A wardrobe was central in the beginning of the famous CS Lewis novel The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe and a wardrobe will also be central to a Maitland fashion parade.
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The Australian museum of Clothing and Textiles will hold Discover Local History Through the Wardrobe – a parade of fashion from the past – which will focus on men’s and women’s garments from the area’s history.
Models will enter through a wardrobe.
Compere Nell Pyle will wear a skirt and apron dated 1900, the oldest outfit to be worn on the day. “But the oldest garment at the parade will be a wedding gown dated 1840 – it’s just too fragile to be worn,” Mrs Pyle said.
And she said the parade was as much about the history of the original owner of the garment as it was the fashion of the day.
“There’ll be garments from the 1930s to the 1980s modelled including Dr Hurst’s top hat,” she said.
The Branxton doctor and his top hat were well-known in the area.
Long-time Maitland mayor Alex McDonald’s bowler hat will also feature and the dress his wife wore when he was presented his CBE at Admiralty House.
The fashion event is at Maitland Repertory Theatre in High Street, on Saturday, October 6, from 6pm Tickets are $15 and include wine, soft drinks and finger food.
