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Fashion in Katherine Mansfield’s Wellington

Join curator Claire Regnault for an illustrated talk on fashion in Katherine Mansfield's Wellington, in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the writer’s birth.

$15.00 – $20.00

High Fashion and High Tea

You are invited to step into the glamorous, if slightly off-kilter world, of Yvonne Todd with Te Papa curator, Claire Regnault. While you are enjoying a glass of bubbly, Claire will take you on a high-fashion journey.

Includes High Tea and free parking. Numbers limited

John Gillow on Textiles from Pakistan

Author, lecturer, traveller and collector, John Gillow has spent more than 40 years travelling the world in pursuit of textiles. A selection of over 50 unique, vintage and collectable textiles from all over Asia and Africa will be on sale at the conclusion of the lecture.

Includes a Espresso Cafe voucher for refreshments and free parking

A Journey through the Imperial Wardrobe

During the Qing dynasty the ruling Manchu elite formalised a strict standard of court dress. In this lecture David Rosier tells us how and why, with illustrations from a personal collection of some 700 Imperial-related textiles, insignia of rank and dress accessories.

$10.00 – $20.00

Dressing for Splendour

Enjoy an illustrated talk about the luxurious garments featured in the Splendour exhibition. Discover 18th-century fashion, and watch how the experts get these intricate gowns ready for display.

$15

Fashion in the Museum

Soundings Theatre, Level 2 Te Papa 55 Cable Street, Wellington, New Zealand

As...one of ‘fashion’s brainiest women’ (The Washington Post), Dr Valerie Steele has been instrumental in creating the modern field of fashion studies. She is visiting New Zealand as a keynote speaker for ...

$15

Catwalk to Cover

This exhibition of national and international fashion puts the whole process from 'Catwalk to Cover: a front row seat' under the microscope. You will get an insight into the often chaotic world that makes up the apparently glamorous fashion shows.

$35

Exoticism in Fashion

This illustrated talk explores the taste for the romance of exoticism and how it continues to influence fashion today, exploring how the quest for novelty and lure of exoticism can create ...

$15 – $20

Wool on Parade

In this illustrated talk, Claire Regnault, Senior Curator History, will explore the early years of the IWS promotions in New Zealand, and in particular the organisation’s strategic use of British and European high fashion to promote the wonders of wool.

$3 – $25