Dress
c.1962
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| Place of origin |
Mary Quant is one of Britain’s most well-known and influential designers. She designed this grey wool dress in about 1962. It has a high roll-neck and three buttons down the centre front. This is a feature repeated in other Quant designs. The dress was worn by Annabel Mackay (nee Taylor) a former employee of Mary Quant Ltd.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wool |
| Brief description | Dress, grey, short-sleeves, high neck, three buttons down the front, designed by Mary Quant, England, c.1962 |
| Physical description | Grey wool dress. Short sleeved with an a-line skirt. Dress is designed with a high-roll neck and three buttons down the centre front. |
| Gallery label | [Mary Quant Exhibition, 2020]
INTERVIEW DRESS
1962
Worn by Annabel Mackay (née Taylor)
Annabel Taylor’s family owned the Cambridge department store Joshua Taylor, an early stockist of the Mary Quant wholesale collection. Taylor learned the retail trade at London stores Harrods and Dickins
& Jones, before leaving to travel in Africa. Returning to London for her interview at Mary Quant in 1962, she wore this smart flannel dress, a tweed coat and a ‘rather furry ginger Trilby hat’.
Wool flannel
Labelled ‘Mary Quant London’
Made in London
Given by Annabel Mackay
V&A: T.63-2018(30/02/2020) |
| Credit line | Given by Annabel Mackay |
| Object history | This ensemble was worn by Annabel Mackay (nee Taylor) a former employee of Mary Quant. |
| Summary | Mary Quant is one of Britain’s most well-known and influential designers. She designed this grey wool dress in about 1962. It has a high roll-neck and three buttons down the centre front. This is a feature repeated in other Quant designs. The dress was worn by Annabel Mackay (nee Taylor) a former employee of Mary Quant Ltd. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.63-2018 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2018 |
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