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Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth

Fashion Illustration
1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
The Sunday Express (publisher)
Papworth, Veronica (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

The illustration depicts two rows, with six women in each, modelling and highlighting various styles of tops. Each top has a different waist and sleeve lengths, and each top has a different motif, embellishment or technique shown in the garment.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Fashion
Illustration
Object type
Fashion illustration
TitleFashion illustration by Veronica Papworth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Drawn in pencil and black felt tip on paper and coloured with purple pencil. Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse.
Paper
Newspaper
Glue
Fashion Illustration
Brief description
Fashion illustration by Veronica Papworth for The Sunday Express,pencil and black felt tip on paper, London, 1972
Physical description
The illustration depicts two rows, with six women in each, modelling and highlighting various styles of tops. Each top has a different waist and sleeve lengths, and each top has a different motif, embellishment or technique shown in the garment.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.2cm
  • Width: 50.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • SE/19 (Inscribed on the obverse )
    Translation
    Written in pencil
  • Measurement inscription of 4 ½ (Inscribed on the obverse, above the first row of six girls)
    Translation
    Written in pencil
  • Rep. S/E P.19.6.2.72 (Inscribed in the reverse)
    Translation
    Written in red felt-tip pen
  • STOCK 6 FEB 1972 (Stamped on the reverse)
    Translation
    Stamped in black ink
  • Fashion Lone S/E Papworth 1972 (Inscribed on the reverse)
    Translation
    Written in blue felt-tip pen
  • For the Bouncy and Bosomy... Drawing in pencil of the outline of the women seen in the obverse of the illustration I AM no arbiter on erogenous zones but I do find the new designs in sweaters remarkably interesting. So gay, so lively, so riveting – especially when worn, as most contenders currently wear them – bra-less and bouncy. It is a far-flung cry from the good old serviceable round neck and long sleeves to the light-hearted varieties currently on offer. To begin with they are evidently designed for bosomy girls – little plump, pouter-pigeon types with sufficient expansion to activate the embellishments which include anything from flying fish and sailing boats to knitted-in mice and four-inch reproductions of snoopy (see my sketches.) The rather special thing about all these pretty little tops is their chemise-like brevity. They do not go on and on. They stop short – with a bit of a giggle – give or take a navel. They are a super rig for pear-shaped women – especially when paired with pants. Which certainly makes a welcome change from all the years we’ve suffered from high fashion suited to a bean-pole: Top row, left to right: 1. Cap sleeves and mice, by McCall, £2.25. 2. Deep-striped sleeves and a square neck, by Erica Budd, £2.75. 3. Fair Isles pullover with small sleeves, by John Craig, £4. 4. Fine stripes and faintly frilled borders, by Erica Budd, £3.70. 5. Capped shoulder frills above long sleeves, by Erica Budd, £3.70. 6. Three-coloured top with deep midriff, by John Craig, £3. Bottom row, left to right: 1. Wide cap sleeves in herringbone pattern by Erica Budd, £3.30. 2. Red, white and blue with a fish, by John Craig, £4. 3. Striped batwing sleeves with a midriff, by John Craig, £3.60 4. Sailings boats on navy with red, white and blue stripes, by John Craog, £3.20. 5. Tank top with Snoopy, by McCall, £3.35. 6. Deep lacy cap sleeves and bobble tie, by Erica Budd, £3.25.
    Translation
    Newspaper clipping adhered to reverse.
Credit line
Given by Fiona Shannon
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.532-2015

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2015
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