Terms and conditions of use
Dinner jacket and dress
1989-1990 {autumn-winter collection 1989-90}
Medium
wool, acetate, rayon, metal, linen
Measurements
(a) 47.2 cm (centre back) 58.2 cm (sleeve length) (jacket)
(b) 70.5 cm (centre back) 35.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Virginia Cable through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2009
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Known for his witty parodies of couture fashion, Franco Moschino appropriates here gold-plated cutlery and crisp white linen napery as decoration. Irreverently playing with culinary forms in a manner suggestive of ornamental military braiding, epaulettes and cufflinks, Moschino brings new meaning to the power suit for the ‘ladies who lunch’.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: MOSCHINO / (heart) / COUTURE!
label, inside right lining, printed in ink on white cotton: ‘Show-off’ / MODÈLE / DINNER / JACKET / COLLECTION / AUTOMNE-HIVER / 1989-90
label, right shoulder seam, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: I 44/D 40 / F 40 / GB 12 / USA 10 /
woven in black on white synthetic fabric on reverse: MADE IN ITALY
(b) label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: MOSCHINO / (heart) / COUTURE!
label, centre back neckline, woven in black on white synthetic fabric: MADE IN ITALY
Accession Number
2009.598.a-b
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