Tineke Adolphus was part of the Designers Collective formed in 1979 to promote the members clothing designs. She used textiles and clothing as a forum for her ideas and was involved with installations for the Adelaide Festival Centre Plaza. The dress demonstrates her ver dramatic and unconventional use of batik. Its simple caftan styling reflects the influence of 'ethnic' dress on contemporary fashion.

Betty Beaver organised a series of fashion parades entitled 'The Second Skin' annually from 1976 to 1988. Betty Beaver was an important figure in the development of the crafts movement in the ACT. Her gallery maintained a high profile for craftspeople working with textiles, encouraged their experimentation and gave them a public forum in which to diplay and sell their work.

Dress, womens, cotton/batik, Tineke Adolphus, Australia, 1977.
Full length caftan dress in cream cotton with round neckline, 3/4 kimono cut sleeve and an a-line skirt. Worked in batik with abstract landscape in shades of green, brown, purple and blue.

Designed: Adolphus, Tineke; Australia

Made: Adolphus, Tineke; Australia; 1977


Owned: Beaver, Betty; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

95/18/3

510 mm