Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress

mid 1970 (designed), mid 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress and belt, the dress a shirtwaist in pale pink-beige cotton with a printed flower sprig, high band collar and knife-pleated skirt. The collar, yoke, skirt hem, sleeves and wristbands covered with appliquéd bands of woven and brocaded ribbon. The belt a length of multicoloured woven cotton ribbon lined with turquoise cotton.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Cotton
Brief description
Dress, for day, printed cotton with multicoloured braids, Giorgio di Sant'Angelo, USA, 1970.
Physical description
Dress and belt, the dress a shirtwaist in pale pink-beige cotton with a printed flower sprig, high band collar and knife-pleated skirt. The collar, yoke, skirt hem, sleeves and wristbands covered with appliquéd bands of woven and brocaded ribbon. The belt a length of multicoloured woven cotton ribbon lined with turquoise cotton.
Credit line
Given by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Costume Institute), on behalf of Martin F. Price
Object history
A dress almost identical to this one was featured in American Vogue, September 1 1970, page 330.
Collection
Accession number
T.13:1, 2-2010

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2010
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