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Evening skirt

LE LOUVRE, Melbourne (fashion house), Lillian WIGHTMAN (chief designer)
Evening skirt
 1964

Medium
cotton, silk thread, metal

Measurements
102.0 cm (centre back) 33.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inner centre front waistband, woven in black on bronze polyester: Le Louvre / Melbourne

Accession Number
2004.551

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
High-waist long black skirt of pleated and ribbed cotton. Decorative feature of cord zig zag in three rows. One row of cord zig zag at hip line on waistband. Skirt fastens with hooks and eyes and short metal zip. Unlined.

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