Elvie Hill (1917[1] – 31 July 2018) was an Australian fashion designer.[2]

Career

Elvie Hill established an eponymous label in the 1940s in Melbourne and became well known for her elegant and feminine designs. She dressed some of Australia's best known women, including Lady Sonia McMahon and Dame Pattie Menzies, and was also known for her boutiques in Melbourne (her boutique on the "Paris-end" of Collins Street stayed open until 1991).[3] Hill's work was influenced by other Australian designers such as Norman Hartnell.[3] She retired at age 80 in 1999.[4] In 2016, photographer Tom McEvoy staged a retrospective as part of Melbourne Fashion Festival's Cultural Program, citing her work as an important piece of Australian fashion history at risk of being forgotten.[5] Hill celebrated her 100th birthday in January 2018 and died in July 2018.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Elvie Hill biography at Design and Art Australia Online". www.daao.org.au. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "From Flinders Lane to the 'Queen of Collins Street'". The Age. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Iconic Australian couturier Elvie Hill on fashion past and present". Vogue.com.au. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Burns, Janice Breen (20 November 2015). "Who, what and wear: collector's 'living museum' brings fashions back to life". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Burns, Janice Breen (22 February 2016). "At 98, Elvie Hill is still fashioning a future". The Age. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Webb, Carolyn (7 January 2018). "Fellow royal joins style queen's 100th birthday". The Age. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  7. ↑ Pelman, Amanda; McEvoy, Tom (14 September 2018). "From Flinders Lane to the 'Queen of Collins Street'". The Age. Retrieved 29 March 2019.



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