Rare S/S 1963 Patchwork Rudi Gernreich Bathing Set w Fringe Belt designer-thierry-mugler This is encircled with a

This is encircled with a dramatic double later ruffle constructed from a red and white version of the fabric with the two inside parts of each ruffle backed in the black & white version

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

Its screened with a customs print of beautiful flowers that are places to highlight the cut of the gown and add to the length created by the drape

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 This is encircled with aThe 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