Bra
1998
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Bra by Collette Dinnigan, Australia, A/W 1998.
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week.
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week.
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Materials and techniques | Stretch satin, nylon net and elastic |
Brief description | Bra by Collette Dinnigan, Australia, A/W 1998. |
Gallery label | Worn on the catwalk
Collette Dinnigan is an Australian-based fashion designed who launched her career in 1990 with a collection of luxury lingerie. Five years later the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture invited her to show in Paris.
In 1998 Dinnigan returned to present her Autumn/Winter collection at the Carousel du Louvre under the art direction of Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, with styling by Lucy Ferry.
Bra and briefs
Collette Dinnigan (b.1965)
Australia, Ready to Wear Autumn/Winter 1998
Stretch satin, nylon net and elastic
V&A: T.15:1, 2-2016
Given by the designer(16/04/2016-12/03/2017) |
Credit line | Given by Collette Dinnigan |
Object history | Registered file: 2015/711 |
Summary | Bra by Collette Dinnigan, Australia, A/W 1998. Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia’s most successful and widely recognised womenswear designers. She is known for her often whimsical, feminine, and highly embellished designs, as well as her bridalwear. Dinnigan was the first Australian designer to launch a ready-to-wear collection in Paris in 1995, and in 1996 was invited by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture to show at Paris Fashion Week. |
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Accession number | T.15:1-2016 |
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Record created | April 20, 2016 |
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