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Hair ornament
Graham Smith, born 1939 - Enlarge image
Hair ornament
- Place of origin:
Great Britain, UK (made)
- Date:
1969 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Graham Smith, born 1939 (designer)
Muir, Jean, born 1928 - died 1995 (designed for) - Materials and Techniques:
Braided
- Credit Line:
Given by Lady Pamela Harlech
- Museum number:
T.268A-1986
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Hair ornament, braided.
Place of Origin
Great Britain, UK (made)
Date
1969 (made)
Artist/maker
Graham Smith, born 1939 (designer)
Muir, Jean, born 1928 - died 1995 (designed for)
Materials and Techniques
Braided
Object history note
Registered File number 1986/2143.
T. 268 to C-1986 designed for and worn by Pamela Talmey-Colin for her marriage to William David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech, on 11 December 1969.
Descriptive line
Hair ornament, designed by Graham Smith for Jean Muir, Great Britain, 1969
Exhibition History
The Collection Grows: New Acquisitions (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/01/1988-31/12/1988)
Unveiled: 200 years of wedding glamour from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington 17/12/2011-22/04/2012)
The White Wedding Dress: 200 Years of Wedding Fashions (Bendigo Art Gallery 01/08/2011-06/11/2011)
Labels and date
Dress with Celtic scrollwork
Jean Muir (1928-95)
London, 1969
Headdress: Graham Smith (b.1938)
Shoes: DalCo, Italy
When Pamela Colin, American Vogue's resident London editor, married Lord Harlech she commissioned her dress from Jean Muir. Muir was one of London's most respected ready-to-wear designers. She was known for her understated approach and meticulous attention to detail. The bride's tasselled headdress, designed by Graham Smith, added a fashionable finishing touch.
Dress: wool
Headdress: cotton and synthetic fibres
Shoes: silk crêpe and leather, with ribbon rosettes trimmed with artificial pearls
Given and worn by Pamela, Lady Harlech
V&A: T.268 to C-1986 [2011]
WEDDING DRESS
English, Jean Muir, 1969
Cream worsted twill with couched cord decoration
The dress is cut with a high waistline and full-length, gently flared skirt. It has a high neck with stand-up collar and long sleeved gathered into deep cuffs. The minimal decoration consists of couched cord on the bodice and precise evenly spaced rows of top-stitching on the collar and cuffs. Such careful attention to detail and finish are the hallmarks of Jean Muir's clothes.
Worn and given by Pamela, Lady Harlech
T.286 [sic] to C-1986 [1988]
Production Note
Designed for Jean Muir
Techniques
Braided
Categories
Marriage; Accessories; Women's clothes
Collection code
T&F
