Saturday 15 November 2014 | 6:30pm
Entry by koha (includes nibbles and glass of bubbles on arrival).
Courtney Johnston, Director of The Dowse Art Museum, warmly invites you to the opening celebration of The Age of Aquarius: A 1970s Fashion Revolution. Grab your 1970s glad rags and leave your fashion inhibitions behind as we party like it’s 1971! Prizes for best costumes and a roving photographer add to the fun as The California Dreamers belt out the hits of the 70s! Bring your friends, it’s going to be a great night!
RSVP to rsvp@dowse.org.nz or phone 04 560 1470 (acceptances only) by Monday 10 November 2014.
Sunday 16 November 2014
FABRIC-A-BRAC | 10am–2pm | Free
Join us for a one-off opportunity to purchase bold and bright vintage fabrics and sewing from the 60s and 70s. Free badges for kids.
TALK & TOUR: DORIS DE PONT | 2pm | Free
Enjoy a talk and tour through with New Zealand Fashion Museum curator Doris de Pont.
The pop-up exhibition, Elle and the Youthquake: The changing face of fashion, attracted more than 2000 visitors while at The Nathan Gallery in Britomart.
The dual focus on young designers from the past and the group of current Youthquake designers proved popular with visitors feeling both inspired by historical garments and excited by the latest designs.
New designer, Anthea Tucker, felt “honoured to be part of the exhibition and to be alongside some gorgeous New Zealand talent - both the young and the old. There really isn't another platform that does what Doris is doing with the NZFM, so to be included and acknowledged as an influential young creative is just so so cool.”
