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MADELEINE VIONNET, Paris (fashion house), Madeleine VIONNET (designer)
Slip
 (c. 1935)

Medium
silk

Measurements
132.0 cm (centre back) 34.5 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dominique Sirop, 2018

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, inside proper right side seam, woven in red on cream cotton: Madeleine Vionnet

Accession Number
2017.1348

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Cream bias-cut full length slip with horizontal gathered neckline featuring soft frill and wide shoulder straps.

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