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Land Girls and Lifesavers, painting by Sally Spicer

In Land Girls and Lifesavers, Sally Spicer has created paintings and prints that observe the varied lives and contributions of New Zealand women during World War II. Sally, who specialises in portraiture, worked from black and white photos from the … Continue reading

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When dreams turn to gold

The 2017 iD Dunedin Fashion Week programme is out, and it’s going to be a busy one, as usual supported by several exhibitions around Dunedin’s many cultural institutions. A major highlight will be When Dreams turn to Gold at the … Continue reading

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Symposium 2016

An international keynote speaker; plenaries featuring Marsden-funded research into pre-colonial textiles and choices that took us round the world; an exhibition, workshops and tours and a delicious conference dinner – 2016’s Nature Now was the usual whirlwind of ideas and … Continue reading

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Fashion rules, Ok, absolutely

It’s iD week in Dunedin, lots of colour and style and people making an effort, including some CTANZ stalwarts. At Mint,  Desi Liversage’s critique of fast fashion and Li Edelkoort’s anti-fashion manifesto and adds further to this debate with a … Continue reading

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Call for papers: Deconstructing Costume Histories: Re-Reading Identities in Fashion Collections and Exhibitions

Call for Submissions CAA 100th Annual Conference, February 22-25, 2012 Los Angeles, California Co-organizers: Consuelo Gutierrez and Ian McDermott Deconstructing Costume Histories: Re-Reading Identities in Fashion Collections and Exhibitions Theorists from Veblen to Simmel have argued that fashion originates from … Continue reading

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