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Todd Oldham

Turban Dress

Description

Maker

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

Title

Turban Dress

Year

Spring 1998

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Center back length: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Todd Oldham

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Todd Oldham Studio

Object Number

2014.90.5

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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

Label copy

This dress is from a series based on a taxi driver’s turban that was coming undone. It is as though you are wrapped in one ribbon and tied at the bust. The patterns are a hybrid of ancient Japanese embroidery patterns and preppy hair ribbons. The thread is silk and cotton. Many of the pearls and beads nestled in the thread work are hundreds of years old, as my embroideries were made at a 400-year-old Indian wedding-sari company that kept a supply of antique materials. This dress is 100% covered in thread work, very expensive and very time-consuming work not often done today.

Todd Oldham

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Todd Oldham (American, b. 1961), designer
Todd Oldham (American), design label
Turban Dress, Spring 1998
Dress with embroidery and beads
Center back length: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Todd Oldham Studio 2014.90.5

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