Pride
Dress
2021 (designed)
2021 (designed)
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Rich Mnisi is a Johannesburg-based designer, and founder of the eponymous label RICH MNISI. These pieces come from Mnisi’s PRIDE collection, launched in June 2021 to coincide with LGBTQIA+ Pride month. 10% of all profits from the collection go towards Pride Shelter Trust in Cape Town, South Africa, a charity which provides emergency short-term accommodation to members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The multicolour zebra stripe print is a key feature of the collection, the colour palette referencing the LGBTQIA+ rainbow flag. It is an adaptation of the zebra print design often found in Mnisi’s collections. The blue, white, and pink variation used on the mesh top and mesh dress references the Transgender Pride Flag designed by Monica Helms in 1999.
Object details
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| Title | Pride (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Nylon |
| Brief description | Transgender pride tube dress, nylon and spandex, Pride collection, designed by Rich Mnisi, South Africa, June 2021 |
| Physical description | Mesh dress, tubual, mid-calf length with long sleeves. The mesh is printed with a blue, red and white zebra pattern and the brand name 'RICH MNISI' repeated on a diagonal line. |
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| Gallery label | Mnisi launched the PRIDE collection in June 2021 to coincide with Pride month. The multicoloured zebra stripe print is a key feature of the collection, the colour palette referencing the LGBTQIA+ rainbow flag. It is an adaptation of the zebra print design often found in Mnisi’s collections. The blue, white and pink variation used on the mesh top and mesh dress pay homage to the Transgender Pride Flag, designed by Monica Helms in 1999 (T.27 & 28-2022). V&A, Room 40, Africa Fashion (02/07/2022 - 16/04/2023) |
| Credit line | Purchased with funds from the Sue Smith bequest |
| Summary | Rich Mnisi is a Johannesburg-based designer, and founder of the eponymous label RICH MNISI. These pieces come from Mnisi’s PRIDE collection, launched in June 2021 to coincide with LGBTQIA+ Pride month. 10% of all profits from the collection go towards Pride Shelter Trust in Cape Town, South Africa, a charity which provides emergency short-term accommodation to members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The multicolour zebra stripe print is a key feature of the collection, the colour palette referencing the LGBTQIA+ rainbow flag. It is an adaptation of the zebra print design often found in Mnisi’s collections. The blue, white, and pink variation used on the mesh top and mesh dress references the Transgender Pride Flag designed by Monica Helms in 1999. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.28-2022 |
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| Record created | August 10, 2021 |
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