Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson - MAAS Collection

In the mid 1970s Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson began to forge a unique vision of Australian dress, one that didn't look to the trend-driven fashion mainstream for inspiration but drew on Australia's cultural and natural landscape and the art of Indigenous Aboriginal Australians. Theirs was not a purist expression of Australian identity but one that melded an eclectic assortment of elements drawn from colour theory, art history, theatre, Chinese opera, Buddhism, European haute couture as well as …

90/660 Ensemble, 'Waratah', womens, consisting of skirt, top and overskirt, silk taffeta, Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1984

'Waratah' outfit by Linda Jackson

90/673 Ensemble, 'Bushfire', womens, consisting of top, skirt and coat, hand printed silk taffeta, Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1989

'Bushfire' outfit by Linda Jackson

90/455-1 Textile length (1 of 3), 'Flying Oz', silk charmeuse, Jenny Kee, Australia, 1984

Textile length by Jenny Kee

99/6/17 Dress, 'Wattle', womens, mohair, designed by Jenny Kee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1977

'Wattle' dress by Jenny Kee

86/1789 Outfit, comprising dress, coat and turban, 'Purple Bush', womens, screen printed silk taffeta, designed and made by Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1986

'Purple Bush' outfit by Linda Jackson

92/1801 Dress, womens, handknitted wool, Jan Ayres / Jenny Kee / Flamingo Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1980

'Minoan Ayers Olgas' dress by Jenny Kee

98/180/1-16/54 Artwork for Kee's Goddess print, paper, Jenny Kee, Sydney, undated

Artwork from the Jenny Kee Archive

99/6/23 Outfit, 'Oz All', womens, consisting of jumper, skirt, vest, tabard, leggings (pair) and hat, wool / cotton, designed by Jenny Kee, knitted by Lis Petersen, Australia, 1980-1985

'Oz All' outfit by Jenny Kee

93/396/1 Rug, part of collection, 'Hibiscus and heleconia', wool / polyester backing, Linda Jackson / Designer Rugs, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1993

'Hibiscus and heleconia' rug designed by Linda Jackson

A7527 Outfit, 'Opera House', comprising dress and coat, womens, cotton, designed by Jenny Kee, made by Jan Ayres for Flamingo Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1980

'Opera House' outfit by Jenny Kee

98/180/1-16/56 Artwork for the 'Parrots' scarf design with multiple parrot motifs set against a black and white spotted background, Jenny Kee, Sydney, undated

Artwork from the Jenny Kee Archive

90/657 Dress, 'Waratah', womens, silk taffeta, Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1983

'Waratah' dress by Linda Jackson

92/395 Beach ensemble and design submission, womens, 'Waratah and Blackboy', silk / nylon / lycra / paper, Jenny Kee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, printed in Italy, 1988

'Waratah and Blackboy' outfit by Jenny Kee

98/180/1-29/8 Loose leaf album created by Grace Ramsden, daughter of Jenny Kee, with photographs, poetry, paintings, drawings and captions documenting the campaign to stop logging in the South East Forests. The artwork is by Jenny Kee's daughter Grace, Jenny Kee and a number of students who took par

Bush activism album from the Jenny Kee Archive

90/641 Ensemble, 'Gumleaf', womens, silk taffeta, Linda Jackson, Australia, 1977

'Gumleaf' ensemble by Linda Jackson

90/453 Dress, 'Flying Oz 200', handknitted, wool / angora / cashmere / mohair / alpaca, Jenny Kee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1987-1988

'Flying Oz 200' dress by Jenny Kee

98/180/1-30/1 Magazine cutting, feature 'Teenagers' Weekly'. 'Delightful Different Wardrobe' with photographs of Jenny Kee modelling various outfits she has made, p.59 The Australian womens Weekly, Sydney,

'Teenagers' Weekly Delightful Different Wardrobe' magazine cutting from the Jenny Kee Archive

90/666 Evening dress, 'Rainbow', womens, hand painted cotton, Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988

'Rainbow' dress by Linda Jackson

99/6/18 Clothing outfit, 'Kau Abor', womens, comprising of dress, leggings (pair), scarf and cap, mohair / polyester / textitle, by Jenny Kee / Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1976-1977

'Kau Abor' outfit by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson

99/6/14 Outfit, womens, consisting of top, trousers, hat, cardigan, shoes (pair), brooch and earring, nylon / wool / plastic / metal, designed by Linda Jackson / Jenny Kee / Vivienne Westwood / Peter Tully, Australia / England, 1976

Outfit by Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson

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