At Nina Ricci, he popularized the “afternoon” dress (an elegant transitional day to evening garment) and his “3 pieces look” (skirt-blouse-jacket), which are still mainstays. One of Pipart’s sharpest talents was his attentiveness to changing sartorial morals (the 60s and 70s were a revolutionary time in fashion to put it mildly) and his willingness to effortlessly adapt with the times.