THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD. An original dress by iconic British fashion designer Ossie Clark, print by cult textile designer Celia Birtwell. Designed and produced in 1968. Print dresign: Michaelmass Daisy. Signature three tier full length dress design with wonderful print by cult textile designer Celia Birtwell. This dress is in good vintage (worn) condition and feels very glamorous and sensual on. Full bell sleeves, maxi length, deep plunge neck line and open back detail. Signature shoulder yoke complete with pads, fully lined, label in the back neck. Size 10, 19070's 10, so smaller than todays size. Measurements to follow or on request. Lots more photos of the dress on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/moozlehome/sets/72157627159620879/ Quote from the V&A website who hosted a retrospective of Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwell designs From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s Ossie Clark dressed the famous and fashionable in unabashed show-stoppers. His most productive period coincided with London's most magical, optimistic, rule-breaking decade. It was a decade in which fashion, photography, music and the cult of personality converged. Ossie Clark was first recognised as a design talent at the age of 23 when British Vogue singled him out in their August 1965 issue. Throughout the next decade his designs represented the best of London fashion. Since then, however, Clark's glamorous lifestyle and tragic death in 1996 have overshadowed his importance as a designer. This display is a reminder of his singular talent. It shows his facility with diverse materials, his impressive cutting skills and the extraordinarily productive collaboration between Clark and his wife, the textile designer Celia Birtwell. Please see this site for comparitive prices http://www.celiabirtwell.com/products-page/fashion/vintage/new-ossie-clark-for-radley-maxi-smock-dress/ further information http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1250_ossieclark/designs/
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