So nice to me are the lovely folk at the NGV (read: they ply me with free champagne), it’s a wonder I recall any information from the opening night of Australian Made last week. It must truly be a memorable bunch of frocks on show.
I guess it helps too that I had my personal paparazzi Rebecca Rocks on hand to document the event. Not having to put your drink down to take a photo? Priceless. And as she is my personal pap, you can be sure I’m in every second photo – as opposed to the previous night when I attended Karen Webster’s LMFF farewell and was photographed a paltry once, despite wearing a bright orange dress amongst a sea of black, and then only because I was standing between pap-candy Gwendolynne and Robert Buckingham. In any case, like my golden moment in Colette all those years ago, I jump at any chance to be immortalized.
But I digress, it’s about the frocks after all. One of the things I enjoy most when looking at historical garments is the wondering about the life of the garment – who wore it? What did they do in it? What secrets could that dress tell?
Plenty, I’m sure.
Afternoon dress c.1878 Miss Scott, Brisbane (dressmaker)
And the attendees:
Oh my goodness, it’s me, with the lovely Sue Coffey, head of Media & Public Affairs at NGV
OMG me again, this time with the fabulous Karen Webster
Marc Nolen, oops-unknown, James Nolen
Shakira Silvestri, the wonderful Alison Murray of the NGV, Hayley Allen
Claudia Chan Shaw, Presenter on ABC Collectors
The ever stylish Kara Baker
What – you thought I was joking about being in every 2nd photo?? Here with crazy old pal Peter Jago.
Daughter of mother-with-the-mostest, Lily &, um, me again!
Brought to you by the colour yellow – Edwina Brennan and Katherine Horseman
