Evening Dress
1974-1976 (made)
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This dress has the simple, flattering lines of a classic Ossie Clark design. Its flowing silhouette, waist-tie and deep décolletage suited women of most shapes and sizes. This style was very successful when the Radley label produced it. Radley made it in printed fabrics as well as a range of coloured crêpes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Moss crêpe |
| Brief description | Dress, black moss crêpe, designed by Ossie Clark for Radley, Great Britain, 1974-1976. |
| Physical description | Long-sleeved, full-length black moss crêpe dress. |
| Production type | Ready to wear |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'OSSIE CLARK / for radley' (Label in dress) |
| Credit line | Given by Valerie Mendes |
| Object history | A very popular design from Al Radley's wholesale/ready to wear range of Ossie Clark designs. This particular design was manufactured in various colours and fabrics (including chiffon, muslin, and cheesecloth) and sometimes even featured machine embroidery. It was produced from 1969 through to the mid 1970s, and was one of the staples of the line. The moss crepe fabric in this example is not quite as nice quality as earlier examples, the Deco style label also indicates a later date. (Daniel Milford-Cottam, 2009) Registered File number 1995/143. |
| Summary | This dress has the simple, flattering lines of a classic Ossie Clark design. Its flowing silhouette, waist-tie and deep décolletage suited women of most shapes and sizes. This style was very successful when the Radley label produced it. Radley made it in printed fabrics as well as a range of coloured crêpes. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.138-1995 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2003 |
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