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Evening dress
  • Evening dress
    Clark, Ossie, born 1942 - died 1996
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Evening dress

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain, UK (made)

  • Date:

    1970-1971 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Clark, Ossie, born 1942 - died 1996 (designer)
    Birtwell, Celia (textile, designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Printed chiffon

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Judy Bennett

  • Museum number:

    T.194-1997

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

  • Image in copyright

Ossie Clark designed this dress. He was one of Britain's most influential fashion designers of the 1960s and 1970s. Throughout his career he used the textiles designed by his wife Celia Birtwell. This dress features one of her most popular patterns, which mingles hearts with feathers and poppies. Ossie Clark used it for a variety of garments. Here the motifs appear in vibrant red and green on a cream ground. A fanciful yoke of appliquéd feathers accents the collar.

Physical description

Full-length and long-sleeved dress of white chiffon printed with a red and green poppy and feather design.

Place of Origin

Great Britain, UK (made)

Date

1970-1971 (made)

Artist/maker

Clark, Ossie, born 1942 - died 1996 (designer)
Birtwell, Celia (textile, designer)

Materials and Techniques

Printed chiffon

Marks and inscriptions

'Ossie Clark / Made in London, England / Dry clean only'
'Silk'

Dimensions

Length: 139 cm, Circumference: 84 cm bust, Circumference: 75 cm waist

Descriptive line

Full-length evening dress of printed chiffon, designed by Ossie Clark, textile by Celia Birtwell, Great Britain, 1970-1971

Exhibition History

Ossie Clark (Victoria and Albert Museum 15/07/2003-02/05/2004)

Categories

Fashion; Evening wear; Women's clothes

Production Type

Ready to wear

Collection code

T&F

Qr_O86589
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