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Evening dress

GRÈS, Paris (couture house), Madame GRÈS (designer)
Evening dress
 1976 {autumn-winter 1976–77}

Medium
silk (jersey, organza)

Measurements
164.0 cm (centre back) 27.8 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 left back seam, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: GRÈS / 1 / RUE / DE LA / PAIX / PARIS

Accession Number
2015.631

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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