Afternoon Dress
Fashion Design
1948-49 (designed)
1948-49 (designed)
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This fashion design shows a woman wearing a black afternoon dress designed by Marjorie Field for the haute couture firm Field Rhoades which was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948 to 1949. The design is coupled with a type-written description of the dress, detailing its material, available colours, size suitability, and price. The design was available in black, navy and light blue and it was to be made in fine quality moss crêpe, a fabric woven with a surface that gives a fine moss-like effect. The belt was to be tailored and covered in self material, that is the same material as that of the dress and backed with leather with the pockets and bodice motif worked with self cording. A smaller pencil sketch shows the back of the dress. This design would have been used as a presentation drawing, and forms part of an album of 12 designs with accompanying descriptions, from which the client could choose what she wanted to have made.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and bodycolour on paper |
| Brief description | Fashion design for afternoon dress by Marjorie Field, England, 1948-1949 |
| Physical description | Design from a volume of designs by Marjorie Field. A pencil and bodycolour design showing a woman wearing a black-belted afternoon dress with a black feather in her hair. The design is the first in an album of 12. On the design, pencil shading and lines have been applied over the black bodycolour to describe the folds and details of the dress. The dress is three quarter length, and has three quarter length sleeves and a smaller pencil sketch to the right shows its back. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
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| Credit line | Given by Paul Williamson |
| Object history | The provenance can be traced back to Gwen Mandley, an artist who was a friend of the designer, Marjorie Field. |
| Production | The haute couture firm Field Rhoades was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948 to 1949. Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | This fashion design shows a woman wearing a black afternoon dress designed by Marjorie Field for the haute couture firm Field Rhoades which was registered in the London street directories at 77, South Audley Street, London W1 for the years 1948 to 1949. The design is coupled with a type-written description of the dress, detailing its material, available colours, size suitability, and price. The design was available in black, navy and light blue and it was to be made in fine quality moss crêpe, a fabric woven with a surface that gives a fine moss-like effect. The belt was to be tailored and covered in self material, that is the same material as that of the dress and backed with leather with the pockets and bodice motif worked with self cording. A smaller pencil sketch shows the back of the dress. This design would have been used as a presentation drawing, and forms part of an album of 12 designs with accompanying descriptions, from which the client could choose what she wanted to have made. |
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| Accession number | E.483:24-2005 |
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| Record created | April 3, 2006 |
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