1960s Paper Dress with Rocket Motif
Description
Paper dress from London Paper Dresses Ltd. It is a blend of 75% rayon and 25% nylon. The rocket on the dress is a Mercury Atlas Rocket. These were the first manned American space flights. There is a Velcro closure on the left shoulder. Shoes - HCT. 1986.1.128ab
Source
HCT.1985.0.4
Date
1968
Provenance
This dress was one in a series of five designed by artist Harry Gordon for London Paper Dresses Ltd. The five poster dress designs included the 'Mystic Eye Dress', 'Giant Rocket Dress', 'Rose Dress', 'Pussy Cat Dress' and 'Hand Dress'. They were released in 1968.
Design Elements
A-Line Dress, Trapeze Silhouette
Fiber/Fabric Information
fiber content=Nylon, Rayon
Decade
1960-1969
Color
Black, Gray, Off-white
Files
Collection
Citation
“1960s Paper Dress with Rocket Motif,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed December 26, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/2101.
Item Relations
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