During the latter part of the 19th century retailing underwent enormous change when small, overcrowded drapery stores were transformed into multi-storey department stores.
Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (ADFAS) Noosa returns its talks this month with a look back at department stores on Saturday 18 February at St Mary’s Church, 17 William Street, Tewantin at 4pm start when conservator and curatorial consultant Michael Marendy will present his talk: Department Stores: A New Way to Shop in the 19th Century.
In addition to dressmaking, millinery and tailoring services, many of these stores established specialised departments which stocked dress fabrics, gloves, lace, mantles, shoes, and underclothing, thus providing the total look for women, a service an individual dressmaker could not provide.
This lecture will discuss the growth of the Australian department store and the services it offered.
Michael Marendy has a working background in clothing, design, fashion education, textile conservation and museum curatorship. Michael was awarded the 2022 Conservator of the Year through The Australian Institute of the Conservation of Cultural Material.
Visitor fee $25. To book email Joan Reeve on membershipnoosaadfas@gmail.com
