While checking out the vintage shopping scene in Melbourne was high on the agenda, in reality the fact that I wasn't planning on doing any buying proved I was really there for other things. Going to see the Australian made: 100 years of fashion exhibition before it closed was probably top of the list and given NGV had a stellar line up of other interesting shows I was sold. I think I'll take a look at the shows in separate posts to keep it simple.
But for now let's take a look at Australian Made: 100 years of fashion. Curated by Laura Jocic, and displayed in the Fashion & Textiles Galleries, Ian Potter Centre NGV, the exhibition was sumptuous and beautifully presented. If were local and hadn't left my visit until the last day of the show I'm sure I would have visited more than once - especially as it was free! My only complaint is I wanted more. More dresses more shoes gimme gimme gimme. 100 years of fashion - I want to see at least 100 dresses (and other things) LOL!
As wonderful as it must have been to work on the show I don't envy the curator's task of having to make the selection. I wasn't alone in hoping that the show continued on in the room next door - but no, in stepped the landscape photography show and it was curtains for the frills and spills of fashion.
Platypus fur cape (c1890).
Happier days were spent at the bottom of a river.
Happier days were spent at the bottom of a river.
Yesterday's leather hat box...
today's dream caramel leather tiffin carrier, no?
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'From first European settlement the supply of clothing and the way Australian men and women presented themselves in the new colonies was of vital importance. Whether reflecting status and position, or exhibiting new found wealth and flamboyance, the nuanced language of fashion was of particular concern to Australia’s burgeoning and diverse society.
In response to the needs of this growing society, tailors and dressmakers established well patronised businesses, and numerous drapers and department stores were founded, with dressmaking departments providing for a fashionable clientele. Dressmakers such as Mrs Eeles in Melbourne in the late nineteenth century were precursors to the high end boutiques of the first half of the twentieth century, including Le Louvre in Collins Street.
Drawing on the NGV Collection of Australian fashion and textiles, this exhibition examines the rise of fashion in Australia from the 1850s to 1950s, while speculating on the fashionable trends and development of an Australian style of fashion. The exhibition will include rare early examples of labelled garments from the mid nineteenth century and a range of dresses, tailored items and accessories that were made and retailed in Australia.' - NGV 'What's On' exhibition guide
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