Fortuny’s exquisite stencilled velvets are so distinctive, almost as much as the pleated gowns. Two examples of #1920s outerwear here, designed to mix and match with the delphos of your choice, one #NGVMelbourne , the other with a bright pink lining which we quickly snapped today #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Fortuny’s exquisite stencilled velvets are so distinctive, almost as much as the pleated gowns. Two examples of #1920s outerwear here, designed to mix and match with the delphos of your choice, one #NGVMelbourne , the other with a bright pink lining which we quickly snapped today #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
For this week's #FridayFrills, here is a 1955 Balenciaga ball gown. Balenciaga does a nod towards the bustle, putting the fullness in back, a typical Balenciaga move as he prefered dresses to have contrast between the front and back. @NGVMelbourne #fashionhistory
October 17, 2026 at 4:29 AM
For this week's #FridayFrills, here is a 1955 Balenciaga ball gown. Balenciaga does a nod towards the bustle, putting the fullness in back, a typical Balenciaga move as he prefered dresses to have contrast between the front and back. @NGVMelbourne #fashionhistory
Red and navy blue always a winner in my estimation and this Worth gown uses the brightest of reds to punctuate the details of their mid #1890s design. Nicely nautical for seaside promenading #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 11, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Red and navy blue always a winner in my estimation and this Worth gown uses the brightest of reds to punctuate the details of their mid #1890s design. Nicely nautical for seaside promenading #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
The gossamer muslin used to create early c19th gowns was sometimes described as ‘woven wind’, an amazing description for the lightweight fabric. Here it has been embroidered with wool and I can only imagine the challenges that came with such stitching. C1815 #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 5, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The gossamer muslin used to create early c19th gowns was sometimes described as ‘woven wind’, an amazing description for the lightweight fabric. Here it has been embroidered with wool and I can only imagine the challenges that came with such stitching. C1815 #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
If you can’t share a divine selection of late #1930s Madame Grès gowns on your birthday then when even can you? Saturday birthdays are the best! #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 3, 2026 at 11:50 AM
If you can’t share a divine selection of late #1930s Madame Grès gowns on your birthday then when even can you? Saturday birthdays are the best! #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
If, in the late #1860s, you happened to be in the market for a pair of silk embellished heeled boots and you had the wherewithal to shop at Jean-Louis François Pinet, which boots are you choosing? Gold and burgundy, black floral embroidered or leafy brocade? #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
September 26, 2026 at 11:08 AM
If, in the late #1860s, you happened to be in the market for a pair of silk embellished heeled boots and you had the wherewithal to shop at Jean-Louis François Pinet, which boots are you choosing? Gold and burgundy, black floral embroidered or leafy brocade? #NGVMelbourne #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
So excited about the new @yayoikusama_ exhibition about to open at the NGV. ⚫️⚫️⚫️
#melbourne @ngvmelbourne #yayoikusama
#melbourne @ngvmelbourne #yayoikusama
December 3, 2024 at 3:07 AM
So excited about the new @yayoikusama_ exhibition about to open at the NGV. ⚫️⚫️⚫️
#melbourne @ngvmelbourne #yayoikusama
#melbourne @ngvmelbourne #yayoikusama
Immensely impressive exhibition of street activism turned contemporary art of Reko Rennie in the NGV Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne. #museum #exhibition #melbourne #ianpottercentre #NGVMelbourne
November 24, 2024 at 6:18 AM
Immensely impressive exhibition of street activism turned contemporary art of Reko Rennie in the NGV Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne. #museum #exhibition #melbourne #ianpottercentre #NGVMelbourne
Recognise any of these famous buildings? I wish I could visit them all—but luckily, they show up in my graphic novel!
#ngv #thecurator #wendytyrer #graphicnovels #graphicnovel #ngvmelbourne #alcatraz #grandegyptianmuseum #bilbaoguggenheim #louvremuseum #rijksmuseum
#ngv #thecurator #wendytyrer #graphicnovels #graphicnovel #ngvmelbourne #alcatraz #grandegyptianmuseum #bilbaoguggenheim #louvremuseum #rijksmuseum
June 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Recognise any of these famous buildings? I wish I could visit them all—but luckily, they show up in my graphic novel!
#ngv #thecurator #wendytyrer #graphicnovels #graphicnovel #ngvmelbourne #alcatraz #grandegyptianmuseum #bilbaoguggenheim #louvremuseum #rijksmuseum
#ngv #thecurator #wendytyrer #graphicnovels #graphicnovel #ngvmelbourne #alcatraz #grandegyptianmuseum #bilbaoguggenheim #louvremuseum #rijksmuseum
the wedding. Her granddaughter Princess Stephanie then wore it at the Red Cross Ball in 1982. This cream version is from #NGVMelbourne. The #V_and_A also has a version of the dress, but in a floral print requested my Laurie Newton Sharp, the News Editor for Harrods. She was on a
June 4, 2026 at 5:11 AM
the wedding. Her granddaughter Princess Stephanie then wore it at the Red Cross Ball in 1982. This cream version is from #NGVMelbourne. The #V_and_A also has a version of the dress, but in a floral print requested my Laurie Newton Sharp, the News Editor for Harrods. She was on a
despite changing trends. #NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
May 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
despite changing trends. #NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
not stitches. Or maybe it is that just a few years earlier we had Dior's flower dresses! Regardless, I do love them. #Fashionhistory #ootd #NGVMelbourne
May 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
not stitches. Or maybe it is that just a few years earlier we had Dior's flower dresses! Regardless, I do love them. #Fashionhistory #ootd #NGVMelbourne
#Ootd is this 1955 evening dress designed by Pat Rodgers for La Petite in Melbourne. It's made of pale pink silk embroidered with glass beads and sequins into floral sprigs. #fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
May 6, 2026 at 4:18 AM
#Ootd is this 1955 evening dress designed by Pat Rodgers for La Petite in Melbourne. It's made of pale pink silk embroidered with glass beads and sequins into floral sprigs. #fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
#Ootd is this 1956 Dior dress and jacket in silk organza. The pink dotted daisies are so sweet! As is the jacket’s peter pan collar. 🩷 #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
April 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM
#Ootd is this 1956 Dior dress and jacket in silk organza. The pink dotted daisies are so sweet! As is the jacket’s peter pan collar. 🩷 #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
#Ootd is this 1925 evening gown by Callot Soeurs. The green and black silk divided at the low waist are connected by the glass beads and metallic threaded embroidery. So lovely and quite unusual. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
April 16, 2026 at 2:16 AM
#Ootd is this 1925 evening gown by Callot Soeurs. The green and black silk divided at the low waist are connected by the glass beads and metallic threaded embroidery. So lovely and quite unusual. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
This is a perfect dress for a Saturday night! #Ootd is this 2008 Lanvin cocktail dress by Alber Elbaz. This gossamer, ephemeral dress is made of silk tulle and nylon with a silk lining. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
April 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is a perfect dress for a Saturday night! #Ootd is this 2008 Lanvin cocktail dress by Alber Elbaz. This gossamer, ephemeral dress is made of silk tulle and nylon with a silk lining. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
and faux selvedge edges. #NGVMelbourne notes that the edging gives off the suggestion that the whole dress was made from a single swatch of fabric that has been draped about the body. Yet, it also has the typical Dior silhouette and detailed tailoring. #Fashionhistory
March 22, 2026 at 4:22 AM
and faux selvedge edges. #NGVMelbourne notes that the edging gives off the suggestion that the whole dress was made from a single swatch of fabric that has been draped about the body. Yet, it also has the typical Dior silhouette and detailed tailoring. #Fashionhistory
While not strictly golden, #ootd is this 1897 Worth ball gown. It's made of ivory silk, but is decorated with golden metallic threaded embroidery and tiny sequins and rhinestones. Made by Jean-Philippe Worth, this is some of Worth at its best. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
March 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
While not strictly golden, #ootd is this 1897 Worth ball gown. It's made of ivory silk, but is decorated with golden metallic threaded embroidery and tiny sequins and rhinestones. Made by Jean-Philippe Worth, this is some of Worth at its best. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
#Ootd is this 1913 silk gown with a chiffon and black net overlay, and decorated with glass beads and gelatin sequins. #NGVMelbourne notes that it mimics a Grecian double peplos, a loose-fitting outer garment pinned at the shoulders and then folded to make a flap. It was also worn with a belt
May 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
#Ootd is this 1913 silk gown with a chiffon and black net overlay, and decorated with glass beads and gelatin sequins. #NGVMelbourne notes that it mimics a Grecian double peplos, a loose-fitting outer garment pinned at the shoulders and then folded to make a flap. It was also worn with a belt
Today's #ootd is this 1955 cocktail dress and coat attributed to Dior. Although we cannot see the dress, the coat is so outstanding that it could be a dress in and of itself. It's so light and airy, draped yet structured—perfection. #fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
May 19, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Today's #ootd is this 1955 cocktail dress and coat attributed to Dior. Although we cannot see the dress, the coat is so outstanding that it could be a dress in and of itself. It's so light and airy, draped yet structured—perfection. #fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
#Ootd is this 1923 Jean Patou evening dress. The star of this outfit is definitely the fabric. It's woven with fushia and gold metallic lame. It's a little hard to see at first because of the shimmering effect, but it features a repeated horse pattern. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
January 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
#Ootd is this 1923 Jean Patou evening dress. The star of this outfit is definitely the fabric. It's woven with fushia and gold metallic lame. It's a little hard to see at first because of the shimmering effect, but it features a repeated horse pattern. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
It got down in the negatives today in Chicago, so #ootd is this 1893-6 evening cape made of wool and ostrich feathers. Short capes with a high collar were popular at the time and provided warmth, but with the light color, this cape was mostly decorative. @NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
January 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It got down in the negatives today in Chicago, so #ootd is this 1893-6 evening cape made of wool and ostrich feathers. Short capes with a high collar were popular at the time and provided warmth, but with the light color, this cape was mostly decorative. @NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
#Ootd is this 1951 evening ensemble by Christian Dior. It features a perfectly tailored shirt and an illustrious full two-tiered skirt. A perfect holiday hostess outfit. #NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
December 31, 2024 at 5:57 AM
#Ootd is this 1951 evening ensemble by Christian Dior. It features a perfectly tailored shirt and an illustrious full two-tiered skirt. A perfect holiday hostess outfit. #NGVMelbourne #Fashionhistory
#Ootd is this 1912 Rita evening dress by Jean-Philippe Worth. It's made of silk satin and velvet and embroidered with jet beads on black netting to form stacks of wheat and an abstract pattern. It also is lined with glass diamante along the neckline. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
December 28, 2024 at 11:18 PM
#Ootd is this 1912 Rita evening dress by Jean-Philippe Worth. It's made of silk satin and velvet and embroidered with jet beads on black netting to form stacks of wheat and an abstract pattern. It also is lined with glass diamante along the neckline. #Fashionhistory #NGVMelbourne
Highlighting a great recent publication and new partnership with @NGVMelbourne #RisingtoourChallenges2023
September 6, 2023 at 12:30 AM
Highlighting a great recent publication and new partnership with @NGVMelbourne #RisingtoourChallenges2023