{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O73817"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73817/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AP3346/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2006AP3346/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"low","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2006AP3346","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2006AP3345","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2012FK4541","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":null},"record":{"systemNumber":"O73817","accessionNumber":"T.250&A-1989","objectType":"Evening dress","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"This is a black evening dress in a highly textured polyester. It was designed by Caroline Charles in 1989 using a fabric made by the Italian company Bogliani & Dossi. The fabric is cut in such a way that the deep striations run horizontally on the sleeveless, long-line bodice and vertically on the short, tiered skirt.An oversized black jersey halo hat is designed to be worn with this evening dress.","physicalDescription":"Dress of machine-sewn polyester cotton and jersey hat.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Charles, Caroline","id":"A7373"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"AAT25190"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Bogliani & Dossi","id":"A39307"},"association":{"text":"textile manufacturer","id":"x40315"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"polyester cotton","id":"x30059"},{"text":"straw","id":"AAT11908"},{"text":"jersey","id":"x40212"}],"techniques":[{"text":"machine sewing","id":"AAT257463"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Machine-sewn polyester cotton, straw and jersey","categories":[{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"},{"text":"Evening wear","id":"THES48999"},{"text":"Hats and headwear","id":"THES48943"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006AP3346","2006AP3345","2012FK4541"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"004","id":"THES326364"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"010","id":"THES307533"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Hat","id":""}],[{"text":"Dress","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""},{"place":{"text":"Italy","id":"x28927"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"fabric"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1989","earliest":"1989-01-01","latest":"1989-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by the designer","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Diameter","value":"32","unit":"cm","qualifier":"approx","date":{"text":"05/09/2025","earliest":"2025-09-05","latest":"2025-09-05"},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"14","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"05/09/2025","earliest":"2025-09-05","latest":"2025-09-05"},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Registered File number 1989/925.\r\nThe polyester was created by the Italian company Bogliani & Dossi.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Evening dress of machine-sewn polyester cotton and jersey and straw hat, designed by Caroline Charles, London, 1989","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Mendes, Valerie. <u>Black In Fashion</u>. London: V&A Publications, 1999."}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.250A-1989","T.250-1989"],"accessionNumberNum":"250","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1989,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Hat","Dress"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-19","recordCreationDate":"2003-02-04","availableToBook":true}}