Evening Dress
Winter 1995 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This dramatic outfit, by the designer Idol, was specially created for the Christmas window display at Liberty, the department store in Regent Street, London. Made in 1995, it was inspired by Medieval and Renaissance dress. The print is contemporary, yet harmonises perfectly with the theatrical and historical mood. The overdress has a shirred, high waist and an immensely full skirt is supported by multi-layered tulle petticoats. The beadwork is inspired by Uzbekistani craftsmanship.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
|
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk velvet with smocking and beading, and machine-lace and tulle |
| Brief description | Printed silk velvet evening overdress with a machine-lace skirt, designed by Idol for Liberty & Co. Ltd., Great Britain, 1995 |
| Physical description | Scarlet printed silk velvet evening overdress with smocking and beading, and a gold machine-lace skirt with a supporting tulle petticoat. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Gallery label | Specially created for display in Liberty's Christmas windows, this dramatic outift was inspired by Medieval and Renaissance dress. The print is utterly contemporary, yet harmonises perfectly with the theatrical and historical mood. The overdress has a shirred, high waist and an immensely full skirt is supported by multi-layered tulle petticoats. The beadwork is inspired by Uzbekistani craftsmanship.(1997) |
| Credit line | Given by the designers |
| Production | Christmas Collection 1995 Reason For Production: Commission |
| Summary | This dramatic outfit, by the designer Idol, was specially created for the Christmas window display at Liberty, the department store in Regent Street, London. Made in 1995, it was inspired by Medieval and Renaissance dress. The print is contemporary, yet harmonises perfectly with the theatrical and historical mood. The overdress has a shirred, high waist and an immensely full skirt is supported by multi-layered tulle petticoats. The beadwork is inspired by Uzbekistani craftsmanship. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.12:1, 2-1997 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | October 1, 2003 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
