00:01A fashion designer reunited with long lost work.
00:05I'm absolutely amazed, a little bit overwhelmed and just awestruck.
00:12In the 1980s, Liz Newman's Australiana themed knitwear was globally renowned.
00:17These jumpers were worn in New York, they were worn in the catwalks of Paris.
00:21She really spearheaded that whole kind of fashion movement of Australiana jumpers.
00:25But a culmination of unfortunate events, including the collapse of the SA Bank, led to the label's demise in the
00:3290s.
00:33Ms Newman fell on hard times, losing everything, including her 300 original patterns.
00:39Here is your line, back to you.
00:42A chance encounter with a vintage collector led to the retrieval of the patterns from an Adelaide Hills basement.
00:48And then say to this woman, hey, guess what, I found your patterns and they're coming back to you.
00:55It's just awesome.
00:57This exhibition brings 34 iconic Liz Newman designs to life, with help from volunteers from the SA Knitters Guild.
01:05I remember the Liz Newman shop in the Twin Street, but I was a poor teacher at that time and
01:10I could never afford them.
01:11I think the jumpers were fun and now I'm starting to get that sense of fun back again in my
01:17life.
01:19I think the jumpers were fun.
01:20I think the jumpers were fun.
01:21I think the jumpers were fun.
01:22I think the jumpers were fun.
01:22I think the jumpers were fun.
01:23I think the jumpers were fun.
01:23I think the jumpers were fun.
01:23I think the jumpers were fun.
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