Strike a Pose ø¢â‚¬ ¦ with Lee Lin Chin is a new exhibition of fashion photography that explores the world of Australian style up to 40 years ago.

 

May 15, 2008: Strike a Pose “¦ with Lee Lin Chin is a new exhibition of fashion photography that explores the world of Australian style up to 40 years ago.
Opening on 11 July, it is part of the Vivid National Photographic Festival, which features 100 exhibitions at 50 venues in Canberra and region and will run from 11 July to 12 October 2008. With fashion icon and broadcaster Lee Lin Chin as guest curator, the exhibition celebrates the emerging local fashion industry of the 1960s and 1970s, along with its personalities, trends and influences.
Posed fashion shots sit alongside the exuberance of street culture, capturing the essence of a period when cultural change ruled and trendsetters created a fashion revolution with a mix of mini-skirts, space-aged garments and granny dresses. Some examples are shown below.

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This exhibition is staged at the National Archives in Canberra. For more information, visit http://www.naa.gov.au/info/contact.aspx.