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Evening dress

MAGG, Melbourne (fashion house), Zara HOLT (chief designer)
Evening dress
 1963

Medium
silk, glass beads, plastic sequins

Measurements
118.0 cm (centre back) 44.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lady Nathan, 1973

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside centre back, woven in black on cream cotton: Magg / MELBOURNE SYDNEY

Accession Number
D242-1973

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Pale pink silk full length dress with a scooped neckline, beaded overall on bodice and sleeves with imitation pearls, diamante, threaded sequins and glass droplets, high waistline (empire) trimmed with a beaded fringe, skirt decorated with an overall design of small bead clusters with a floating sequin and bead threaded loop, the border of the skirt is decorated with two borders of beadwork, short cap sleeves, fastening centre back with a zip fastener.

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