Historical information
On Monday the 17th of April, 1989, the Arthritis Foundation of Victoria's Malvern Opportunity Shop held a fashion parade at the Malvern Valley Golf and Reception Centre. The fundraising event, which included a light luncheon and auction, was attended by around 70 people and raised $1,400 for the AFV. In this photo, Kay Doherty from the MS Society, acts as compere while AFV op shop volunteer, Enid Hobbs, models an outfit along the catwalk. The large audience, seated in rows curving around the end of the catwalk, looks on. A different photo from the event appears in the July 1988 - June 1989 Annual Report.
Physical description
B&W photo of the interior of large reception room. A woman is speaking into a microphone on a stand while another woman models an outfit. She is surrounded by a large audience, who are seated in rows which curve around, extending beyond the end of the catwalk. Behind the woman at the microphone are two other women: one is seated behind a small table and the other is standing next to her. At the far end of the room, behind the audience, there is a clothing rack holding several coats on coathangers. There are three large potted plants in the room: one is situated in front of a brick fireplace and the other two are potted palms alongside another wall, near the clothing rack. The room consists of feature brick walls and there are no windows visible within the frame.
Inscriptions & markings
[On a green sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Enid Hobbs, volunteer AFV op shop modelling op shop fashion parade April 1989