Evening Dress
1996 (made)
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Known for his glamorous ultra-feminine designs, Ben de Lisi is celebrated above all for slinky black evening wear, like this gown. The contours of the body are enhanced by diagonal lines of stylised roses snaking around the garment. The seductively low-cut back has shoulder straps that knot together at the centre back and flare out as trailing, hem-length streamers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Viscose and nylon jersey |
| Brief description | Viscose and nylon jersey bias-cut evening dress, designed by Ben de Lisi, Great Britain, 1996 |
| Physical description | Black viscose and nylon jersey bias-cut evening dress with a low-cut back and shoulder straps that knot together at the centre and trail out to become hem-length streamers. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | Known for his glamorous, ultra-feminine designs, Ben de Lisi is celebrated above all for slinky black evening wear. The contours of the body are enhanced by diagonal lines of stylised roses snaking around the garment. The seductively low-cut back has shoulder straps that knot together at the centre back and flare out as trailing, hem-length streamers.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Production | mid 1996 |
| Summary | Known for his glamorous ultra-feminine designs, Ben de Lisi is celebrated above all for slinky black evening wear, like this gown. The contours of the body are enhanced by diagonal lines of stylised roses snaking around the garment. The seductively low-cut back has shoulder straps that knot together at the centre back and flare out as trailing, hem-length streamers. |
| Bibliographic reference | De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997. p. 205
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.26-1997 |
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| Record created | August 21, 2003 |
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