In 1959, artist June Black held an exhibition of her metaphorical costumes - framing fashion as an armour to protect the self from the rigours of daily life, social hypocrisy and cultural expectations.
We’re excited to announce that the New Zealand Fashion Museum and Blikfang Gallery are revisiting June’s original ideas with a new exhibition at the Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland!
More than 50 artists and designers - including Liz Findlay, WORLD, Margo Barton, Fran Allison, Peter Madden, Louise Rive, Karen Inderbitzen Waller - have selected one of June’s metaphorical costumes to explore the idea of the transformative power of dress.
Imagine what a Costume to be worn over a heavy heart might look like? Or a Hat for elevated thoughts? And what makes a Costume in which to invite undiluted pleasure?
Intellectual Fashion Show 2016, 8 October - 5 November 2016 at the Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland. Entry is free.
We are celebrating because in the three years we have been online we have:
- had website 65,347 visitors
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- curated 13 exhibitions online
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- photographed hundreds of your fashion treasures at 11 pop-up studios
Check out the garments from our latest pop-up photo studio in the NZFM collection!
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