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Tragedy Design, Melbourne (manufacturer)
Steven Bruton (designer)
Tape measure dress 1994
tape measures, zipper
142.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1994
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Tape measure dress
1994
Medium
tape measures, zipper
Measurements
142.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1994
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, inside centre back, woven in black on white: Tragedy
Accession Number
CT443-1994
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Long dress with V front neckline made from 93/94 tape measures, the outside of the dress printed with the British measurement unit and the inside with the Metric measurement unit, the brass end of the tape measure line up down the centre front forming a vertical line disguising the front zipper fastener and creating a contrast to the horizontal lines of tape measures which are seamed at 7 vertical points, leaving slight gaps horizontally.