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High bushland dress

ROMANCE WAS BORN, Sydney (fashion house), Anna PLUNKETT (designer), Luke SALES (designer)
High bushland dress
 2015
autumn-winter, Bush Magic collection

Medium
silk, polyester (ribbon), metal

Measurements
(a) 149.0 cm (centre front) 32.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 184.0 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm (belt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales

Inscription
label, vertical centre back neckline, woven in rainbow gradient on black cotton: ‘Romance was Born’

Accession Number
2015.170.a-b

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

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