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  1. Ada Nash - Wedding Dress

    1928

    Ada Nash - Wedding Dress

    This dress, made by the bride, was very fashionable for the time, reflecting the influence of Coco Chanel who was reponsible for liberating women from corsetry. There are two parts to this dress.  The street length ...

    1928

  2. Cream Silk Wedding Dress With Train ...

    1927

    Cream Silk Wedding Dress With Train ...

    This wedding dress with train and shoes belonged to Gertrude Fanny Deer, who was from a well off South Australian family. She married Percival John Thorpe 8 June 1927 at Cherry Gardens Methodist Chapel, Adelaide. ...

    1927

  3. Mary Cameron Murray Parkes wedding ensemble

    1883

    Mary Cameron Murray Parkes wedding ensemble

    This wedding ensemble comprising dress, kid gloves, shoes and orange blossom wreath was worn by Mary Cameron Murray at her wedding on March 21st, 1883 to Varney Parkes, architect, businessman, politician and son of New South Wales Premier and 'Father ...

    1883

  4. Christina Corner wedding gown

    1882

    Christina Corner wedding gown

    This wedding gown sheds light on the lives of two successful colonial families. It is rare to have such a wealth of information and photography relating to a garment and the associated National Trust property, ...

    1882

  5. Qantas uniform designed by senior steward ...

    1973 - 1987

    Qantas uniform designed by senior steward ...

    The spectacularly colourful uniform worn by Qantas Flight Service Directors from 1973 - 1987 symbolised the optimistic mood prevalent in Australia as it forged an identity independent of its colonial past. The vibrant burnt orange of the blazer and yellow ...

    1973 - 1987

  6. Girl Guides Queensland Cadet Uniform

    1955

    Girl Guides Queensland Cadet Uniform

    Marian Langdon OAM was an exceptional person. Her dress is the only known Queensland Girl Guide Cadet uniform held in the State of Queensland.  The Girl Guides Queensland Archive holds a collection of the uniform ...

    1955

  7. Wedding outfit of skirt, chemisette and ...

    1908

    Wedding outfit of skirt, chemisette and ...

    This wedding dress was worn by a bride from a modest but respected middle-class family in 1908, the period between Federation and World War 1. It provides insight into aspects of the newly Federated Australia, ...

    1908

  8. Florence Porter's Wedding Dress

    1909 - 1910

    Florence Porter's Wedding Dress

    Florence Porter’s wedding dress is one of the most significant items in the collection at Miss Potter’s House as it marks the marriage of Florence and Herbert as the familial start point of the House ...

    1909 - 1910

  9. Ella Porter, Bridesmaid's dress

    1938

    Ella Porter, Bridesmaid's dress

    Weddings are usually important and joyful events, marking a milestone in lives. In the 1930s, the vast majority of young women married, and if they could, they marked it with the traditional rituals of the ...

    1938

  10. Royal Highlanders Black Watch Uniform Jacket

    1902 - 1911

    Royal Highlanders Black Watch Uniform Jacket

    This coat belonged to George Russell Leigh Drysdale, known as Leigh, born in Sydney on 23 January 1889. He attended school and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in England, then served a commission with the ...

    1902 - 1911

  11. Flora Mason's rabbit fur coat

    1945

    Flora Mason's rabbit fur coat

    The Reg and Flora Mason collection (in the National Museum of Australia) comprises a rabbit fur coat gifted by Reg Mason to his wife Flora in 1945. The coat was tailored by Adelaide furrier Thomas ...

    1945