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Costuming The Dressmaker
Twenty-five years ago, costume designer Margot Wilson was a student living in Paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to Milan. She didn’t know why, or what for; she wasn’t even a costume designer then, just a talented young fashion grad from East Sydney Tech on a six-month scholarship to France. When it was time to go home, she took the beautiful roll of fabric back down under with her. Fast forward three decades and a couple of dozen films later (including Lantana, Bran Nue Dae and Lawless), and Wilson has finally found a screen role for her magnificent weave –…
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Gangster Squad: Gangster Gloss
The glossy costume world of gangster squad is faithful to history, but not a slave to it.
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Review: Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
A breezy retrospective of the most famous fashion editor of all time.
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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly’s Coral Top and Skirt
This coral pink ensemble encompasses and challenges the absolute femininity of Grace Kelly.
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To Catch a Thief: Grace Kelly in Blue Chiffon
As worn by Grace Kelly, this floaty, conspicuous dress is an appreciable nod to Dior’s ‘New Look’ of the late 1940s.
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Beyond Biba, Beyond Fashion
Beyond Biba: A Portrait of Barbara Hulanicki is a contextualised examination of one woman’s extraordinary influence on popular culture.
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Grace Kelly Exhibition Opens at the V&A
The V&A in London is hosting an exhibition of dresses and accessories once belonging to Grace Kelly.