Wedding Dress
1971 (designed and made)
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Gina Fratini (1931-1917) trained at the Royal College of Art in London, where many of the well-known fashion designers of the 'Swinging Sixties' also learned their craft. She launched her independent business in 1964 and built a reputation for beautifully made, romantic special-occasion wear. This beautiful dress was worn by Pamela Howard Mace as a wedding dress while she was design director for Mary Quant Ltd, a brand known for fun, good quality but mass-produced ready-to-wear. While Pamela Howard Mace often wore Mary Quant designs, clearly she needed something quite formal and special for her marriage, and this seems to have been the perfect choice.
Object details
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| Brief description | Dress, printed silk, long, full sleeves and skirt with ruffles, covered buttons on bodice, by Gina Fratini, worn by Pamela Howard for her wedding to Robert Mace 14 May 1971 |
| Physical description | Full-length dress of floral-printed silk in shades of yellow, with full sleeves and skirt, both trimmed generously with with double rows of self fabric ruffles. Fastening centre back with a zip, the centre-front of the bodice trimmed with 12 small covered buttons. The waist is fitted and has a self-fabric belt. |
| Credit line | Given by Linda Kirby in memory of her godmother, Pamela Howard Mace |
| Object history | Worn by Pamela Howard Mace (1932-2008) |
| Summary | Gina Fratini (1931-1917) trained at the Royal College of Art in London, where many of the well-known fashion designers of the 'Swinging Sixties' also learned their craft. She launched her independent business in 1964 and built a reputation for beautifully made, romantic special-occasion wear. This beautiful dress was worn by Pamela Howard Mace as a wedding dress while she was design director for Mary Quant Ltd, a brand known for fun, good quality but mass-produced ready-to-wear. While Pamela Howard Mace often wore Mary Quant designs, clearly she needed something quite formal and special for her marriage, and this seems to have been the perfect choice. |
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| Accession number | T.32-2013 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2013 |
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