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Evening dress
Hyde Clark, Owen - Enlarge image
Evening dress
- Place of origin:
London (made)
- Date:
1960 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Hyde Clark, Owen (designer)
Worth London (retailer) - Materials and Techniques:
Chartreuse silk satin, embroidered with gold and diamanté, boned, lined with tulle, hemmed with nylon
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Roy Hudson
- Museum number:
T.215&A-1973
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Evening dress of embroidered Chartreuse silk satin, with matching belt.
Place of Origin
London (made)
Date
1960 (made)
Artist/maker
Hyde Clark, Owen (designer)
Worth London (retailer)
Materials and Techniques
Chartreuse silk satin, embroidered with gold and diamanté, boned, lined with tulle, hemmed with nylon
Descriptive line
Embroidered silk satin evening dress with matching belt, designed by Owen Hyde Clark for Worth London, London, 1960.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
De la Haye, Amy, (ed). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London, England: V&A Publications, 1997.
Labels and date
This strikingly coloured dress has a boned bodice with rouleau shoulder straps and embroidered decoration in gold threads. The waist is accentuated by the wide belt. Satin rouleaux outline the seams and run down the bodice, terminating in loops on the bell- shaped skirt. [1997]
Categories
Evening wear; Fashion; Formal wear; Women's clothes; Embroidery
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
