Zandra Rhodes' Works of Art 1979-87

The British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes (1940 - ) uses the term ‘Works of Art’ to describe her dresses due to the unique artistic research design process involved. The idea for this research project originated during the Jisc-funded Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection project (2011-13). As Digital Cataloguer, Marie-Therese investigated materials in the Zandra Rhodes Archives in London to assist with describing the dress collections. This led to the digitisation of additional material for the project including the Style Bibles and the Textile Design Bibles. The UCA Research Fund provided Marie-Therese with a small grant to write a journal article investigating Zandra Rhodes’ Works of Art in the 1980s. Additional materials were consulted in the Zandra Rhodes Archives including: press books (UK and international magazine and newspaper clippings), postcards, posters and fashion show invitations. The research was also informed by conversations with Zandra Rhodes and Frances Diplock at the Studio and an extensive literature review. More details of the research methodology are provided in the journal article and in this fileset group in an accompanying document (Rich Text Format).英国时尚设计师桑德拉·罗德斯（Zandra Rhodes，1940-）因其设计过程中采用了独特的艺术研究性设计路径，将其设计的成衣作品称为“艺术创作（Works of Art）”。本研究项目的构思起源于受Jisc资助的“桑德拉·罗德斯数字研究馆藏项目（Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection project，2011-2013）”。时任数字编目员的玛丽-泰雷兹（Marie-Therese）对伦敦的桑德拉·罗德斯档案中的相关物料进行调研，以协助梳理该品牌的成衣馆藏。此次调研推动了项目额外物料的数字化工作，其中包括“风格手册（Style Bibles）”与“面料设计手册（Textile Design Bibles）”。UCA研究基金为玛丽-泰雷兹提供了小额资助，用于撰写一篇探讨20世纪80年代桑德拉·罗德斯艺术创作作品的期刊论文。本次研究还参考了桑德拉·罗德斯档案中的其他馆藏物料，包括剪报册（涵盖英国及国际杂志与报纸剪报）、明信片、海报及时装秀邀请函。此外，与工作室的桑德拉·罗德斯及弗朗西斯·迪普洛克（Frances Diplock）的座谈交流，以及全面的文献综述工作，也为本次研究提供了重要支撑。有关研究方法论的更多细节，可参阅该期刊论文以及本文件组附带的富文本格式（Rich Text Format）文档。