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MARTIN GRANT STUDIOS, Melbourne (fashion house), Martin GRANT (designer)
Shirt
 (c. 1986)

Medium
polyester, mother-of-pearl

Measurements
81.5 cm (centre back) 61.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Robert Buckingham, 2007

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, centre back neck, woven in red on blue acetate: MARTIN GRANT

Accession Number
2007.551

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
Purple polyester satin men's shirt, fastening at centre front with mother-of-pearl buttons. The centre front panels are cut shorter than the rest of the shirt. Revealing vertical splits from yoke to hem are placed at both side front and centre back seams, then caught halfway up with a button.

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