Iris Apfel's Vintage Nina Ricci Haute Couture Silk Jumpsuit - Met Museum Exhibition Piece

From Iris Apfel's personal collection: An extremely rare Vintage Nina Ricci Haute Couture Silk Jumpsuit. This stunning piece is reminiscent of the glory days of the New York fashion scene. Think: Studio 54. Beautiful chocolate brown color and luscious silky texture. Could be worn casually or dressed up for a black tie formal event.

Based on the label, this is a haute couture piece designed by former Nina Ricci creative director Gérard Pipart. Based on the label, this is a haute couture piece designed by former Nina Ricci creative director Gérard Pipart. In 1963, at 29, Gerard Pipart was appointed as creative director of Nina Ricci’s haute couture atelier. He was a couture master, designing for three decades until Puig bought Nina Ricci and dropped the couture line in 1998. Prior to his work at Nina Ricci, he worked under Hubert de Givenchy and Marc Bohan at Jean Patou as well as Chloè, under Gaby Aghion. All of this formed the basis of his extremely elegant, dramatic work at Nina Ricci.  In 1987 he won the Dé d’Or award for best couture collection.

In Iris's books, she wrote about how she would visit the French haute couture houses while in Paris for work, and buy samples or end-of-season discounted pieces that she thought were interesting. 

This piece was part of a group of items on loan to the Metropolitan Museum for the 2005-2006 Exhibit Rare Avis, Selections from the Iris Barrel Apfel Collection exhibition.

Due to their authentic provenance and the delicate secondhand nature, items from the personal collection of Iris Apfel are final sale and non-returnable. Each piece will arrive with a provenance card.

Dollchunk Bazaar is not affiliated with the estate of Iris Apfel, all of Iris Apfel's items were purchased from recent Iris Apfel Estate public auctions.

SIZE/MEASUREMENTS: Fits a small - medium best. Full measurements below, all in US inches. All measurements are taken with garment lying flat (please double where needed) and are approximate.

Shoulder to shoulder 16
Bust 18
Waist 15
Hip 18
Sleeves 26
Arm width 7
Full length 60
Thigh 17
Inseam 31

ERA: Estimated 1970s - 1980s.

CONDITION: In good secondhand condition, with some normal wear and tear that comes with age. Some light snags, visible in photos.

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