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Hostess dress

GRÈS, Paris (couture house), Madame GRÈS (designer)
Hostess dress
 (c. 1948-1949)

Medium
silk (ottoman), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
153.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 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

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
label inside centre back neckline, woven in black on cream cotton: GRÈS / 1. RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS
label, inside left back, woven in red on white synthetic fabric: MADE IN FRANCE

Accession Number
2015.629

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

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