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Giles Deacon, S/S 2007

Illustration
2007 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gladys Perint Palmer’s fluid and often witty illustrations record the international haute couture fashion shows. Her fashion illustrations have featured in a wide range of major publications including The Sunday Times, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. This illustration depicts a dress and knitted wrap designed by Giles Deacon for his Spring / Summer 2007 collection.

Perint Palmer studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, and specialised in fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York. In 1987 she was appointed Fashion Editor of the San Francisco Examiner and she is currently Executive Director of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGiles Deacon, S/S 2007 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ink and pastel on paper
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Gladys Perint Palmer depicting a model wearing a dress and knitted wrap designed by Giles Deacon for his Spring / Summer 2007 collection.
Physical description
A brown ink outline, on white paper, of a female figure wearing a dress with a knitted wrap draped over her shoulders and tied at the waist, the dress is shaded with grey pastel, the figure's arm and face is shaded with cream pastel and the figure's hair is shaded with brown pastel. A series of brown ink lines drawn over the figure's head depict the spikes of a sculptural collar.
Dimensions
  • Backing board height: 62.4cm
  • Backing board width: 47.8cm
  • Paper height: 58.6cm
  • Paper width: 44cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
'GPP' (Bottom right hand corner)
Transliteration
Signature
Credit line
Given by the American Friends of the V&A through the generosity of Gladys Perint Palmer
Object history
Please note; as this object was on display when permenant museum numbers were allocated it is still marked with its American Friends Loan Number.
Subjects depicted
Summary
Gladys Perint Palmer’s fluid and often witty illustrations record the international haute couture fashion shows. Her fashion illustrations have featured in a wide range of major publications including The Sunday Times, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. This illustration depicts a dress and knitted wrap designed by Giles Deacon for his Spring / Summer 2007 collection.

Perint Palmer studied fashion design at Central Saint Martins School of Art, London, and specialised in fashion illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York. In 1987 she was appointed Fashion Editor of the San Francisco Examiner and she is currently Executive Director of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
Collection
Accession number
E.743-2015

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Record createdFebruary 2, 2012
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