Ribbon skirt

Description

Skirt of open weave silk ribbons. The floor-length skirt is created of loosely woven silk ribbons of yellow, red, blue, green, pink, orange, brown, white, and black, forming a lattice or trellis. It gathers into the orange waistband, which has a single hook-and-eye closure, and is unlined. No labels in garment.

Physical Description

1 skirt

Creation Information

Oldham, Todd Spring 1996.

Context

This physical object is part of the collection entitled: Texas Fashion Collection and was provided by the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 38 times. More information about this object can be viewed below.

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Designer

  • Oldham, Todd Oldham, Todd (b. Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, 1961 - )

Donor

  • Oldham, Todd Oldham, Todd (b. Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, 1961 - )

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Description

Skirt of open weave silk ribbons. The floor-length skirt is created of loosely woven silk ribbons of yellow, red, blue, green, pink, orange, brown, white, and black, forming a lattice or trellis. It gathers into the orange waistband, which has a single hook-and-eye closure, and is unlined.

No labels in garment.

Physical Description

1 skirt

Notes

From Todd Oldham label for RISD exhibition "All of Everything": Satin ribbons were hand woven in my factory. Each pattern piece was woven to size on top of a tricot warp-knit fusible lining, which helped lock the ribbons together but allowed the edges to move and hinge.

Dated Fall 1996 at time of donation

Same fabric shown in Spring Summer 1996 New York Fashion Week on 7 November 1995, Getty Images

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Texas Fashion Collection

The UNT Texas Fashion Collection is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion, and serves as an educational and inspirational resource for students, researchers, and the general public. This vital resource is part of the UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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Creation Date

  • Spring 1996

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Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • April 24, 2020, 6:03 a.m.

Description Last Updated

  • June 2, 2021, 10:59 p.m.

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Oldham, Todd. Ribbon skirt, physical object, Spring 1996; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1637076/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT College of Visual Arts + Design.

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