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Artist/Maker	Shamrock of England (maker)
Place of origin	Stoke (made)

This girl's dress was produced in the 1970s by Shamrock of England. It is made from a tpye of polyester called Crimplene and has been designed in a sports-style. The blue fabric features yellow striped patterns along the skirt and around the edges of the neck and sleeve holes.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Children's Clothes Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Dress
Materials and techniques	Crimplene Metal Machine Sewing
Brief description	Blue and yellow sports-style dress for a girl, made by Shamrock of England, 1970s
Physical description	Girl's dress made from blue polyester fabric called Crimplene. The dress has a yellow striped design going diagonally around the skirt, with matching yellow stripes around the neck and sleeve holes. There are two small rings of string attached to the hips, supposedly holding a belt that is no longer with the dress. The dress fastens with a zip located at the back, that runs from the neck to below the waist.
Dimensions	Neck to bottom hem length: 62cm The label notes that the dress is made for a girl approx. 6/7 years old, a height of 45/48", with a chest size of 24/25", and says that the dress itself is a size 24.
Marks and inscriptions	'SHAMROCK OF ENGLAND, MADE IN ENGLAND' (Located on material label sewn into back of dress) 'APPROX. AGE 6/7 YEARS, HEIGHT 45/48", TO FIT CHEST 24/25", SIZE 24' (Located on material label sewn into back of dress) 'ICI, Crimplene, 4, COOL, P' (Located on material label sewn into left underarm 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 often worn by their own children.
Associations	Shamrock Stoke Essex
Summary	This girl's dress was produced in the 1970s by Shamrock of England. It is made from a tpye of polyester called Crimplene and has been designed in a sports-style. The blue fabric features yellow striped patterns along the skirt and around the edges of the neck and sleeve holes.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.469-2012

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Record created	May 14, 2013
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1263295/dress-shamrock-of-england/

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