Harry THURSTON (designer), Deborah LESER (textile artist), ACKO, London (manufacturer), CHARLES JOURDAN, Paris (fashion house)
Evening suit
1984
Medium
silk, cotton, plastic (velcro), nylon
Measurements
(a) 81.5 cm (centre back) 61.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 80.5 cm (centre back) 71.5 cm (sleeve length) (shirt)
(c) 105.0 cm (outer leg) 80.0 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
(d) 11.5 × 84.5 cm (bow tie)
(e) 6.0 × 96.0 cm (cummerbund)
(f) 25.0 × 27.0 cm (handkerchief)
(g-h) 28.0 × 28.0 cm (each) (socks)
(i-j) 9.5 × 9.5 × 28.0 cm (each) (shoes)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Miss June McCallum, 1985
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales; London, England; Paris, France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in white on black silk: Harry Thurston / SYDNEY
(b) label, centre back neckline, woven in yellow on cream acetate: AKCO
(c) label, centre back waistband, woven in white on black silk: Harry Thurston / SYDNEY
(f) label, lower left edge, printed in black ink: (...illeg.)
(g-h) label, woven in white on black nylon along sole: fil a ecosse
(i-j) label, woven in white on green cotton: MADE IN ITALY (vertically) / J PARIS / CHARLES JOURDAN / Monsieur label
embossed on sole: MADE IN ITALY / CJ
Accession Number
CT31.a-j-1985
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles