Archive for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The Costume Collection: 1920s
Part Five of the series on Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection.
I must confess to loving the ‘twenties - oh those rebellous flappers and all that rule breaking! We’ll probably never see their like again and still I’m in awe. It takes a lot to convince a young woman, heck, any woman, that showing off your feminine [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The Costume Collection: Edwardian era
Part four of the series of photos taken at Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection on Monday.
I’ve taken “Edwardian” to cover the period from 1900 to 1920, and it encompasses one of my favourite eras, the “teens”. Garments from the teens are hard to find, however, and most of these come from the earlier part of the [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The Costume Collection: Victorian era
Part Three of our visit to Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection.
Loel has a wonderful collection of garments from this era, it was hard to pick just a few. The bold colours of the silks have been well preserved and are still striking after all these years. Loel researches all details thoroughly and styles the hair and [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The Costume Collection: Early 19th century
Part Two of our visit to Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection.
Here is a shot of part of the exhibition space:
I must admit to focusing on twentieth century costumes, and now wish I took more of the early pieces - here is an Empire line gown from about 1810 and a couple of Regency era costumes from [...]
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
The Costume Collection: Swimwear
Had a wonderful time at Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection yesterday - many thanks to Loel for sharing her collection, and everyone who could join me.
Took many photos, and it’s hard to choose which to post, so shall bring them to you in sections according to category. The first one is appropriate as we consider the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, Costume Collections, Exhibitions by Nicole
Thursday, September 13th, 2007
An invitation: an afternoon at the Costume Collection.
Hi all,
I’m organising a group to see the fabulous collection at Loel Thomson’s Costume Collection.
Loel is a private collector who has dedicated her time and resources to the collection, preservation and display of two hundred years of Australian fashion. I’m sure that she has the best collection in Australia, as well as jewellery, accessories and [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Costume Collections by Nicole
Friday, September 7th, 2007
New: printed cotton dresses for Spring
I’ve been furiously washing-ironing-mending to get some great new printed cotton frocks into the shop for the new season and wanted to share some of my favourites:
The Chili Dress!
Can you believe a 50s cotton printed with photo style chilis? This little beauty has everything: full skirt, cinched waist, spaghetti straps and a wonderful robust vintage [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in 1950s, 1960s, New in store by Nicole
Friday, September 7th, 2007
Last week of Sale!
This week will be the last week of Circa’s third birthday sale - in store you will find the following:
- Rack of tops, jackets, trousers, dresses and waistcoats all reduced to clear: some below half price!
- Half price off all mens’ tweed jackets.
- All handbags and purses from Glamourpuss of Sydney reduced to clear - [...]
