Look 25, ballgown

Look 25, ballgown
 2014 {autumn-winter 2014–15}

Gallery location
Gallery 16
Level 3, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton, metal thread (jacquard), silk (tafetta), polyester (tulle), plastic (boning), metal (fastenings)
Measurements
137.0 cm (centre back) 31.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
label, left back, woven in red on blue polyester: MARTIN GRANT / paris
Accession Number
2023.495
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2023
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Gallery 16
Level 3, NGV Australia

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