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Dress

Dress

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    1957 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Horrockses Fashions (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Printed cotton

  • Credit Line:

    Worn and given by Mrs Pamela M. Spencer

  • Museum number:

    T.673-1996

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

Horrockses were famous for their full-skirted summer dresses in boldly patterned, floral printed cottons. Designs with roses were particularly popular. Horrockses dresses were sold in department stores and boutiques throughout Britian: Mrs. Spencer bought this dress in Cambridge.

Physical description

Printed cotton summer dress.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

1957 (made)

Artist/maker

Horrockses Fashions (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Printed cotton

Dimensions

Weight: 1.18 kg

Descriptive line

Printed cotton dress, made by Horrockses Fashions, London, 1957

Exhibition History

The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997 (Victoria and Albert Museum 06/03/1997-27/07/1997)

Labels and date

Horrockses were famous for their full-skirted summer dresses in boldly patterned, floral printed cottons. Designs with roses were particularly popular. Horrockses dresses were sold in department stores and boutiques throughout Britian: Mrs. Spencer bought this dress in Cambridge. [1997]

Materials

Cotton (textile)

Techniques

Printed

Categories

Textiles; Fashion; Day wear; Women's clothes

Production Type

Mass produced

Collection code

T&F

Qr_O83765
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