Dubbo Resident Rosemary Nielsen will have her family's vintage clothes collection from the 1890s to the 1940s on exhibition at the Dundullimal Homestead this Sunday, October 27 from 10 am to 1 pm.
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The proceeds will go towards supporting the NSW National Trust.
Dubbo Resident Rosemary Nielsen will have her family's vintage clothes collection from the 1890s to the 1940s on exhibition at the Dundullimal Homestead this Sunday, October 27 from 10 am to 1 pm.
The proceeds will go towards supporting the NSW National Trust which is a not-for-profit, community-based, non-government organisation, committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historical heritage.
Ms Nielsen's vintage collection was passed down to her by generations of family members.
The original owners of the items wore the clothes in the 1890s to the 1940s.
The clothes had been made for various family members by a clothes maker.
Mrs Nielsen said it was her cousin, Janet Couchman's, idea to display the clothes this year for the annual National Trust fundraising exhibition.
"I've just had them packed away in a box," Ms Nielsen said of the well-preserved items.
"Back in the day, I tried a few of them on. I'm not sure why my family members kept the clothes, but they were passed down to me, and now I'm the last in the line.
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"Most of the time, people are shocked when I show them because they can't believe people wore clothes like this back then."
The collection includes garments, flapper dresses and shawls, or collars, essentially made of the remains of an animal's skin and fur being possums and foxes.
Ms Couchman, who works for the National Trust and organised the exhibition, said there would be food available on the day as well as old music planning and mannequins dressed in some of the more elaborate pieces.
"We hope we get a good turn out for the event. It's such an important fundraiser," she said.
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The exhibition will also showcase a doll from the 1890s, which was owned by Ms Couchman and Ms Nielsen's grandmother.
The doll also has its own collection of vintage handmade outfits for the public to sort through and see.
Tickets for the event can be purchased online at 123tix.com and are necessary for those wanting to attend the exhibition on Sunday.