Poodle dress, gemstone underwear and fishnet
2015 {autumn-winter, Dreams and Screams collection 2015}
- Medium
- silk, plastic (sequins), elastic
- Measurements
- (a) 142.7 cm (centre front) 61.0 cm (sleeve length) (poodle dress)
(b) 31.5 × 31.5 cm (gemstone underwear)
(c) 107.5 × 32.0 cm (fishnet) - Place/s of Execution
- Indonesia
- Accession Number
- 2016.5.a-c
- Department
- Australian Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2016
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This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest - Gallery location
- Gallery 17
Level 3, NGV Australia - About this work
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Here, Di$count Univer$e presents an anthropomorphised punk version of the poodle, challenging the often feminised depiction of the popular breed. When this collection was presented on the runway, the models were accompanied by fluffy white poodles dressed up in glam-rock fetish attire. The contradiction between traditional ideas of the poodle and the version we see here shows the ways in which humans can project their personal tastes onto their pets.