Coat
2015 {spring-summer 2015}
Medium
polyester nylon, polyester (satin), silk (satin), polyester cotton (netting), silk (tulle), pvc, conch shells, acrylic resin, nylon (lace), silk cotton (cord), cotton, glass (beads), metal (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 95.5 cm (centre back) 61.0 cm (sleeve length) (coat)
(b) 201.0 cm (centre back) 50.0 cm (waist, flat) (bustle)
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
Ever-present in John Galliano’s 2015 spring–summer Artisanal collection is his understanding and execution of historical tailoring and construction. Look 10, a dramatic floor-sweeping coat, reinterprets familiar features of his graduate collection such as the coin-covered buttons and highwayman collar. Galliano also references cavalry and military aesthetics in the cut of the coat while playfully embellishing the work with Second World War and nineteenth-century solider figurines, creating an uncanny landscape in miniature.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in black on white cotton: (two rows of numbers)
Accession Number
2023.724.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles