Evening Dress
1973 (made)
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This dress is a classic Ossie Clark crêpe design. He used its loose-fitting silhouette for a number of variations. The long sleeves, waist-tie and full- length skirt flattered women of most shapes and sizes and made it a very popular style. Ossie Clark was one of Britain's most influential fashion designers of the 1960s and 1970s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Moss crêpe |
| Brief description | Dress of moss crêpe, designed by Ossie Clark, Great Britain, 1973 |
| Physical description | Dress of dusty purplish-pink moss crêpe with a low-empire waist and a square neckline. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ossie Clark / Made in London, England / Dry clean only / 14' |
| Gallery label | Ossie Clark excelled in manipulating supple moss crêpe to create feminine, body-conscious dresses. Frances Hinchliffe selected one of these desirable dresses for her wedding. It anticipated the soft, flowing lines that were to dominate the 1970s. Distinctive details include a top-stitched, stepped yoke above a pin-tucked bodice and floating streamer ties. Flowers adorn Diane Logan's romantic straw hat, continuing the muted colour theme.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Frances Hinchcliffe |
| Object history | This dress was worn as a wedding dress in August 1973 by Frances Hinchcliffe. She wore it with a pair of dark brown platform sandals and a flower-trimmed Diane Logan straw hat (see T.14-1982). |
| Summary | This dress is a classic Ossie Clark crêpe design. He used its loose-fitting silhouette for a number of variations. The long sleeves, waist-tie and full- length skirt flattered women of most shapes and sizes and made it a very popular style. Ossie Clark was one of Britain's most influential fashion designers of the 1960s and 1970s. |
| Associated object | T.14-1982 (Ensemble) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.430-1988 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2003 |
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