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Pink silk dress and pink chiffon overdress with sequins worn by Sandie Shaw for the Eurovision Song Contest

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Silk and chiffon with sequins
Brief description
Dress worn by Sandie Shaw for the Eurovision Song Contest, designed by Parker Costumier Ltd, 1967.
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Pink silk dress and pink chiffon overdress with sequins worn by Sandie Shaw for the Eurovision Song Contest
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DRESS WORN BY SANDIE SHAW IN THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
1967

Known as the ‘barefoot pop princess’, singer Sandie Shaw was wearing this mini dress when she became the UK’s first Eurovision winner with ‘Puppet on a String’. The song gave her a third UK No. 1 single, which was a record for British female singers at the time. Her style was so popular that she launched her own fashion label a year later.

Designed by Parker Costumier Ltd
Silk and chiffon with sequins
Given by Bridgett and Mary Vane
Museum no. S.735-1983
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Given by Bridgett and Mary Vane
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S.735-1983

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