Dress
ca. 1977 (designed)
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Dress of draped rayon jersey with a yoke with a large rectangle of fabric left open at the top edges and folded onto a waist stay, creating fluid fluted folds and draping, including peg-top drapes at the skirt sides. The fabric is black with printed white ladybirds.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Printed rayon jersey |
| Brief description | Dress of printed rayon jersey, designed by Yuki, London, ca. 1977 |
| Physical description | Dress of draped rayon jersey with a yoke with a large rectangle of fabric left open at the top edges and folded onto a waist stay, creating fluid fluted folds and draping, including peg-top drapes at the skirt sides. The fabric is black with printed white ladybirds. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'yuki [script signature] / COUTURE OF LONDON' (Label in neck of dress) |
| Credit line | Worn by Baroness Birk of Regent's Park and given by her family |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.95-1998 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2007 |
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