Dress
1996
Medium
synthetic fabric (jersey), metal
Measurements
(a) 151.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 22.0 × 36.5 × 3.0 cm (g-string)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Fashion and Textiles, 2018
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
During Tom Ford’s tenure as Gucci’s creative director, his collections and advertising campaigns were sexually charged and intentionally provocative, inspired by the glamour and decadence of New York’s Studio 54 nightclub. With its plunging neckline and strategic cut-outs, this dress is representative of Ford’s sensuous minimalism. It also recalls the jersey dresses produced by celebrated American designer Roy Halston in the 1970s.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(a) label, inside centre back neckline, woven in white on black synthetic fabric: GUCCI / MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2018.259.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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