# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:49 pm – Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Get up close with historic garments at Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection at the Old Magistrates’ Court (rarely accessible to the public)!

Led by one of the National Trust’s expert education facilitators, this immersive, hands-on experience invites you to examine garments dating from the 1830s onwards. With gloves on, explore changing styles, silhouettes, materials and manufacturing techniques, and discover what clothing can reveal about women’s lives, freedoms and identities through time.

🗓️ Saturday 12 September 2026
🕙 10am–11.30am
📍 Old Magistrates’ Court, Old Melbourne Gaol
🎟️ Adults $55 | Concession $50
💚 Adult Members $40 | Child Members $35

Come and uncover the stories stitched into these remarkable garments.

Book your tickets now.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/dress-detectives-up-close-with-the-fashion-and-dress-collection/200030603288257
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Old Melbourne Magistrates’ Court
- **lat**: -37.808556070239
- **long**: 144.96613869555
- **full address**: Old Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, Melbourne,VIC,Australia

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection being held?
  - **A:** Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection takes place on Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 07:49 pm to Sat, 12 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Old Melbourne Magistrates  Court, Melbourne,VIC,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Dress Detectives: Up Close with the Fashion & Dress Collection?
  - **A:** 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:** 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 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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