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Evening Dress

ca. 1975 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This evening dress of black polyester jersey was designed by Yuki about 1975. It was worn by the Texan-born film star of the 1960s, Gayle Hunnicutt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine-sewn polyester jersey
Brief description
Evening dress of machine-sewn black polyester jersey, designed by Yuki, made in London, ca.1975
Physical description
Evening dress of machine-sewn black polyester jersey cut from geometric shapes and constructed using pleats and folds from the V-shaped neck band. It is sleeveless.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem length: 114cm
  • Weight: 0.74kg
Credit line
Given by Gayle Hunnicutt
Object history
Registered File number 1989/803.
Summary
This evening dress of black polyester jersey was designed by Yuki about 1975. It was worn by the Texan-born film star of the 1960s, Gayle Hunnicutt.
Bibliographic reference
Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Collection
Accession number
T.264-1989

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Record createdJanuary 7, 2003
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