Author Meg Stewart tells the story of a dress worn by Isabel McDonagh in the classic Australian film The Cheaters (1929).

Jackie (played by Jo Kennedy) wears the pink and purple tutu and blue tights at the final performance in Starstruck at the Opera House.

‘Red Satin’ is the gown worn by Nicole Kidman as Satine in the elephant love medley scene early in Moulin Rouge! (Baz Luhrmann, Australia, 2001). 

The NFSA collects tens of thousands of items every year. What were some of the highlights for 2017?