Over coffee, at the NGV Café, six lovers of design and fashion reflected on the stunning garments designed by Martin Grant. Much to our surprise we previously had known little about his work; probably because as a young designer he left Australia in the late 1970’s for Paris. However, it was more likely the price tags. What impressed us most was that his garments could be worn today. Whilst they are timeless and have endured the test of time the same cannot be said for us. We did reminisce on how we all could have once worn them.
Design sketches, information about each garment (type of fabrics, beading etc), photography, press clippings and runway footage provided background information as to how these works of ART were created.
A beautiful and stunning exhibition that is well worth seeing.
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