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2009/43/1-1/45 Photographic print, colour, model Lori Craig wears embroidered Fiorucci maxi dress, studio photograph by Bruno Benini, styling by Hazel Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1975. Click to enlarge.

Photograph of Lori Craig by Bruno Benini

Photographed
Photographic print, colour, model Lori Craig wears embroidered Fiorucci maxi dress, studio photograph by Bruno Benini, styling by Hazel Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1975

Model in red 'ethnic' style floor length, 'maxi' dress with red striped espadrilles, and black hat with red and white feather.

Summary

Object No.

2009/43/1-1/45

Object Statement

Photographic print, colour, model Lori Craig wears embroidered Fiorucci maxi dress, studio photograph by Bruno Benini, styling by Hazel Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1975

Physical Description

Photographic print, colour, model Lori Craig wears embroidered Fiorucci maxi dress, studio photograph by Bruno Benini, styling by Hazel Benini, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1975

Model in red 'ethnic' style floor length, 'maxi' dress with red striped espadrilles, and black hat with red and white feather.

Dimensions

Height

768 mm

Width

508 mm

Production

Notes

Fiorucci is an Italian fashion label. It was founded by Elio Fiorucci in Milan, Italy in the 1960s to introduce the styles of Swinging London and classic American denim and t-shirts, together with imported 'ethnic' accessories, to fashion conscious Italians.

History

Notes

This object is part of the Bruno Benini photography archive which was acquired by the Powerhouse Museum with the assistance of the Australian Government's National Cultural Heritage Account in 2009.

This particular print was created by Benini for the 'Bruno Benini: fashion images 1956-1976' exhibition held at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, Friday 12 February - Saturday 13 March 1999.

Bruno Benini was born in Massa Marittima, Italy in 1925, arrived in Australia in 1935, and died in Melbourne in 2001
Hazel Benini nee Craig was born in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1930, arrived in Melbourne in 1958, and died in Melbourne in 2021

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Photograph of Lori Craig by Bruno Benini 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 1 June 2023, <https://ma.as/398815>

Wikipedia

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