Dress
1957 (made)
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Horrockses were famous for their full-skirted summer dresses in boldly patterned, floral printed cottons. Designs with roses were particularly popular. Horrockses dresses were sold in department stores and boutiques throughout Britian: Mrs. Spencer bought this dress in Cambridge.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed cotton |
| Brief description | Printed cotton dress, made by Horrockses Fashions, London, 1957 |
| Physical description | Printed cotton summer dress. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Worn and given by Mrs Pamela M. Spencer |
| Summary | Horrockses were famous for their full-skirted summer dresses in boldly patterned, floral printed cottons. Designs with roses were particularly popular. Horrockses dresses were sold in department stores and boutiques throughout Britian: Mrs. Spencer bought this dress in Cambridge. |
| Bibliographic reference | Christine Bodyell, Horrockses' Fashions: Off-the-Peg Style in the '40s and '50s (London: V&A Publishing, 2010), p.162, pl. 4.21 |
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| Accession number | T.673-1996 |
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| Record created | August 27, 2003 |
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