Dress
1997 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Clements Ribeiro describe their style as eclectic and irreverent: 'clumsy couture' combined with 'relaxed luxury'. This filmy, ruffled dress, which evokes lingerie styles, is intended for both day and evening wear. Impressionist paintings inspired the exuberant, floral print.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
|
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk chiffon |
| Brief description | Dress and underdress of printed silk chiffon, designed by Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro, Great Britain, 1997 |
| Physical description | Dress and underdress of printed silk chiffon. Silk jersey slip. |
| Gallery label | Clements Ribeiro describe their style as eclectric and irreverent: 'clumsy couture' combined with 'relaxed luxury'. This filmy, ruffled dress, which evokes lingerie styles, is intended for both day and evening wear. Impressionist paintings inspired the exuberant, floral print.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the designers |
| Summary | Clements Ribeiro describe their style as eclectic and irreverent: 'clumsy couture' combined with 'relaxed luxury'. This filmy, ruffled dress, which evokes lingerie styles, is intended for both day and evening wear. Impressionist paintings inspired the exuberant, floral print. |
| Bibliographic reference | De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
|
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.13:1, 2-1997 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | August 20, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
