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Resource	PhysicalObject: Costume
Title	Blue Lechenaultia
Creator Contributors	Eamon D'Arcy, Designer
Abstract/Description	The Blue Lechenaultia costume consists of a blue unitard and fitted hood and a ‘light-up cape’. The costume is constructed in hand painted lycra and the structure in aluminium and foam. Fibre glass rods are inserted into channels in the cape to provide support. The costume featured in the Nature segment of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony and was worn by one of 40 female performers. It was designed by Eamon D’Arcy and manufactured in the Ceremonies Costume Workshop in Redfern, NSW.
Related Events	The Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics , Stadium Australia, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW, 15 September 2000
Item URL	https://ma.as/503972
Date Created	2000
Catalogue ID	2001/84/94
Holding Institution	Powerhouse Museum
Language	English
Citation	Eamon D'Arcy, Blue Lechenaultia, Powerhouse Museum, 2000
Resource Identifier	63333
Dataset	AusStage