Evening Dress
1947 (made)
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With its late 1930s overtones, this dress has a bias-cut wrap-over skirt, and skims the body. The fabric was manufactured by the Ascher textile company, and designed by artist Feliks Topolski on commission. Topolski’s semi-abstract cherub design made an ideal print for this fluid garment.
During the 1940s the Aschers commissioned leading artists such as Matisse and Henry Moore to design a collection of fabrics to brighten up the dull post-war British wardrobe, and from 1946 Ascher supplied fabrics to the international fashion industry. They opened their own printworks and became known for lively screen printed designs.
During the 1940s the Aschers commissioned leading artists such as Matisse and Henry Moore to design a collection of fabrics to brighten up the dull post-war British wardrobe, and from 1946 Ascher supplied fabrics to the international fashion industry. They opened their own printworks and became known for lively screen printed designs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed crêpe |
| Brief description | Evening dress of printed crêpe, Rima Model, fabric designed by Feliks Topolski for Ascher Ltd, Great Britain, 1947. |
| Physical description | Evening dress of printed crêpe. Bias-cut wrap-over dress with gathered sleeves and an asymmetrical skirt. Printed in a semi-abstract cherub design. |
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| Gallery label | With its late 1930s overtones, this dress has a bias-cut wrap-over skirt and skims the body. Feliks Topolski and Zika Ascher enjoyed a close working relationship. Topolski's semi-abstract cherub design made an ideal print for this fluid garment. Interviewed in 1986, the artist spoke of postwar problems involving lack of good silks and colours, nasty textures and bad dyes.(1997) |
| Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1985/2267. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | With its late 1930s overtones, this dress has a bias-cut wrap-over skirt, and skims the body. The fabric was manufactured by the Ascher textile company, and designed by artist Feliks Topolski on commission. Topolski’s semi-abstract cherub design made an ideal print for this fluid garment. During the 1940s the Aschers commissioned leading artists such as Matisse and Henry Moore to design a collection of fabrics to brighten up the dull post-war British wardrobe, and from 1946 Ascher supplied fabrics to the international fashion industry. They opened their own printworks and became known for lively screen printed designs. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.505-1985 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2003 |
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