Imagine rummaging through your closet & rediscovering one of Australian based designer Aurelio Costarella's beautiful dresses. Placing your hand on the wooden hanger, you are immediately transported back to the first time you wore it. The ruffles, the draping, the tulle, the compliments you received that night. You remove it from the closet & run your hands over every stitch, wondering how many hours it took to make. You walk towards the mirror & hold the dress against your body, smiling, because you have still got it. Childhood memories of you playing in your mum's closet run across your mind, inspiring a desire to play dress up. Oh how you drowned in her clothes. You imagine the day when your future daughter will do the same. You slip back into the dress, grab your camera & set the timer, giggling as it captures these unrehearsed moments. You fully embrace this memory, secretly thanking the designer for creating such a whimsical piece. You save the outtakes. You will share them with your children & they will share them with their children. You imagine the kick you'll get out of them when you are 80. Slipping out of the dress, hanging it back in it's place, you think this is now part of history.
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