The University for the Creative Arts (UCA) has launched a digital archive of work by celebrated British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes at:
zandrarhodes.ucreative.ac.uk<http://zandrarhodes.ucreative.ac.uk/>
The collection was launched by Joanna Lumley at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London on Tuesday 26 March 2013.
Researchers and students from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) have worked alongside Zandra Rhodes to painstakingly prepare, photograph, and catalogue 500 dresses and garments selected from the designer's private archive, including pieces worn by icons such as Princess Diana, Jackie Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, and Diana Ross.
The project has not only catalogued these designs for future generations but also created contextual learning materials which explore her creative processes and production techniques, through video interviews, video tutorials, and exquisite drawings.
Zandra Rhodes studied at one of UCA's founder colleges, the Medway College of Design, and became UCA's first Chancellor in 2010.
The Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection has been made available online for non-commercial use in learning, teaching, and research worldwide, and the project was funded by a grant from Jisc.
See the press release on the UCA website at:
http://www.ucreative.ac.uk/news/2013/march/joanna-lumley
See the project in action in the ITV news report at:
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2012-07-09/zandras-iconic-outfits-out-of-the-closet/
To find out more about how the digital collection was created, see the project blog at:
http://zandrarhodesarchive.wordpress.com<http://zandrarhodesarchive.wordpress.com/>
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