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Design

1972 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Collage design for a dress in a psychedelic style. 'Maxi' dress with full skirt in lime green with patches in pink and red.

This design was made by the artist for the Diploma Show at the Central School of Art in 1972. David Exley worked as a free-lance designer for Warner Fabrics during the 1970s and 1980s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, coloured chalks and felt-tip pen with collage
Brief description
Fashion illustration of a woman in a psychedelic patterned dress by David Exely, Pencil, coloured chalks and felt-tip pen with collage, England, 1972
Physical description
A fashion illustration of a woman in a maxi dress, in a psychedelic style, with full skirt in lime green with patches in pink and red.
Dimensions
  • Length: 35.6cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Style
Object history
This design, along with five others in the Department of Prints and Drawings (E.1490-1495-1991), was made by the artist for the Diploma show at the Central School of Art in 1972. Examples of his work can also be found in the Collection of Textiles and Fashion.
Subject depicted
Summary
Collage design for a dress in a psychedelic style. 'Maxi' dress with full skirt in lime green with patches in pink and red.

This design was made by the artist for the Diploma Show at the Central School of Art in 1972. David Exley worked as a free-lance designer for Warner Fabrics during the 1970s and 1980s.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991
Collection
Accession number
E.1490-1991

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
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