Dress
early 1996 (made)
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Cathryn Avison's ethereal, layered silk ensemble with cutwork and embroidery is dyed in cochineal to create delicate shades of rose pink. Avinson trained at Cumbria College of Art and Design and then at the Royal College of Art in London. She established her own business with a Crafts Council grant in 1995-6 and became known for her delicate, embroidered and cutwork clothes in hand-dyed silk. As this delicate dress of chiffon and silk illustrates, Avinson carries forward the British tradition of ingénue evening wear.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk chiffon and organza |
| Brief description | Hand-dyed silk chiffon evening dress, pink embroidered floral silk dress, tunic, underskirt and stole, designed by Cathryn Avison, British, 1996. |
| Physical description | Embroidered silk and chiffon layered dress with organza stole. |
| Gallery label | Cathryn Avison's ethereal, layered silk ensemble with cutwork and embroidery is dyed in cochineal to create delicate shades of rose pink. She carries the British tradition of ingénue evening wear on into the 1990s.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the desiger |
| Object history | Registered File number 1996/422. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Cathryn Avison's ethereal, layered silk ensemble with cutwork and embroidery is dyed in cochineal to create delicate shades of rose pink. Avinson trained at Cumbria College of Art and Design and then at the Royal College of Art in London. She established her own business with a Crafts Council grant in 1995-6 and became known for her delicate, embroidered and cutwork clothes in hand-dyed silk. As this delicate dress of chiffon and silk illustrates, Avinson carries forward the British tradition of ingénue evening wear. |
| Bibliographic reference | De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997
plate 63 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.127:1 to 4-1996 |
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| Record created | August 20, 2003 |
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