Deux rares ensembles de Bill Gibb, 1967
Estimation 250 $ - 400 $
Vente le 20/06/2023
Couleur bleu, brun, magenta, rouge, blanc, ivoire, beige
Dimensions busts 86 cm – 34 in
Nom de la vente The Mr Steven Philip Collection (part 1) & Passion for Fashion
Lot 281
Maison de vente Kerry Taylor
Pays Royaume-Uni
Description du catalogue
both bearing ’Alice Paul, designed by Elphinstone Gibb’ labels, comprising: an ivory and beige patterned tweed coat, zip-fronted short-sleeved dress and matching beret; the other a blue cotton dress printed in magenta and brown scrolling patterns, with matching beret, busts 86cm, 34in; together with a thank-you letter from Kathleen Franklin for loaning the clothes, dated 09.12.1977 (6)From the wardrobe of the late Alice Campbell, who worked as the TV Times picture editor during the 1970s and 80s. She went on to work on the ’Clothes Show’ TV programme as picture editor in the 80s. She loved fashion and was an avid collector of clothes, mid-century furniture and housewares.Alice Paul was located on Abingdon Road, Kensington, just across the road from Barbara Hulanicki’s Biba emporium. It was Gibb’s first commercial enterprise after he graduated from Saint Martins and continued his studies under Janey Ironside at the Royal College of Art. He left the college to enter into business with sisters Annie and Alice Russell. These outfits were borrowed back by Bill Gibb in 1977 for a ten-year retrospective of his work. They are the earliest known extant Bill Gibb garments. The business faltered and so Bill Gibb and his close friend Kaffe Fassett with just £100 between them took a Greyhound bus and explored America for three months. By 1969 Gibb was heavily featured in British Vogue and his business took off.