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The Waste Not tote laid flat, a full crazy-quilt patchwork of leopard print, lace, velvet and rosebud cotton scraps on black canvas straps.

A wider view of the patchwork panel, dozens of fabric scraps pieced edge to edge with no two alike.

Waste Not · Early 2000s Handmade Crazy-Quilt Patchwork Tote

The Merivale Hemmes swallowtail jacket on a mannequin, satin lapels open over a cropped double-breasted front and pointed tails.

Close view of the interior label reading Merivale, Merivale Hemmes, Australia, tagged a 10.

Ringleader · Merivale Hemmes 1980s Black Satin-Lapel Swallowtail Jacket

The Ellen Tracy mini skirt on a mannequin, ink black pinstripe running the full length front on.

Close view of the interior label spelling out Ellen Tracy, tagged a 10, made in China.

Chalk Line · Ellen Tracy 1990s Ink Black Pinstripe Mini Skirt

Close view of a single glass-beaded leaf sprig on raw silk, the beads outlining rather than filling the shape.

Close view of the plain silk lining, unbeaded, catching a blue sheen in the light.

Night Garden · Adele Palmer Raw Silk Beaded Blazer

Grey sleeveless top on the mannequin, seven fine pin-tucks running from a round neckline down to the waist seam. Structured and quiet, like a shirt that decided to become something else.

Back view of the top, a single centre seam and a welted pocket sitting low on each hip. Nothing decorative here, just good tailoring.

Fault Line · Empire Rose 1990s-2000s Technical Pin-Tuck Top

Antique white corset cover on the mannequin, a deep panel of broderie anglaise scalloping across the chest above a plain cotton body and gathered waistband.

The straps caught backlit, a small peg holding them together at the centre while the eyelet embroidery glows through the fabric.

Five Hands · Antique Edwardian French Broderie Anglaise Corset Cover

Antique white dress shirt on the mannequin, a banded collar and buttoned bib front above long sleeves and a side vent gusset.

Close-up of the woven label inside the collar, printed Vêtements Natté, Conchon Quinette, beside a small buttonhole.

Long Shadow · Conchon-Quinette Antique French Dress Shirt

Black suede fringe biker jacket on a hanger, an asymmetric zip closing over a wide fringed yoke and a belted buckle waist.

Close-up of the shoulder fringe, long suede strands falling over a plain sleeve.

Black Rain · Bella J 1980s Suede Fringe Biker Jacket