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Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Skirtmid-1980s

Not on view
Textile skirt with red waistband and asymmetrical handkerchief hem, hand-painted with colorful London landmark illustrations and hand-lettered text including 'Buckingham' and 'NING ST'
Textile artwork shaped like an open postcard or letter, with hand-stitched Cyrillic script text on both halves, a drawn postage stamp depicting a profile portrait in the upper right, and a London postmark. Colorful fabric borders visible along the edges, with a red fabric tab at top center.
Painted fabric panel with bold outlines depicting four London landmarks in bright sections: Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square (purple), Buckingham Palace (blue and yellow), London Bridge (amber), and Downing Street (multicolor), with a central circular emblem showing a castle tower and Union Jack flag. Handwritten labels identify each scene.
Designer
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
Morocco, active France, born 1949
Design House
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac
France, founded 1978
Title
Skirt
Place Made
France
Date Made
mid-1980s
Medium
Silk gazar; hand-painted
Dimensions
Center back length: 22 1/4 in. (56.52 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Cathy Bachrach
Accession Number
M.2006.30
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles