Ronald Cobb costume design
Costume Design
1970s (designed and made)
1970s (designed and made)
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Eve's was a well-known night club in the 1970s and 1980s, situated in a basement in Regent Street in London's West End. Its floor-show was written by the club's owner, Helen O'Brien, taking ideas from a wide range of sources, from popular song to Shakespeare; while based on the traditional showgirls, all leg and, at that time, topless, the references and wit of the designs of Ronald Cobb combined into a sophisticated entertainment.
This design was part of the Science Fiction sequence in the episode Bibliotheque. Unusually for the time, the costume is not topless, but it does fit in with the smooth, white futuristic lines of science fiction and futuristic films of the 1970s. The glove measurements written on the drawing are extremely precise, indicating the care that Cobb took with his costumes.
This design was part of the Science Fiction sequence in the episode Bibliotheque. Unusually for the time, the costume is not topless, but it does fit in with the smooth, white futuristic lines of science fiction and futuristic films of the 1970s. The glove measurements written on the drawing are extremely precise, indicating the care that Cobb took with his costumes.
Object details
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| Title | Ronald Cobb costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, gouache on card |
| Brief description | Costume design by Ronald Cobb for a showgirl in the Science Fiction sequence in Bibliotheque for Eve night club, 1970s. Pencil, pen and ink, watercolour, gouache, gold paint and silver glitter |
| Physical description | Costume design by Ronald Cobb for a showgirl. Full length female figure with red-brown hair, wearing white beaded halter-neck bra top, long straight white skirt with bead waistbane, long handless white 'gloves' with central finger loop, and long white 'fur' stole. To lower left a torso drawing showing the white beaded halter-neck bra and white fringed panties; to lower right, a back view of the same. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jimmy and Helen O'Brien |
| Object history | The costume design was created by Ronald Cobb for a Science Fiction showgirl in the nuimber Bibliotheque in a revue for Eve's night club in London in the 1970s. Historical significance: The design is a rare example of topless night club design for the 1960s and 1970s. |
| Summary | Eve's was a well-known night club in the 1970s and 1980s, situated in a basement in Regent Street in London's West End. Its floor-show was written by the club's owner, Helen O'Brien, taking ideas from a wide range of sources, from popular song to Shakespeare; while based on the traditional showgirls, all leg and, at that time, topless, the references and wit of the designs of Ronald Cobb combined into a sophisticated entertainment. This design was part of the Science Fiction sequence in the episode Bibliotheque. Unusually for the time, the costume is not topless, but it does fit in with the smooth, white futuristic lines of science fiction and futuristic films of the 1970s. The glove measurements written on the drawing are extremely precise, indicating the care that Cobb took with his costumes. |
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| Accession number | S.710-1996 |
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| Record created | May 15, 2008 |
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