The Hollywood effect : a comparative study of costume in Australia and the Proposition
By Madeline Taylor and Tiziana Ferrero-Regis
This paper compares costuming practices in Baz Luhrmann’s Australia (2008) and John Hillcoat’s The Proposition (2005) and argues that high production values, such as in the blockbuster Australia, are not neutral mechanisms of production, but powerful prescriptive elements which do not result in a successful representation of cultural specificity.
Geometric fashion | Creative Cluster
By Kiara Bulley
Master’s fashion student Kiara Bulley joins the QUT Creative Industries QUT Fashion Week conversation to tell us about ‘geometric fashion’
The story of … the supermodel
World Scenography Project
Madeline Taylor | Australian Regional Editor
Papers | Bianca Bulley
By Bianca Bulley
On the Irresistability of the Petty Bourgeoise
The stitchery collective position paper
By Kath Horton
This paper introduces ‘the stitchery collective’ – a fashion based artist-run-initiative. First the paper overviews the collective’s broad mission (to use fashion for good) and outlines its operational status. It closes with a brief reflection on how ‘the stitchery collective’ can be seen to contribute to, or align with, the field known as with social innovation.
See it, Love it, Make it.
By Anna Hickey
The stitchery collective are exploring meaningful community engagement and allowing access to the typically exclusive fashion industry.