Shirt
1996 {spring-summer, Pin up Boys collection}
Medium
printed silk, shell (buttons)
Measurements
79.0 cm (centre back) 64.0 cm (sleeve length)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Ron Ramsey, 1998
© Jean Paul Gaultier
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
label, inside centre back, woven in red and grey polyester on black polyester: Jean Paul / GAULTIER / CLASSIQUE / Paris / MADE IN ITALY
label, inside centre front, woven in red and black polyester on cream polyester: Modele No 500
Accession Number
1998.217
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
Men's silk shirt printed in contrasting black and yellow dot and square pattern, depicting a naked male torso. The front of the figure is depicted on the front shirt panel and sleeves, the man's back on the centre back shirt panel. The collar and cuffs are decorated with rows of black machine stitching. The shirt fastens at the centre front with eight shell butons and with a single button at each sleeve cuff.