Because we all need more conjugality in our lives, 40 bridal gowns are currently on display in the NIDA foyer, replete with veils, millinery and bridal accessories.
Arranged chronologically by decade from 1880 to 1980, FROM BUSTLES TO BRIDEZILLA will appeal to anyone interested in the general history of dress, and the evolution of nuptial fashion.**It’s also worth visiting just to experience the dark, eldritch appeal of a large room full of lifeless figures in long white gowns. Why they chose to cover the faces of the mannequins in wrinkled, bruise-coloured velvet remains a mystery, but it is wonderfully creepy…
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Ghostpatrol, ‘Future Notes Volume...Navigating the spectrum of street art – both in its natural habitat, and gallery or print form – its always reassuring to encounter...
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Black CapitalRedfern. Not a place named; as I long assumed, after an abundance of red coloured native flora (to my great disappointment, exclusively red ferns...
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Saul Bass: A Life In Film & Design ...Christmas morning, my mum yelled into the kitchen, “who’s Saul Bass?” I fumbled a response, followed by an envious, “did...
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The Edge of AustraliaBefore we go any further, we’ve got to enter a verbal contract promising that you’ll never leave a trace of rubbish at the place...
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2011 Xmas Wish ListWhat with Santas in the States being trained to downgrade expectations post-GFC (“A bike? Think more: a box of matchsticks and a glass of water!...
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Tree BombingBefore you read any further, no, we haven’t got any copies of the Anarchist Cookbook laying around and no, we’re not talking about...