Terms and conditions of use
Bustier and trousers
1996 {The modern man collection, autumn-winter 1996–97}
- Medium
- wool, polyamide, polyester, polyester acetate (damask, dupion), brass (fastenings)
- Measurements
- (a) 14.0 cm (centre back) 38.0 cm (waist, flat) (bustier)
(b) 119.0 cm (outer leg) 42.5 cm (waist, flat) (trousers) - Place/s of Execution
- Italy
- Department
- International Fashion and Textiles
- Credit Line
- Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2024
- Gallery location
- Level 3, NGV International
- About this work
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The Modern Man collection typifies Gaultier’s interrogation of gendered binaries. In 1985 he began tackling notions of masculinity and femininity, referring to historic male figures such as dandies and military men, and reappropriating the male corset of the nineteenth century. This collection is a continuation of his exploration of sexual conventions and power.