The Dispo Kid
Paper Dress
1967 (made)
1967 (made)
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Round-necked sleeveless flared shift dress of vilene printed with a design of lions and hearts in pink, blue, and orange-red on a bright lemon ground. The armholes are bound with lemon bias binding. The matching triangular headscarf is bound with lemon bias binding, extending into tie-strings along the front edge.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | The Dispo Kid (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Viline |
| Brief description | Dress and headscarf, Diane Meyersohn, London, 1967 |
| Physical description | Round-necked sleeveless flared shift dress of vilene printed with a design of lions and hearts in pink, blue, and orange-red on a bright lemon ground. The armholes are bound with lemon bias binding. The matching triangular headscarf is bound with lemon bias binding, extending into tie-strings along the front edge. |
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| Gallery label | 6. CHILD'S DRESS AND SCARF
Designed by Diane Meyersohn (British) and sold by her
under the label 'The Dispo Kid', London, Great Britain,
1967
Bonded fibre 'paper', printed
Given by the designer
Misc.23-1988
Diane Meyersohn designed adult 'paper' clothes also.
The garments were made up in Brick Lane, London and
sold world-wide. The children's range was less successful
than the adult range because major stores such as Tesco
refused to handle it on the grounds that the material was
inflammable. |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Historical context | The designer felt that, although sold worldwide, the children's range was not as successful as it might have been: the vilene is inflammable, and major stores such as Tesco refuse to handle the garments because of this. |
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| Accession number | MISC.23&A-1988 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2008 |
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