Coat
1985 {The ludic game collection, autumn-winter 1985–86}
Medium
screenprinted cotton (flannelette), plastic (buttons)
Measurements
158.0 cm (centre back) 70.0 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2023
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Created for John Galliano’s first commercial collection, this coat alludes to the flat pattern-cutting techniques of kimono construction. For this collection, Galliano was inspired by Angela Carter’s 1984 novel Nights at the Circus and its heroine, Sophie Fevvers, who is half bird and half woman. The vulture print featured throughout the collection was designed by Galliano’s fellow Central Saint Martin’s student Luiven Rivas-Sanchez, who has since designed textiles for Christian Lacroix and Jasper Conran.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
label, centre back neckline, woven in blue on purple polyester: John / Galliano / LONDON / MADE IN BRITAIN
Accession Number
2023.712
Department
International Fashion and Textiles