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Evening Dress

1970s (made)
Artist/Maker
Fabiani, Alberto (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Grey flannel ensemble with beading designed by Fabiani; Italian, 1970s

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Fashion
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Evening dress
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Evening Dress
  • Jacket
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Flannel
Brief description
Grey flannel ensemble with beading designed by Fabiani; Italian, 1970s
Gallery label
(05/04/2014-27/07/2014)
Label for the exhibition: "The Glamour of Italian Fashion 1945-2014"

EVENING DRESS AND JACKET
Fabiani, about 1970
Wool flannel with diamanté
Alberto Fabiani’s client list included both celebrities and European nobility in a career
that spanned three decades. His coat and dress ensembles, such as the evening version seen
here, were praised at the start of his career
as ‘the outstanding hit’ of the season.
GIVEN BY LADY KAYE
V&A: T.865:1 TO 3-2000
Credit line
Given by Lady Kaye
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.865:1 to 3-2000

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Record createdFebruary 27, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O56061/evening-dress-fabiani-alberto/
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