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Dress

1998 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dolce & Gabbana (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Layered silk chiffon dress, underlayer printed with an image of the Virgin Mary and two putti holding a crown covered in crystal sequins, overlayed with black silk chiffon; zipper fastening and shaping darts down center back.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Fashion
Object type
Dress
Materials and techniques
Printed silk chiffon, embroidered sequins
Silk Chiffon
Sequins
Brief description
Dress, black and white silk with religious imagery, by Dolce and Gabbana, Italy, S/S 1998
Physical description
Layered silk chiffon dress, underlayer printed with an image of the Virgin Mary and two putti holding a crown covered in crystal sequins, overlayed with black silk chiffon; zipper fastening and shaping darts down center back.
Dimensions
  • Shoulder to hem length: 110cm
  • Waist width: 38cm
Credit line
Given anonymously
Object history
A version of this dress was worn in the catwalk show by Kate Moss.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.85-2012

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Record createdJune 1, 2012
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1247483/dress-dolce--gabbana/
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