Dress

Description

Dress of printed silk with grid and fruit motif and with gold sheen. Thin silk shell, knee-length or shorter. Thin beaded band straps (made of wire with small amber tubular, flattened, and faceted spherical beads), sleeveless. Empire waist. Slight sweetheart neckline. Neckline and waist with beaded fringe. Background is of a dark peach/mauve with overlaid gridwork of pale yellow bars printed with flower heads and leave in reds, browns, blues, and yellow. Each diamond of the grid contains a red and yellow/gold pair of cherries or a red, blue, cream, and gold paisley motif. Lined in a pink silk(?). Center-back … continued below

Physical Description

1 dress

Creation Information

Oldham, Todd Spring 1998.

Context

This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Texas Fashion Collection and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 14 times. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Designer

  • Oldham, Todd Oldham, Todd (b. Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, 1961 - )

Donor

  • Oldham, Todd Oldham, Todd (b. Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, 1961 - )

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Description

Dress of printed silk with grid and fruit motif and with gold sheen. Thin silk shell, knee-length or shorter. Thin beaded band straps (made of wire with small amber tubular, flattened, and faceted spherical beads), sleeveless. Empire waist. Slight sweetheart neckline. Neckline and waist with beaded fringe. Background is of a dark peach/mauve with overlaid gridwork of pale yellow bars printed with flower heads and leave in reds, browns, blues, and yellow. Each diamond of the grid contains a red and yellow/gold pair of cherries or a red, blue, cream, and gold paisley motif. Lined in a pink silk(?). Center-back zipper.

Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Todd Oldham"
Size label attached to lower edge of designer's label: "Petite"
Care tag at inside lower side seam: "Dry Clean / Only"
Origin tag at inside lower side seam: "Made / In USA"

Physical Description

1 dress

Notes

Same dress modeled during Spring Summer 1998 New York Fashion Week on 4 November 1997, Getty Images; also Spring Summer 1998 collection on Todd Oldham Studio archive/website

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Texas Fashion Collection

The UNT Texas Fashion Collection is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion, and serves as an educational and inspirational resource for students, researchers, and the general public. This vital resource is part of the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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Creation Date

  • Spring 1998

Coverage Date

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • April 24, 2020, 6:03 a.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Oct. 21, 2022, 3:53 a.m.

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Oldham, Todd. Dress, physical object, Spring 1998; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637132/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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