Early 1960s Pierre Cardin for Takashimaya Blue Linen Suit Sold Please super size to see

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Each sleeve is full and wide with a buttoned cuffed finished

I find the best couture pieces go one of two ways - completely over the top or so subtly perfect that they are mind boggling when you start to look at each small detail

A gold lurex knit mixes with a ribbed knit that deliberately changes and fades in color within each stripe

Early 1960s Pierre Cardin for Takashimaya Blue Linen Suit Sold Please super size to seeIn 1958 Pierre Cardin went to Toykyo and ended up staying a month he met his longtime muse, model Hiroko Matsumoto, who he invited to France in 1960, and made history when she became the first Japanese model to walk in the Paris collections. While there he also inked a deal with the department store Takashimaya, which led to Pierre Cardin becoming the first Western brand to be manufactured and designed specifically for the Japanese market. That