Iconic Designs
Carlos Peñafiel for Pierre Cardin
In 1986, Pierre Cardin collaborated with Chilean-born sculptor Carlos Peñafiel to produce a surrealist leather shoe inspired by René Magritte's 1930s series 'Le Modèle Rouge.' The brown pebbled leather was...
Carlos Peñafiel for Pierre Cardin
In 1986, Pierre Cardin collaborated with Chilean-born sculptor Carlos Peñafiel to produce a surrealist leather shoe inspired by René Magritte's 1930s series 'Le Modèle Rouge.' The brown pebbled leather was...
Balenciaga X-Rayed
In 2016, the Victoria & Albert Museum solicited the help of X-ray artist Nick Veasy to photograph garments created by Cristóbal Balenciaga. The project aimed to gain an insight into...
Balenciaga X-Rayed
In 2016, the Victoria & Albert Museum solicited the help of X-ray artist Nick Veasy to photograph garments created by Cristóbal Balenciaga. The project aimed to gain an insight into...
Schiaparelli and Dalí
Bound by their sense of surrealism and love of shock-factor, Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí’s creative collaboration is lauded as the very first example of an art and fashion collaboration....
Schiaparelli and Dalí
Bound by their sense of surrealism and love of shock-factor, Elsa Schiaparelli and Salvador Dalí’s creative collaboration is lauded as the very first example of an art and fashion collaboration....
Pleats Please Guest Artist Series
In 1993, Issey Miyake launched his ‘Pleats Please’ line, implementing a special pleating technique that allowed the garments to be washed and dried without losing their shape. From 1996 to...
Pleats Please Guest Artist Series
In 1993, Issey Miyake launched his ‘Pleats Please’ line, implementing a special pleating technique that allowed the garments to be washed and dried without losing their shape. From 1996 to...
Rudi Gernreich’s Provocative Lingerie and Swimwear
Rudi Gernreich’s provocative lingerie and swimwear collections far precede today’s ‘Free the Nipple’ movement. Never before had they been so small and unconstricted. Gernreich’s vision was a celebration of nudity...
Rudi Gernreich’s Provocative Lingerie and Swimwear
Rudi Gernreich’s provocative lingerie and swimwear collections far precede today’s ‘Free the Nipple’ movement. Never before had they been so small and unconstricted. Gernreich’s vision was a celebration of nudity...
Cardin's Nurses
In 1970 Pierre Cardin was tasked with designing the uniforms for a new hospital in Boulogne Billancourt. This institution was designed as a prototype of the modern hospital by Nicholas...
Cardin's Nurses
In 1970 Pierre Cardin was tasked with designing the uniforms for a new hospital in Boulogne Billancourt. This institution was designed as a prototype of the modern hospital by Nicholas...