Terms and conditions of use
Dress
(c. 2000)
- Medium
- viscose (jersey), leather, metal (fastenings)
- Measurements
- 140.0 cm (centre back) 28.0 cm (waist, flat)
- Place/s of Execution
- Italy
- Inscription
- label, centre back neckline, woven in cream on black acetate: GUCCI
label, centre back neckline, woven in cream on black acetate: Made in Italy - Accession Number
- 2024.41
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Olga Kononchuk, 2024 - Gallery location
- Level 3, NGV International
- About this work
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Founded by Guccio Gucci as a travel and luxury equestrian leather goods retailer, Gucci is today a leading fashion house with a focus on artisanal excellence and innovative design. During the mid 1990s Gucci gained a reputation for bold glamour and sensational runway presentations under the direction of American designer Tom Ford. In 1995 Ford, who was initially employed to oversee Gucci’s ready-to-wear division five years earlier, became the first person outside the Gucci family to hold the position of creative director. This figure-hugging black jersey dress from the turn of the millennium is emblematic of his alluring design approach.