Casablanca
Slip Dress
2001 (made)
2001 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Stella McCartney, second child of Beatles star Paul McCartney and American photographer Linda McCartney, graduated in Fashion Design from Central Saint Martins in 1995. In 1997, she was appointed the Creative Director of Chloe in Paris. Stella McCartney launched her eponymous fashion label, a joint venture with Kering, and showed her first collection in Paris in 2001. She has since earned public and critical acclaim for her sophisticated womenswear designs and commitment to using sustainable materials. In 2004 McCartney launched a partnership with Adidas, ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ and in 2010 was appointed by adidas to be creative director for ‘Team GB’ for the London Olympic Games, designing the sportswear for both the Olympics and Paralympics.
This dress is from McCartney's first solo collection S/S ready to wear 2002. The ruched lettering reads ‘Casablanca’ and is one of many cockney rhyming slang slogans featured in the collection.
This dress is from McCartney's first solo collection S/S ready to wear 2002. The ruched lettering reads ‘Casablanca’ and is one of many cockney rhyming slang slogans featured in the collection.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Casablanca (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | cotton, machine lace, silk, ruching, applique |
| Brief description | Dress trimmed with black lace with applique 'Casablanca' motif, Stella McCartney, London, 2002 |
| Physical description | The dress is of a classic shift shape, loose fitting with narrow straps, a shape first worn as underwear in the 1920s, which became fashionable as outerwear in the 1990s. The main body of the dress is black cotton with bands of machine lace and a large applique silk star off-centre on the front. The ruched lettering which reads ‘Casablanca’ is hand-stitched to the lace hem and wraps around the side of the dress. The slogan fits the theme of McCartney’s first collection which referenced Cockney rhyming slang. The piece fastens with large black plastic zip and poppers at the side. |
| Credit line | Given by Valerie Singer |
| Object history | The maker Stella McCartney, second child of Beatles star Paul McCartney and American photographer Linda McCartney, graduated in Fashion Design from Central Saint Martins in 1995. In 1997, she was appointed the Creative Director of Chloe in Paris. Stella McCartney launched her eponymous fashion label, a joint venture with Gucci Group, and showed her first collection in Paris in 2002. This dress which features applied silk lettering reading ‘Casablanca’ fits the theme of McCartney’s first collection which referenced Cockney rhyming slang |
| Associations | |
| Summary | Stella McCartney, second child of Beatles star Paul McCartney and American photographer Linda McCartney, graduated in Fashion Design from Central Saint Martins in 1995. In 1997, she was appointed the Creative Director of Chloe in Paris. Stella McCartney launched her eponymous fashion label, a joint venture with Kering, and showed her first collection in Paris in 2001. She has since earned public and critical acclaim for her sophisticated womenswear designs and commitment to using sustainable materials. In 2004 McCartney launched a partnership with Adidas, ‘adidas by Stella McCartney’ and in 2010 was appointed by adidas to be creative director for ‘Team GB’ for the London Olympic Games, designing the sportswear for both the Olympics and Paralympics. This dress is from McCartney's first solo collection S/S ready to wear 2002. The ruched lettering reads ‘Casablanca’ and is one of many cockney rhyming slang slogans featured in the collection. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.90-2014 |
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| Record created | April 14, 2014 |
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