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Colourful retro fashions displayed on mannequins for exhibition. Chester Weinberg
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Exhibition of NY fashion icon Chester Weinberg comes to Adelaide

The David Roche Gallery will present the designs of the US couturier this summer.

A scene from 'Jean Paul Gaultier's Fashion Freak Show' at Brisbane Festival, featuring an array of performers dressed in colourful designs posing on a catwalk, surrounded by seated audience members.
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Festival review: Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show, South Bank Piazza

This semi-autobiographical stage show exploring the French fashion designer’s life and career is visually splendid but, ironically, lacking in theatrical…

The Sydney Opera House Shop could soon be stocking your work thanks to the annual Uncovered retail program. The photo depicts a woman walking towards the door of the Sydney Opera House Shop, through which a range of retail objects can be glimpsed.
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Creativity uncovered: bespoke Australian designs sought for Sydney Opera House Shop

Applications are now open for Sydney Opera House’s annual Uncovered program: an opportunity for local artisans and designers to connect…

Very detailed textile artwork that is politically focussed. Paul Yore.
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Textiles are radical - Adelaide matching London rethink

A new AGSA exhibition maps out that textiles are not only radical today – but have always been, joining a…

Woman with grey hair and smiling wearing black next to textile art work. Liz Williamson.
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Vale to celebrated weaver Liz Williamson

Liz Williamson took Australian textiles to the world through her passion for craft as a contemporary material for identity.

'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' at Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. Photo: Supplied. A darkened room with mannequins displaying vibrant garments with floral patterns.
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Dutch designer’s leap of faith in Australia pays off

Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen first visited Australia for skydiving aged 17. Now the creative mastermind has brought a…

Man in blue jumper standing with fashion on manequins, Martin Grant.
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200 fashion designs gifted to NGV

Paris-based Australian fashion designer Martin Grant gifts significant collection to NGV ahead of exhibition.

Installation view of 'Africa Fashion' on display from 31 May to 6 October 2024 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Lillie Thompson. Nine mannequins standing on a tiered display with red lights. Each of them are wearing glittery and glamorous garments by African fashion designers.
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Exhibition review: Africa Fashion, NGV

‘Africa Fashion’ is a visual feast imbued with history and agency.

So you want my arts job. A woman holding an armful of basketry materials smiles at the camera.
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So you want my arts job: Wearable Art and Fibre Artist

The fibre and wearable pieces of Sunshine Coast-based artist Karen Lynch can be seen across festivals and competitions. Here is…

Muhubo Sulieman. Photo: Supplied. A young woman wearing a colourful purple, pink and yellow headscarf, sitting on the grass and weaving. She is in a joyful mood, smiling and working.
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Fashioning a memory

Discover the hidden tales of African diasporic textile artists that reveal unique cultural influences and creative processes.

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