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Evening Dress

ca. 1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Oldfield, Bruce (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Short evening dress made of pink silk. Strapless boned bustier heart-shaped and gathered at the waist. The skirt is cut into a triangle which produces cascading folds on the sides.


Object details

Category
Black History
Object type
Evening dress
Materials and techniques
machine stitched silk
Silk (Textile)
Machine Sewing
Physical description
Short evening dress made of pink silk. Strapless boned bustier heart-shaped and gathered at the waist. The skirt is cut into a triangle which produces cascading folds on the sides.
Dimensions
  • Length: 119cm
  • Width: 45cm
  • Weight: 0.4kg
Production typeReady to wear
Credit line
Given by Susan Khoo-Tay
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.844-2000

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Record createdDecember 14, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O50587/evening-dress-oldfield-bruce/
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