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Kay Inverarity's Collection

Although Kay owns a large collection of original costumes , it is her policy not to wear them.
All garments in these photographs are reproductions .

 These photographs are subject to copyright and should not be used without written permission.
 

 

Gown made for Australia's bicentennial celebrations in 1988. It is made in silk paper taffeta.

 

 

The floral sprays are hand embroidered, there are 27 motifs evenly spaced across the front and around the hem. The brilliant magenta colour was available in the 18th century even though they used vegetable dyes

 
 

This shows the skirt looped up with internal tapes for day wear. For evening wear the skirt would be released to fall and form a train.

 
Hat and day cap to be worn by a married woman in the 1780s.

 

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