Frocking Up

Fashion is transformative. It can give you glamour. It can give you power. It can show vulnerability. It can create drama. It turns a girl-next-door to a diva. And today I went to see an exhibition that demonstrated one of the most theatrical type of fashion - costume.


Frocking Up: The Art of the Costume Maker has been on display at Tony Gould Gallery QPAC since last year and I finally found time to pay my visit on its last day of exhibition. And I'm glad I did. It just shows the amazing ability of clothes to transform a performer/dancer/opera singer. A high-collar Victorian-styled gown in deep purple and royal blue for a Parisian seductive mistress. A ballet dress with tiny bronze bells attached on the body made especially for Tinker Bell. The extravagant robe in bright red and gold prints lined with faux fur for the King. A coat printed with presents, Christmas trees and sugar canes for the spirits in A Christmas Carol, who litereally wore Christmas on them. The costumes have almost done half the acting for them.

And talk about someone who knows the power of fashion:





You've gotta give it to her. That girl knows how to dress. And she wears Alexander McQueen!