While most of the Oscar-winning costumes in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) were made with small budgets and creative solutions, the pom-poms on this iconic wattle dress were made by inmates at the Long Bay Correctional Complex.
Curator Notes
Find out more about The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with these resources from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).
To mark the 20th Anniversary of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's General Manager of Collections interviewed costume designer Tim Chappel on stage in March 2014. In this clip Tim discusses the design and creation of the yellow wattle costume featured in the film. You can watch it at the NFSA website.
You can also browse additional images and articles on the film at the NFSA website.
Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Previously on display
10 February 2022
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
LN180826
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-05. Heroes and anti-heroes → MA-05-C01
Object Types
3D Object
Costume/costume element
Materials
plastic, tulle, rubber