Coat

Title

Coat

Creator

Andrew Gn

Year/Period

2011

Region

Paris, France

Object Type

coats (garments)

Material

cellulose acetate, acrylic (fiber), polyester (fiber), metal thread

Technique

sewing (needleworking technique)

Dimension

Object size: 93.0 x 45.0 cm,
Object size: 80.5 x 94.0 x 3.1 cm

Accession No.

2024-00527

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Andrew Gn

This white embellished mini dress features an A-line silhouette and a splitcrew neckline with a wide half sleeve. This is part of Andrew Gn's Spring/Summer 2012 collection that incorporated the opulence and curvedsilhouette of the 18th century Rococo style and construction of Japanesekimonos.Andrew Gn is one of Singapore’s most prolific fashion designers in history,achieving high levels of critical acclaim and industry success. He is the onlySingaporean to be a constant feature of Paris Fashion Week since 1995. Hiscreations are known for their elegant, feminine, maximalist aesthetics and are finely crafted, cross-cultural, and reflective of innovation in tradition infashion. This work is part of his major gift back to Singapore.