Airmail dress

Description

Paper dress or 'Airmail' dress made from white tyvek material, printed with a patten resembling airmail envelopes in red and blue and the fold lines of the dress, the dress folds up to fit inside an envelope and was produced in a limited edition of c. 200, designed by Hussein Chalayan and produced by Artomatic, British, 1999.

Museum reference

K.2015.4

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Dress

Production information

Chalayan, Hussein, 1970 (b.), Designer
London, England, Northern Europe
Artomatic, Manufacturer
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

1999

Materials

Polyester, Cotton

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland