Suit
1999 {Surrealist collection, spring-summer 1999}
Medium
wool, silk, metal (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 37.0 cm (centre back) 58.0 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 110.0 cm (outer leg) 35.0 cm (waist flat) (trousers)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2023
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
The Surrealist collection was considered a landmark in fashion history, celebrated for its audacious and theatrical brilliance. The back-to-front suit is one of the John Galliano’s most iconic designs for Dior. A white example was famously worn by Celine Dion to the Academy Awards in 1999.
Artwork Details
Inscription
(a) label, left seamline, woven (vertically) in black on white polyester: Christian Dior / HAUTE COUTURE / PARIS
(b) label, right seamline, woven (vertically) in black on white polyester: Christian Dior / HAUTE COUTURE / PARIS
Accession Number
2023.329.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles