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Singlet, loincloth and hat

Singlet, loincloth and hat
 1993

Medium
cotton (jersey, denim), leather, rubber, metal (fastenings)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Gallery location
Not on display
 

About this work

Singlet, loincloth, and hat typifies Gaultier’s continual reworking of the classic Breton stripe in endless widths, materials and embellishments. Gaultier has identified with the figure of the sailor since childhood, from a fascination with Popeye to the archetype of the sailor as rebellious outsider. In this work, Gaultier playfully questions gender and eroticism, drawing on the masculine sailor archetype as the hyper-sexualised gay symbol.

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton (jersey, denim), leather, rubber, metal (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 56.5 cm (centre back) 43.0 cm (waist, flat) (singlet)
(b) 26.5 cm (centre back) 40.0 cm (waist, flat) (loincloth)
(c) 7.0 cm (height) 21.0 cm (width) 62.0 cm (outer circumference) (hat)
Place/s of Execution
France
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline outer, woven in silver on black synthetic fabric: (skull and crossbones) Gaultier Jean’s (skull and crossbones)
(b) label, right back waistline, embossed metal: GAULTIER JEAN’S / PARIS
(c) label, centre front sideband, woven in black on orange synthetic fabric: Gaultier / Jean’s
Accession Number
2024.972.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
Gallery location
Not on display

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