Object: Dress
Designer:
Anne Valerie Hash
(born 1971)
Date: Fall/Winter 2007-2008
Medium: Brown wool tweed and grey cotton
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Anne Valerie Hash
Object number: 2014.47.1
DescriptionBrown wool tweed dress made from recycled men's pants with waistband at bateau neckline; light grey short sleeves with pleated cap and frayed hem
Label Text:This dress was remade from a pair of man’s trousers. Rather than disguising the garment’s origins, Anne Valérie Hash left the original waistband intact and converted the pocket linings into sleeves. The result is contemporary and experimental, but it is also reminiscent of “make do and mend” techniques prevalent during the World War II era.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion Unraveled