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What is the Australian Dress Register?
The Australian Dress Register is a collaborative, online project about dress with Australian provenance. This includes men's, women's and children's clothing ranging from the special occasion to the everyday. Museums and private collectors are encouraged to research their garments and share the stories and photographs while the information is still available and within living memory. The Register encourages people to consider their collections very broadly and share what they know about members of their community, what they wore and life in the past. This provides access to a world wide audience while keeping their garments in their relevant location. More
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Avocado green silk ensemble
The avocado green ensemble is made from silk satin and consists of two pieces, the bodice and skirt. The form-fitting bodice features a stand collar and is shaped with 9 internal bones and an interior waistband fastening at the front. The bodice fastens along the centre front with a metal ... More
Themes: Wedding, Special occasion
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Who, what, where, why, when? - A contributor's perspective
What the Australian Dress Register means to Justine Malinowski: "it's a tool to allow people to research what is out there in other people's collections"
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Prue Acton Ski Suit for Australian Team at Innsbruck Winter Olympics
The Prue Acton ski suit is important because Acton's bold designs reflected the mood of her times, the 1960s to 1980s. Amongst Ms Acton’s many achievements was the design of uniforms for every Australian Summer and Winter Olympic contingents between 1976 and 1988 – for which she won international accolades. Ms Acton sought to divert attention ... More
