# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 12:30 am – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:30 am (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Step into the evolving world of fashion and society through the National Trust’s Fashion & Dress Collection, set within the rich interiors of Labassa Mansion.

Led by one of the National Trust’s expert education facilitators, this immersive experience invites you to explore historic garments dating from the 1830s onwards. As you examine changing styles, silhouettes, manufacturing techniques and social expectations, you’ll uncover how clothing reflects broader shifts in women’s lives, freedoms and identities over time.

With gloves on, you’ll engage directly with selected pieces from the collection, gaining rare insight into the craftsmanship, materials and cultural history stitched into each garment. It’s a hands-on encounter with history that reveals how fashion both responds to — and drives — change.

The session concludes with a guided tour of Labassa Mansion itself, an exuberantly decorated Victorian-era Mansion and a remarkable survivor of nineteenth-century grandeur.

Event Timings:

10.00am-11.30am: Dress Detectives – Guided Experience
11.30am-12.30pm: Guided Tour of Labassa Mansion

This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival (Victoria) and is supported by the National Trust of Victoria (Foundation)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/australian-heritage-festival-|-dress-detectives-up-close-with-the-fashion-and-dress-collection/200029823908355
- **Event Categories**: festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 50

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Labassa
- **lat**: -37.869882728089
- **long**: 145.00980159444
- **full address**: Labassa, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North,Melbourne,VIC,Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection being held?
  - **A:** Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection takes place on Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 12:30 am to Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 02:30 am at Labassa, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North,Melbourne,VIC,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection?
  - **A:** Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection is organized by National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Melbourne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Australian Heritage Festival | Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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