Bee TAPLIN

Phoenix, fabric sample
(c. 1955)

Skirt OBSCURE DESIRES, Australia (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer) Necklace VANESSA LEYONHJELM, Melbourne (fashion house); Vanessa LEYONHJELM (designer) Hat WILLIAM BEALE, Melbourne (millinery house); William BEALE (milliner) Circe Bertram MACKENNAL Gown RICHARD TYLER, Los Angeles (fashion house); Richard TYLER (designer) Man absorbed in landscape John OLSEN Tea Trees near Cape Schanck, Victoria Eugene von GUÉRARD Jumpsuit CARLA ZAMPATTI, Sydney (fashion house); Carla ZAMPATTI (designer) T-shirt dress OBSCURE DESIRES, Australia (fashion house); Lisa FOX (designer); Zandra RHODES (designer) Shearing the rams Tom ROBERTS Hat MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house); Tamasine DALE (designer and milliner) The pioneer Frederick McCUBBIN Zodiacs PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house); Gavin BROWN (designer) 10 Rillington Place Brett WHITELEY Teacup and saucer MINTON, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer) Patchwork print PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house); Gavin BROWN (designer) Dress HOUSE OF STRIPES, Melbourne (fashion house); Peter LANGHAM (designer) Rockholes and country near Kata Tjuta Bill Whiskey Tjapaltjarri Peonies and head of a woman John RUSSELL Dress RICHARD TYLER, Los Angeles (fashion house); Richard TYLER (designer) Dress HICKS, ATKINSON & SONS PTY LTD, Melbourne Gates of Venice (View of the Venetian lagoon with the Tower of Marghera) Francesco GUARDI Hat MARTIN GRANT, Paris (fashion house); Martin GRANT (designer) Mr Clark's Station, Deep Creek, near Keilor Eugene von GUÉRARD Gasometers at Clichy Paul SIGNAC Arc coat dress DION LEE, Sydney (fashion house); Dion LEE (designer) Cahill Expressway Jeffrey SMART Anwerlarr anganenty (Big yam Dreaming) Emily Kam Kngwarray Bomb PLAIN JANE, Melbourne (fashion house); Gavin BROWN (designer) Rainbow gumleaves BUSH COUTURE, Sydney (fashion house); Linda JACKSON (designer)