Evening dress

Evening dress
 1980

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk (jersey, chiffon)
Measurements
(a) 125.0 cm (centre back) 29.5 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 107.0 cm (centre back) 29.0 cm (waist, flat) (petticoat)
(c) 107.7 × 346.0 cm (wrap)
(d) 251.5 × 252.5 cm (scarf)
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
(a) label, inner left seamline, woven in black on white satin: GRÈS / PARIS
Accession Number
2015.632.a-d
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
© Grès, Paris
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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Gallery location
Not on display

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