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Tagged: costume design

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Undressing Priscilla
Thongs, sequins and wattle: we undress The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
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Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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...
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Film Costumes from 90 Years of Australian Movies
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...
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Australian Costume Designer Mavis Ripper
NFSA curator Jenny Gall shines a spotlight on Mavis Ripper, a pioneer of Australian costume design for film and theatre.
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Deep Dive: Marion Boyce, Costume Designer
Renowned Australian costume designer Marion Boyce spoke with NFSA Assistant Curator Jenny Gall about the characters, costumes and designs on Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
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Don’t Miss The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition
Don't miss The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition at the NFSA before it closes on 18 August 2019.
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Picnic costumes: the details in the dresses
On 14 February 2020, it is 120 years since the (fictional) events in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Jenny Gall takes a close look at two of the costumes from Peter Weir's film, released 45 years ago in 1975...
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Rachel Ward on The Thorn Birds
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.
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Tutus and fake boobs
The musical comedy Starstruck (1982) and its colourful, outrageous costumes were ahead of their time.
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Jocelyn Moorhouse on Costuming for 'The Dressmaker'
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...
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