Skirt
1970 (made)
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Skirt of hand-knitted Shetland wool. Blue, pink and green with a fringe at the hem. Shaped like a poncho, it is knitted in three pieces (back, front and waistband). It is patterned in multi-coloured stocking stitch. The waist is elasticated.
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Materials and techniques | Hand-knitted Shetland wool |
Brief description | 1972c, British; Fassett, Kaffe. Hand-knitted Shetland wool |
Physical description | Skirt of hand-knitted Shetland wool. Blue, pink and green with a fringe at the hem. Shaped like a poncho, it is knitted in three pieces (back, front and waistband). It is patterned in multi-coloured stocking stitch. The waist is elasticated. |
Gallery label | SKIRT
Hand-knitted wool
British: Kaffe Fassett, 1970.
The style of this skirt foreshadowed the 1970s vogue for ethnic clothes. Shaped like a poncho, it is knitted in three pieces (back, front and waistband) and fringed at the hem-line. It is patterned in multi-coloured stocking stitch. The waist is elasticated.
This design was produced for Kaffe Fassett both by hand (by Beatrice Bellini) and machine (by Mildred Boulton).
An identical skirt was worn by Raquel Welch (the Observer Colour Supplement, 20 December 1970).
Kaffe Fassett, a Californian living in London, taught himself to knit after discovering a seductive, colourful range of yarns on a visit to Scotland.
T.306-1985(1985) |
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Accession number | T.306-1985 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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