Anne Tyrrell for John Marks Late 1970s Silver Jelly Fish Maxi Dress
History
Anne Tyrrell for John Marks Late 1970s Silver Jelly Fish Maxi Dress
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
Curves, lines, waves and ripples. This dress is a silvery dream from the award winning British designer Anne Tyrrell. Perfectly fluid and part of a series of relaxed, floaty maxi style dresses to wow at any event, with ease and comfort. Effortlessly chic!
Details
Designer Anne Tyrrell
Fabric Polyester
Size Label has faded but will fit UK 10/12 as VERY stretchy material
Alterations None
Condition
Excellent (see condition chart)
Imperfections Some of the inner plastic fixings to the ‘Jellyfish’ effect ripples and waves are visible . Label has faded, however this is part of the Anne Tyrrell Estate Sale and is a documented item.
Measurements
Measured flat without stretching (please double for complete size)
Neckline Opening 8″
Shoulder To Shoulder (across back) FREE due to cut
Bust (at widest point) FREE due to cut
Under Bust (at widest point) 14″
Waist 18″
Hips 23″
Length (collar to hem) 61″
Sleeve Length (underarm to cuff) 10″
Sleeve Length (collar to cuff) 19.5″
Sweep 120″
Additional Information
Mannequin is UK 8-10 | Bust 31.5″ | Waist 24″ | Hips 34.5″
The dress was not pinned for photography purposes