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Jean Paul Gaultier, Paris (fashion house)
Jean Paul Gaultier (designer)
Top and kilt 2004 {Tattoos/Raw and Refined collection, spring-summer 2004}
polyester elastane, cotton (knit), metal and plastic (fastenings)
(a) 59.5 cm (centre back) 41.5 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 48.5 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
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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Top and kilt
2004
Tattoos/Raw and Refined collection, spring-summer 2004
Medium
polyester elastane, cotton (knit), metal and plastic (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 59.5 cm (centre back) 41.5 cm (waist, flat) (top)
(b) 48.5 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)
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
Jean Paul Gaultier’s 1994 spring–summer collection featured a cacophony of design references, including eighteenthcentury silhouettes in denim, corsetry, Joan of Arc–style armour, punkish graffiti prints, and a tattoo-currency motif (echoing one that Martin Margiela, a former protégé of Gaultier, showed in 1989). Incorporating Indian and African references, the work reflects Gaultier’s interest in global cultures and the type of postmodern sampling and referencing that characterised fashion in the 1990s.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in green on black acetate: Jean Paul / GAUTIER / MAILLE / MADE IN ITALY
(b) label, centre back waistline, printed in ink on white linen (crown) (star) (outward-facing arrows) / Paris
label, centre back waistline, woven in green on black acetate: Jean Paul / GAUTIER / HOMME / 50 / DRY CLEANING ONLY / MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2024.974.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles