Threads: History Week 2012

Overview

They might not have been big on colour blocking or ironic fanny packs, but for our ancestors fashion was still an important way to define status and style. We use our clothing as an aid and we use it as a weapon, and this was the situation even when we wore Cabbage Tree Hats instead of Conical Asian ones.

This year History Week is taking a sartorial spin, rummaging through the wardrobes of our ancestors via talks, exhibitions, workshops, and parades. Highlights include a parade of retro wedding gowns through the Eryldene Historic House and Garden, displays of period clothing and an exhibition of pre-Sartorialist fashion photographs from the last 160 years. Sometimes things get more specific, with one exhibition zooming in on the "1970s feminist lesbian fashion" of Annandale, Balmain, Leichhardt, Lilyfield, and Rozelle.

Events will be taking place all over New South Wales, from Sydney city to the mid-north coast. Check the website for the full program.