Rosemary Armstrong b. 1948

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Fashion designer Rosemary Armstrong (b. 1948) launched her label, Tea Rose, in 1981. Armstrong worked in retail at the Squire Shop, Double Bay, Sydney, for eight years before launching her label. Tea Rose is known for its ultra-feminine clothes that are made of luxury fabrics. Armstrong lived and worked at her studio in Yarramalong Valley on the Central Coast of Sydney and commuted several times a week to her retail outlet in Double Bay. Tea Rose debuted at the 1997 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Sydney. An example of Armstrong’s work for her label Tea Rose can be found at the Powerhouse Museum.
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Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
Wedding dress by Tea Rose
Date
Medium
ivory silk satin
URL
http://from.ph/158144

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creator of
Dress
Date
Medium
silk chiffon
Tags
Fashion
URL
http://from.ph/158151

Dress, silk chiffon, handpainted and sprayed in dusty rose tones. Bias-cut, long straight “slip – dress”, cowl neckline, thin shoulder straps, ankle length. Size 10. Under dress/slip, long, straight, brown silk chiffon, with narrow shoulder straps, ankle length.

 

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  • Australian Fashion Innovators (associate of)
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  • Wedding dress by Tea Rose (creator of)
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Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related events
  • Mercedes Australian Fashion Week (exhibited at)