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Unisex Caftan Textile Detail
Rudi Gernreich
FIDM MUSEUM & GALLERIES
Los Angeles, United States
Los Angeles-based designer Rudi Gernreich (1922-85) travelled to a number of exotic locales in 1969. The panels that make up this caftan, likely acquired during his time in Gujarat, India, utilize traditional Indian textile techniques such as shisha (mirror work) and multiple brightly colored embroidery stitches. The body-obscuring garment appealed to Gernreich’s interest in liberating people from constraining silhouettes and promoting a unisex lifestyle.
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- Title: Unisex Caftan Textile Detail
- Creator: Rudi Gernreich
- Manufacturer: Rudi Gernreich, Brand
- Date Created: 1967/1971
- Location Created: Gujarat, India
- Provenance: Bequest of the Rudi Gernreich Estate
- Type: Caftan
- Photographer: Brian Sanderson
- Rights: © FIDM Museum & Library, Inc. Image made available for limited non-commercial, educational, and personal use only, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws. Users must cite the author and source of the image as they would material from any printed work, and the citations should include the URL “www.fidmmuseum.org”. For publication or press requests, visit http://www.fidmmuseum.org/about/rights-and-reproductions/ or email imagerights@FIDMmuseum.org.
- Medium: Cotton/linen blend, silk/cotton floss and mirrors
- Object ID: G85.331.2
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