Collection Online
Tape measure dress
Medium
tape measures, zipper
Measurements
142.0 cm (centre back) 34.0 cm (waist, flat)
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
label, inside centre back, woven in black on white: Tragedy
Accession Number
CT443-1994
Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1994
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Long dress with V front neckline made from 93/94 tape measures, the outside of the dress printed with the British measurement unit and the inside with the Metric measurement unit, the brass end of the tape measure line up down the centre front forming a vertical line disguising the front zipper fastener and creating a contrast to the horizontal lines of tape measures which are seamed at 7 vertical points, leaving slight gaps horizontally.