Collection Online
Evening gown
Medium
acetate, metal thread (lamé)
Measurements
(a) 119.0 cm (centre back) 27.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 3.5 × 77.0 cm (belt)
(c) 112.0 cm (centre back) 27.5 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in black on white acetate: LUDLOW Model
Accession Number
2011.533.a-c
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Peggy Stone in memory of the artist, 2011
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Gold lamé halter neck evening dress with belted waist and floor length full skirt. Neck strap has two raised lapels, and the bodice features geometric seam lines and two raised flaps from the bust. The dress has a low cut back with a separate petticoat and fastens at the centre back with zip.