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Design

1918-1919 (made)
Artist/Maker

These three designs show an evening dress in the middle and two late afternoon dresses on either side. The evening dress is made of powder blue satin, it has a broad sash with a pansy design. The dress depicted on its left is made of mauve taffeta with insertions of ivory lace. The dress on the right is made of georgette with insertions of very fine lace.

These designs demonstrate the increasing trend for women to abandon the restrictive corset. During the early years of the 1910s, designers started to promote the use of lighter and softer fabrics in order to make their creations increasingly free flowing. This new approach focussed on fluidity provided a contrast with the stiff and S-Bend silhouettes of the previous decades.

Object details

Object type
Brief description
Three designs by Florrie Westwood, ca. 1918-1919
Physical description
These three designs show an evening dress in the middle and two late afternoon dresses either side.
Dimensions
  • Width: 49.4cm
  • Height: 36.7cm
Summary
These three designs show an evening dress in the middle and two late afternoon dresses on either side. The evening dress is made of powder blue satin, it has a broad sash with a pansy design. The dress depicted on its left is made of mauve taffeta with insertions of ivory lace. The dress on the right is made of georgette with insertions of very fine lace.

These designs demonstrate the increasing trend for women to abandon the restrictive corset. During the early years of the 1910s, designers started to promote the use of lighter and softer fabrics in order to make their creations increasingly free flowing. This new approach focussed on fluidity provided a contrast with the stiff and S-Bend silhouettes of the previous decades.
Collection
Accession number
E.1539-1977

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Record createdApril 28, 2008
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