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Wedding dress

LE LOUVRE, Melbourne (fashion house)
Wedding dress
 1972

Medium
silk

Measurements
170.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Georgina Weir, 1995

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Accession Number
1995.322

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
White silk taffeta full length dress, with 28 covered buttons and loops down the centre front, juliet style sleeves, and an unusual buttoned down collar, a slight train with three blind tucks, fitted at the back with a waist tie.

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