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Deco

Fashion Drawing
1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dormoy (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Fashion drawing of afternoon dress in 'crêpe violet', sample attached. Addressed to Mrs Whickam, London.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Fashion
Clothing
Womenswear
Day Wear
Textiles
Object type
Fashion drawing
TitleDeco
Materials and techniques
Paper, crêpe
Brief description
Fashion drawing of afternoon dress with crêpe sample, 'Deco', designed by Maison Dormoy, Paris, 1938.
Physical description
Fashion drawing of afternoon dress in 'crêpe violet', sample attached. Addressed to Mrs Whickam, London.
Dimensions
  • See note width: 32.5cm
  • See note length: 37.7cm
  • See note thickness: 1cm
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Dimensions for box containing T.286+AtoM-1975
Credit line
Given by Mrs Kellie Smith
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.286C-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O285089/deco-fashion-drawing-dormoy/
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