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Undressing And Redressing The Harlequin: An Australian Designer's Perspective, Julie Parsons
Undressing And Redressing The Harlequin: An Australian Designer's Perspective, Julie Parsons
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
In undressing and redressing the Harlequin from an Australian designer’s perspective, the question is why has the Harlequin costume endured for over 500 years and in locations far away from its country of origin? Why do we associate its lozenge pattern with energetic joyous mischief? What are the Harlequin costume codes and how have they been manifested in Australia? The thesis components are divided as follows: The Designer’s Notebook is a pictorial and historical review of the iconic costume, which is made up of a complex patchwork of triangles where colour placements form a diamond pattern called a lozenge. The …