1960's Pierre Cardin Car Wash Dress Information

[wrenapparel]

Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here. I see many knowledgable people on here so I am hoping for some help with this wonderful dress I am getting ready to part with. From my research I believe it to be a 60's wool crepe car wash dress. I see other car wash dresses as having loops and not just straight fringe though. Is this still considered a car wash dress? Are there any other keywords that would be helpful? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[northstarvintage]

I hope some of our members with knowledge of 60s designers will pitch in. That is a cool piece!

I'm curious about the bar code - was this from a museum deaccession?

Thank you for sharing!

 

[wrenapparel]

Thank you! I don't know about the bar code. I have seen other garments have this from the dry cleaners but I really don't know. I thought about trying to peel it off but was afraid to harm the label.

 

[lkranieri]

What a lovely dress. THIS Doyle auction was for a Pierre Cardin dress with self-fabric loops and they call it a car wash dress.

I would leave the bar code alone, as it is part of the history of the dress.

 

[wrenapparel]

Thank you, Lynne!

 

[lkranieri]

Thank you, Lynne!

I am sorry I apparently misunderstood your question (I tend to skim over words when I read too quickly). I thought you were asking if loops mean the dress can still be called car wash dresses. I realize now that your dress has fringe, which looks even more to me like car wash flaps than the loops do. I will look for dresses with the fringe and confirm they are called car wash dresses, too.

 

[Rue_de_la_Paix]

I have seen these referred to as car wash hems for over 40 years now, so yes, seems the correct term to me.

 

[claireshaeffer]

The bar code is not a museum accession number. They are sometimes on a cloth tape and sewn in or on paper tag with a string and pinned in.

I've not seen the barcode before; the dry cleaning tag sounds logical. Another possibility is that it was sold at a thrift or resale shop and this is the way it was marked.