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Mini-Dress

1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Clobber (designed for)
Banks, Jeff (designer)
Place of origin
Blackheath (made)

Clobber, in Blackheath, was a leader among the many small, innovative boutiques that sprang up in the 1960s. They offered teenagers the 'baby look' in floppy, budget-price fabrics. In popular muted tones, this short-sleeved mini-dress has a high waist and smock-like, soft lines over short modesty shorts, which foreshadow the 1971 hot pants fad.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Fashion
Object type
Mini-dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Mini-Dress
  • Shorts
Materials and techniques
Printed rayon
Rayon
Printed
Brief description
Mini-dress and modesty shorts in printed rayon, designed by Jeff Banks for Clobber, Blackheath, 1968
Physical description
Mini-dress and modesty shorts in aubergine with multi-coloured printed brushed rayon. Floral print.
Gallery label
Clobber, in Blackheath, was a leader among the many small, innovative boutiques that sprang up in the 1960s. They offered teenagers the 'baby look' in floppy, budget-price fabrics. In popular muted tones, this short-sleeved mini-dress has a high waist and smock-like, soft lines over hot pants.(1997)
Credit line
Given anonymously
Object history
Registered File number 1989/108.
Subject depicted
Floral Patterns
Summary
Clobber, in Blackheath, was a leader among the many small, innovative boutiques that sprang up in the 1960s. They offered teenagers the 'baby look' in floppy, budget-price fabrics. In popular muted tones, this short-sleeved mini-dress has a high waist and smock-like, soft lines over short modesty shorts, which foreshadow the 1971 hot pants fad.
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.104:1, 2-1989

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Record createdAugust 26, 2003
Record URL
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