Dress
Production date
1972
Description
Long full skirted, pale green patterned dress featuring repetitive head and shoulder portraits of a young woman within a floral framework of lavender and green. Sleeveless with a low neckline surrounded by a cape-like collar. Skirt has pale blue taffeta lining.
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Object detail
Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
1972
Subject person
Classification
Collection
Credit line
Voile
material
bought
at
Houghton's.
Would
have
been
worn
with
very
high
heels,
likely
platforms.
Dress
designed
and
made
by
Pam
Darney
to
wear
to
a
dance.
She
made
dresses
for
dances
very
frequently
as
didn't
tend
to
wear
them
more
than
once.
Pam Darney designed and made many of her dresses. She based her clothes on the European designers in Vogue. She used the photos to draw up her own designs to work from. She was never formally trained but learnt from her Grandmother, who was a tailor, on her treadle sewing machine.
Pam Darney designed and made many of her dresses. She based her clothes on the European designers in Vogue. She used the photos to draw up her own designs to work from. She was never formally trained but learnt from her Grandmother, who was a tailor, on her treadle sewing machine.
Accession number
A92.771
Collection type
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