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Suit

Suit
 1995 {Fin de Siècle/1940s Latino Lover collection, spring-summer 1995}

Medium
cotton, gouache, plastic, metal and nylon (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

Jean Paul Gaultier described his 1995 collection as encompassing a century of fashion: ‘You have to mix up the decades to achieve a modern silhouette’. Gaultier is constantly transforming fashion and design, subverting the norms of dress through androgyny, transgression and timeless exuberance.

Artwork Details

Medium
cotton, gouache, plastic, metal and nylon (fastenings)
Measurements
(a) 80.5 cm (centre back) 66.0 cm (sleeve, length) (jacket)
(b) 52.0 cm (centre back) 42.0 cm (waist, flat) (waistcoat)
(c) 120.0 cm (outer leg) 41.0 cm (waist, flat) (pants)
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(a) label, front right, woven in green on black acetate: Jean Paul / GAULTIER / HOMME / 50 / DRYCLEANING ONLY MADE IN ITALY
(b) label, front neckline, woven in green on black acetate: Jean Paul / GAULTIER / HOMME / 50 / DRYCLEANING ONLY / MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2024.975.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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