Orange Flower Dress
Datelate 1960s - early 1970s
Object NameDress
Mediumstretch nylon
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
Dimensions70 x 146 x 88cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2003 by Mrs Anne Logan.
Copyright© Anne and Laura Brand (2008)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS067022
About MeOrange nylon floor-length gown with full-length flared sleeves, and A-line skirt.Here clever use has been made of this stunning dip-dyed fabric for this dress. The fabric also contains a silver lurex thread through it creating shimmer: perfect for the stage. Anne has added decoration to the dress in the form of large appliquéd flower motifs trimmed with bugle beads, sequins and diamanté beads.
Worn as a stage outfit for performances by Anne Logan (neé Brand) and her sister, Laura, who regularly sang together on 'The White Heather Club'. The dress dates to the late ninteen-sixties or early ninteen-seventies.
More About Me
Dress made and worn by sisters Anne and Laura Brand for their stage performances on The White Heather Club, a BBC TV Scottish variety show, which aired from 1958-1968.
1920s Or 1918/1919
Early 1890s and 1910
