Massive 1960s Pierre Cardin Modernist Silver Metal Elephant Necklace designer-suzy-perette This makes his designs rare

This makes his designs rare and collectible

The choice of fabric gives it an instant sense of luxury and chicness

Each seam is done with her signature top stitching in a matching olive thread

Here you can see the Grecian influence and master tailoring in the use and cutting of the pleated silk chiffon

There are a couple of small repairs - tiny - near the top of the zipper

Massive 1960s Pierre Cardin Modernist Silver Metal Elephant Necklace designer-suzy-perette This makes his designs rareIn the 1960s Pierre Cardin produced a series of modernistic animal pendants. They were huge and made out of a silver toned metal. Each has a with a good, decent feeling weight to them and each hangs suspended from the same chunky silver chain. There is at least a half dozen animals in the collection and this is one of two that I currently have in the shop. I love the 'space age' aesthetic they have, a signature of his work during this era. This one