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Thelma Afford costumes

Left: Joan Lord as Lady Sims wearing Thelma Afford’s costume design for The Twelve Pound Look, the television play broadcast on the ABC’s first night of television in November 1956.

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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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Mad Max 2 and 3: Costumes by Norma Moriceau

Costume designer Norma Moriceau drew on her background in the London punk scene when creating iconic costumes for Mad Max 2 and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

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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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The Dressmaker's Marion Boyce on Transforming Gertrude

In this behind-the-scenes interview, costume designer Marion Boyce explains why Gertrude (played by Sarah Snook) was her favourite character to dress in the film The Dressmaker (2015). 

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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.