Dress Fabric

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Artist/Maker	Zandra Rhodes (designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

This dress fabric is a remnant of the bridesmaid dresses which were worn on Laura Beare's wedding day. Beare commissioned Zandra Rhodes, who had just begun her fashion career in 1969, to design both her wedding dress as well as the dresses for the bridal party. Along with the wedding dress, the bridesmaid's dresses are exemplary of Rhodes' use of innovative prints and bold colour combinations. Rhodes' screen-printed and hand-painted textiles give the garments a unique quality. Beare donated the petticoat and headscarf worn with the dress.

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Categories	Fashion Textiles
Object type	Dress fabric
Materials and techniques	Silk Silk (Textile)
Brief description	Dress fabric, Zandra Rhodes, 1970, Britain
Physical description	Cream dress fabric with pink, orange and yellow pattern.
Dimensions	Width: 93cm Minimum length: 39cm Maximum length: 65.5cm
Credit line	Given by Laura Beare
Summary	This dress fabric is a remnant of the bridesmaid dresses which were worn on Laura Beare's wedding day. Beare commissioned Zandra Rhodes, who had just begun her fashion career in 1969, to design both her wedding dress as well as the dresses for the bridal party. Along with the wedding dress, the bridesmaid's dresses are exemplary of Rhodes' use of innovative prints and bold colour combinations. Rhodes' screen-printed and hand-painted textiles give the garments a unique quality. Beare donated the petticoat and headscarf worn with the dress.
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.106:4-2009

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Record created	July 16, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1135370/dress-fabric-zandra-rhodes/

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