Costume
1960s (designed)
This dress was worn by British music artist PJ Harvey in the video for her first single, Dress, released in 1991 and taken from her debut album Dry. The video was shot in black and white by Harvey's friend Maria Mochnacz, who would go on to become a longtime collaborator.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine sewing. |
| Brief description | 1960s lime green and gold lurex brocade dress worn by PJ Harvey |
| Physical description | 1960s lime green and gold lurex brocade dress. The dress has a seam along the waist and a full skirt, and is trimmed with lime green polyester chiffon ruffles along the high neckline and the skirt hem. The long sleeves are polyester chiffon, trimmed with the lurex brocade fabric at the cuffs. Zip closure to centre back. |
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| Credit line | Polly Harvey Archive, given by the artist |
| Object history | This dress was worn by PJ Harvey in the music video for her debut single, Dress, which was released in 1991. The video was made with Harvey's long-time collabortor Maria Mochnacz, who after this would go on to direct many of Harvey's music videos as well as creating much of her album and single art. |
| Summary | This dress was worn by British music artist PJ Harvey in the video for her first single, Dress, released in 1991 and taken from her debut album Dry. The video was shot in black and white by Harvey's friend Maria Mochnacz, who would go on to become a longtime collaborator. |
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| Accession number | S.161-2021 |
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| Record created | December 7, 2020 |
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