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2001/78/1 Outfit, womens, pants/ top/ sleeves/ mini dress, leather with metal studs, designed by Jenny Bannister and Kati Mindszenti, made by Jenny Bannister, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1982. Click to enlarge.
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Womens outfit by Jenny Bannister and Kati Mindszenti

Jenny Bannister (b.1954) is one of Australia's most significant dress and fashion designers. After completing a Diploma of Fashion Design and Production at Emily McPherson College, Melbourne in 1974 she went on to become one of Melbourne's leading avant-garde fashion designers and advocates. Her innovative and experimental dress designs featured prominently in exhibitions and events arising from the art clothes movement of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Summary

Object No.

2001/78/1

Object Statement

Outfit, womens, pants/ top/ sleeves/ mini dress, leather with metal studs, designed by Jenny Bannister and Kati Mindszenti, made by Jenny Bannister, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1980-1982

Physical Description

Outfit, womens, pants/ top/ sleeves/ mini dress, leather with metal studs, designed by Jenny Bannister and Kati Mindszenti, made by Jenny Bannister, Melbourne, Australia, 1980-1982.

Womens three piece leather outfit comprising top, pants and a mini dress that converts into a pair of long sleeves.

The outfit is constructed from grey and silver leather pieces of various sizes and shapes, pieced together with metal studs.

Top: the fitted top features narrow leather shoulder straps tying at shoulder and a single leather breast plate quilted with concentric stitching. The hemline is uneven and unfinished.

Mini dress: the mini dress features narrow leather shoulder straps. Note:The studs on the dress can be unclipped so that it forms two panels which can then be clipped together to form two long sleeves which clip onto the top.

Pants: pair of fitted pants with fish scale detail over crotch and up both legs from hem. The front openings fasten with metal zippers and two metal press studs. They are machine sewn and fully lined with black polyester voile.

Marks

Top and trousers:black fabric label inside back 'Jenny Bannister'.

Short URL

https://ma.as/10726

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Kati Mindszenti, 2000

Acquisition Date

30 August 2001

Cite this Object

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