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Dress

1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Judy Childrenswear Ltd (maker)
Place of origin
london (made)

This girl's dress was produced in the 1970s by Judy Childrenswear Ltd. It is made from cotton and has a geometric and floral pattern in black, green and purple.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Children's Clothes
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Dress
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Metal
Paper
Plastic
Machine Sewing
Brief description
Girl's black, green and purple dress with a floral and geometric design, made by Judy in the 1970s
Physical description
Girl's dress is made from think cotton printed with a geometric and floral pattern in black, green, brown, purple and pink. The dress has long sleeves that have been taken in at the wrists. It features and black, slightly pleated chest panel with a central black zip running from the neck downwards. The dress still has its original label and price tag attached to the inside.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem length: 86.8cm
  • Arm shoulder to wrist length: 66.5cm
The label notes that the official size is 34 inches in length
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Judy LENGTH 34' (Located on material label sewn into back of dress)
  • 'MADE IN ENGLAND' (Located on material label sewn into back of dress)
  • 'COTTON' (Located on material label sewn into back of dress)
  • [Washing instructions] '6, MACHINE, Warm minimum wash (40 °C), HAND WASH, Warm (40 °C), Cold rinse, short spin, do not wring'. (Located on label sewn into back of dress)
  • 'Judy, 997/972, 119, £3.25, £6.35, PRICE, SIZE LENGTH 34, STYLE 9092, Judy' (Located on paper label attached to back of dress)
Credit line
Given by Jackie Newton
Object history
This dress was donated by Jackie and Norman Newton who opened a children's clothing boutique in Essex in the early 1970s. The dress was one of the items saved after the shop closed a few years later. The objects donated by the Newtons were foten worn by their own children.
Subjects depicted
Floral
Geometric
Associations
Judy
Essex
Summary
This girl's dress was produced in the 1970s by Judy Childrenswear Ltd. It is made from cotton and has a geometric and floral pattern in black, green and purple.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.473-2012

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Record createdJuly 18, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1248768/dress-judy-childrenswear-ltd/
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