Ladies in Black

TV Series
2024–
52m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

352

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A group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959.

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A group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959... Read allA group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959.A group of women known as the "ladies in black" are introduced to shy sixteen-year-old Lisa when she starts a summer vacation work in a large Sydney department store at the beginning of 1959.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

352

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
The façade of Goodes Department Store is a South Australian building. According to Google image search the Adelaide Masonic Lodge.

Quotes
Cheri St Clair: And the designers you'll carry?
Magda Szombathelyi: I plan to nurture new talent.

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10/10

Dressed for Success alright!

This is a delightfully light & entertaining yet accurate & dark portrayal of Australia's behaviour to post war immigrants & women seeking financial independence through work.

Set in the early 1960's there are glorious vintage gowns, heritage facades & stylish cars to create a delicious backdrop.

Although filmed elsewhere.. ( regional VIC?) I could have sworn it was filmed in Sydney's iconic Elizabeth Street store.

I remember the piano playing as you entered and took the escalator up to the temple of fashion with its gorgeous gowns kept safely out of reach of young girls greedy eyes & suspected sticky fingers.

As the story of each woman unfolds, we witness the past gender power imbalance & snobbery that was commonplace at the time while being gently soothed by fabulous dresses, hair & makeup.

The fashions may have changed but the memories & bad behaviour sadly linger. I am reminded to be grateful to those who cut a path before me & that everything and nothing changes when it comes to relationships.