Striped Silk Beaded Dress
DesignerDesigned by
Bill Gibb
(New Pitsligo, Scotland, 1943 - 1988)
Datec.1976
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk, metallic braid and beads
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsBust: 78cm
Waist: 62cm
Length: 110cm
Waist: 62cm
Length: 110cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2016 by Christiane Gerrard.
Copyright© Bill Gibb Trust (2022)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS093642
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The neck of the dress features a daring low cut V at the front and a slit at the back, which fastens at the top. The sleeves are capped and the bodice is quite fitted fro which a slightly full skirt is attached.
Bill Gibb has used a number of ways to embellish this dress. Firstly he has used the striped fabric vertically for the skirt and part of the bodice and horizontally in panels also on the bodice. Secondly there is a mock smocking crimped horizontal band running around the skirt below the waist. Thirdly there is beaded decoration on the bodice in the form of a flower design and fourthly all the bodice and skirt edges are edged with a narrow gold braid.
The dress is a typical example of how Bill Gibb liked to create elegant drama with his designs by using contrasting decoration, for example flowers on top of stripes. It shows perfectly his preoccupation with mixing pattern, texture, design and colour in ways that other designers did not do at the time.
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This dress is a typical example of Gibb's preoccupation of mixing pattern, texture, design and colour in a way others designers of the time didn't
