Dress
2010 (made)
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Aneeth Arora and her fashion label Péro has a reputation for using hand-loom fabrics and for utilising the hand-making skills of artisans. She draws her inspiration from traditional Indian textile techniques and experiments with fine tie-dye, ikat, jamdani weaving and more. Her garments are characterised by their loosely structures and her incredible attention to detail on button holes, seams, cuffs, necklines and edgings.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Jamdani cotton fabric with machine embroidery and hand stitched detail |
| Brief description | Red and white dress, handwoven jamdani fabric with machine embroidered and hand stiched details, designed by Aneeth Arora, India, 2010 |
| Physical description | The dress is white with red details. It is cut like an angrakha, a fully skirted tunic but without sleeves. It has smocked-style bodice and gathered skirt and there is a single-button fastening similar to those found on traditional angrakha. The smocked-style top consists of machine embroidery in red with hand stitched details along the arm holes, neck and fastening. The smocked section is lined with red and white checked fabric. The entire garment is made from handwoven jamdani fabric and the gathered skirt extends from the smocking ending in a border lined with red. |
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| Credit line | Acquired from Pero |
| Object history | Acquired from the designer |
| Summary | Aneeth Arora and her fashion label Péro has a reputation for using hand-loom fabrics and for utilising the hand-making skills of artisans. She draws her inspiration from traditional Indian textile techniques and experiments with fine tie-dye, ikat, jamdani weaving and more. Her garments are characterised by their loosely structures and her incredible attention to detail on button holes, seams, cuffs, necklines and edgings. |
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| Accession number | IS.6-2014 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2013 |
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