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Evening dress
2002 {spring-summer 2002–03 Beautifully Bruised collection}

Medium
silk

Measurements
149.5 cm (centre back) 30.5 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2004

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, sewn vertically along inside of zip, woven in brown on beige cotton: MATICEVSKI

Accession Number
2004.45

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
White silk organza diaphanous halter neck dress with plunging neckline and tiered ruffled skirt. The dress is backless with an arched skirt section that sits higher at the centre front. The skirt falls away from the bodice in a series of gathered and pin-tucked layers. The dress is lined in silk georgette and fastens with a short zip at rear.