Clothing Ensemble
1967 (designed), 1973 (made)
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Mary Quant was a regular visitor to the V&A's Fashion Collection. She was particularly excited by children's clothes and Edwardian underwear. This calico shorts outfit, complete with mob cap, mixes nostalgia with modernity. It is an example of the brief late 1960s fashion for outfits which resembled baby clothes. This took the idea of looking young to extremes.
The designer wrote 'There was a time when every girl under twenty yearned to look like an experienced, sophisticated thirty...All this is in reverse with a vengeance now. Suddenly every girl with a hope of getting away with it is aiming not only to look under voting age but under the age of consent.' Quant on Quant, 1966.
The designer wrote 'There was a time when every girl under twenty yearned to look like an experienced, sophisticated thirty...All this is in reverse with a vengeance now. Suddenly every girl with a hope of getting away with it is aiming not only to look under voting age but under the age of consent.' Quant on Quant, 1966.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Unbleached calico and broderie anglaise |
| Brief description | Ensemble. 1967. Unbleached calico smock, shorts, mob-cap and sandals by Quant, Mary. London. |
| Physical description | Unbleached calico ensemble trimmed with broderie anglaise. Mob-cap, micro-mini smock dress, and shorts. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Gallery label | Mary Quant was a regular visitor to the V&A's Dress Collection and was particularly excited by children's clothes and Edwardian underwear. This hot pants outfit, complete with mob cap, mixes nostalgia (suggesting Kate Greenaway's romanticised illustrations of children) with modernity.(1997) |
| Production | Remade 1973 Reason For Production: Retail |
| Summary | Mary Quant was a regular visitor to the V&A's Fashion Collection. She was particularly excited by children's clothes and Edwardian underwear. This calico shorts outfit, complete with mob cap, mixes nostalgia with modernity. It is an example of the brief late 1960s fashion for outfits which resembled baby clothes. This took the idea of looking young to extremes. The designer wrote 'There was a time when every girl under twenty yearned to look like an experienced, sophisticated thirty...All this is in reverse with a vengeance now. Suddenly every girl with a hope of getting away with it is aiming not only to look under voting age but under the age of consent.' Quant on Quant, 1966. |
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| Accession number | T.112&A-D-1976 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2003 |
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