Not on display

Evening Dress

1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Conran, Jasper (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Black silk and viscose devoré velvet high-waisted and bias-cut evening dress with a gentle flare.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Evening dress
Materials and techniques
Silk and viscose devoré velvet
Silk (Textile)
Viscose
Devoré (Technique)
Velvet
Brief description
Silk and viscose devoré velvet evening dress, designed by Jasper Conran, Great Britain, 1996
Physical description
Black silk and viscose devoré velvet high-waisted and bias-cut evening dress with a gentle flare.
Gallery label
(1997)
Jasper Conran is famed for his uncompromising use of black for both day and evening wear. This svelte, high-waisted, bias-cut dress flares gently to the hem. The black-on-black devoré design is in a powerful foliate pattern specially composed by Jasper Conran. Maximum effect is achieved by contrasting the matt black with the deeper black pile.
Credit line
Given by the designer
Bibliographic reference
De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.527-1996

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Record createdAugust 20, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O83547/evening-dress-conran-jasper/
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