Category Archives: Websites

Forthcoming! A beautiful new NZ-based online journal devoted to WOOL

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Angela Lassig

The Wool Lover is soon-to-be-launched digital journal featuring fresh and contemporary stories across culture, fashion, film, design and so on, all with wool at their heart. ‘A VISUAL, LITERARY AND CULTURAL STUDY DEVOTED TO A CELEBRATION OF THE WONDER FIBRE … Continue reading →

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Fashionable listening

Posted on September 6, 2015 by karinwarnaar

Although Radio NZ has long been the best local broadcast medium for arts coverage, it’s only recently that fashion has become a more regular topic.  There have been some fascinating interviews across many of RNZ’s programmes, both weekday and weekend, … Continue reading →

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The Museum of Savage Beauty

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Angela Lassig

Duck feather dress, The Horn of Plenty, Autumn/Winter 2009–10 Model Magdalena Frackowiak. Image firstVIEW As many of you will already know, the V&A has just opened Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a fabulous exhibition which celebrates the extraordinary creative talent of one of … Continue reading →

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Desktop travellers alert! Innovative fashion exhibition in Toronto

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Angela Lassig

Fashion Follows Form: Designs for Sitting June 21, 2014 to January 25, 2015 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Link to exhibition page: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/exhibitions-galleries/exhibitions/fashion-follows-form Desktop travellers interested in fashion and textiles might be interested to know about this very innovative exhibition at the … Continue reading →

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Collection Focus: The Springfield Collection at the National Museum of Australia

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Angela Lassig

Click on the link below for an excellent web-based resource developed by the National Museum of Australia to share information about many aspects of the complex acquisition of a rich collection recording the life and times of an early Australian family … Continue reading →

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NZ Fashion Museum online relaunch

Posted on August 4, 2013 by karinwarnaar

In case you missed it, the NZ Fashion Museum launched the new-look website at the end of July 2013. It includes more information on past, present and future exhibitions, and an interactive collection to which we can all contribute. Great … Continue reading →

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