The Battle Of Versailles
Why shouldn't my clothes be sold in normal shops and worn by ordinary women? Don't women who aren't wealthy have a right to dress elegantly?
Gerard Pipart
"Ready-to-wear started in 1950, not as everyone thinks Pierre Cardin in 1961. It started with five houses: Gerard Pipart, Robert Piguet, Cardin, Jean Desses and Pierre Balmain." Didier Grumbach as stated in the book "The battle of Versailles"