Grainger Symposium: Music and Fashion

Music and fashion have always moved in rhythm with each other. Intersections between the worlds of music and fashion can be found across practically every genre and era – from costume design for film, ballet and opera, to musicians building their own brand and identity through style.

The Grainger Museum hosts a symposium on Music and Fashion, which explores how style has amplified sound – fashion and music working together across time. Speakers from Australia and overseas will present on a range of topics.

Founder of the Museum, Australian composer and pianist Percy Grainger, was deeply interested in fashion, as can be seen though the Museum’s extensive holdings of men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, accessories, and designs. Building on Percy Grainger’s fascination, this symposium celebrates the enduring dialogue between what we hear and what we wear.