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Jumpshorts

SIDE-SADDLE, Melbourne (manufacturer), Fiona HOLT (designer)
Jumpshorts
 (c. 1972)

Medium
viscose rayon, cotton

Measurements
69.0 cm (centre back) 51.0 cm (sleeve length)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Carolyn Fels, 1997

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Gallery location
Gallery 11
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, inside centre front, woven in cotton: Side-saddle

Accession Number
1997.437

Department
Australian Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
The combination top and shorts made in one piece, in musk pink plush velvet, fastens at the centre back with a zipper. The jump-shorts have a high turtleneck collar, close-fiting sleeves and the shorts have deep cuffs. The garment is decorated at the centre front with an appliqué black velvet depiction of the zodiac figure Sagittarius.

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