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Old clothes and new looks: Lessons from the past

23 October at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Free

A black papier-mâché sewing box, now on display in the Old Treasury Building’s ‘Belongings’ exhibition, would once have been both commonplace in and essential for many homes. This box and others like it – filled with needles and threads, thimbles and scissors, ribbons and buttons – helped women to create new looks from old clothes. Conscious of the pressing need in the present for more circular and sustainable fashion, dress historian Lorinda Cramer explores how sewing boxes were used, what could be achieved with the tools and materials they held – and, indeed, what lessons are offered from the past.

‘Old Clothes and New Looks: Lessons from the Past’ is presented as part of Melbourne Fashion Week.

Details

Date:
23 October
Time:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Website:
https://events.humanitix.com/old-clothes-and-new-looks-lessons-from-the-past?c=web

Venue

Online
Australia

Organiser

Old Treasury Building
Phone
9651 2233
Email
bookings@otb.org.au