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Fashion Design

2008 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Joanne Yulan Jong is a Scottish-born designer with South African and Chinese ancestry. During her studies she worked with couturiers in London and Paris to learn their skills and techniques. After she graduated from the Royal College of Art she moved to Milan where in 1996 she became Design Director for Armani's womenswear line 'Le Collezioni'; she was the first in-house designer to be dedicated solely to this collection. She left in 1999 to found her fashion label, 'Yulan,' and also launch a consultancy for designers and firms such as Missoni, DAKS Simpson, Austin Reed and Exte.

This design is from her work as Design Director for DAKS Simpson Spring/Summer ready to wear collection in 2008.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil, coloured pencil, ink, and gold felt tip pen on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Joanne Jong, fashion design for the DAKS Simpson Spring/Summer ready to wear collection in 2008, watercolour, pencil, coloured pencil, ink, and gold felt tip pen on paper, Britain, 2008
Physical description
Illustration of a woman in a beige trench coat with gold button detailing and a white V-neck dress with a red pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.7cm
  • Width: 21cm
Marks and inscriptions
DAKS SIMPSON S/S 2008 Joanne Jong
Credit line
Given by Joanne Jong
Subjects depicted
Summary
Joanne Yulan Jong is a Scottish-born designer with South African and Chinese ancestry. During her studies she worked with couturiers in London and Paris to learn their skills and techniques. After she graduated from the Royal College of Art she moved to Milan where in 1996 she became Design Director for Armani's womenswear line 'Le Collezioni'; she was the first in-house designer to be dedicated solely to this collection. She left in 1999 to found her fashion label, 'Yulan,' and also launch a consultancy for designers and firms such as Missoni, DAKS Simpson, Austin Reed and Exte.

This design is from her work as Design Director for DAKS Simpson Spring/Summer ready to wear collection in 2008.
Collection
Accession number
E.950-2014

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Record createdMarch 8, 2013
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