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Todd Oldham

Brooch Dress

Description

Maker

Todd Oldham (American, b. 1961), designer
Todd Oldham (American), design label

Title

Brooch Dress

Year

Fall 1996

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Center back length: 73 cm (28 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Todd Oldham

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Todd Oldham Studio

Object Number

2014.90.26

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

All of Everything
Todd Oldham Fashion
Apr 08, 2016 – Sep 11, 2016

Label copy

During a trip to a flea market, I came across a huge pile of rubber centrifugal casting molds. Without knowing what the castings were, I bought them and had them all recast at my studio. My best guess was that the molds were from a jewelry caster and probably from the 1950s. We recombined the castings in new combinations, then hand set thousands of Swarovski crystals. Here we chose a very thick wool crepe for the ground, so it would to be able to hold up the hundreds of jewelry pieces that cover the entire dress.

Todd Oldham

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Todd Oldham (American, b. 1961), designer
Todd Oldham (American), design label
Brooch Dress, Fall 1996
Dress with hand-molded Swarovski crystal jewelry
Center back length: 73 cm (28 3/4 inches)
Gift of the Todd Oldham Studio 2014.90.26

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