Evening dress
1994 {Misia Diva/Pin up collection spring-summer 1995}
- Medium
- satin (crepe)
- Measurements
- 150.0 cm (centre back) 26.0 cm (waist, flat)
- Place/s of Execution
- England
- Inscription
- label, cente back, woven in blue on burgundy polyester: John / Galliano / 1 / MADE IN BRITAIN
label, right seamline, woven in blue on burgundy polyester: John / Galliano / PARIS - Accession Number
- 2020.605
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gift’s Program, 2020 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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For the Misia Divia (Pin Up) collection, John Galliano was inspired by the city of Paris and designer Madeleine Vionnet, who was a recurrent source of inspiration for Galliano alongside China, the First Empire, and the Edwardian era. Among the Vionnet and 1930s references here is Galliano’s approach to the bias-cut and scalloped waistline of the dress. Also ever-present is his mastery of cutting and draping techniques.