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Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin Silk Cape Back Dress 1960s
Pierre Cardin Silk Cape Back Dress 1960s

Pierre Cardin Silk Cape Back Dress 1960s

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Water Mill, NY

An incredible dress from Pierre Cardin in off white silk with abstract navy shapes.

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1960s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

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60s Pierre Cardin Mod Black Wool Military Style Cape
60s Pierre Cardin Mod Black Wool Military Style Cape

60s Pierre Cardin Mod Black Wool Military Style Cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Exceptional Pierre Cardin cape circa 1960s . Black wool twill with rust lining.

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1960s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

1960s Pierre Cardin Cerise Silk Dress and Cape
1960s Pierre Cardin Cerise Silk Dress and Cape

1960s Pierre Cardin Cerise Silk Dress and Cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Houston, TX

Although the cape on this 1960s red and pink floral print evening dress by Pierre Cardin is too small to let you fly into the room, you can at least smoothly glide in, knowing all ey...

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1960s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

60s Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Attached  Cape
60s Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Attached  Cape

60s Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Attached Cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vividly printed tropical floral silk chiffon dress from Pierre Cardin comes with a matching cape that attaches invisibly to the dress straps with a hook and eye.

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1960s American Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin Space Age and Futurism Collection Red Vinyl Cape, 1960s
Pierre Cardin Space Age and Futurism Collection Red Vinyl Cape, 1960s

Pierre Cardin Space Age and Futurism Collection Red Vinyl Cape, 1960s

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

This fabulous space age cape was made by Pierre Cardin for his Space Age and Futurism Collection in the late 60s.

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1960s American Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Rare Pierre Cardin Space Age Vinyl Cape Espresso Brown Faux Fur Lining 60s M
Rare Pierre Cardin Space Age Vinyl Cape Espresso Brown Faux Fur Lining 60s M

Rare Pierre Cardin Space Age Vinyl Cape Espresso Brown Faux Fur Lining 60s M

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Port Saint Lucie, FL

This incredible space age cape was made by Pierre Cardin in the 1960s. Made from an unusual espresso brown vinyl, it fastens with a chunky brass zipper and pull ring and is fully li...

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1960s American Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Fake fur cape with tiger print Pierre Cardin
Fake fur cape with tiger print Pierre Cardin

Fake fur cape with tiger print Pierre Cardin

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Fake fur cape with tiger print . Large resin button in the middle front. Rayon branded lining. SIZE L

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1980s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

1990 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Leopard Organza Mini Dress w Organza Cape
1990 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Leopard Organza Mini Dress w Organza Cape

1990 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Leopard Organza Mini Dress w Organza Cape

By Pierre Cardin Couture

Located in Gresham, OR

1990 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Leopard Organza Mini Dress w Organza Cape: Brown, tan and beige leopard print organza shift dress with attached flexible wire edging for added moveme...

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1990s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Black wool cape with zip closure on the middle front Pierre Cardin
Black wool cape with zip closure on the middle front Pierre Cardin

Black wool cape with zip closure on the middle front Pierre Cardin

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR

Black " double face" wool cape with zip closure on the middle front. No lining. Top-stitching around the arm-hole SIZE 38 / M

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1970s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin Attributed Silk Abstract Floral Print Dress w/Ruffled Cape
Pierre Cardin Attributed Silk Abstract Floral Print Dress w/Ruffled Cape

Pierre Cardin Attributed Silk Abstract Floral Print Dress w/Ruffled Cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Studio City, CA

A Pierre Cardin attributed green and white silk tea length shift dress with abstract flower print.

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20th Century French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Evening dress and cape attributed to Pierre Cardin Couture, Circa 1985
Evening dress and cape attributed to Pierre Cardin Couture, Circa 1985

Evening dress and cape attributed to Pierre Cardin Couture, Circa 1985

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1985 France Long evening dress and silk muslin and ruffle lace capeline by Pierre Cardin (attributed to) from the 1980s. Blue navy dress with a large transparent neckline and ...

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1980s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown
Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown

Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Yucca Valley, CA

Spectacular 1978 Pierre Cardin evening gown. Heavy weight black silk crepe tapered sheath with massive front slit + attached cape.

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1970s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Cape
Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Cape

Pierre Cardin Tropical Floral Silk Dress with Cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vividly printed tropical floral silk chiffon dress from Pierre Cardin comes with a matching cape that attaches invisibly to the dress straps with a hook and eye.

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1960s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Vintage 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Charcoal Silk Voluminous Gown & Cape
Vintage 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Charcoal Silk Voluminous Gown & Cape

Vintage 1978 Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Charcoal Silk Voluminous Gown & Cape

By Pierre Cardin Couture, Pierre Cardin

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Spectacular Pierre Cardin haute couture gown and voluminous cape ensemble dating back to the his fall-winter 1978 collection In 1951 Cardin opened his own couture house and by 1957,...

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Vintage PIERRE CARDIN Dark brown PVC circle pocket cape
Vintage PIERRE CARDIN Dark brown PVC circle pocket cape

Vintage PIERRE CARDIN Dark brown PVC circle pocket cape

By Pierre Cardin

Located in Newport Beach, CA

Vintage PIERRE CARDIN circa 1966-1969, dark brown PVC circle pocket cape.

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1960s French Pierre Cardin Vintage Cape

Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown
Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown

Pierre Cardin 1978 Cape Backed Evening Gown

Located in Yucca Valley, CA

Spectacular c.1978 vintage Pierre Cardin evening gown. Heavy weight black silk crepe tapered sheath dress with massive front slit + attached cape.

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Located in Water Mill, NY

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By Pierre Cardin

Located in Water Mill, NY

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Located in Austin, TX

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Located in San Diego, CA

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By Hermès

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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Located in Sharon, CT

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Located in San Fransisco, CA

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Pierre Cardin for sale on 1stDibs

Best known for creating groundbreaking fashion designs from the 1950s onward, Pierre Cardin enjoyed great success in other design fields, most notably furniture. Cardin’s chairs, cabinets, tables and other pieces share many of the keynotes of his clothing designs. They are simple, geometric, elegant and cool.

Cardin was born in a village near Venice, Italy, and raised in central France. Always interested in fashion, he left home at age 17 to train with a Vichy tailor. After the end of World War II, Cardin moved to Paris and worked for a succession of couture houses, before taking a job with Christian Dior in 1946. Cardin went solo in 1950, and quickly won attention for his novel style.

Unlike Dior’s famous New Look, Cardin’s clothes de-emphasized a woman’s curves; his breakthrough pieces like the Bubble dress had, instead, a sculptural quality. In the following decade, Cardin introduced bright tunic dresses and shifts, marketed as the Space Age look and accessorized with vinyl hats and visors.

In the 1970s Cardin expanded his design work into furniture, jewelry and automobiles. (Later, licensing agreements would put Cardin’s name on goods ranging from perfume to sunglasses.) Cardin’s furniture pieces — inspired, perhaps, by the rediscovery of Art Deco design in that decade — feature simple, symmetrical forms, lacquer and figured veneer finishes, and accents in metals such as aluminum and brass.

Whether you are looking for a vintage cocktail dress or a chest of drawers to keep it in, as you will see on 1stDibs, Pierre Cardin offers an option in either that is timelessly chic.

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