Great wave, mini dress
(Iso laine)
(1965)
Medium
screenprinted cotton
Measurements
77.0 cm (centre back) 61.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Roslyn Marshall, 1996
© MARIMEKKO, Helsinki/Maija ISOLA
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
In 1960 Annika Rimala became Marimekko’s chief fashion designer. She presented her first fashion show the following year, including fabrics designed by Oiva Toikka (see his glass designs at the other end of this exhibition). The colours and forms of Rimala’s 1960s designs were inspired by the era’s youth culture. Her designs were notable for their use of large-scale patterns, which she varied depending on the dress style: the shorter the dress the larger the pattern. Rimala tested her patterns in black and white and only added colour when certain that the pattern and style were compatible.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Helsinki, Finland
Inscription
label, centre back, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: marimekko / SUOMI-FINLAND / 38
Accession Number
1996.595
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest