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[brooklynmuseum]

"I prefer to imagine an evening dress for a world that does not yet exist. I imagined dresses made of crystals and flashing lights.” — Pierre Cardin (1922–2020) ⁠

⁠"One of the reasons I was drawn to curate and design an exhibition about Pierre Cardin, was his infusion of math and science into his creations. Think of his “Target Dress” from 1965, the “Computer Coat” from 1981. A master tailor, he intimately understood how to transform two-dimensional patterns into 3D garments; and so, not surprisingly, he was heavily inspired by the space program, geometry, visits to the IBM laboratory, and the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, where he was the first civilian to wear a spacesuit. When I approached Pierre about a retrospective, I offered that we could open on July 20, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. He accepted immediately. ⁠

⁠Now we say goodbye to Pierre Cardin. I think you are now one of the stars shining brightly in the sky." ⁠ —Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture, Brooklyn Museum.⁠

Pierre Cardin with his three Golden Thimble awards, 1982.⁠ ⇨ Pierre Cardin in his atelier, 1957.⁠ ⇨ ⁠Pierre Cardin and models boarding an Air France plane, 1967. © Archives Pierre Cardin. (Photo: Yoshi Takata) ⇨ Pierre Cardin developing his "Computer" coat, 1980.⁠ (Photos: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Pierre Cardin stands next to a NASA employee, Nicole Alphand, André Oliver, Gilles Laugier, Gérard Chambre, Maryse Gaspard, Martine, and others while touring the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1969. (Photo: Courtesy of NASA) ⇨ Pierre Cardin wearing Apollo 11 space suit, 1969. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

[librariankate7578]

These are shoulder pads that would give Melanie Griffith’s character in Working Girl serious envy. #PierreCardinBKM (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3xYGAZJR42/?igshid=8z6brhw5x0c7

[fotokuo-blog]

A few of my favorites in the Pierre Cardin exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, NYC. @pierrecardinofficiel @brooklynmuseum • • • • • • #nyc #fashion #mybkm #pierrecardinbkm #pierrecardin #cardin #hautecouture #couture #exhibition #brooklynmuseum #shotoniphone11pro #shotoniphone (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CNBPWBl4m/?igshid=1wanwx9kfg95f

[brooklynjournalny]

Brooklyn museum @pierrecardinofficiel  #pierrecardinbkm  ブルックリンミュージアムのピエールカルダン展。とっても見応えがありました。服も靴も帽子も、時代の先を捉えなから、品良く、パリを感じる。エナメルの靴は、今履いてみたい!です。  ビートルズのコスチュームも手掛けていたとは。文化服装学院で、森英恵さんや高田賢三さんに弁を取っていたとは。  近頃のブルックリンミュージアムの、ファッションに焦点を当てた企画展はとても興味深い。私のようにファッションに詳しくなくても楽しめます。  #hirokomatsumoto 1966 モデル #パークスロープライフ #上野朝子_ブルックリンの暮らし #asakoueno #ピエールカルダン #ブルックリンミュージアム (at Brooklyn Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1RHRWzFzl7/?igshid=1hhxh7f74baeu

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#pierrecardin #pierrecardinbkm #brooklynmuseum #futurefashion friday museum afternoons https://www.instagram.com/p/B1PpjgZndmt/?igshid=178iomfwdabgc

[brooklynmuseum]

Pierre Cardin’s geometric garments altered the body’s typical silhouette. He stated, “For me fabric is secondary. I believe first in shape, architecture, the geometry… of a dress.” Cardin has long been fascinated by the circle—which to him represents the cosmos and infinity of space—and has included it in his designs for decades. Beginning in the 1950s, Cardin began incorporating the parabola into his creations as well. Using hoops and stretch fabrics, his lightweight, parabolic garments are designed to be seen at all angles.  

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin dress with kinetic back, 1970. (Photo: Yoshi Takata. Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨  Pierre Cardin linen pants, 1972. (Photo: courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Pierre Cardin sequined “Parabolic” gown, 1992. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

[brooklynmuseum]

It's the final weekend to see Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion⁠, an out of this world retrospective into Pierre Cardin's decades-long career at the forefront of futuristic fashions and designs—tickets available here. On your next visit, be sure to tag your photos with #mybkm for a chance to be featured in our feeds! 

Photos by recent visitors @costumingcaroline @jolie_explorer @timelessvixen @afireinparis @cyborg.jpg @pinkdurian @cat.french @_retrodancefreak_ @annsunwoo @ashleysgoodvibes

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 “My dream has always been to open a store on the Moon, and of course to be there myself for its opening… .” On July 20, 1969, Pierre Cardin watched as the Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the moon. Just a few months later, Cardin visited NASA and tried on a space suit identical to Neil Armstrong’s — a moment which he calls his “most beautiful memory.” These two experiences inspired a shift in Cardin’s Space Age designs; as the idea of space travel transformed from fantasy to reality, Cardin’s creations followed suit and became more realistically conceived.

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin stands next to a NASA employee, Nicole Alphand, André Oliver, Gilles Laugier, Gérard Chambre, Maryse Gaspard, Martine, and others while touring the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, 1969. (Photo: Courtesy of NASA) ⇨ Maryse Gaspardwearing articulated necklace, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center,Houston, October 17, 1969. © Archives Pierre Cardin

[brooklynmuseum]

Inspired by his interest in computer design, Pierre Cardin created the “Computer” coat in 1980. His coat featured fins on the back, similar to those Cardin had seen on his visits to computer labs. The “Computer” coat’s pleats also evoked the design of functional cooling vents, which were found along the edges of computer models in the 1970s and 80s.

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin "Computer" coats, 1980. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Pierre Cardin developing his "Computer" coat, 1980. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

[brooklynmuseum]

To designer Pierre Cardin, every aspect of an ensemble—including hats and accessories—was important. Along with bold, geometrically designed gloves, Cardin worked in felt, fur, wool, and velvet to create hats in new shapes that were in dialogue with the entire outfit. “…the important thing was the shape and the height,” said Cardin. “I wanted to be noticed.”

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin minidresses with sculpted bust detail, 1966. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Gloves around the Pierre Cardin "Escargot" logo, mid-1960s. (Photo: Yoshi Takata. Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Model wearing Pierre Cardin blue wool vest with leather details, 1992. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Wool striped coats, 1967. © Archives Pierre Cardin

[brooklynmuseum]

Pierre Cardin’s kinetic fashions of the 1960s and 70s were activated by the wearer’s movements, turning his garments into mobile sculptures that evoked Alexander Calder’s kinetic mobiles of the same period. The circle-ended strips of fabric of Cardin’s “Pendulum” dress, pictured above, would swing out in a flower-like shape when in motion. Other garments such as the “Carwash” dress accentuated the natural and fluid movement of the human body.

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pendulum dress in motion, 1970. © Archives Pierre Cardin. (Photo: Yoshi Takata)

[brooklynmuseum]

One of the most successful and renowned fashion designers in the world, Pierre Cardin remains focused on the future of fashion. These photographs from two recent fashion shows in China — at the Great Wall (2018) and Yellow River Stone Forest (2016) — show how his awe-inspiring presentations have now grown to an operatic scale. At age 97, Cardin continues to create daily and plan for the fashions of tomorrow. As he says, “Don’t stay here too long—go across the road. This is the past and that is the future!”

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin Spring-Summer 2019 fashion show, Great Wall, China, September 20, 2018. © Archives Pierre Cardin ⇨ Presentation of Pierre Cardin’s Spring 2017 collection at the Yellow River Stone Forest National Geological Park in Baiyin, China, 2016. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

[brooklynmuseum]

Designer Pierre Cardin turned toward gender-neutral collections in the 1960s. He created unisex foundation garments, such as form-fitting knit body stockings, that were inspired by space suits and dreams of an inclusive Space Age culture. These bodysuits would have jewelry, bibs, skirts, aprons, and boots layered on top to form a complete ensemble that built upon his previous “Cosmocorps” fashions. Always looking to the future, Cardin envisioned that these unisex garments could one day be worn in space. 

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin two-tone jersey dresses, with vinyl waders, 1969. (Photo: Yoshi Takata. © Pierre Pelegry)  ⇨ Pierre Cardin "Cosmocorps" suits and "Porthole" dresses, 1968. (Photo: Yoshi Takata. Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

[brooklynmuseum]

“Fashion gives me the opportunity to travel through a futuristic world.” 

The trailblazing designer, inventor, and businessman Pierre Cardin has continuously envisioned the future over a seven-decade career. Don't miss out on this bold retrospective, Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion is on view through January 5.

Footage supplied by British Pathé

[brooklynmuseum]

Pierre Cardin expanded his practice to industrial design in the 1960s, designing watches, clocks, radios, and lighting in his signature futuristic style. This was followed by handmade couture furniture which Cardin called “utilitarian sculptures.” He went on to design and detail cars, beginning with the 1969 Simca, and even worked with airplanes, designing the interior and exterior of the Atlantic Aviation Westwind 1124 in 1979. “When I finish one thing very well,” said Cardin, “I start some other thing. I don’t like to stop. I like to continually prove myself.”

Pierre Cardin at the St. James Theatre, 1977. (Photo: Ivan Farkas. Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) Chair by François Cante-Pacos for Espace Pierre Cardin, 1973. ⇨ Lacquered wood. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨ Pierre Cardin “Junior Unit” chest, 1979–80. Chrome-plated metal, lacquered wood. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)

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Pierre Cardin experimented with new fabrics, even releasing his own called “Cardine” in 1968. Garments made of Cardine, such as the sculptural minidress pictured above, were extremely versatile. The fabric allowed for the creation of seamless articles of clothing that could be washed and folded away, yet spring back into shape immediately! 

Posted by Gina Vasquez Pierre Cardin “Cardine” dress, 1968. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin) ⇨  Sketch for a "Cardine" minidress, 1968. (Photo: Courtesy of Archives Pierre Cardin. © Archives Pierre Cardin)