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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Object record

Monochrome dress

2014

Materials

Merino wool, organza and jersey with wool embroidery

House / label

Rahul Mishra

Collection

Lotus Effect — 2014

Archive reference

Victoria and Albert Museum · IS.10-2015

Behind the design

This Lotus Effect dress belongs to the collection that won Mishra the 2014 International Woolmark Prize. Hand embroidery turns a lotus into an urban landscape, drawing on M. C. Escher’s optical transformations.

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