Knitted Circle
Evening Dress
1969 (made)
1969 (made)
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Yellow screen-printed silk chiffon dress with hood and overlong exaggerated bishop sleeves. Printed with a 'Knitted Circles' design in red and black.
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| Object type | |
| Title | Knitted Circle (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed silk chiffon |
| Brief description | Evening dress of printed chiffon, 'Knitted Circle', designed by Zandra Rhodes, Great Britain, 1969. |
| Physical description | Yellow screen-printed silk chiffon dress with hood and overlong exaggerated bishop sleeves. Printed with a 'Knitted Circles' design in red and black. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Garment and textile designs by Zandra Rhodes consistently reflect her visual experiences of travel and historical research. This hooded djellaba-style dress features her 'knitted circle' printed design, which was inspired by historical examples of knitting in the V&A's Textiles and Dress Collection.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Jack Heinz III |
| Object history | Given by Mrs Jack Heinz III through Cecil Beaton. Not referenced in catalogue, but is mentioned on addenda. |
| Historical context | In 1969, Rhodes created a set of textiles like the printed chiffon from which this kaftan was made, whose motifs were taken from knitting and embroidery stitches, called Knitted Circle. She then learnt how to cut patterns in order to produce her own clothes. She based the shape of the clothes on the textile print: 'So my first ever collection was born. It mainly featured the Knitted Circle print. I had designed in a circle, now I cut in circles and at last the creative circle was complete. I made swirling, dramatic shapes with no concessions to the saleable, the acceptable or the ordinary. The true Rhodes style came into being.' The Art of Zandra Rhodes, 1984. |
| Association | |
| Associated object | T.179-1992 (Colourway) |
| Other number | Z7 - design number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.358-1974 |
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| Record created | September 17, 2003 |
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