April 22, 2024
Very rare 1960s Kiki Byrne mod heavy linen mini dress UK 8 contemporary of Quant
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Very rare cream heavy linen mini dress by Kiki Byrne, a contemporary of Mary Quant's - this is an early example of her work and very collectible. It's a UK 8, and zips up the back. In very good condition considering its age. Kiki Byrne originally worked for Mary Quant then set up her own boutique in the Kings Road. The fab website Vintage A Peel says, 'There's not a great deal of information out there on Kiki Byrne, but only a fool would underestimate her importance. Her King's Road boutique Glass and Black was contemporaneous to Mary Quant's Bazaar, and the few references around are extremely fond and complimentary about her clothing. She was heavily involved in the Chelsea scene in the Sixties, and her partner was iconic graphic designer Robert Brownjohn. Virginia Ironside's book 'Chelsea Girl' references Byrne's boutique thus: We stumbled up the Kings Road back home. We looked, as usual, in Sportique and Kiki Byrne and said how pretty the clothes were, and was Kiki Byrne better than Bazaar.'
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