{"id":17337,"date":"2008-07-22T04:58:41","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T20:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/house-of-tarvydas-a-retrospective-at-the-jcg\/"},"modified":"2008-07-22T04:58:41","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T20:58:41","slug":"house-of-tarvydas-a-retrospective-at-the-jcg","status":"publish","type":"media-release","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/house-of-tarvydas-a-retrospective-at-the-jcg\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Tarvydas, a retrospective, at the JCG"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"title\">\n<div id=\"titledesc\">\n<p>C195\/08<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>22 July 2008<\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>House of Tarvydas, a retrospective, at the JCG<br \/>\n22 August \u2013 10  October 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The John Curtin Gallery proudly presents House of Tarvydas; an  anniversary<br \/>\ntribute to the influential fashion designer, Ruth Tarvydas and  her extraordinary<br \/>\ncareer.<\/p>\n<p>The Gallery will showcase the history and practice of this innovative  Western<br \/>\nAustralian designer with the opening of House of Tarvydas on 22  August 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Key designs from Ruth Tarvydas\u2019 collection under the Ruta label, established  in<br \/>\n1968, to the current work, will highlight the considerable contribution  Tarvydas<br \/>\nhas made to the development of contemporary style in Australia over  the years.<\/p>\n<p>Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s Dean of Art, Professor Ted Snell, said the exhibition  will<br \/>\nprovide a rare opportunity for visitors to survey Western Australian  garment and<br \/>\nfashion design through fashion photography, media coverage and  multi-media<br \/>\ninstallations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first thorough examination of Western Australian fashion at a  major<br \/>\ngallery,\u201d Professor Snell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work of Ruth Tarvydas is examined because of her outstanding  contribution<br \/>\nto the emergence and growth of designer fashion in WA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition Curator Anne Farren suggests, \u201cgarment design practice and  the<br \/>\nfashion industry in WA changed dramatically with the introduction of  the<br \/>\ndesigner boutique in the late 1960\u2019s. Young designers of this era, such  as<br \/>\nTarvydas, were influenced by the bold, savvy street wear reflected in the  iconic<br \/>\nCarnaby Street stores and shops like Biba in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom 1968 Ruth Tarvydas became a catalyst for change to fashion design in WA  with the opening of her boutique The House of Tarvydas. Not only did she provide  WA youth access to locally created but internationally-inspired designs,  Ruth<br \/>\nwas also a designer who led the way in global export of her label,\u201d Ms  Farren said<\/p>\n<p>Tarvydas\u2019 designs are stocked in more than 170 locations in 16 countries  around the world including Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  Her designs have been worn by the rich and famous including: Rachael Hunter,  Rihanna, Jennifer Hawkins, Delta Goodrem, and Sonia Kruger, Kimberly Stewart,  Leona Lewis, Lara<br \/>\nBingle and Kim Kardashian.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Farren said that Tarvydas\u2019 collection is still as glamorous and alluring  as ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer earlier Bodyline collection had clients fighting over her micro minis  and<br \/>\nsatin hot pants. Ruth described her Bodyline collection as close,  clinging and<br \/>\nvery skinny,\u201d Ms Farren said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, the label remains as edgy as ever and is geared for show stopping  impact. The famous red dress worn by Rebecca Twigley, long term girlfriend of  AFL star Chris Judd, for the 2004 Brownlow Medals set tongues wagging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gallery will also present Looking Out, which profiles the diversity and  individual style of five local fashion designers who have achieved international  recognition.<\/p>\n<p>Looking Out features cutting edge designers including: DD Megan Salmon,  ae\u2019lkemi, Aurelio Costarella, ericaamerica and Material Boy. Their work reflects  the dynamic and innovative nature of garment design in WA.<\/p>\n<p>The Gallery exhibitions will coincide with the 2008 Perth Fashion  Festival.<\/p>\n<p>House of Tarvydas, and Looking Out is open to the public and entry is free.  The John Curtin Gallery is open between 12pm and 5pm Monday to Friday and 1pm to  4pm on Sunday 31 August, 9 &amp; 28 September.<\/p>\n<p>Editor\/COS Further information on Ruth Tarvydas and WA designers  participating in the Looking Out exhibition, as well as high resolution  photographs and photo and interview opportunities are available\u00a0 on request.<\/p>\n<p><span>Modified: 19 August 2008<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John Curtin Gallery proudly presents House of Tarvydas; an anniversary<br \/>\ntribute to the influential fashion designer, Ruth Tarvydas and her extraordinary<br \/>\ncareer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-17337","media-release","type-media-release","status-publish","hentry","category-campus-and-global-community"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":false,"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":true,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":false,"author_meta":{"first_name":"Curtin","last_name":"University","display_name":"Â鶹ֱ²¥"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release\/17337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/media-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-release\/17337\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17337"},{"taxonomy":"research-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-areas?post=17337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}