Outfit

Outfit
 summer 2000

Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International
 

About this work

New Zealand fashion label Zambesi’s approach to design is influenced by a self-referential practice, history and memory. Epitomising the designer’s interest in the juxtaposition of hard and soft, the tailored aspects of this work contrast with the softly draped elements. Featuring a kimono coat with painterly daisies and chrysanthemums, this outfit demonstrates the kimono’s enduring influence. However, rather than directly referencing Japan, it echoes twentieth-century European adaptions of the kimono.

Artwork Details

Medium
printed silk, cotton, plastic, wool, metal
Measurements
(a) 186.0 cm (centre back) 84.5 cm (sleeve length) (coat)
(b) 17.0 cm (centre back) 37.5 cm (waist, flat) (vest)
(c) 108.2 cm (outer leg) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
Place/s of Execution
Auckland, New Zealand
Inscription
(a) none
(b) none
(c) label, right inner side seam: woven in grey on black acetate: ZAMBESI
label, right inner side seam, woven in white on black acetate: 10 / MADE IN/NEW / ZEALAND
Accession Number
2010.528.a-c
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation, 2010
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Special Exhibitions Gallery
Ground Level, NGV International

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