Sergeant Farrat: “Is that a Dior?”
Tilly: “Dior inspired, my design.”
The costumes in The Dressmaker celebrate early 1950s European fashion. This was an incredibly exciting era, when fashion houses such as Dior, Chanel and Balenciaga developed their signature styles. Dior’s designs used padding, pleats, boned corsetry and stiffened linings to emphasise the female form. Balenciaga was better known for his skill in drapery, and for his experimentation with new fabrics.
The costumes in The Dressmaker demonstrate remarkable accuracy in every aspect of their design and construction. Marion Boyce and Margot Wilson won Best Costume Design in the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards in 2015 for their outstanding work on The Dressmaker. Boyce was the primary costume designer, creating hundreds of costumes for the cast, while Wilson exclusively designed the costumes worn by Kate Winslet.
The Dressmaker: Behind the Seams
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Previously on display
14 July 2024
ACMI: Gallery 1
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ACMI Identifier
194843
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Worlds → MW-04. Costume Design → MW-04-C05
Object Types
Drawing/sketch/Pictorial
Photographic print/Pictorial