xiii, 191 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 31 cm
Contents
Introduction / Paola Di Trocchio -- Status : 1805-1900 / Margaret Maynard -- Glamour : 1920s-1960s / Nadia Buick -- Independence : 1970s-1900s / Danielle Whitfield -- Contemporary : 2000s-now / Paola Di Trocchio
Summary
Spanning two centuries of fashion Down Under, this book showcases works by contemporary designers such as Kym Ellery, Toni Maticevski and Akira Isogawa alongside more historic moments, like Australia's earliest known surviving dress (circa 1805)
Analysis
Australian
Notes
Catalogue of an exhibition held 5 March - 31 July 2016 at the Ian Potter Centre, NGV Australia at Federation Square, Melbourne