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Evening ensemble

ISSEY MIYAKE, Tokyo (fashion house), Issey MIYAKE (designer)
Evening ensemble
 (early 1980s)

Medium
acrylic

Measurements
(a) 82.0 cm (centre back) 50.5 cm (sleeve length) (top)
(b) 11.3 × 146.0 cm (belt)
(c) 119.0 cm (outer leg) 37.5 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Roslyn Boyar, 2017

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Japan

Inscription
(a) label, centre back, woven in red on white synthetic fabric: issey miyake

Accession Number
2017.244.a-c

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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