Skirt
1971
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
A circular, gored, cream-coloured skirt of synthetic moss crepe. The skirt is fitted closely at the hips and is made from eight short, diagonally shaped panels, each is seamed to a longer flared panel creating a zig-zag seam at hip level and a very full skirt. The wide waistband fastens with a zip at the centre back and the hem is hand stitched.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Synthetic moss crepe |
| Brief description | Circular, gored skirt, moss crepe (synthetic), Biba, worn by Danuta Laughton, Biba, 1972-3 |
| Physical description | A circular, gored, cream-coloured skirt of synthetic moss crepe. The skirt is fitted closely at the hips and is made from eight short, diagonally shaped panels, each is seamed to a longer flared panel creating a zig-zag seam at hip level and a very full skirt. The wide waistband fastens with a zip at the centre back and the hem is hand stitched. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A printed (washed out) Biba label is inserted into waist seam to the proper right of the zip. |
| Credit line | Given by Danuta and Peter Laughton |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.2397-2021 |
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| Record created | October 7, 2021 |
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