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Shorts

KONKA BRAND (fashion house), Sara THORN (designer), Bruce SLORACH (designer)
Shorts
 1994

Medium
cotton

Measurements
74.0 cm (outer leg) 39.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1997

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside centre back waist, woven in red, green and white on black polyester: Konka / BRAND

Accession Number
1997.40

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Knee length shorts in pale green cotton drill fabric, with fly zip and popper fastening. There are five belt loops at the waist, three pockets at the front and a cloth 'KONKA' label attached to the front and the back below the waistband. On the proper right hem there is a machine embroidery in grey, of a hand with thumb and forefinger touching below a letter 'K'.

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