Evening gown
Designer
Zandra Rhodes
(born 1940)
1973
Off-white silk chiffon and peach satin
Gift of Valerie Markwood
Object number82.77.1
Zandra Rhodes began her career studying textile design at Medway College of Art and later the Royal College of Art. Her unconventional textiles shocked British manufacturers, and so Rhodes began creating her own garments to suit her fabric designs during the late 1960s. She considers her screen-printed “Lilies of the Field” design, shown here, to be among her best work.
DescriptionOff white silk chiffon gown printed (painted silk screened) peach, orange and white abstract floral print and designer's signature, LILLIES OF THE FIELD...; coordinating peach satin sash and pink taffeta half slip.Collections
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