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Evening Dress

1989 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a black evening dress in a highly textured polyester. It was designed by Caroline Charles in 1989 using a fabric made by the Italian company Bogliani & Dossi. The fabric is cut in such a way that the deep striations run horizontally on the sleeveless, long-line bodice and vertically on the short, tiered skirt.An oversized black jersey halo hat is designed to be worn with this evening dress.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Hat
  • Dress
Materials and techniques
Machine-sewn polyester cotton, straw and jersey
Brief description
Evening dress of machine-sewn polyester cotton and jersey and straw hat, designed by Caroline Charles, London, 1989
Physical description
Dress of machine-sewn polyester cotton and jersey hat.
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
Registered File number 1989/925.
The polyester was created by the Italian company Bogliani & Dossi.
Summary
This is a black evening dress in a highly textured polyester. It was designed by Caroline Charles in 1989 using a fabric made by the Italian company Bogliani & Dossi. The fabric is cut in such a way that the deep striations run horizontally on the sleeveless, long-line bodice and vertically on the short, tiered skirt.An oversized black jersey halo hat is designed to be worn with this evening dress.
Bibliographic reference
Mendes, Valerie. Black In Fashion. London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Collection
Accession number
T.250&A-1989

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Record createdFebruary 4, 2003
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