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Evening dress

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house), Alexander McQUEEN (designer)
Evening dress
 2006 {Sarabande collection, spring-summer 2007}

Medium
polyester (lace, lining), lycra, synthetic fibre (padding), silk (satin), diamantés, metal (fastenings)

Measurements
(a) 80.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 2.0 × 86.0 cm (belt)

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

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Italy

Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven (vertically) in white on grey cotton: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN / MADE IN ITALY
label, centre back neckline, woven in white on grey cotton: 38
(b) label, centre back, woven in white on grey cotton: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN / MADE IN ITALY
label, centre back, woven (vertically) in white on grey cotton: 38

Accession Number
2021.98.a-b

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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