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Dress

2000 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

American designer Zac Posen created this dress while a fashion student in London studying at Central Saint Martins School of Art. The dress was part of a 2000 V & A exhibition, Curvaceous, and takes inspiration from historic undergarments in the Museum's collections. In this dress which is made of strips of leather Posen has employed the common undergarment fastening of hooks and eyes to the extreme: the only seams in the dress are at the neck and shoulders. Posen returned to New York and founded his own fashion label shortly after this dress was displayed. He now sells his clothes across the US, Europe and Asia.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, silk lining
Brief description
Leather strips with hook and eye closures, Zac Posen, 2000, USA
Physical description
Full-length, high-collared dress with long sleeves made from numerous thin strips of brown leather. Each strip is attached to the next with many hooks and eyes. The collar is lined with brown silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 153cm
  • Circumference: 775mm (Note: bust)
  • Circumference: 742mm (Note: waist)
  • Width: 420mm (Note: shoulder seam to shoulder seam)
Marks and inscriptions
'Zac Posen'
Credit line
Given by Zac Posen
Summary
American designer Zac Posen created this dress while a fashion student in London studying at Central Saint Martins School of Art. The dress was part of a 2000 V & A exhibition, Curvaceous, and takes inspiration from historic undergarments in the Museum's collections. In this dress which is made of strips of leather Posen has employed the common undergarment fastening of hooks and eyes to the extreme: the only seams in the dress are at the neck and shoulders. Posen returned to New York and founded his own fashion label shortly after this dress was displayed. He now sells his clothes across the US, Europe and Asia.
Collection
Accession number
T.213-2004

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Record createdDecember 29, 2004
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