This wedding dress came from the estate of Ena Heazlewood. Born in Warrnambool in 1920 Mary Josephine (Ena) Todd was a hairdresser at Josephine’s Salon in Warrnambool. In 1942 she married a Warrnambool man, Jack Heazlewood, a stoker on the H.M.A.S. Sydney at the time. She was wearing this wedding dress. The dress was also worn by two other brides – Ena’s sister-in-law. Mavis McDonald when she married Jim Heazlewood in December 1942 and her sister Rita Todd when she married Bill Kane in 1947 (the bodice of the dress was altered for Rita’s wedding). The photograph shows the wedding of Field James (Jim) Heazlewood and Mavis Marie McDonald who were married on 23/12/1942This dress is of of some significance as it is not only a lovely example of a 1940s wedding dress but it has local provenance, being worn by a Warrnambool person, Ena Todd when she married another Warrnambool identity, Jack Heazlewood in 1942. This is a white lace dress with a fitted bodice, a square neckline and a lace band at the waist edged with satin. The dress has set-in long sleeves with a press stud clips at the wrists. The waist at the back has a loose band of lace material. The skirt is slightly flared and is floor length at the front with a cotton net frill edging, now slightly tattered. The dress at the back has a wide rounded train with a net frill edging. The side ends of the train have inserted lace panels. The dress is slightly yellowed with age. vintage clothing, todd & heazlewood families, warrnambool

The dress is an excellent example of mid-1970s evening wear and comes with its original box and dockets. It was purchased from a local op shop by a Brighton Historical Society volunteer, who subsequently donated it to BHS in 2017. The receipts tell us that the dress was originally purchased from Georges department store on Collins Street by Mrs Eunice Amelia Hill (b. 1917) of 6 Webb Street, Brighton. Eunice placed the dress on lay-by and paid for alterations in December 1974; it was delivered to her home in January 1975.Full-length knit dress of blue, green and silver patterned lurex with Georges box and receipts. High neck with metal zip centre back. .1 - dress .2 a-b - Georges box with lid .3 a-c - envelope & 3 layby & alteration receipts stapled together & separate delivery invoice .4 - Receipt for dress alteration & delivery chargeLabel, woven black on white acetate, centre back: PRINTED BY HAND / Pelilla / MADE IN ITALY Label, printed black on white acetate, centre back: 65% RAYON / 35% POLYESTER / MADE IN ITALYevening dress, maxi dress, 1970s, brighton, eunice amelia hill, georges of collins street, pelilla

Dress and bonnet was used on the childhood doll of Rosalie Whalen (nee Schwerkolt). Doll NA5163 and another dress NA5166.Doll, whose name was Janet was given to Rosalie Schwerkolt Whalen as a child in 1945 with a lemon voile dress and matching bonnet and a patterned voile dress.Lemon coloured doll's bonnet and match lemon coloured doll's dress. Dress has bodice with V shaped bib style collar two lines of blue stitching and pink and white variegated thread trim. Sleeves have pink braid with blue stitching vertically from armhole to cuff. Gathered skirt has three lines of blue stitching around hem line. Bonnet has frill and a sun visor trimmed with pink and white variegated thread. Doll is NA5163 and other dress is NA5166doll, dolls clothing, handmade, sewn

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This cream, voile, heavily embroidered, small girl's dress is an example of the dressmaking and craftwork skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire c1900The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families A small girl's, cream voile, heavily embroidered dressclothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, dendy henry, early settlers, craftwork, market gardenners

Group of Children dressed up for Concert. Girls all dressed in light coloured frocks, boys in jackets Centre of photo has a young girl wearing a crown and holding a trident like Neptune's Unsure about where this photograph was taken, or the occasion. Photographer was from Stawell.. Possibly ??? the Queen's Jubilee in 1887 ? Photograph of a group of young people. One dressed in long frock with crown and trident,Matson & Co, Photographersstawell, children, jubilee

An item forming part of a collection of costumes, photographs and documents relating to the Weir family who lived in a mansion, originally named Illapa, at 84 Princess Street, Kew, from c.1917 to 1950. This historically significant collection includes items relating to both George Weir (1866-1937), his wife Edith Mary Weir (1867-1948) and their children. George Weir attained national prominence in the mining industry, becoming General Manager of the North Broken Hill Silver Mining Company in 1903 (later renamed North Broken Hill Mining Company 1905-12, and North Broken Hill Ltd 1912-1988), and subsequently President of the Mine Owners Association. He was to remain General Manager of North Broken Hill Ltd until his retirement in 1926.This garment is part of a collection of women’s clothing, owned and worn by Edith Mary Weir (nee Betteridge) - born in Clare, South Australia 1867, died Kew 1948 - and also by her daughter. The garments date from the 1880s to the 1930s. The collection includes day dresses, evening dresses, evening coats, capes, and undergarments. As the wife and daughter of a mine manager, the collection includes representative examples of clothing worn by upper middle class Australian women in domestic circumstances, and at social and civic events. A number of the costumes from the 1920s to the 1930s are of a particularly fine quality, being both rare, representative and intact examples of Australian fashion of the period. The garments in the Weir Collection were donated to the Kew Historical Society by a granddaughter of Edith Weir in 2017.Pale blue shot silk dress, comprised of a separate pale blue silk bodice and a wide flaring skirt of the same fabric. The bodice features silk embroidery in the same colour as the dress and wide bands of brown lace at the neck, on the front of the bodice and on the sleeves. Blue silk fabric tabs extend across the lace at the front with gold buttons at either end. The bodice has an attached blue silk belt. As part of the ensemble, there are also pale blue silk stockings, of the period. edith mary weir (nee betteridge), women's clothing, dresses, fashion -- 1900s, weir collection

This evening dress was presumably worn by Mrs Marjorie McKeown (nee Ford) in the Orbost district in the 1940s-1950s. A full-length black evening dress. The arms and top of the bodice are made from mauve/puce coloured lace which has small flowers trimmed with beads. At the bottom of the dress is a broad trinm of puce coloured lace which has been bordered at the top with sequins. The dress has a zip at the side of the bodice. The main fabric is possibly rayon.Van Rothcostume-famale evening-dress

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.The V&A's history of fashion describes 1930s dresses as characterised by '... a slinky femininity... Parisian couturiers introduced the bias-cut into their designs, which caused the fabric to skim over the body's curves. Long, simple and clinging evening gowns, made of satin were popular. Often the dresses had low scooping backs'. This dress was made for an aunt of the donor, who was the daughter and sister of well-known male Melbourne architects in the Smart family.Long cream and orange floral crepe georgette evening dresswomen's clothing, australian fashion - 1930s, fashion and textiles collection, rosemary smart

This baby's cream silk dress has long sleeves, lacework on centre yoke, cuffs and hemline. Vertical pin tucks beside lacework on yoke and horizontal between lacework on hemline . This dress is an example of the dressmaking and lacework skills of the women of the early settlers families in Moorabbin Shire c1900 Early settlers and market gardeners established their families in Moorabbin Shirec1900 and this item shows the dressmaking and lacework skill of the women of these families This baby's cream silk dress has long sleeves, lacework on centre yoke, cuffs and hemline. Vertical pin tucks beside lacework on yoke and horizontal between lacework on hemline, The dress is fastened at the nape by a small mother of pearl button, clothing, baby clothes, cotton, silk, lacework, needlework, nylon, dressmaking, layette, knitting, craftwork, wool, early settlers, city of moorabbin, bentleigh, ormond, moorabbin, post war settlers, world war 11 1939-40, risstrom l

Donated by Margaret Mayer, a friend of Mrs Browne who made childrens wear for Georges of Collins Street Melbourne. Dress made for donors grand daughter but has not been worn.Blue floral child's dress, smocked to the waist. Peter Pan collar embroidered along a scalloped edge. Extra label (Georges) stitched onto dress by catalogue number.Georges of Melbournecostume, children's

This girl's white cotton dress is typical of the craftsmanship of the home dressmakers among the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shirec 1900The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and the women made most of the clothing for their families.c1900 girl's dress is made of cotton and is all hand-worked, with cutworkclothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dendy henry, market gardeners, dressmakers

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Fashion (or clothing/costumes) in the collection was largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories. This short, beaded 'flapper' dress was worn by Mrs Udora Freame to a ball at the Hawthorn Town Hall in the 1920s. Donated by her daughter, the dress is the earliest item of fashion in the collection where provenance can be linked to a local civic event.Sleeveless black chiffon 'flapper' evening dress with v-neck. The dress is embroidered with silver thread using chain stitch and glass beads simulating Parisian jet.women's clothing, australian fashion - 1920s, evening dresses, udora freame, evening wear, flapper dresses, mayoral balls -- hawthorn (vic.)

This cream, creme-de-chine, toddlers dress with hand-smocking is an example of the dressmaking skills of the women of the families of the pioneer settlers and market gardeners of the Moorabbin Shire c1900The pioneer settlers and market gardeners of Moorabbin Shire had to be self reliant and made their own clothing and utensils. This is one of many items that exhibit the skill and craftsmanship of the women in these families A cream, crepe-de-chine, toddler's dress with hand-smocking.clothing, brighton, moorabbin, pioneers, dressmaking, dendy henry, market gardeners, early settlers, craftwork

This dress was handed down through the family of Harry Cameron, Orbost. It was likely worn by a member of the family.Associated with the Cameron family, Orbost.A full length black satin dress with long sleeves. It has two rows of 6 buttons across the bodice and lace applique on the shoulders. The neck and sleeves are trimmed with a fine white lace. There are metal stays inside the front of the dress.women's-clothing

Northern District School of Nursing trainee nurse's base uniform from 1972Nurse's one piece dress in yellow with yoke and central front chest panel in white. Dress fastens with full back zip to waist and metal hook and eye. There are two pockets at sides below waist. There is a gusset to each side of back to sleeve. There is a long sleeved, waist length jacket, satin lined, with round neck with five yellow buttons and button holes at front. The fabric is of stretch cotton. Dress has a white label with 'Florgale Uniforms, Permanent Press' and washing instructions printed in red and blue and stitched to left rear neck facing. A trade mark, a ball in red and blue with the word 'Koratron' is also on this label. The jacket has a white label stitched to the lining at base of neck with 'Florgale Uniforms, Melbourne, Sydney" in gold. 'SW' and a female figure in long dress is embroidered in navy blue on the label.nurses uniform, northern district school of nursing, dress, jacket

The Fashion & Design collection of the Kew Historical Society includes examples of women’s, men’s, children’s and infants’ clothing from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items in the collection were largely produced for, or purchased by women in Melbourne, and includes examples of outerwear, protective wear, nightwear, underwear and costume accessories.This day dress conforms to the V&A's description of fashion in the 1950s in that: 'The 1950s continued the late 1940s style with very full skirts, cinched waists and sloping shoulders. Dresses with pencil or full skirts were seen in either plain fabrics or floral prints.'Sky blue ballerina length dress with pleated skirtaustralian fashion - 1950s, day dresses, women's clothing

The dress is on doll.A handmade cream coloured fine wool dress. It has blanket stitch hemming and crocheted lace around the neck, sleeve and hem.baby dresses, baby clothing

The dress belonged to donor's mother or grandmother.Multi coloured blue chiffon dress, with splashes of pink, yellow and white flowers, shaped bodice, V-neckline, eight covered buttons down front, and four panel flared skirt and puffed short sleeves. Mauve Rayon under slip. A line and shoulder straps to be worn with dress.costume, female

This doll, from which this dress was removed, belonged to member Allan Blain's sister. It was donated to WDHS and then recently returned after an extended loan.This doll's dress is significant as it shows the style of dress of the c1860s as worn by both dolls and young girls and the fabrics available at that time. It would be a party dress.Remnants of the [VC02599] wax head doll's dress. The dress is made of pink gauze with coffee coloured lace trim and coffee and pink ribbons. The skirt is relatively intact; the bodice has fragments of the neckline and sleeves.dolls, doll's clothing, toys, blain

This long, white cotton pin-tucked baby's dress is an example of the clothing the women of pioneer settlers and market gardeners in Moorabbin Shire made for their familiesAfter the 1841 Dendy Special Survey of Brighton, Victoria, allotments of land were rented or sold to pioneer settlers. These settlers had to be self reliant and the women made most of the clothing for their families. This garment is one of the examples of the skills and craftsmanship of these women.A white, cotton, pin-tucked, long Baby's dress c 1900clothing, brighton, moorabbin, dressmaking, dendy henry, market gardeners, pioneer settlers, craft working

Wedding dress worn by May Dunne who was married on 11 April 1942 at the Newtown Methodist Church in Aberdeen Street, Geelong. The lace was purchased with wartime coupons. The couple lived in Brighton and May was a member of the Brighton Historical Society when she donated the dress.Wedding dress of white lace. V-neckline, long fitted sleeves and train. Large bow at back.wedding dress, wwii, lace, wartime bride, 1940s

Doll made in Camp 3 by Mr. Alfons Koenig and given to Herta Beilharz in February 1944. The sprigged crepe georgette dress was made by her mother, Meta, out of a dress Herta had outgrownHand carved dressed doll with moveable arms and legs. Head is fixed. All parts joined to stuffed stockinged bodydoll, koenig a, uhlherr h, camp 3, tatura, ww2 camp 3, toys, dolls

Stawell Choral Society 1956 on Town Hall stage. Women dressed in evening gowns. Black and White Photograph of a Group of Male and Female Persons, Dressed in evening wear. Taken on a Stagestawell, choral

Child's dress forming part of knitted woolen layette. Cream wool hand knitted.Cream knitted child's dress Short puff sleeves Patterned and plain stitches Ribbon decoration knitting, wool, child's dress

Both men are dressed in typical clothing of the time period. They are dressed for going out as they are attending the Stawell Gift which was very popular at the time for a annual outing.Demonstrates typical dress of the period for local residents.Rectangular Black & white. Two men dressed in typical clothing of the time period. Suit, tie and hat. They are standing together posing for the photo.In red ink stamped across the back Kodak Nov 85m. Written in blue ink "George Davis & Eric Hamilton ready to go to Stawell gift 1929"gift, george, streatham, nerrin, davis, stawell, eric, hamilton

Associated with current Defence Force Uniform Issue for Ceremonial Uniform dress. Issued by the Australian Defence Force. Black Patent Leather boots, rubber heel and tread, lace ups and used with Ceremonial uniform dress. Inside the boot : 5/97

This is a photo of a fancy dress party in the old Halls Gap Hall. The hall is lit by oil lamps.The photo shows a large group of people, some dressed in fancy dress, grouped in rows for the photo. In the background is a wooden slat wall of a building with the framework visible. There is a large light in the centre, top of the photo and thick cables/wires extend from it to the edges.buildings, halls, recreation, parties