Cape
ca. 1975 (designed)
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Evening cape of pink chiffon.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chiffon |
| Brief description | Evening cape of pink chiffon, designed by Yuki, made in London, ca. 1975 |
| Physical description | Evening cape of pink chiffon. |
| Gallery label | This gown represents the growing trend toward informality that began in the early 1960s and became more pronounced by the end of that decade. The coreseted waists and bell-shaped skirts of the 1950s and the trim, tailored silhouette of the early-to-mid 1960s were replaced by a flowing, draped line. The loose fit of the colourful kaftan became a fashionable eveningwear choice.
Gayle Hunnicutt wore this kaftan-shaped gown to a ball at Windsor castle in the early 1970s, an event that she described as 'thrilling and exciting'. In addition Hunnicutt modelled it for the October 1973 issue of British Vogue.(25/07/2012) |
| Credit line | Given by Gayle Hunnicutt |
| Object history | Registered File number 1989/803. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.265-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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