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Giorgio di Sant’Angelo · spring/summer 1970
Giorgio di Sant’Angelo
- Wrapping and layering
- Counterculture dress
- Stretch fabrics
Giorgio di Sant’Angelo entered fashion through plastic jewelry before developing clothes associated with the late-1960s and 1970s counterculture. Drawing on varied dress traditions, he used wrapping, layering and tying to create natural silhouettes.
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spring/summer 1970
Wrapping, ties and layered textiles give the ensemble its expansive silhouette.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Summer of Jane and Cinderella
early 1971 · V&A collection
Lycra, spandex, synthetic chiffon.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Ensemble
early 1969 · V&A collection
Cotton, synthetic jersey, glass beads, paillettes, silk cord.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Dress
mid 1970 · V&A collection
Cotton.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Printed silk coat from an ensemble
1975 · V&A collection
Synthetic chiffon, spandex jersey.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 piecespring/summer 1970
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About Giorgio di Sant’Angelo
Later stretch-fabric designs continued his interest in clothing shaped around the body rather than conventional rigid tailoring.