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Evening Dress

ca. 1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
Worth London (retailer)
Owen Hyde Clark (designer)
Place of origin
London (made)

Short evening dress of embroidered pink satin, with matching belt.

Object details

Categories
Images Online
Fashion
Evening Wear
Womenswear
Embroidery
Object type
Evening dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Dress
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Silk satin, with crystal bead and appliqué embroidery, boned, lined with taffeta, hand stiffened and buckled
Beads
Silk Satin
Applied Work
Embroidery
Brief description
Embroidered silk satin evening dress with matching belt, designed by Owen Hyde Clark for Worth London, London, ca. 1955.
Physical description
Short evening dress of embroidered pink satin, with matching belt.
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Mrs Roy Hudson
Object history
Worn and given by Mrs Roy Hudson
Bibliographic references
  • Amy de la Haye, ed., 'The Cutting Edge' (V&A: V&A Publications, 1996), p.72.
  • de la Haye, A., 'Material Evidence' in Wilcox, C., ed., The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-57 (V&A Publications, 2007), p.101
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.217&A-1973

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73050/evening-dress-owen-hyde-clark/
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