Had the pleasure of meeting fashion designer Sally Browne the other night. Here we are in front of one of my dresses she designed, on display at the Glen Eira gallery’s Fabulous ‘70s exhibition.

A rare look at the underside of the embroidery, revealing the toil - and lives - of the anonymous stitchers.

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It's the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings today, so I'm reposting my recent piece on the Anglo-Saxon women who made the Bayeux Tapestry – and what the rarely seen reverse of it might tell us about their experiences. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-bayeux...

Lovely Art Deco home on the market. Renovated but still has a lot of gorgeous features. Balaclava. www.domain.com.au/2-albion-str...

Recently I’ve been getting emails for a fellow Australian historian who shares my name. I commend her work, but do not have contact details for her. I can help you with frocks though. m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Some snaps from tonight’s opening of the Glen Eira Art Gallery’s exhibition of Australian 1970s fashion. On now until late December.

Bookings are now open for my free floor talk about the Fabulous '70s fashion exhibition which opens next week at the Glen Eira art gallery. I'll be speaking about my frocks on display and my work as a collector. Hope to see you on Oct 14th! circavintageclothing.com.au/2026/09/29/_...

[Talk] 1970s fashion floor talk with Nicole Jenkins

Hi everyone, As part of the accompanying program for Glen Eira’s Fabulous ’70s exhibition (opens Friday next week), they’ve asked me to present a free floor talk about my passion …

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Thank you to the RMIT Design Archive for tonight’s interview with Linda Jackson by @phavictas.bsky.social Laura Jocic. A wonderful look at living a creative life #australianfashion #flamingopark

Glorious day in sunny Melbourne for a sneak peek at Surrey Hills Historical Society’s exhibition of local wedding dresses and ephemera over 150 years. Opens Wednesday. Full details on my blog Circa Vintage Clothing.

Surrey Hills Historical Society are hosting a new exhibition on the history of wedding dresses next Monday. On until October 9th. There's a full day of events next Wed Oct 1st, I'll be presenting on the history of bridal gowns, among other speakers. circavintageclothing.com.au/2026/09/24/e...

[Exhibition] Here Comes the Bride

Hi everyone, A wonderful new community exhibition opens next week, hosted by the Surrey Hills Heritage Society. From their website: Over the past few months, members of the Canterbury History Group…

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I don't think I'll ever stop missing David Lynch, but at least he left us so much art to think about. An incredible, original mind. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...

‘He made something every single day’: David Lynch’s inscrutable photography celebrated in LA show

The director’s surrealist films defined Los Angeles. Now the city is celebrating his other passion: photography

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Quote this with a picture of the aircraft you’ll accept as a bribe.

Howl's Moving Castle: Ghibli Airship in Field

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Craft I would accept as a bribe

Delivered some of my most significant 1970s womenswear to the Glen Eira art gallery today, for the upcoming exhibition. Here are the details for my floor talk: bookings now open (it’s free!) www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/our-city/wha...

Perfect weather for a country drive and visit to a collection of Australian fashion in Skipton. Thanks Jenn, Lia and Leanne et al. Hope the fashion parade and afternoon tea tomorrow are a real hit.

Thinking about holidays somewhere nice. Art Deco poster from the MAD Paris exhibition last year.

This is how I flirt

Irene Looks Up From Book Wearing Glasses

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This is how I flirt

My local post office. There’s a crescent moon atop the spire. Flemington has some fine built architecture, revealing its rich history.

The exhibition that really stays with em: Marie Antoinette style at the V&A last year. Superb.

I love the patterns in cast iron lace but these beauties stood out in their contrasting colour. Sulphur crested cockatoos perhaps? Seen in Ascot Vale, lovely restored Victorian house.

Some of my favourite '70s womenswear are included in this upcoming exhibition including a rare Tullo hotpants three piece set from 1972! Opens October 9th. [Exhibition] Fabulous 70s at Glen Eira circavintageclothing.com.au/2026/09/09/e...

[Exhibition] Fabulous 70s at Glen Eira

Hi all, I’m very excited to report that some of my favourite 1970s garments are going on display as part of a new exhibition at the Glen Eira Gallery on Australian fashion of the time. From t…

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Glorious day here in Melbourne. Couldn’t resist snapping the curve of the Richmond industrial building, now used for storage. The way it hugs the sweep of the street…

Cute 1960s sunsuit, by local label ‘French Knit’ and Monsieur Francois who was helping photograph my collection #circavintagearchive #australiansunwear

Working on my upcoming talk for the Brighton Historical Society, on the history of Melbourne Racewear. Bookings now open, includes afternoon tea. circavintageclothing.com.au/2026/09/04/t...

I don’t have many accessories in the collection, because I’m mostly about dresses, but couldn’t resist this darling that came from the estate of an elegant Italian lady who modelled professionally in the 1970s. I love its chunkiness.

My next public talk will on the history of Melbourne Racewear, for the Brighton Historical Society on October 4th. Includes afternoon tea. More details on the link. www.trybooking.com/events/landi...

A History of Melbourne Racewear with Nicole Jenkins

Long before ‘Fashions on the Field’ began in 1962, Melburnians were dressing elegantly, colourfully—and sometimes outrageously—for the annual...

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Rebel Heart, the new exhibition about love, on now at the @statelibraryvic.bsky.social offers lots of variety

The impressive interior of Melbourne’s Rendezvous Hotel, as seen at the recent @phavictas.bsky.social AGM. Hidden opulence, a nice surprise.

I like to take random photos of coffees out, because you never know when you want to be transported to that carefree moment again. Recent visit to Auction Rooms, North Melbourne. Oat flat white, lovely cups, albeit small. They were so kind and cut up my avocado toast so I could eat it one handed.

One from the vaults: @tshamilton.bsky.social and I, Tina’s 40th in Walhalla. 2004 feels like a lifetime ago. Wearing a 1940s acetate slip from my collection, gothmode.

My first (and biggest) celebrity crush has left us. Vale Tim Curry (seen here in Shakespeare, the first production I saw him in). Thank you for everything, Tim, you changed my world and will never be forgotten. I love you x

Vale Dolly. A quick look at her personal style, and how she followed trends - to a degree - but always made her look her own. I'm sure we all recognise the look, she was a total one-off and I adore her take on glossy femininity. Travel lightly, Dolly. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Dolly Parton’s flamboyant, fun style: ‘I’m not a fashion icon; I’m an eyesore’

With her gaudy rhinestones and ever mushrooming hair, the country star pioneered a new vision of femininity

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