Top and Trousers
1999 (made)
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A loop and knot fastening is used here at the side of a woman's summer top. In this position it serves more as discreet decoration than as a practical fastening although a similar knot and loop secures the garment at the back of the neck. This non-traditional use of a traditional closure is typical of the clothese made by Shanghai Tang, the brainchild of the Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang. The garment is reversible. It is lined with a silk chiffon, the same weight as the patterned 'outside' but in plain lilac. Exemplifying the Shanghai Tang touch, a plain chiffon fastening is sewn on the patterned side, and a patterned one is sewn on the plain 'inside'. This top is teamed with a matching pair of trousers.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
Brief description | Top and trousers of printed silk, designed for Shanghai Tang, China, 1999 |
Physical description | Top and trousers for a woman of mauve silk voile or chiffon with a white printed design of traditional motifs. Both are lined with plain coloured mauve silk chiffon. Both garments have a woven Shanghai label sewn inside plus a card price tag. They are size 14. |
Dimensions | Size 14 |
Marks and inscriptions | (Both parts have a woven Shanghai label sewn inside plus a card price tag.) |
Credit line | Given by Mr David Tang |
Object history | See FE.58-1999 for more notes. |
Summary | A loop and knot fastening is used here at the side of a woman's summer top. In this position it serves more as discreet decoration than as a practical fastening although a similar knot and loop secures the garment at the back of the neck. This non-traditional use of a traditional closure is typical of the clothese made by Shanghai Tang, the brainchild of the Hong Kong entrepreneur David Tang. The garment is reversible. It is lined with a silk chiffon, the same weight as the patterned 'outside' but in plain lilac. Exemplifying the Shanghai Tang touch, a plain chiffon fastening is sewn on the patterned side, and a patterned one is sewn on the plain 'inside'. This top is teamed with a matching pair of trousers. |
Bibliographic reference | Rosemary Crill, Jennifer Wearden and Verity Wilson. Dress In Detail from Around the World. London: V&A Publications, 2002, pp.54 & 55. |
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Accession number | FE.61:1, 2-1999 |
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Record created | December 20, 2004 |
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