Stitching Together The History Of Tailoring In Melbourne

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Stitching together the history of tailoring in Melbourne


Fashion lovers can trace Melbourne’s tailoring history through seven installations in

the CBD and inner-city suburbs created by RMIT University students for Mapping

the Tailor, as part of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program.


Tailoring toiles and visual diaries created by seven second-year Bachelor of

Design (Fashion) students will be on display in tailoring and retail establishments

from 15 to 21 March.


The students mapped the tailors of Melbourne over the past 150 years as part of

an ongoing research project managed by Sue Thomas and Peter Allan – fashion

lecturers in RMIT’s School of Architecture and Design – which will contribute to the

RMIT Design Archives long-term project, Mapping Melbourne Design.


Mapping of the Tailor is a celebration of Melbourne’s rich tailoring histories and

the creativity of its future designers,” Ms Thomas said.


“The students started their research in the Sands and McDougall street and trade

directories and the map bags at the State Library of Victoria, later walking the main

streets of their assigned suburb and documenting their findings.


“The research revealed a snapshot of tailoring businesses, including the influences

on the craft of tailoring in Melbourne, such as the European post-war diasporas.


“The students also gained an appreciation of the skills and expert craftsmanship of

the remaining select group of seasoned tailors.”


An installation of maps, technical samples, pockets, fabric maps and tailoring

equipment that form the legend to Mapping of the Tailor is in the display case at Mr

Tulk café (State Library of Victoria), curated by two students.


Other installations are at Henry Bucks (45 Collins Street, Melbourne), American

Tailors (68 Bourke Street, Melbourne), Nicola Ricci Tailor (108 Rathdowne Street

Melbourne), G Galalti (198 Elgin Street, Carlton), Pinnacle Clothing (33 Johnson

Street, Collingwood), Melbourne Tailoring, (2c Brunswick Road, Brunswick East).


The students and staff of Fashion, School of Architecture and Design, RMIT

University would like to thank the tailors of Melbourne, Mr Tulk café and staff of the

State Library of Victoria for their interest, patience and generous support.


Media Note: Student Helen Pappas (0437 257 780) has tailors and associations

with Flinders Lane in her family history. Her work can be seen at G Galalti.


For interviews, comment or to arrange a photo opportunity with students:

Sue Thomas, (03) 9925 2748 or sue.thomas@rmit.edu.au.


For general media enquiries: RMIT Media and Communications, Gosia

Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.

12 March, 2010   






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