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The Armando Caruso scarf laid flat and pinned, showing the full illustrated print of 1920s women, hummingbirds and flowering branches, signed in the corner.

Drawing Room · Armando Caruso 1970s Illustrated Cotton Scarf

The Playtex longline bra on a beige mannequin torso against a white curtain, cotton and lace doing quiet architectural work under where a blouse would sit.

Close view of the lace cup and centre gore, the floral pattern cut to sit exactly over the cotton lining beneath.

Held Line · Playtex 1960s White Lace Longline Bra

The Valisere bustier on a mannequin torso, black floral lace over sheer mesh with the boning already doing its quiet work underneath.

Back view of the bustier on the mannequin, the long row of hooks and eyes running the full seam.

Second Skin · Valisère by Triumph International 1990s Black Lace Bustier

The platypus toy lying full-length on a pink and blue floral patchwork quilt, showing its complete nose-to-tail shape. Faded by decades, not by neglect.

Close-up of the vinyl bill and one plastic eye, the fur meeting the smooth bill without a seam. The contradiction the whole toy is built from.

Quiet Billabong · 1960s Vintage Genuine Fur Platypus Toy

The koala toy sitting upright on a green cotton print, a yellow silk ribbon tied at its neck. Sixteen centimetres high, built at true baby-koala scale.

Close-up of the leather nose, one wooden lacquered eye, and the yellow ribbon bow against real fur. Genuine pelt, not the mohair pile a toy this age usually wears.

Bush Companion · 1960s Vintage Genuine Fur Koala Toy

The pair sitting on a green cotton print, punched brogue toes and plastic button straps visible from above. Deadstock from the 1980s, still holding their factory shape.

Close-up of both shoes from the front, the plastic button strap and punched brogue pattern lined up side by side. Never worn enough to soften a single crease.

Never Walked · 1980s Deadstock Vinyl Baby Mary Janes

The pointed bib front pinned at the bust on a dress form, cotton eyelet reading as a field of small embroidered flowers. Seventy-seven centimetres head to hem.

Back view of the waist tie knotted into a bow, the lace-edged sash trailing against the dress form. A single tie doing the work a waistband usually does.

French Maid · Antique 1900s-1920s Hand-Crocheted Lace Eyelet Pinafore Apron

Butter and Green · 1940s-50s Daisy Print Cotton Half Apron

Butter and Green · 1940s-50s Daisy Print Cotton Half Apron