Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress

1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
McLaren, Malcolm (designer)
Vivienne Westwood (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Long-sleeved cotton dress with very long train. On train is printed a large can of Campbell's beef noodle soup which, when worn around neck, is displayed on chest.


Object details

Categories
Gender and Sexuality
The Michael and Gerlinde Costiff Costume Collection
Object type
Dress
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Cotton
Printing
Brief description
Dress, f, white cotton, Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood, Britain, 'Savage' collection, a/w 1981.
Physical description
Long-sleeved cotton dress with very long train. On train is printed a large can of Campbell's beef noodle soup which, when worn around neck, is displayed on chest.
Dimensions
  • At bust circumference: 120cm
  • Length: 293cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'worlds end, mclaren, westwood, Born in england' (Label; English)
  • Campbell's Soup can (Decoration)
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support and assistance from the Friends of the V&A, the Elsbeth Evans Trust, and the Dorothy Hughes Bequest
Production
'Savage' collection (autumn / winter)
Subject depicted
Warhol, Andy
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.134-2002

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Record createdOctober 30, 2002
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O68881/dress-mclaren-malcolm/
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