Zandra Rhodes

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).

英国时装设计师桑德拉·罗德斯（Zandra Rhodes，1940-）因其设计流程中蕴含的独特艺术研究性创作路径，将自身的礼服作品定义为“艺术创作（Works of Art）”。本研究项目的构想起源于由Jisc资助的桑德拉·罗德斯数字研究馆藏项目（2011-2013年）。时任数字编目员的玛丽-泰雷兹对伦敦桑德拉·罗德斯档案馆内的馆藏材料开展调研，以辅助礼服馆藏的著录工作。此次调研推动了项目额外材料的数字化工作，其中包含“风格手册（Style Bibles）”与“纺织品设计手册（Textile Design Bibles）”。创意艺术大学（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。研究过程中还参考了桑德拉·罗德斯档案馆中的其他馆藏资源，包括：剪报簿（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·罗德斯和弗朗西斯·迪普洛克的座谈交流，以及全面的文献综述，也为本研究提供了重要支撑。本研究的方法论细节可参见该期刊论文，以及本文件组附带的富文本格式（Rich Text Format）文档。