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Opera House outfit

Opera House outfit
 1977

Medium
silk (taffeta), cotton, rayon
Measurements
(a) 86.0 cm (centre back) 69.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 69.5 cm (centre back) 27.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
(c) 116.0 cm (outer leg) 31.0 cm (waist, flat) (pants)
(d) 19.0 × 34.0 × 1.0 cm (bag)
(e) 21.0 × 34.5 × 1.0 cm (bag)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
(b) label, inner front hemline, printed (vertically) in black on white acetate: SYDNEY
printed in black on white acetate: LINDA JACKSON / FLAMINGO PARK
(c) label, centre back, woven red on white cotton: LINDA JACKSON FLAMINGO PARK
Accession Number
2010.302.a-e
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2010
© Linda Jackson/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Outfit comprising jacket, skirt and pants made of blue Indian silk with white silk taffeta appliqué and with two matching bags. (a) Swing-back 1950s-style jacket with shawl collar. Opera House motifs appliquéd in white taffeta. (b) Dirndl skirt lined with white rayon. Opera House motifs appliquéd in white taffeta. (c) Bias cut blue pants. (d) White cotton bag with top stitching with zip (e) White cotton bag with ‘Sydney’ in red cord appliqué. Reverse has two music notes appliquéd in black cotton.