Top and skirt
(1980s)
Medium
silk (taffeta, velvet), synthetic fabric, plastic (rhinestones), metal (fastening)
Measurements
(a) 92.5 cm (centre back) 54.5 cm (sleeve length) (top)
(b) 69.8 cm (centre back) 34.5 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Jenny Port in memory of Marguerita Wu, 2019
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Australia
Inscription
(a) label, left side back, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: VANESSA LEYONHJELM
Accession Number
2019.693.a-b
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
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