
We look inside the wardrobe of Australian film costumes and find stylish satins and silks, sparkling sequins and plenty of pom poms.
'What we wear tells the story of who we are', according to UK fashion doyenne Frances Corner. This is especially true of film costumes, where clothes are crucial in helping the actor become the character.
This collection features memorable and award-winning looks from The Dressmaker (2015); The Sapphires (2012); Ned Kelly (2003); Moulin Rouge! (2001); Muriel's Wedding (1994); The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994); Starstruck (1982); My Brilliant Career (1979); The Getting of Wisdom (1978); Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975); Wake in Fright (1971); and The Cheaters (1929).
Main image: still from ELVIS (Baz Luhrmann, 2022). Credit Warner Bros.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.