Tag Archives: fashion

Ladies costume in the ’80s

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

Document from the Powerhouse Museum Collection

This unidentified young woman of the 1880s wears her hair with a fringe, a style that was fashionable from the early years of the decade.… More

Florence in feathers

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kathy Hackett

Feather fans from the music hall stage used by performers such as Mistinguett at the Moulin Rouge and the Ziegfield Follies dancers were a source… More

Photo booth series #11: are you what you wear?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Paula Bray

This photograph was taken in our exhibition Faith, fashion, fusion: Muslim women’s style in Australia where faith, fashion and Muslim identity are explored through the… More

Style and form

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

This photograph by Max Dupain, signed and dated 1936, captures something of the essence of 1930s style, in both subject matter and composition.… More

Warwick Farm, 1934

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

These two elegantly dressed women were photographed at Warwick Farm race course by Tom Lennon in January, 1934. In the 1930s, the racecourse was as… More

Portrait of the artist

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

Bruno Benini photos for 1980s AV - Obj No: 2009/43/1-2/72
Photographic print, portrait, black and white, mounted on card, artist Greg Irvine, pho...

In capturing artist, sculptor and designer Greg Irvine (b. 1946 Melbourne) wearing jeans, graphic hand embroidered shirt and dark tank top, with rings on his… More

Joyful Chaos in the Streets of Sydney’s CBD!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Paula Bray

Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow at an alternative party organised in Victoria Park, Glebe

The Colour Parade has become an annual event in Sydney gathering together the local creative community to dress up and celebrate life under the motto… More

One of a kind

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Kathy Hackett

H6685 Daguerreotype in case, boy and girl, metal, glass, wood, leather, textile, photographer unknown, 1840-1850 (Interior)

This studio photograph of two children may be one of the earliest examples of photography in the museum’s collection. It is a daguerreotype, a unique… More

Sydney Harbour Bridge painters

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Nicolaas Earnshaw

Update 20/12/2012: Collection of high resolution images are now available via the Powerhouse Museum online collection and Flickr Commons. This photo, dated the 6th of… More

Photo booth series #8: Are you what you wear?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Paula Bray

This photograph was taken in our exhibition Faith, fashion, fusion: Muslim women’s style in Australia where faith, fashion and Muslim identity are explored through the… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.