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Tudor Dress Vogue
This article from the Western Mail in 1934 recognises a Tudor influence on current fashions and describes some of the Tudor styles being adopted by leading dress-makers. In particular, it suggests that ‘princesse’ cuts were common for…
Establishing the Commonwealth Culture: A Distinctly Australian Event
This article written by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 2010 displays a collection of primary source materials pertaining to the Australian Federation Parade in Sydney in 1901. Of particular interest are the groups of people present…
In Fashion’s Realm
In this column describing the latest fashion trends in 1928, the author suggests that alongside coat frocks, hats and fur pelts, the medieval style was making a comeback. Popular materials such as ring and chiffon velvets, brocades, satins and rich…
The "India" Small Pox Scare
In this letter to the editor of the West Australian Sunday Times in March 1900, the correspondent “B. Knighted†complains about quarantine practices that required doctors who boarded ships docked at Albany to quarantine patients suffering…
Fringes and Tassels. Medieval Fashion Revived.
This newspaper article suggests that a renewed interest in Renaissance fashions and medieval handicrafts can be seen in the elaborate cord trimmings, satin embroidery, coloured fringes and tassels that were being incorporated into home decoration…