Antoni and Alison. Fashion design

An A4-sized sheet of white paper on which are drawn, in black paint, four designs for dresses, including a 'short sleeved dress', a 'shift dress', a 'vest dress' and a 'disco dress'. The names of the dresses are inscribed in black paint on a small, irregularly shaped piece of white paper which is stapled to the top left corner of the main sheet of paper.

'IT' was designed in September 1994 for Spring/ Summer '95. This collection focuses on slogans and was designed during a traumatic period of the duo's career, the loss of a close friend through AIDS caused them great distress. The 'feel-good' factor behind the 'IT' collection, was based on slogans broadcasting positive happy messages. This collection coincided with the reappearance of the term the 'It Girl' in the mid '90s. Antoni & Alison (A&A) see themselves as having played an important role in the bold, positive feeling that the 'It Girl' represents. During this period A&A moved away from the labour intensive screen printing to the use of transfer printing. This collection of material includes a scribbled design on a napkin, the collection plan, notebook and notes, collages of slogans, a transfer and sample on jersey.

There is a note on a scrap of notepaper stating 'designed Sept '94 for S/S '95'. This collection was therefore designed in Autumn 1994 for the Spring/Summer of the following year.

Four designs for dresses, including a 'short sleeved dress', a 'shift dress', a 'vest dress' and a 'disco dress'. The names of the dresses are inscribed in black paint on a small, irregularly shaped piece of white paper which is stapled to the top left corner of the main sheet of paper.

Antoni & Alison was created by Antoni Burakowski and Alison Roberts in 1987. Both met when studying at Central St Martin's. Their collection of t-shirts inscribed with funny or whimsical statements was an instant success.

E.653-1997