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Monochrome Dress

Dress
2014 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rahul Mishra (designer)
Place of origin
West Bengal (embroidered)
Noida (tailored)

This dress by Rahul Mishra is from his ‘Lotus Effect’ collection of 2014. He won the international wool mark prize for this collection, the first Indian designer to do so. The monochrome dress is made from a translucent fabric hand woven using wool yarn. It is embellished with dense hand-embroidered patterns using zardozi stitching. The patterns are inspired by M.C. Escher’s optical illusions, and trace the transformation of a lotus into an urban landscape

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Textiles
Clothing
Object type
Dress
TitleMonochrome Dress (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Merino wool, organzi and jersey, with wool embroidery
Wool
Organza
Jersey
Embroidery
Brief description
Merino wool and organza dress with design embroidered in white wool yarn
Physical description
The pattern on this merino wool dress designed by Rahul Mishra was embroidered using wool yarn. The design traces the transformation of a lotus into an urban landscape.
Dimensions
  • Length: 88cm
  • Waist measured inside garment circumference: 100cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bust measured inside garment circumference: 102cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Across back width: 42cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Nape hem length: 89cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Sleeve shoulder to cuff length: 67cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Sleeve underarm to cuff length: 55cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Cuff circumference: 22cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Lower hip circumference: 110cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Gallery label
(03/10/2015 - 10/01/2016)
LOTUS DRESS

The densely stitched embroidery on this dress was created using wool yarn. Inspired by M.C. Escher's optical illusions, the design traces the transformation of a lotus into an urban landscape. The Lotus Effect collection won Rahul Mishra the International Woolmark Prize in 2014. He is the first Indian designer to win the award.

Designed by Rahul Mishra (b.1979)
Merino wool, organza and jersey
Embroidered in West Bengal, tailored in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 2014
V&A: IS. 10-2015
Object history
This piece was acquired direclty from the designer for the V&A exhibition, The Fabric of India.
Summary
This dress by Rahul Mishra is from his ‘Lotus Effect’ collection of 2014. He won the international wool mark prize for this collection, the first Indian designer to do so. The monochrome dress is made from a translucent fabric hand woven using wool yarn. It is embellished with dense hand-embroidered patterns using zardozi stitching. The patterns are inspired by M.C. Escher’s optical illusions, and trace the transformation of a lotus into an urban landscape

Bibliographic reference
Patel, Divia; Arts of Asia, vol. 45, no. 5, September - October 2015, "Engaging with Contemporary South Asia", p.88. no. 26.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.10-2015

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Record createdNovember 17, 2014
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1303288/monochrome-dress-dress-rahul-mishra/
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