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JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Paris (fashion house), Jean Paul GAULTIER (designer)
Dress
 1996

Medium
polyester

Measurements
131.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024

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Gallery location
Not on display

 

About this work

Jean Paul Gaultier considers the body to be the foundation of his work and a recurrent source of inspiration for designs that materialise as second skins. Through his exploration of trompe-l’oeil, Gaultier disrupts ideas of gender and ideal body shapes.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Italy

Inscription
label, centre back neckline, printed in red and black on pink synthetic fabric: JP. JEAN’S / MODELE ECLUSIF FABRIQUE PAR NEO RES / COLLECTION No / 0004

Accession Number
2024.962

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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