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She required an extensive wardrobe for the many formal dinners and state functions that she had to attend.  She dressed exclusively at the French couturier Jacques Fath (1912-54).  \r\n\r\nIn 1949, Lady Alexandra commissioned one of Fath's most popular designs of the season, but requested that it be made up in her husband's family tartan.  She purchased the hand-woven and naturally-dyed fabric from Scotland herself.  The design features typical Fath motifs such as a flying panel at the back and decorative buttons and bows.\r\n\r\nLady Alexandra wore this dress frequently, especially to lunch, and accessorised it with a black hat and pearls.","physicalDescription":"Day dress of green woollen tartan in blue, black and yellow. It has a high neck with a band collar. The front of the dress has a right flap, overlapping left cut diagonally from shoulder to waist and is secured in place by black petersham flat bow threaded through top left. It has long sleeves with an underarm gusset, tapering to the wrist with a zipper fastening.\r\n\r\nThe skirt is of an A-line shape with folds of material at the back left, secured in place by buttons and button-holes, and sewn through a couple of layers. A further fold hides the extension of the centre back zipper into the skirt, attached to the waistline with a hook and eye. There is a pocket on the right side of the front of skirt. The skirt is lined with black net and grey silk to the waist. 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The Johnston tartan was made in Scotland, using natural colours as synthetic dye made the yellow too bright. \r\n\r\nDress: woollen tartan, lined with net and silk\r\nHat: velvet\r\n\r\nGiven by Lady Dacre\r\nV&A: T.180, 270A-1974","date":{"text":"22/09/2007","earliest":"2007-09-22","latest":"2007-09-22"}}],"partNumbers":["T.180-1974"],"accessionNumberNum":"180","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1974,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-01-01","recordCreationDate":"2006-01-11","availableToBook":true}}