Evening dress, 1972
Bellville Sassoon
silk
Bellville Sassoon are most famous for their glamorous evening gowns, which were both commercially successful and popular with the fashion press. A feeling of romantic luxury ran through every design. Sassoon claims: 'Glamour has always been my genre.'
When creating the 1972 couture collection, David Sassoon took inspiration from the colours and silhouettes of traditional Chinese garments. This asymmetric dress was a hit with the press, and featured in Vogue in April 1972.*
From the exhibition
Fashion City
(October 2023 – July 2024)
How Jewish Londoners shaped global style
For the first time, this exhibition uncovered the major contribution of Jewish designers in making London an iconic fashion city.
Fashion City shone a light on the Jewish fashion makers who became leaders in their industries and founded retail chains still on the high street today. And also dressed the rich and famous: David Bowie, Princess Diana and Mick Jagger – to name just a few.
Key industry figures were featured, like wedding dress designer Netty Spiegel, milliner Otto Lucas, the iconic Mr Fish and legendary David Sassoon. These stories were brought to life by fashion and textiles, oral histories, objects and photography
[*London Museum]
Taken at Museum of London Docklands
Evening dress, 1972
Bellville Sassoon
silk
Bellville Sassoon are most famous for their glamorous evening gowns, which were both commercially successful and popular with the fashion press. A feeling of romantic luxury ran through every design. Sassoon claims: 'Glamour has always been my genre.'
When creating the 1972 couture collection, David Sassoon took inspiration from the colours and silhouettes of traditional Chinese garments. This asymmetric dress was a hit with the press, and featured in Vogue in April 1972.*
From the exhibition
Fashion City
(October 2023 – July 2024)
How Jewish Londoners shaped global style
For the first time, this exhibition uncovered the major contribution of Jewish designers in making London an iconic fashion city.
Fashion City shone a light on the Jewish fashion makers who became leaders in their industries and founded retail chains still on the high street today. And also dressed the rich and famous: David Bowie, Princess Diana and Mick Jagger – to name just a few.
Key industry figures were featured, like wedding dress designer Netty Spiegel, milliner Otto Lucas, the iconic Mr Fish and legendary David Sassoon. These stories were brought to life by fashion and textiles, oral histories, objects and photography
[*London Museum]
Taken at Museum of London Docklands