Dress
2016
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| Place of origin |
This dress was designed by Italian designer Barbara Casasola (b. 1984). Casasola launched her eponymous label in London in 2012 before rebranding to CASASOLA and relocating to Florence, Italy in 2019. This dress debuted on the catwalk for the label’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection, presented at the Serpentine Gallery during London Fashion Week. The dress is typical of the designer’s sleek, minimalist and monochrome approach, employing a stretch knit textile in a silhouette that is fitted along the torso and gently flared from the hips. The dress is made from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)-certified viscose yarn, meaning that the wood used to make the viscose fibres came from responsibly managed, fully traced forest plantations and therefore does not contribute to illegal deforestation.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | FSC-certified viscose produced by Lineapiù Italia S.p.A. |
| Brief description | Dress of knitted FSC-certified viscose by Barbara Casasola for CASASOLA, Spring/Summer 2016, Italy |
| Physical description | Off-the-shoulder neckline with a fitted bodice and flared skirt created by knitted panels of cream-coloured viscose. An invisible zip at the centre back. |
| Credit line | Given by Barbara Casasola |
| Object history | This dress designed was first shown during London Fashion Week for the Spring/Summer 2016 season at the CASASOLA show held at the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, London. The dress became unofficially known as the 'Kate' dress by the brand, after HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales (then Duchess of Cambridge) wore a version of the dress at the Art Fund Museum of the Year awards ceremony on the 6th July 2016 when she presented the prize to the V&A Museum. She subsequently wore the dress again at the Annual Addiction Awareness Gala on the 9th June 2018. |
| Summary | This dress was designed by Italian designer Barbara Casasola (b. 1984). Casasola launched her eponymous label in London in 2012 before rebranding to CASASOLA and relocating to Florence, Italy in 2019. This dress debuted on the catwalk for the label’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection, presented at the Serpentine Gallery during London Fashion Week. The dress is typical of the designer’s sleek, minimalist and monochrome approach, employing a stretch knit textile in a silhouette that is fitted along the torso and gently flared from the hips. The dress is made from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)-certified viscose yarn, meaning that the wood used to make the viscose fibres came from responsibly managed, fully traced forest plantations and therefore does not contribute to illegal deforestation. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.77-2024 |
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| Record created | May 25, 2022 |
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