Fashion Design
c.1923 (designed)
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Hartnell designed this dress for a 'Mrs Whitance' with two materials in mind: the under dress is of solid material and is covered from shoulder to hem with chiffon. The dress has a boat neck line with tight sleeves up to the elbow where they fan out with scalloped edging. This matches the hem of the dress. Hartnell added a beaded belt with tassels, matched by a band of beads on the sleeves. The design also shows a large head band with sparkling embroidery.
The simplicity and grace of this dress would have been perfect for the fashionable cocktail parties of the era.
The simplicity and grace of this dress would have been perfect for the fashionable cocktail parties of the era.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pencil, watercolour, bodycolour, coloured chalk, coloured inks. |
| Brief description | Design for a black evening dress by Norman Hartnell, ca. 1923. |
| Physical description | Hartnell designed this dress with two materials in mind: the under dress is of solid material and is covered from shoulder to hem with chiffon. The dress has a boat neck line with tight sleeves up to the elbow where they fan out with scalloped edging. This matches the hem of the dress. Hartnell added a beaded belt with tassels, matched by a band of beads on the sleeves. The design also shows a large head band with sparkling embroidery. |
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| Credit line | Given by Norman Hartnell |
| Summary | Hartnell designed this dress for a 'Mrs Whitance' with two materials in mind: the under dress is of solid material and is covered from shoulder to hem with chiffon. The dress has a boat neck line with tight sleeves up to the elbow where they fan out with scalloped edging. This matches the hem of the dress. Hartnell added a beaded belt with tassels, matched by a band of beads on the sleeves. The design also shows a large head band with sparkling embroidery. The simplicity and grace of this dress would have been perfect for the fashionable cocktail parties of the era. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.29-1943 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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