Tineke Adolphus

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Tineke Adolphus was an Adelaide-based fashion designer active during the 1970s. She was part of the Designer Collective, a textile design collective formed in Adelaide in 1979, and was involved in installations at the Adelaide Festival Centre Plaza. An example of her use of batik can be seen in a caftan she created in 1977, now held in the collection of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. The caftan represents an “ethnic” style that was popular in 1970s fashion.
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exhibited at
'The Second Skin'
Date
1976 - 1994
Place
Beaver Galleries, Canberra, ACT
Description

'The Second Skin’ was an annual fashion parade held at Beaver Galleries in the ACT.

Owner Betty Beaver was the key oraniser.

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Related people
  • Beaver, Betty (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Designer's Collective (associate of)
Related collections
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, New South Wales (collected in)
Related events
  • 'The Second Skin' (exhibited at)