The exhibition's theme was 'Brisbane Celebrates', and it was in conjunction with 150 years of Brisbane and exploring how the community celebrates through snapping photos to reflect the strong community spirit and how it's like to live here. There is something very peaceful about being in an empty exhibition gallery that appeals to me.
Most pictures were of the Riverfire and Ekka events held earlier in the year, but there were some others that showed the daily lives of people living in this awesome city.
But this picture grabbed my attention. I think it's a digitally doctored image, but it made me laugh! A house wrapped up with a bow, a tree having balloons in the place of leaves and children getting a trolley stacked with loadsa presents really drove home the message about celebration.
Here's the reason why I made the trip down to MoB.
A collection of women's fashion sourced from private collections of Brisbane women and designers reflecting how they dressed up for special events, and it consists of a mixture of ball gowns, wedding dresses and runway couture.
This is how people RSVP-ed to inform the host of the event if they were going to turn up. I like the sense of formality that has disappeared with technology.
This group of outfits are from a lady's wedding. If my memory didn't fail me, it would be the wedding gown, bridesmaid's dress, her mum's outfit and her going-away dress.
The wedding dress is probably one of the most expensive and important garments ever worn in a woman's life. The Australian wedding traditions originated from Britain, some ancient and some popularised in the Victorian age.
Did you know that white wedding gowns are a relatively new tradition? White become popular in the 19th century because it indicated wealth as white is a hard colour to maintain and it is also a symbolism of purity and innocence. Now... No one's gonna make a big fuss if I design my wedding gown in black right? Hahaha
And ever wondered why bridesmaids wear dresses similar to that of the bride's or why they wear similar colours to the bride's wedding dress? It's to confuse the evil spirits that want to harm the couple.
The paper used to wrap the parcel from Gardams dates from the early 1980s!
The gown worn by Jennifer Hawkins during the Evening wear category when she was crowned Miss Universe 2004 in its full sparkly glory.
A short write-up about the fashion festival in Brisbane. Speaking of this, that reminds me that I've yet to blog about the show I caught at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Fest earlier this year. Note to self: Do that soon, do not procrastinate further!
Party outfit by Sass & Bide. It was worn by fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker on an episode of Sex & the City. The designers behind the brand dropped in at the set of SATC and it prompted her to ask them to come back and present their collection to her.
I wanted to take a look at the other fashion exhibitions but I was too late because I was too caught up with schoolwork to check them out :( So... hopefully there would be more similar exhibitions held in the near future.
But there are some exhibitions/museums that I'm dying to check out and I wish that they would come to Brisbane:
- The Harry Potter exhibition
- The Grammy Museum
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