Australian Fashion & Textiles

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  • Hat
    Title
    Hat
    Production date
    (1935-1937)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    cotton, acetate, elastic
    Accession number
    D269-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Hair couture 2000
    Title
    Hair couture 2000
    Production date
    1999-2000
    Artist/Maker
    Douglas McMANUS
    Medium
    leather, polyester, cotton, hair
    Accession number
    2000.103
    Credit Line
    Kaiser Bequest, 2000
  • Conservative inconspicuous
    Title
    Conservative inconspicuous
    Production date
    1999-2000
    Artist/Maker
    Douglas McMANUS
    Medium
    rayon; digital print
    Accession number
    2000.106
    Credit Line
    Kaiser Bequest, 2000
  • Crazy crochet dress, Del eye print leggings and crochet rooster beanie
    Title
    Crazy crochet dress, Del eye print leggings and crochet rooster beanie
    Production date
    2008 {Garden of Eden collection 2008}
    Artist/Maker
    ROMANCE WAS BORN, Sydney (fashion house); Luke SALES (designer); Anna PLUNKETT (designer)
    Medium
    wool, cotton, plastic, metal
    Accession number
    2009.192.a-c
    Credit Line
    Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2009
  • Hat
    Title
    Hat
    Production date
    1946-1950
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    loofah, cotton
    Accession number
    D307-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Pregnant tutu head
    Title
    Pregnant tutu head
    Production date
    1992
    Artist/Maker
    Leigh BOWERY
    Medium
    cotton, rayon, polyester, nylon, foam, leather
    Accession number
    1999.228.a-g
    Credit Line
    Gift of Nicola Bateman Bowery, 1999
  • Scallop bikini
    Title
    Scallop bikini
    Production date
    1978
    Artist/Maker
    JENNY BANNISTER (manufacturer); Jenny BANNISTER (designer)
    Medium
    shells, cotton, polyester, lycra, paint
    Accession number
    1998.183.a-b
    Credit Line
    Gift of the artist, 1998
  • Christening gown
    Title
    Christening gown
    Production date
    1901
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN
    Medium
    cotton
    Accession number
    CT8-1985
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs Maureen White, 1985
  • Earring dress
    Title
    Earring dress
    Production date
    2005 {spring-summer}
    Artist/Maker
    AKIRA, Sydney (fashion house); Akira ISOGAWA (designer)
    Medium
    cotton, silk, suede, metal, plastic, wood
    Accession number
    2005.492
    Credit Line
    Purchased with funds from the Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2005
  • Curtain
    Title
    Curtain
    Production date
    (c. 1934)
    Artist/Maker
    Michael O'CONNELL (designer)
    Medium
    linocut on linen
    Accession number
    CT390-1994
    Credit Line
    Presented by Mrs Kathleen Montgomery, 1994
  • Wedding dress
    Title
    Wedding dress
    Production date
    1910
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN
    Medium
    silk, lace, silk cord, polished cotton, metal hooks
    Accession number
    CT10-1984
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs Marjory Lawson, 1984
  • Dress
    Title
    Dress
    Production date
    (c. 1865)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN, Australia
    Medium
    silk, cotton, glass
    Accession number
    D145.a-b-1974
    Credit Line
    The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
  • Evening ensemble
    Title
    Evening ensemble
    Production date
    1955
    Artist/Maker
    HALL LUDLOW, Melbourne (manufacturer); Hall LUDLOW (designer)
    Medium
    linen, silk
    Accession number
    1995.520.a-b
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mary Newsome, 1995
  • Waistcoat
    Title
    Waistcoat
    Production date
    (1890)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN, Australia
    Medium
    linen, silk, cotton, shell, metal
    Accession number
    D15-1978
    Credit Line
    Gift of Terence Lane, 1978
  • Picture hat
    Title
    Picture hat
    Production date
    1949
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    straw, silk, cotton
    Accession number
    D239-1980
    Credit Line
    Presented by Thomas Harrison, 1980
  • Dress
    Title
    Dress
    Production date
    (c. 1912)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN, Australia
    Medium
    silk, cotton, cuprammonium (rayon), metal, plastic
    Accession number
    D220-1974
    Credit Line
    The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
  • Gumleaf costume
    Title
    Gumleaf costume
    Production date
    1987
    Artist/Maker
    BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house); Linda JACKSON (designer)
    Medium
    screenprinted silk (taffeta), metallic paint
    Accession number
    CT4.a-c-1994
    Credit Line
    Purchased, 1994
  • Hat
    Title
    Hat
    Production date
    (1938-1943)
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    straw, viscose
    Accession number
    D379-1976
    Credit Line
    Gift of Thomas Harrison, 1976
  • Hat
    Title
    Hat
    Production date
    1969
    Artist/Maker
    THOMAS HARRISON, Melbourne (millinery house); Thomas HARRISON (designer)
    Medium
    straw, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, viscose, metal, plastic
    Accession number
    D310-1980
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs G.H. Archibald, 1980
  • Wedding outfit
    Title
    Wedding outfit
    Production date
    (1871-1872)
    Artist/Maker
    UNKNOWN, (Tasmania)
    Medium
    silk, lace, cotton, metal fasteners, taffeta, silk tulle, floss silk, wax flowers, wire
    Accession number
    CT35.a-c-1984
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mrs Barbara K. Douglas, 1984