Australia’s first fashion library’s rule for borrowers? No stylists allowed

Being able to touch and examine garments in person can be a vital source of inspiration for designers.

Now a collection which does just that has relocated from Europe to Melbourne In what was once a nun’s bedroom, a long-sleeved, slate-blue Hermès dress from the 1970s hangs beside a window. Made from a soft, delicate silk jersey, its scooped neckline reveals two minimalist tags. One identifies the famous luxury…