Chester's Gals: Advocacy, Activism & A-line Skirts
with Skye Bartlett and Timothy Roberts | Thursday 14 November 2024 | 6pm
American fashion designer Chester Weinberg was as comfortable dressing New York’s high society as he was designing a new generation’s hipster jeans. This talk illuminates Weinberg’s incredible career from the 1960s to the 1980s, with a special focus on the women who inspired him, and the ways he and those around him became champions for social and political change.
About the speakers
Skye Bartlett is a collector of historic costume, fashion historian, and Team Manager of SAMESH, South Australia’s queer-led HIV prevention and sexual health promotion program.
Timothy Roberts is Curator of David Roche Gallery, and is a specialist in decorative arts, material culture, and LGBTQI+ memory.
Together, Skye and Timothy co-curated Style & Spirit: The fashion of Chester Weinberg.
This event is proudly presented by David Roche Gallery as a part of Feast Festival 2024.
DETAILS
When:
Thursday 14 November | 6:00–7:15pm
Cost:
Adult $25.10 | Concession $19.99 (inclusive of booking fee. Ticket includes welcome beverage; does not include entry to exhibition or Fermoy House)
Limited parking available on-site.
Wheelchair accessible.
Link Image: John Walther (USA), photographer, Chester Weinberg chats with model Catarina 1971, photographic print. Private Collection, Adelaide.
