Evening dress
1935 {spring 1935}
Medium
silk
Measurements
115.5 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
label, inner waistband, woven in brown on ivory silk: ALIX (underlined) PARIS
Accession Number
2015.577
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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