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Dress

Dress
 1976 {autumn-winter 1976–77}

Medium
silk, metal (fastenings)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018
© Grès, Paris
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk, metal (fastenings)
Measurements
135.0 cm (centre back) 46.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Accession Number
2018.1585
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2018
© Grès, Paris
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Black silk dress formed from a single-shoulder columnar sheath that extends on the right hand side into a large balloon sleeve that gathers at the wrist. A further length of fabric extends from the wrist to form a large wrap that drapes over the other shoulder. Fastens with a short zip and metal hook and eyes at the side.

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