evening dress

Mary Quant, 1934



evening dress

Mary Quant 1934

Summary

Maxi dress in scarlet wool; princess line with narrow shoulder straps; highered waist with narrow bodice printed with black strips, with 3 decorative buttons, and edged with black lace; hem with diagonal quilting and black lace trim; woven label 'Mary Quant, London'. A model wearing this dress appeared in Tatler, November 1964,


Object Name

evening dress

Creators Name

Mary Quant

Date Created

1964

Dimensions

Hem circumference: 134cm
Hip: 91cm
Strap: 36cm
Waist to hem: 84cm
bust: 82cm
bustpoint to bustpoint: 18cm
nape to hem: 120cm
nape to waist: 36cm
size 10:
waist to bustpoint: 16cm
waist: 71cm

accession number

2011.79

Place of creation

London

Medium

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