Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-thierry-mugler No attempt to remove these

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

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

All of the layers flow and create a fantastic

This little fitted shift has a bold black and white dot print

Rabanne was quoted in 1966 to have said

Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-thierry-mugler No attempt to remove theseThe 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