Skirt
ca. 1970 (made)
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Gina Fratini used a melange of ethnographic and historical references for her romantic collections. This Slav-inspired, layered ensemble features boldly coloured and patterned fabrics. Featured in Vogue, styled with bright red shoes and stockings, it was described as a "frogged wallpaper print surcoat opening on a tucked strawberry wool crepe tunic and magnificent Liberty wool skirt, full and braided."
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed wool and braided |
| Brief description | Wool skirt with a Liberty print, designed by Gina Fratini, London, ca. 1970 |
| Physical description | Wool skirt with a Liberty print in shades of red, black, and brown, and edged in black braiding. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Gallery label | Gina Fratini used a melange of ethnographic and historical references for her romantic collections. This Slav-inspired, layered ensemble features boldly coloured and patterned fabrics. Featured in Vogue, styled with bright red shoes and stockings, it was described as a "frogged wallpaper print surcoat opening on a tucked strawberry wool crepe tunic and magnificent Liberty wool skirt, full and braided."(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Registered File number 1990/1385. Part of an outfit T.276 to D-1990 and was featured in Vogue magazine. Modelled by the actress Britt Ekland, it was described as a 'frogged wallpaper print surcoat opening on a tucked strawberry wool crepe tunic and magnificent Liberty wool skirt, full and braided.' The outfit was priced at £76.10s and was available from Harrods, Campus in Edinburgh, and Dorothy Rowley in Walsall. |
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| Summary | Gina Fratini used a melange of ethnographic and historical references for her romantic collections. This Slav-inspired, layered ensemble features boldly coloured and patterned fabrics. Featured in Vogue, styled with bright red shoes and stockings, it was described as a "frogged wallpaper print surcoat opening on a tucked strawberry wool crepe tunic and magnificent Liberty wool skirt, full and braided." |
| Bibliographic reference | De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997. p.97
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| Accession number | T.276-1990 |
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| Record created | September 4, 2003 |
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