Evil Maharaja costume, Moulin Rouge!
Australia costumes
Catherine Martin was the special guest speaker at a recent fundraising lunch for the Powerhouse Foundation.
Catherine Martin and partner Baz Luhrmann are the creative force behind the iconic films Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and, most recently, the epic Australia.
A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Arts, Catherine is an Academy award winning film costume designer, production designer and co-producer and has recently released an eponymous range of home furnishings, featuring designer rugs, wallpapers and paints.
At the lunch, Catherine appeared in conversation with Powerhouse Museum Curator, Decorative Arts and Design, Lindie Ward and discussed the creative process involved in developing set and costume components for film.
The costume archives of the films Strictly Ballroom and Moulin Rouge! are held in the collection of the Powerhouse Museum and a mini exhibition of costumes from the films, as well as costumes worn by Nicole Kidman in the film Australia, was a feature of the lunch.
The Powerhouse Foundation raises money to fund acquisition and conservation of significant objects for the Powerhouse Museum collection. For information about upcoming Foundation events and activities, please contact Foundation Executive, Rebecca Noonan, on ph 02 9217 0564 or by email to rebeccan@phm.gov.au
Guests enjoy lunch with special guest speaker Catherine Martin
