Archive for April, 2009
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Life Magazine 1942 – The Girls of Hollywood
We all love pretty pictures, and lately my posts have been heavy on text, less so on images.
Hopefully this will help make it up to you: I present The Girls of Hollywood, movie stars from the Golden Age, as featured in Life Magazine of 1942. Can you recognise the famous (and less famous) faces? [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1940s by Nicole
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Robert Fritzlaff Shaping Elegance – Salon Show
[ May 7, 2009; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] In case you haven’t been to see the exhibition of Robert Fritzlaff’s beautiful couture from the ’50s – ’70s yet (or if you enjoyed it so much you’d like to see more), I can recommend a special event coming up at Como House.
What: Shaping Elegance Salon Show – “see a spectacular salon show in Como’s [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in 1950s, 1960s, Calendar, Costume Collections, events by Nicole
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Love Vintage: a book and a fair.
Friday was a big one: I flew to Sydney, spending a social day lunching and afternoon teaing with friends prior to the opening of the Sydney Vintage Clothing Fair.
As we came in, they handed us a brochure – I didn’t look at it until much later so imagine my delight when a trader enlightened [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Book, Vintage Fairs by Nicole
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
The Way We Wear Fair – Williamstown in June
[ June 20, 2009 10:00 am to June 21, 2009 4:00 pm. ] The next Way We Wear Fair will be held at the Williamstown Town Hall in June.
When: Saturday 20th June (10-5pm) and Sunday 21st of June (10-4pm)
Where: Williamstown Town Hall
Cost: Adults $12 Children $6 Family $30
This post will be updated when further information is available closer to the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Calendar, Vintage Fairs, Where to buy vintage by Nicole
Thursday, April 16th, 2009
Hello Sailor – Bigger than ever vintage fair
[ May 2, 2009 1:00 pm to May 3, 2009 6:00 pm. May 2, 2009 1:00 pm to May 3, 2009 6:00 pm. May 2, 2009 1:00 pm to May 3, 2009 6:00 pm. ] From the in-box:
This is going to be the biggest and best fair we have had yet…a special TWO DAY event on TWO LEVELS. Both days will provide you with different stock so if you don’t find what you are looking for on the Saturday swing by again on the Sunday. There will be DJs,a BBQ [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Calendar, Vintage Fairs, Where to buy vintage by Nicole
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Mad Men
Oh, I’ve been waiting for this so long – in fact, I can’t believe I haven’t already seen it! The TV series Mad Men has been reverberating around the vintage world for more than a year, and finally the first season will be screened by SBS (it’s been on Foxtel for some time, but not [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1960s, Style icon by Nicole
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Sydney Vintage Clothing, Jewellery and Textiles Show – April ‘09
[ April 17, 2009 5:30 pm to April 19, 2009 4:30 pm. ] My favourite vintage fair is on again in a few weeks – sure, it’s in Sydney but it’s well worth the trip if you can make it. I hope to be going along too – as a buyer, not a seller, which is more fun too.
What: Sydney Vintage Clothing Fair
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7 Comments » - Posted in Calendar, Vintage Fairs, Where to buy vintage by Nicole
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
Shaping Elegance: Robert Fritzlaff exhibition – Como House
[ March 12, 2009 10:00 am to June 14, 2009 5:00 pm. ] Cut and pasted from Como House’s site.
12 March-14 June 2009 at Como House.
“The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is proud to present Robert Fritzlaff – Shaping Elegance. Shaping Elegance gives us a glimpse into the creation of couture – its craftsmanship, technical virtuosity and etiquette. A retrospective of Paris trained Australian couturier Robert Fritzlaff, this [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Calendar by Nicole
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 [...]
