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Wedding outfit

MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house), Martin GRANT (designer)
Wedding outfit
 1996

Medium
silk, acetate (lining)

Measurements
(a) 58.5 cm (centre back) 58.5 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 114.5 cm (centre back) 39.0 cm (waist, flat) (skirt)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Pamela Dale, 2006

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
(a) label, inner back neckline, woven in black on navy polyester: MARTIN GRANT
label, inner back neckline, woven in yellow on black polyester: PARIS
(b) no label

Accession Number
2006.241.a-b

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
Wedding outfit comprising jacket and skirt. (a) Short tailored jacket in cream corded silk with curved notched lapels and fastening at the centre front with 4 spherical buttons covered in fine cream hand crochet. The front is constructed with 6 curved vertical panels and the back of 4 panels. The jacket is fully lined in cream silk. (b) Full length skirt with no waistband and softly pleated bustle at rear in heavy cream duchess silk satin. Two darts at front waist and fastening at centre back with concealed zip. Additional horizontal panel at front hemline which has been cut on the bias and is a subtly different shade of the same heavy silk satin. Fully lined in grey/green acetate.

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