expedition curatorial team in the. Coats pierre cardin love the circle pocket the very beggining of thigh boots as mainstream fashion item was in the fallwinter 1967 season. Paris refashioned, 19571968 highlighted one of the most groundbreaking time periods in fashion history. Lespace cardin celebrates 45 years with a book wwd. Rudy gernriech spaceage vinyl collection for wards, 1966. Pierre cardins futuristic space age fashions of 1970.
Probably the look most associated with cardin was the space age collections of the mid 1960s. A history of fashions obsession with the space age, from. He was the first french couturier who broke tradition with the chambre syndicale to design a prataporter as well as a mens and childrens wear line. Archive pierre cardin, pierre cardin models dressing for the spaceage, 1968. Aug 27, 2017 as we move towards space tourism, the apparel we set out in to explore our solar system is becoming a genuine branding opportunity for the fashion industry, rather that just a source of inspiration. A new book by assouline celebrates the 70 year creative history of the. However, theres one bulbous, futuristic work, closely associated with pierre. A space odyssey pierre cardin explored the idea of dressing for the future. Spacesuits and space age fashion for the companion book to the exhibition. Pierre cardin fashion at rachel zabar 1stdibs introspective. Who but cardin, the perpetual fashion futurist, would suggest that i should turn my back on gogo, space age, vinyl minidresses from 1968. As we move towards space tourism, the apparel we set out in to explore our solar system is becoming a genuine branding opportunity for the fashion industry, rather. Volumes designed with ruler and compass, geometric cuts in white or silver fabrics, flash syntonic to dan flavins neon, are intended to make women free in their movements, modern in thought, perhaps astronauts. Past, present, future space age helmut 1960 space age fashion by pierre cardin this style was inspired by the the future and space model wearing a biker look from pierre cardin, haute couture tailor pierre.
While beloved amongst fashionistas for his space age designs and genderbending approach to style, cardin is perhaps best known for his infamous licensing. Furniture and design loyaute, benjamin, faggiano, jerome, herrmann, nils on. Pierre cardin, best known for being a entrepreneur, was born in san biagio di callalta, treviso, veneto, italy on sunday, july 2, 1922. Fashion would harness the spirit of the rocketeers with sleek lines, shiny fabrics and the chance to see the world through visors. Iconic space age 1960s pierre cardin navy wool shift for. Spaceage fashion was never so spacey as it was in the hands of cardin, whose bold, futuristic designs brought a jetsonian aesthetic to the runway. Pierre cardin s space age fashion takes us back to the future our museums, movies and magazines have been on a yearslong binge of 60s nostalgia, pegged to a rolling sequence of 50th anniversaries. While many books and exhibitions about this era position london as the center of innovative, youthoriented design, this limited perspective overlooks the significant role that paris continued to play in the fashion industry. Vinyl combinations will follow, tights, cagoules and white plastic glasses, with a slit to observe the new world. Oct 12, 2016 pierre cardin who was born in 1922 in italy, worked under schiaparelli and became head designer for christian diors tailleure atelier in 1947 and hes still alive. News 19060s 1960s space age fashion a retrospective fashion pierre.
In 1964 pierre cardin unveiled his cosmocorps collection, based on the science fiction interest of that era. Pierre cardin space age 1970 futurism the look of love. Tracing a career that spans 70 years, the book outlines what it is that makes the. Iconic space age 1960s pierre cardin navy wool shift for sale. Culture how the 1960s spaceage fashions changed what. Pierre cardin s retrospective exhibition on the occasion of his 70 years of creation from may 27, 2017 to january 1, 2018 at rosecliff newport rhodes island, usa. Aug 22, 2019 pierre cardins spaceage fashion takes us back to the future. By rosemary feitelberg on july 17, 2019 share this article.