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Dress

Dress
 2009 {Plato's Atlantis collection, spring-summer 2010}

Medium
silk (chiffon, organza), leather (suede), synthetic fibre, silk (satin), plastic (boning), metal (fastenings), plastic (buttons)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2021
© Alexander McQueen
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk (chiffon, organza), leather (suede), synthetic fibre, silk (satin), plastic (boning), metal (fastenings), plastic (buttons)
Measurements
(a) 76.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 43.0 cm (centre back) 29.5 cm (waist, flat) (corset)
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(a) label, left side back, woven in white on grey cotton: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN / MADE IN ITALY
label, left side back, woven (vertically) in white on grey cotton: 38
(b) label, left side back, printed in ink on white synthetic fabric: ALEXANDER / MCQUEEN / PRESS SAMPLE / 76- 78 Clerkenwell Road London ECIM 5QA / T: +44 20 7017 8200 F: +44 20 7017 8271
inscribed in fibre-tipped pen: SHU / PEI
Accession Number
2021.100.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2021
© Alexander McQueen
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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