Beautiful 1980s Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Pastel Floral Ruffled Strapless Dress & Cape designer-etro From the book "Zandra Rhodes:

From the book "Zandra Rhodes: A Lifelong Love Affair With Textiles

Waist-bottom seam: adjustable

I love the contrast of the very structured jacket with the softness of the dress underneath

it is an amazing and rare piece of fashion history and is in excellent condition

I have been unable to find out more about its origins

Beautiful 1980s Pierre Cardin Haute Couture Silk Chiffon Pastel Floral Ruffled Strapless Dress & Cape designer-etro From the book "Zandra Rhodes:The Shrimpton Couture Archives The set dates to the late 1970s early mid 1980s and is a true Haute Couture collection piece. It was made under the creative direction of Pierre Cardin There are two pieces to the set, an inner strapless dress that could also be worn as an extra long skirt and a matching cape that goes over top of that. Both pieces were completely made by hand in the Paris atelier. The inner dress has a stiffen inner hem around the upper