Evening Dress
July 2000 (made)
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Short evening dress by Collette Dinnigan. The dress features a mastic colour silk underdress, no sleeves, two thin spaghetti straps, and a tulle overdress beaded with floral motifs. The dress fastens on the side with 10 small buttons.
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week.
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine and hand stitched silk, hand beaded tulle |
| Brief description | Evening mini dress, silver, beaded embellishment, designed by Collette Dinnigan, Australia, 2000 |
| Physical description | Short evening dress featuring a mastic colour silk underdress, no sleeves, spaghetti straps, and a tulle overdress embellished with beads in floral motifs. The dress fastens on the side with 10 small buttons. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
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| Credit line | Given by Collette Dinnigan |
| Object history | This dress is a very good example of Collette Dinnigan's hand-crafted work, and shows fine embroidery and beading workmanship. It is likely inspired by flappers' dress of the mid 1920s and demonstrates Dinnigan's sense of historical accuracy, having started her career as a Costume Designer for television. The dress was shown during the V&A's Fashion in Motion series, 5 July 2000 |
| Historical context | This is the V&A's first dress from Dinnigan, a leading Australian designer whose work was recently featured in Fashion in Motion of July 2000. |
| Summary | Short evening dress by Collette Dinnigan. The dress features a mastic colour silk underdress, no sleeves, two thin spaghetti straps, and a tulle overdress beaded with floral motifs. The dress fastens on the side with 10 small buttons. Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week. |
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| Accession number | T.910-2000 |
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| Record created | November 27, 2000 |
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