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Design

1979 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A drawing, in pencil, coloured chalk and bodycolour, depicting designs for a cape and a long skirt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawing in pencil, coloured chalk and fibre tip pen
Brief description
Drawing by Yuki, fashion design for Winter 1979, for an exhibition held by Simpson's (Piccadilly) Ltd., pencil, coloured chalk and fibre tip pen, Great Britain, 1979
Physical description
A drawing, in pencil, coloured chalk and bodycolour, depicting designs for a cape and a long skirt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59cm
  • Width: 51.5cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
'Yuki '79' (Signed and dated in pencil)
Object history
In 1979 Simpson Ltd. held an exhibition of designs [i.e. the costumes themselves] for day and evening dress by twenty-five leading British designers. Simpson's subsequently decided to offer the entire show as a gift to the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2830-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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