REMAKING FASHION

26 September 2008-19 April 2009

-Curator
Remaking Fashion examined the process of making - and evidence of the process of making - in contemporary design











BLACK IN FASHION: MOURNING TO NIGHT

29 February-29 August 2008

-Co-Curator
Black in Fashion traced the changing significance of black in western fashion from the 17th century to the present day












SUPER BODIES: HEROIC FASHION FROM THE 1980s

22 August 2007-3 February 2008

-Co-Curator
Super Bodies paid tribute to the powerful and body conscious styles that dominated women's fashion in the 1980s







SNEAKERS: CLASSICS TO CUSTOMS

16 December 2006-8 July 2007

-Assisted in preparation and research
Sneakers explored the evolution of sneakers from functional sportswear to cult fashion







ABSTRACT MODE: GEOMETRIC FASHION AND TEXTILES

4 May-12 November 2006

-Co-Curator
Abstract Mode examined the use of geometric pattern and structure in fashion and textiles from the 19th century to the present day





















EVERLASTING: THE FLOWER IN FASHION AND TEXTILES

26 August 2005-2 April 2006

-Co-Curator
Everlasting surveyed the enduring presence of floral themes and motifs in western fashion and textiles




















HUNTERS AND COLLECTIONS

22 October 2004-31 July 2005

-Co-Curator
Hunters and Collections featured 4 personal wardrobes, each wearer dedicated to just one designer - Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent or Vivienne Westwood
















HOUSE MIX

4 December2003-29 August 2004

-Assisted in preparation and research
House mix presented highlights from the international fashion and textiles collection








PUBLICATIONS




Art Deco Fashion, Author, 2013


 
ManStyle,: Men + Fashion 'Tradition and Transformation: the suit in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Author, 2011
 
 

 
 
The Naked Face 'Self-fashioning', Author, 2011
 

Remaking Fashion, National Gallery of Victoria, Author, 2008
 
 
 
Vienna: Art and Design, contributing writer, 2011
 
 

'Introduction' The Presence of Things: Sense, Veneer and Guise, Arts Victoria Touring exhibition, Author, 2006


Super Bodies: Heroic Fashion from the 1980s, National Gallery of Victoria, Co-Author, 2007


House Mix: Highlights of the International Fashion and Textiles collection, National Gallery of Victoria, contributing research, 2003



Hunters and Collections: Wardrobes of the International Fashion and Textiles Collection, National Gallery of Victoria, Author, 2004




Everlasting: The Flower in Fashion and Textiles, National Gallery of Victoria, Co-Author, 2005





'Black Magic' Black in Fashion: Mourning to Night, National Gallery of Victoria, Author, 2008






Art Deco, National Gallery of Victoria, contributing writer, 2008







'John Galliano's Elvira Evening dress' ABV46 National Gallery of Victoria, Author, 2006








'Lanvin's Dress and Necklace' ABV48 National Gallery of Victoria, Author, 2008









Abstract Mode: Geometric Fashion and Textiles, National Gallery of Victoria, Co-Author, 2006











REVIEWS

The Australian Financial Review, 3-5 August 2007















A Cloth Covered Button, August 2008










Australian Art Monthly, April 2009





 
Art Monthly Australia, August 2011