Residing in the Swan River along Mounts Bay Road, Perth's Eliza statue is frequently clothed by Perth residents. From simple tee-shirts to complex and thematic outfits, Western Australia's capital city expresses itself through Eliza's clothing. This blog follows the various outfits of the city's best dressed statue and attempts to understand what the city of Perth is trying to express through her.
Eliza Undressed
Sunday, November 14, 2010
29.09.2010
On this sunny Wednesday afternoon, Eliza's red Adelaide University Hockey Club tee-shirt can mean only one thing: it is UniGames time! With large groups of uni students running around Perth in matching tracksuits, brightly colored tee-shirts, and thematic costumes, one cannot help but assume the annual sports competition must be based in Perth this year. Downtown hotels are alive until the early hours of the morning, and sports fields are filled with a rainbow collage of university athletes from all around the country. If other Perth residents are like me, they cannot help but hum "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as they enter restaurants, coffee shops, and stores filled with chanting sports teams. I am curious to see if the competitive spirit of sport transfers to fashion, as Eliza has already dawned two team's tee-shirts in such a short amount of time that I could not keep up.
LINKS:
Excitement builds as unigames launched: http://www.unigames.com.au/News/Pages/Excitementbuildsasunigameslaunched.aspx
Adelaide University Hockey Club - 2010 University Games: http://www.auhc.asn.au/Home/auhc-news/2010universitygames
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