Zandra Rhodes: a Unique 'Indian Feather Border' Print Apron Dress New York and 'Indian Feathers' Collection, Autumn-Winter 1970-71 Blush pink and midnight blue Rayon velvet apron dress screen-printed with 'Indian Feather Border' print, the bodice and apron edged with lemon yellow dyed turkey feathers and turquoise velvet ribbon, Sample label Approximate measurements: shoulder 15' (excluding feathers), hips 18', length 58' Footnotes: Provenance From the Zandra Rhodes Archive All proceeds will go to the Zandra Rhodes Foundation. On a trip to New York in 1970, Zandra Rhodes was taken by friends to visit the Museum of the American Indian (now the National Museum of the American Indian) where she was 'knocked out with the intricacy of the beautiful feathers and the way they had used dyed porcupine quills as beads.' This porcupine quillwork made her think of the intricate detailing of Tudor samplers with stumpwork embroidery, and she felt that the intricacy was just as amazing. At the museum she sketched drawings of the feather headdresses and the embroidery. When she returned to her studio in London, she developed these feathers into a print design in which they looked as though they were sewn on with cross-stitches. Zandra Rhodes discussing the New York and 'Indian Feathers' collection This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing