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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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
Round She Goes…..vintage market
[ March 22, 2009; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Another inbox goodie:
“Round She Goes sells quality second-hand designer gear, funky vintage as well as garments and jewellery pieces by local designers.”
When: Sunday 22 March 2009
Time: 10am–3pm
Where: Tivoli, 291 Dandenong Road Prahran
entry: $2
I’ve only recently found out about these, so haven’t been to one yet but hope to go to the next one and perhaps [...]
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
New at Circa
We had a quiet day in the shop today, so Betty and I decided to play dress ups with some of the new frocks.
Eras date from the ’40s to the ’60s, with one from the early 1970s – to make up for posting an image of polyester dresses last time, these are all made of [...]
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
[Sydney] Costume and Retro clothing SALE
This arrived in my inbox this week:
Massive clearance
Lots of general ex-hire fancy dress pieces and show costumes plus retro clothing from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s….dresses, shirts, pants, jackets, dinner suits, tail coats, grey cutaways, mens and womens dance shoes, some wig pieces and many other costume items.
Items include: 80s silver/grey mens formal wear, huge [...]
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
Slip into a petticoat
The way we wear clothes has changed a lot in the last few decades, in particular with regards to underwear and accessories – the overall casualisation of clothing isn’t always a good thing, I think.
Vintage clothes were designed to look their best with vintage foundation garments – these days, you don’t have to strap [...]
