MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house)<br />
 Martin GRANT (designer)<br/>
<em>Look 8, dress</em> 2018 {autumn-winter 2018–19} <!-- (front) --><br />

nylon (satin), synthetic fabric (lining), metal (fastenings)<br />
(a) 78.0 cm (centre back) 32.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 37.0 x 48.0 cm (bow)<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Gift of the artist, 2023<br />
2023.554.a-b<br />

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Martin Grant

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

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28 Mar 25 – 26 Jan 26, ticketed

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This major exhibition staged at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia surveys the work of Australian-born Paris-based fashion designer Martin Grant. Drawn from the NGV collection of works, including many donated by the designer from his own personal archive, the exhibition encompasses more than four decades of Grant’s career with designs spanning from the mid-1980s in Melbourne, through early 1990s when he re-established his eponymous label in Paris, to his most recent collections. Conceived in close collaboration with the designer, the show reflects Grant’s design sensibility and aesthetic through fashion, photography, sketches, press clippings and runway footage.

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MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house)
Martin GRANT (designer)
Look 9, dress 2008 {autumn-winter 2008-2009}
wool (crepe), acetate (lining), metal (fastenings)
(a) 187.5 cm (centre back) 88.0 cm (waist, flat) (dress) (b) 9.7 x 46.6 cm (belt)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2023
2023.426.a-b
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house)
Martin GRANT (designer)
Look 5, dress 2014 {spring-summer 2014}
cotton linen (jacquard), cotton polyester (lining), tulle, metal (fastenings)
95.0 cm (centre back) 33.5 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2023
2023.486
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house)
Martin GRANT (designer)
Look 18, shirt and trousers 2019 {pre-fall 2019}
silk (organza), wool (organza), metal (fastenings)
(a) 69.2 cm (centre back) 75.0 cm (sleeve length) (shirt) (b) 124.0 cm (outer leg) 34.0 cm (waist, flat) (trousers)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2023
2023.569.a-b
MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house)
Martin GRANT (designer)
Look 22, dress 2017 {autumn-winter 2017–18} (detail)
lurex, synthetic fabric (tulle), acetate, plastic (fastenings)
118.5 cm (centre back) 32.5 cm (waist, flat)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the artist, 2023
2023.536
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MARTIN GRANT, Paris (manufacturer)
Martin GRANT (designer)
Napoleon II coat 2000-2001 {autumn-winter} (detail)
leather, acetate, plastic
147.0 cm (centre back) 67.0 cm (sleeve length)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2001
2001.561
Martin Grant, Paris (fashion house) and Martin Grant (designer) Look 1, coat autumn–winter 2005.
Photo © Polly Borland

Works in this exhibition are protected under the Australian Government's Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Scheme. Find out more