Exhibition
Thongs, sequins and wattle: we undress The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Collection
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...
Collection
Celebrate the Oscar-winning Australian film icon: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
We're sharing behind-the-scenes photographs of the costumes from the film as well as interviews...
Article
To mark 35 years since the premiere of The Thorn Birds mini-series, we take a look at the original costume design sketches in the NFSA collection and talk to Rachel Ward.
Article
The musical comedy Starstruck (1982) and its colourful, outrageous costumes were ahead of their time.
Article
Documents and artefacts curator Jenny Gall takes a closer look at two of the costumes featured in our online exhibition Picnic at Hanging Rock: 40 Years of Mystery.
Audio
In this excerpt from an oral history interview with director Jocelyn Moorhouse, she talks about her hands-on involvement in the research for, and creation of the look and style of, the costumes in...
Video
In an exclusive interview with the NFSA, actor Hugo Weaving talks about the importance of costume design in the making of a film and the development of a character.
Video
A rival seamstress, Una Pleasance (Sacha Horler), arrives in Dungatar at the invitation of Shire President, Evan Pettyman (Shane Bourne). She is astounded by the sight of the townspeople going about...
Video
In an exclusive interview with the NFSA, Hugo Weaving discusses the evolution of his character from The Dressmaker (2015), the local police officer – Sergeant Farrat.
Weaving describes the way in...
