Project Description

2006

Noble Rot was an exhibition of garments not normally considered by fashion exhibitors and curators. Through the removal of perfect garments and giving space to the hidden, the unmade, and the damaged, the audience explored the inner workings of garments and the effect of life upon them.

The texts, charts, and maps placed within Noble Rot were designed to become part of its weaving and poetic narrative. Their design and placement did not direct and force pathways onto the public. Instead they allowed free passage within Como House. The Noble Rot index (a map of the house given to visitors) was created to locate the threads of the exhibition (tatters, inside out outside in, stain, fripperies, unfinished and relic) within the rooms of the house.

Noble Rot was a installation curated by Robyn Healy as part of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival in 2006. The exhibition was held at Como House and exhibited garments and books from The National Trust's Costume Collection Exhibition.