Dress
ca. 1975 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Designer Emanuel Ungaro worked for Balenciaga and Andre Courrèges before opening his own fashion house in 1965. While his earlier designs tended towards futuristic and angular tailoring, his work in the 1970s grew softer and lost its rigidity. His ready-to-wear line, Parallèle, used bright colours and bold prints which were often the fruits of his collaboration with textile designer Sonia Knapp. This dress comes from Ungaro’s haute couture line which from the 1970s featured clothes with a formal, high-end appeal made from distinctive textiles. This dress of accordion pleated silk has a wrapped effect across the bodice, a common feature in Ungaro's work.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | F, cream white dress of accordian pleated silk, Emanuel Ungaro, France, ca. 1975 |
| Physical description | Cream white evening dress of accordion pleated silk with V-neck and wrap style top. The pleated, sheer silk reveals a built-in matching petticoat. The closure is a centre back zip with hook and eye at the top. The three-quarter length sleeves are trimmed with satin ribbon and ruffles. A round vine shaped brooch made of silver coloured metal and rhinestones is sewn onto the left waist where the wrap style fastens with a hook and eye. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Couture / Paris / Emanuel Ungaro' (sewn vertically inside centre back neck along zip) |
| Credit line | Given by Baroness Helen Bachofen Von Echt |
| Summary | Designer Emanuel Ungaro worked for Balenciaga and Andre Courrèges before opening his own fashion house in 1965. While his earlier designs tended towards futuristic and angular tailoring, his work in the 1970s grew softer and lost its rigidity. His ready-to-wear line, Parallèle, used bright colours and bold prints which were often the fruits of his collaboration with textile designer Sonia Knapp. This dress comes from Ungaro’s haute couture line which from the 1970s featured clothes with a formal, high-end appeal made from distinctive textiles. This dress of accordion pleated silk has a wrapped effect across the bodice, a common feature in Ungaro's work. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.121-2009 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2009 |
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