WRONG
Ensemble
2016-2017 (made)
2016-2017 (made)
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In Vietnam silk robes heavily embroidered in metal-wrapped threads were reserved exclusively for court dress until the middle of the twentieth century. Creating stylized flowers using the technique of double couching was a tradition of Hue, the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). This contemporary example combines tradition and modernity, as the softer pastel-coloured silk and knot stitches in the centre of the flowers display a French colonial influences.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | WRONG (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Satin-weave silk, embroidered with coloured silks and silver-wrapped threads |
| Brief description | Jacket and skirt ensemble, black satin weave silk, known locally as Lanh My A (lacquer silk) produced in Tan Chau district in southern Vietnam; jacket embroidered with silver wrapped threads and coloured silks; designed by Victoria Roe for FASHION4FREEDOM, WRONG collection, Hue, Vietnam, 2016-17 |
| Physical description | Woman's jacket and skirt ensemble, made of black satin weave silk, called 'Lanh my A', literally 'lacquer silk' in southern Vietnam. Embriodered with stylised floral designs in double couching technique using silver-wrapped threads and pastel tones silk threads. |
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| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Production | The fabric was made in Tan Chau district in southern Vietnam; tailored and embriodered in Hue in Central Vietnam. |
| Summary | In Vietnam silk robes heavily embroidered in metal-wrapped threads were reserved exclusively for court dress until the middle of the twentieth century. Creating stylized flowers using the technique of double couching was a tradition of Hue, the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). This contemporary example combines tradition and modernity, as the softer pastel-coloured silk and knot stitches in the centre of the flowers display a French colonial influences. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | IS.22:1, 2-2019 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2019 |
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