Dress
Brand
Twiggy London Girl
1966
Synthetic jersey and white cotton
Museum purchase
Object number2017.20.1
This mini-dress was part of a product line by British teenage model Twiggy, so nicknamed due to her skinny, twig-like frame. The short, A-line construction plays on the silhouette many designers were working with during the 1960s to “free” wearers from the heavily structured styles the previous decade. Twiggy came to embody the increasingly thin, youthful ideal of the ’60s and remains a key reference in debates about body image.
DescriptionSynthetic jersey sleeveless A-line mini dress in blue, pink, orange, white psychedelic flower print, white knit at high waist, cotton trim at waist and scoop necklineCollections
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