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Cocktail dress

Cocktail dress
 1954 {winter 1954-55}

Medium
silk (taffeta, moire), metal (fastening)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
© Givenchy, Paris
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk (taffeta, moire), metal (fastening)
Measurements
117.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist flat)
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
none
Accession Number
2015.627
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
© Givenchy, Paris
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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