Airmail, dress
1999
Medium
polyethylene (Tyvek), stickers
Measurements
(a) 114.0 cm (centre back) 49.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
(b) 18.0 × 27.0 cm (sticker sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift Program, 2024
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Edition
ed. 121/200
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, printed in blue ink on polyethylene: Hussein Chalayan / 121/200
Accession Number
2024.1054.a-b
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
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