Dressing Up, Dressing Down

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Object Name: evening dress

Artist/Maker: Quant, Mary
Role in production: Designer
Place of Creation: Europe, London, England
Date: 1963 = 1964

Accession Number: 1995.116
Credit: Manchester City Galleries

Physical Description

Medium / Material

wool
jersey
knitted

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Technique

Description

full-length dress in ginger jersey with wide boat neckline trimmed with a broad band of maroon and cream jersey; matching bands at hem and wrists. Princess, A-line with seams at sides, cf and cb (with long 20 in zip); bust darts. Unlined. Labels cb neck; "Pure new wool, jersey bonded to acetate" and "Mary Quant's Ginger Group"

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Depth: 52 inches

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