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The Safari Suit
I am looking to add a 1970s safari jacket or suit to the textile collection. This iconic piece of fashion history has mostly fallen out of favour but was once…
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The blog this week
This weekend we are going to a high-country farm, Mount White Station, for a tour of the operation and to meet some of the people who work there. Mount White…
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Black History Month
February is Black History Month, a celebration that is marked by the birthdays of famous abolitionist Americans: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Black History Month is recognised in the North…
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The Way We Wore
An insightful and fascinating series on Netflix at the moment explores the evolution and history of fashion in Australia. Presented by Celeste Barber and made in 2023, The Way We…
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Like the Turf
Caroline McQuarrie’s Like the Turf has just opened at the Left Bank Art Gallery in Greymouth Māwhera. Caroline is an artist from the Coast who now lives in Wellington Pōneke.…
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The Spotify playlist
Each week’s blog is accompanied by a playlist on the streaming platform: Spotify. The playlist is curated from across Spotify to reflect the articles on the blog. Sometimes the link…
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Fashion in the Louvre
The first ever fashion exhibition at Le Louvre, the Paris museum, recently opened. Louvre Couture matches the museum’s extensive collections of decorative art with pieces from some of the world’s…
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The State of a Nation
At the resumption of South Africa’s Parliament sittings, the President gives an address on the State of the Nation. The annual event is not just for politics but also an…
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The Art of Knitting – a book
“The Art of Knitting”, published in 1977 in the UK, has just been added to the studio library. This book is filled with examples of antique knitting, mainly from Europe…
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Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee
A recent addition to the textile collection shares a great link between textiles and music. Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee are two small characters from the “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”…
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