Collection Online
Medium
plastic, silk, metal, nylon, polystyrene
Measurements
(a) 77.5 cm (centre back) 70.0 cm (inner leg) (jumpsuit)
(b) 23.0 × 18.0 × 21.0 cm (wig)
(c-d) 21.0 × 9.0 × 19.0 cm (each) (shoes)
(e) 10.0 × 5.0 × 7.0 cm (left earring)
(f) 12.0 × 6.0 × 4.0 cm (right earring)
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
(a) label, centre back neckline, woven in rainbow gradient on black cotton: Romance Was Born
(c-d) label, embossed in gold coloured ink on sole: Shoes of Prey by Romance Was Born.
Accession Number
2015.166.a-f
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2015
© Romance Was Born
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Gallery 17
Level 3, NGV Australia