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Dress

c.1966
Artist/Maker
Ginger Group (made for)
Steinberg and Sons (made by)
Mary Quant (designer)
Place of origin
London (designed)
Pontypridd (made)

Sleeveless black dress with white ‘V-neck’ trim designed by Mary Quant for Ginger Group. Designed in black and white this dress shows the bold contrasting colours Quant, and the 1960s, are widely known for. The donor, Thane Prince, purchased it in Peterborough. This provenance reveals another location in which Quant’s designs were readily available, especially through the Ginger Group, which was more widely distributed than Mary Quant for Bazaar.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
WeWantQuant
Womenswear
Fashion
Object type
Dress
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Dress, sleeveless, black and white, designed by Mary Quant for Ginger Group, Wales, c.1966
Physical description
Sleeveless black satin dress with short skirt, straight silhouette. White straps and white trim around the neckline.
Dimensions
  • Length: 97.5cm (From shoulder) (Note: Dress hem has been unpicked and measures 5cm of the total length.)
  • Circumference: 84cm (Waist)
  • Circumference: 85cm (Bust)
  • Circumference: 52cm (Arm opening)
Credit line
Given by Thane Prince
Object history
This object was acquired as part of the V&A's #WeWantQuant campaign. This was a public call-out for objects designed by Mary Quant. This was run as part of the preparation for an exhibition on Mary Quant 2019/2020

Association
Mary Quant
Summary
Sleeveless black dress with white ‘V-neck’ trim designed by Mary Quant for Ginger Group. Designed in black and white this dress shows the bold contrasting colours Quant, and the 1960s, are widely known for. The donor, Thane Prince, purchased it in Peterborough. This provenance reveals another location in which Quant’s designs were readily available, especially through the Ginger Group, which was more widely distributed than Mary Quant for Bazaar.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.81-2018

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Record createdNovember 28, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1465764/dress-mary-quant/
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