Last Monday Christine and I ventured off to the most amazing collection of clothing you are ever likely to see in Australia.
Monday, October 28, 2013
A social history of Australia...
...as shown in the fashions of the day.
Last Monday Christine and I ventured off to the most amazing collection of clothing you are ever likely to see in Australia.
Loel, the owner of the largest private collection of clothing spanning the 200 years of European settlement of Australia, has a particular interest in the social history of our country. Thus whilst there are some grand gowns there are many more pieces which reflect what ordinary Australians wore in their working, social and home environs.
Here's Loel with Christine and me. She is totally charming, informative and knowledgeable as she shares her amazing collection with visitors.
I particularly related to the displays of the sixties and seventies, the years of my childhood and teenage years
and couldn't help but image darling Gillian from Silly Gilly wearing some of the delightful outfits from the fifties.
I think the clothes which appealed to me the most were those from the 20's and thirties
and I would have happily worn this outfit home - I even think this one was my size.
I'll share some more tomorrow as there is so much more to tell you.
There is a wonderful tutorial for this delightful string of dollies
right HERE at Love Charla Anne. Thank you so much for sharing such a cute project.
Last Monday Christine and I ventured off to the most amazing collection of clothing you are ever likely to see in Australia.
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Lots of lovely clothing to look at. I could spend hours and hours here. Bet they used some great fabric as well.
ReplyDeleteWow! That collection looks amazing!! So many beautiful clothes and the displays look wonderful as well.Thank you for sharing photos with us.
ReplyDeletelove seeing the outfits... I'm with you on the 20's and 30's outfits...
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wow Mel what an interesting place,thankyou for sharing.xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a great history of clothing. I recognize many of those eras!
ReplyDeleteIt's always a pleasure to go out with you and Christine! Thanks for sharing your pic's! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, Melody that was an amazing experience!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful clothing...scary when you see clothes you used to wear in a museum. Lol. Love the 20's & 30's too.
ReplyDeleteA lovely walk down memory lane. Thanks Mel. Hugs.....
ReplyDeleteWow that would be one amazing collection to look at and those dolls look adorable. Think I had better go and have a look at that link. hugs
ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating display. It is so good to see someone keeping a great collection like that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection. Thanks so much for sharing and thanks so much for pointing us towards so many fun project on the web.
ReplyDeleteI certainly did enjoy these last two posts. What fun stuff to see.
ReplyDeleteWow what a fabulous display. I love the 40's and 50's fashions but the 20's black flapper dress is gorgeous. Is this display something that you can visit anytime?
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