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Work on paper - Men's Official Occasions Uniform Design Drawings, Wendy Powitt, c. 1992

  • uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black jacket, shirt and tie. line drawings of Australian coat of arms and suit jacket above

    uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, mustard long sleeve shirt and tie with native botanic print. line drawings showing belt buckle, shoes and pants in detail surround the figure

    uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black vest and mustard shirt and tie with native botanical print. line drawing showing vest detail on right hand side

    uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, mustard shirt and tie with striped print

    uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black jacket, shirt and tie with native botanical print. line drawings of the Australian coat of arms with olympic rings, and detail of jacket at top of page

    uniform design sketch

  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black jacket, shirt and tie. line drawings of Australian coat of arms and suit jacket above
  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, mustard long sleeve shirt and tie with native botanic print. line drawings showing belt buckle, shoes and pants in detail surround the figure
  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black vest and mustard shirt and tie with native botanical print. line drawing showing vest detail on right hand side
  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, mustard shirt and tie with striped print
  • hand drawn image of a white man wearing black pants, black jacket, shirt and tie with native botanical print. line drawings of the Australian coat of arms with olympic rings, and detail of jacket at top of page

Historical information

A set of laminated A3 sketchbook pages depicting designs for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occasions Uniform designed by Wendy Powitt.

On the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games donor Doug Pleasance wrote-

The 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games saw an evolutionary change in designer selection. A Declaration of Interest Form was communicated to over forty potential designers. The task and especially tight timelines that were involved deterred many aspirants, however, there remained eight designers with the potential we were seeking. These eight designers were paid $3,000 per submission and the winning designer, Wendy Powitt, was paid $15,000. For the first time the judging panel included two athletes, one male swimmer and one female basketballer, their influence was pivotal.

The Official Uniform was used for both travel and official functions. This included a tailored blazer and trouser/skirt set (all water repellent) by Fletcher Jones in pure olive green faille fabric by Foster Valley, a cotton PE formal shirt by Pelaco, pure wool knitwear by Spangaro, a printed wool tie by TD Noone, wool nylon socks by Holeproof and footwear by Hush Puppy.

Physical description

8117 .1 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occasions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for black suit pants and blazer, a yellow shirt with a white collar and a floral printed tie. Two detail drawings appear at the top of the page depicting the Australian emblem in detail as well as the suit jacket and shirt.

8117.2 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occasions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a pair of black trousers, a yellow button up shirt with a white collar and cuffs and a floral printed tie. Around the main image are three smaller drawings depicting the detail of the trousers, belt clasp and black shoes.

8117.3 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occasions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a pair of trousers, a green knit, button up vest, a yellow shirt with a white collar and cuffs and a floral printed tie. On this design there is also a small swatch of yellow fabric attached as well as a small detail drawing of the knit vest behind the right shoulder of the man depicted.

8117.4 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occasions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for a pair of trousers, a yellow button up shirt and a printed striped tie.

8117.5 - unnumbered - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occassions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for black suit pants and blazer, a yellow shirt with a white collar and a floral printed tie. Two detail drawings appear at the top of the page depicting the Australian Emblem set on top of stripes in detail as well as the suit jacket and shirt.

8117.6 - A laminated A3 sketchbook page depicting a design for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Men's Official Occassions Uniform. The main drawing shows the design for black shorts and floral button up shirt, belt, lace up shoes with socks and pocket detail.

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