Variable Sheets/Optical Shift
Dress
1965 (made)
1965 (made)
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Dress with zipped panels of plastic (PVC). Geometric decoration, the dress is a shift shape, and the bodice is made of black PVC. The skirt section is made of large brightly-coloured square panels of PVC joined together with zips.
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Title | Variable Sheets/Optical Shift (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Plastic (PVC) and metal zips |
Brief description | Dress with zipped panels of plastic 'Variable Sheets/Optical Shift', designed by Stephen Willats, Great Britain, 1965 |
Physical description | Dress with zipped panels of plastic (PVC). Geometric decoration, the dress is a shift shape, and the bodice is made of black PVC. The skirt section is made of large brightly-coloured square panels of PVC joined together with zips. |
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Credit line | Purchase. |
Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 1990/2350. |
Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
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Accession number | T.19-1991 |
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Record created | November 7, 2003 |
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