Dress
Hardy Amies · 1969–70
Hardy Amies
- Tailoring
- Patterned daywear
Hardy Amies was a British designer whose museum holdings encompass more than formal eveningwear. This selection brings together a patterned dress from 1969–70 and leather trousers dated to the 1970s.
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Dress
1969–70
Amies's 1969–70 dress places small repeated motifs above and below an emphatic belt. Long sleeves and a relatively simple outline let the change in pattern dominate. The Met records wool, hemp and metal, retaining an unusually specific material combination for this garment at the boundary of two decades.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs. John Morley Goodwillie, 1978
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Skirt suit
1947 · V&A collection
Worsted lined with silk, pewter.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Hardy Amies
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Evening dress
1953 · V&A collection
Silk crêpe seersucker over silk satin-backed crêpe, boned.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Evening dress
1961 · V&A collection
Satin trimmed with velvet, and nylon, lined with net, metal and boned.
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Coat
1947-1948 · V&A collection
Wool, lined with silk crêpe, horsehair, metal.
©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Hardy Amies/Alice CamusArchive pieces, grouped by date
2 pieces1969–70
1 piece · Season not recorded
1970s
1 piece · Season not recorded
Trousers
Hardy Amies · 1970s
About Hardy Amies
Their different materials and proportions allow a close comparison of surface, waist treatment and tailoring across distinct parts of a modern wardrobe.