Installation view of <em>Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse</em> at NGV International<br/> © Alexander McQueen
Installation view of Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse at NGV International
© Alexander McQueen
Collection

Fashion & Textiles

The Fashion and Textiles collection encompasses historical and contemporary fashion and textiles. The collection is ambitious in scope and celebrates fashion and textiles as an important form of cultural expression that reflects and responds to contemporary life.

Curators

Katie Somerville
Senior Curator, Fashion & Textiles

Danielle Whitfield
Curator, Fashion & Textiles

Charlotte Botica
Curatorial Project Officer, Fashion & Textiles

Current and Upcoming Exhibitions

NGV International

Kimono

4 Jun – 5 Oct 25, ticketed
NGV Touring

Floribunda

Until 20 Jul, free entry
NGV Australia

Martin Grant

Until 26 Jan 2026, ticketed
The Campbell-Pretty Fashion Research Collection

Acquired by the NGV from 2015 with the support of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty, in memory of her late husband Harold Campbell-Pretty, The Campbell-Pretty Fashion Research Collection is an acknowledgment of the growing importance of archival resources within museums today.

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Collection Highlights

EGYPT, Coptic<br/> <em>Tunic</em> 5th century CE-7th century CE (detail)<br /> wool, linen<br /> 117.5 cm (centre back) 146.5 cm (width)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1964<br /> 1296-D5<br /> <!--44860--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/44860"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> EGYPT, Coptic
Tunic
 5th century CE-7th century CE (FRANCE)<br/> <em>Coat and waistcoat</em> (c. 1775) (detail)<br /> silk, linen, wool, metal<br /> (a) 112.7 cm (centre back) 73.3 cm (sleeve length) (frockcoat) (b) 54.6 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (waistcoat)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Felton Bequest, 1958<br /> 1792.a-b-D4<br /> <!--43979--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/43979"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> (FRANCE)
Coat and waistcoat
 (c. 1775) MISS SCOTT, Brisbane (dressmaker)<br /> Margaret SCOTT (dressmaker)<br/> <em>Afternoon dress</em> (c. 1878) (detail)<br /> silk, cotton, metal, baleen<br /> 188.0 cm (centre back) 27.0 cm (waist, flat)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Mr J. D. Oswald, 1970<br /> D55-1970<br /> <!--45256--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/45256"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> MISS SCOTT, Brisbane (dressmaker) Margaret SCOTT (dressmaker)
Afternoon dress
 (c. 1878) THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK, London (manufacturer)<br /> William MORRIS (designer)<br /> Edward BURNE-JONES (designer)<br/> <em>Poesis</em> (c. 1880) <!-- (recto) --><br /> wool, cotton<br /> 204.0 x 103.7 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Miss Flora MacDonald Anderson and Mrs Ethel Elizabeth Ogilvy Lumsden, Founder Benefactors, 1992<br /> CT1-1992<br /> <!--51245--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/51245"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> THE ROYAL SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK, London (manufacturer) William MORRIS (designer) Edward BURNE-JONES (designer)
Poesis
 (c. 1880) Michael O'CONNELL<br/> <em>Tablecloth</em> 1933 <!-- (recto) --><br /> block printed linen<br /> 91.5 x 86.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Kathleen Montgomery, 1988<br /> CT46-1988<br /> © Michael O'Connell/DACS, London. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia <!--48706--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/48706"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Michael O'CONNELL
Tablecloth
 1933 LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house)<br /> Pat RODGERS (designer)<br/> <em>Cocktail dress</em> (c. 1955) (detail)<br /> silk, wool, cotton, metal, acetate<br /> 116.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Mr J. O. Wicking, 1999<br /> 1999.448<br /> <!--59776--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/59776"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> LA PETITE, Melbourne (fashion house) Pat RODGERS (designer)
Cocktail dress
 (c. 1955) FLAMINGO PARK, Sydney (fashion house)<br /> Linda JACKSON (designer)<br/> <em>Outfit</em> 1975 (detail)<br /> cotton, metal<br /> (a) 112.0 cm (centre back) 31.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 5.0 x 114.0 cm (belt) (c) 90.0 cm (centre back) 41.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat) (d)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2014<br /> 2014.678<br /> © Linda Jackson/Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney <!--113313--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/113313"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> FLAMINGO PARK, Sydney (fashion house) Linda JACKSON (designer)
Outfit
 1975 ISSEY MIYAKE, Tokyo (fashion house)<br /> Issey MIYAKE (designer)<br/> <em>Bustier</em> 1980-1981 {autumn-winter 1980–81} <!-- (front view) --><br /> metal, opaque synthetic polymer resin, polyester<br /> 39.0 x 18.0 x 34.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1996<br /> 1996.102<br /> © Miyake Design Studio <!--57618--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/57618"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> ISSEY MIYAKE, Tokyo (fashion house) Issey MIYAKE (designer)
Bustier
 1980-1981 {autumn-winter 1980–81} <br/><br/>



PRADA, Milan (fashion house)<br /> Miuccia PRADA (designer)<br/> <em>Coat</em> 2014 {spring-summer 2014} (detail)<br /> wool, viscose, polyester, glass (beads), sequins, metal (fastenings), silk (lining)<br /> 101.5 cm (centre back) 56.5 cm (sleeve length)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by the Bertocchi family, 2014<br /> 2014.490<br /> © Prada, Milan <!--113409--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/113409"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> PRADA, Milan (fashion house) Miuccia PRADA (designer)
Coat
 2014 {spring-summer 2014}

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The Prada dress Fashion Illustration with Angie Réhe The Gucci coat Fashion Illustration with Angie Réhe The Dior shoe Fashion Illustration with Angie Réhe An Interview with Michael Schmidt Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse

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Baguette, bag

Danielle Whitfield

 Maison Martin Margiela Bodice and Dress and apron

Charlotte Botica

 A dance of materials: between the organic and inorganic in Iris van Herpen’s fashion

Dr Anneke Smelik

 Dress and coat, spring–summer 2014

Katie Somerville