Archive for February, 2009
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Remaking Fashion exhibition – National Gallery of Victoria
[ September 26, 2008 10:00 am to April 19, 2009 5:00 pm. ] Now on – cut and pasted from the NGV site.
26 September 2008–19 April 2009
Myer Fashion and Textiles Gallery, NGV International
St Kilda Road Melbourne
Level 2
Admission Free
“Remaking Fashion examines the process of making – and evidence of the process of making – in contemporary fashion. In recent years a new aesthetic has emerged where elements of [...]
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Monday, December 29th, 2008
Silk Stocking Stories
Stockings and suspenders are an essential part of creating a vintage look for a modern gal, but even Dita can’t duplicate the saucy elegance of old photos and the irreverent look of an immoral woman.
Beneath the cut are some of my favourite pics, collected over the years from assorted Livejournal communities. Dating from the Edwardian [...]
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Vale Eartha Kitt
It is with great sadness that I hear that the incomparable Eartha Kitt has left the stage for the last time – aged 81 (and with a vitality to shame many half her age) she passed away yesterday. The singer of “Santa Baby” has had her last Christmas.
Eartha was a true one- off, a ground [...]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2008
Holiday Hours
Here are our hours for the holiday season – we’ll be closing for a short while so that I can finish the book that I’m writing and Victoria and Anna can go to the beach.
Sunday 21st Dec – 12pm to 4pm.
Monday 22nd Dec – 12pm to 4pm.
Tuesday 23rd Dec – 11am to 6pm.
Wednesday 24th Dec [...]
