GRÈS, Paris (couture house), Madame GRÈS (designer)
Cocktail dress
1952 {spring-summer 1952–53}

Medium
silk (jersey), metal (fastenings)

Measurements
125.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2023

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Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, centre front seamline, woven (vertically) in red on cream cotton: MADE IN FRANCE
label, centre front seamline, woven (vertically) in white on black silk: GRÈS / 1 RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS

Accession Number
2023.171

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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GRÈS, Paris (couture house), Madame GRÈS (designer)
Cocktail dress
1952 {spring-summer 1952–53}