Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-pierre-cardin It is so rare to

It is so rare to find these anymore - they where worn to death and this length was crazy popular but for a blip in time only before longer lengths prevailed once again

Pieces like this are what I love about vintage

There are actually crazy little pop art birds worked into the design of this one - look closely on the front panel - you can see them looking like they are trotting up the hill A contrasting floral border finishes all the edges and the back is just a riot of color and design

especially in earlier pieces are a joy to see and are clearly apparent in this stunning dress

Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-pierre-cardin It is so rare toThe Spring Summer 1963 Gernreich collection featured a variety of items made from a patchwork knit. The Metropolitan Museum holds a Maillot in their permanent archives and a jacket was featured in the 2011 exhibition "UNRAVEL Knitwear in Fashion" at the MOMU Mode Museum in Antwerpen, Belgium. Here we have a third piece from that collection and it as as rare as the other two and probably deserves to be held in a museum as well. The set consists of a