Terms and conditions of use
Dress and overdress
2018 {autumn-winter 2018}
Medium
nylon, polyester, plastic, velcro
Measurements
(a) 108.0 cm (centre back) 37.0 cm (waist, flat) (overdress)
(b) 102.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Olga Kononchuk through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2020
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Known for her innovative, feminist and postmodern approach to design, Miuccia Prada is one of the most influential womenswear designers working today. This nylon dress and overdress demonstrates how Prada subverts conventional styles and ideas of beauty using eclectic and technologically advanced textiles. Evident in this work is the designer’s retro-futurist aesthetic and the interrogation of notions of good and bad taste, juxtaposing colours and material finishes that evince a deliberate tension.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(b) label centre back neckline, woven in black on blue polyester: PRADA / MILANO
Accession Number
2020.551.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles