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Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress

1994 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

John Rocha injected drama into this simple, semi-opaque, slightly flared shift with two oversized blood-red poppies, painted front and back. The matching stole, with hand-rolled edges, provides an additional flourish.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Dress
  • Underdress
  • Scarf
Materials and techniques
Painted chiffon and organza
Brief description
Painted chiffon dress, silk knit underdress, and organza stole, designed by John Rocha, Great Britain, 1994
Physical description
White chiffon dress painted with a red poppy design, white silk knit underdress, and white organza stole with the poppy design.
Gallery label
John Rocha injected drama into this simple, semi-opaque, slightly flared shift with two oversized blood-red poppies, painted front and back. The matching stole, with hand-rolled edges, provides an additional flourish.(1997)
Credit line
Given by the designer
Summary
John Rocha injected drama into this simple, semi-opaque, slightly flared shift with two oversized blood-red poppies, painted front and back. The matching stole, with hand-rolled edges, provides an additional flourish.
Collection
Accession number
T.20:1 to 3-1997

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2003
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