Vintage archive collection directly linked to legendary designer Pierre Cardin and his iconic philosophy of "Les Sculptures Vivantes" (Living Sculptures).
This cohesive whole embodies Cardin's visionary approach to transforming the female body into futuristic, sculptural art, a central theme in his space-age collections, exhibitions, and posters from the 1960s to the 1980s.
The lot includes:
Large original illustration plates with dramatic futuristic designs: balloon skirts, segmented volumes, capes, helmets, geometric proportions and elongated silhouettes. Each signed by the illustrator of the house "Pini Colbi" (characteristic of the style of Cardin's internal atelier of that era).
Archival photographs and prints showing models in bold, cutting-edge clothing: structured shoulders, sheer fabrics, dramatic accessories, including street and catwalk moments (e.g. one model leaning against a vintage car, another in front of a boutique entrance).
Original poster page in French titled "LES SCULPTURES VIVANTES", explaining Cardin's vision of the dress as a living sculpture respecting the shape of the body. Signed in a manuscript style consistent with Pierre Cardin.
Authentic photographer's stamp: "PHOTO MICHEL BOUTEFEU POUR PIERRE CARDIN", with the Paris address and telephone number of the time (Boutefeu was one of Cardin's key photographers for campaigns and editorials in the 1970s-80s).
Vintage color negatives: raw film material, likely source for period catwalk or campaign shots.
There are also some transparencies/slides with references to high fashion (including YSL branding), adding to the broader context of 20th century fashion archives. It is sold as a set, as shown in the first picture...
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SILVER Seller in Slovenia, Slovenia
