Anne Tyrrell for John Marks | Spring 1977 Collection Grecian Midnight Blue Wrap Maxi Gown | UK 8-10
History
Anne Tyrrell for John Marks | Spring 1977 Collection Grecian Midnight Blue Wrap Maxi Gown | UK 8-10
Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 1960, Anne Tyrrell MBE enjoyed decades of success both as a fashion and interior designer and as visiting professor and Honorary Fellow at the Royal College of Art, London.
Having understudied as a pattern cutter, the launch of her own label ‘Anne Tyrrell at John Marks’ in the mid 1960s was a instant hit with international fashion fairs such as the Pret-A-Porter in Paris, and soon became a brand leader in the international dress and evening wear fields of Europe, USA, Canada and the United Kingdom.
After winning the ‘Womenswear Designer of the Year Award’ in 1980, Anne later established her London-based design consultancy named ‘Anne Tyrrell Design’, equipped with an in-house team of highly qualified designers and former Art College undergraduates.
The consultancy went on to provide a worldwide service to the textile, fashion and lifestyle industry through companies such as Next Retail, British Rail, Nike, IWS, View From, House of Fraser, The Orient Express, JCB, The Limited, Cotswold Collections, Virgin, Royal Ascot, John Lewis, Mitsubishi Corporation, Bamford & Sons, London Underground and many more besides.
In 2001, Anne was elected as Fellow of the Chartered Society of Designers, before being awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2008, while in 2013, the Norwich University of Art awarded Anne an alumna of NUA, along with an Honorary Doctorate for services to the British Fashion Industry.
At the 2014 Graduate Fashion Week Awards, Anne also received ‘The Lifetime Achievement Award’ from Hilary Alexandra, in recognition of her contribution to UK fashion and design over 50 years.
Description
Anne Tyrrell for John Marks | Spring 1977 Collection Grecian Midnight Blue Wrap Maxi Gown | UK 8-10
Holiday bound? This dress brings to mind the Aegean Sea, its coasts and islands. Sun soaked, sand washed, a simple design, floaty, feminine, elegantly beautiful – perfect for balmy evenings sat beneath terracotta sky’s.
As seen here on our instagram feed……
This beautiful dress is part of a large collection of Anne Tyrrell’s Estate which have been preserved, unseen, since the late 1970s. This item has no label as it was a custom made item. A truly rare and collectable find. See here for more information.
Details
Designer Anne Tyrrell
Fabric 100% Polyester
Size No Label present but would fit UK 8-10
Alterations None
Condition
Mint (see condition chart)
Imperfections None
Measurements
Measured flat without stretching (please double bust, hips, waist, for complete size)
Waist 10-15″ (wrap style dress with stretch panel to front section, so can be adjusted up to a 30″ waist in total)
Bust (at widest point) 12 -17″ (wrap style dress with stretch panel to front section, so can be adjusted up to a 34″ bust)
Hips Full
Length (waistband to hem) 54″
Sweep 100″
Hem 1cm
Additional Information
Mannequin is UK 8-10 | Bust 31.5″ | Waist 24″ | Hips 34.5″
The dress was pinned for photography purposes