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Granny dress

BIBA, London (fashion house), Barbara HULANICKI (designer)
Granny dress
 (c. 1968)

Medium
cotton voile

Measurements
139.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Joanna Motion, 1996

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
label, centre back, woven in gold on black synthetic fabric: BIBA

Accession Number
1996.120

Department
International 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
The granny dress in a dark green and beige floral pattern is an Edwardian style, with a high choker collar, bishop sleeves and fastening down the front with twenty-five covered buttons.

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