Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-thierry-mugler refined best

refined best

No attempt to remove these have been made and they may come out if treated by a professional - in theory these were billed as being washable but this is sold as found

Rabanne was quoted in 1966 to have said

It blouse gently above the waist and I love the delicate little bows that sit atop each shoulder

This gives a wonderful sense of airiness and lightness

Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-thierry-mugler refined bestThe 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