Dress
fall/winter 1972–73
Materials
silk
House / label
Zandra Rhodes
Collection
Lily · fall/winter 1972–73
Archive reference
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 138345
Behind the design
Rhodes combined her Field of Lilies and Reverse Lily prints across this flowing silk chiffon dress. Handwritten phrases mingle with stylized flowers and leaves, turning the fabric into both image and text. The Lily collection was her first to introduce calligraphic elements, while the print itself helped determine the garment’s construction.



