The Sapphires: a costume drama

By Daisy Dumas
Updated October 4 2012 - 11:48am, first published September 27 2012 - 12:36pm
<i>The Sapphires</i> in their homespun coral frocks - the hems of which are held on with sticky tape.
<i>The Sapphires</i> in their homespun coral frocks - the hems of which are held on with sticky tape.
Shining... Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell on the Sydney set of <i>The Sapphires</i> - and one version of the famous sequinned dress.
Shining... Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Shari Sebbens, Jessica Mauboy and Miranda Tapsell on the Sydney set of <i>The Sapphires</i> - and one version of the famous sequinned dress.
Mending the sparkling blue dresses in <i>The Sapphires</i>' dining tent. Photo: Tess Schofield
Mending the sparkling blue dresses in <i>The Sapphires</i>' dining tent. Photo: Tess Schofield
<i>The Sapphires</i> is an inspirational tale set in the late ‘60s about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission.
<i>The Sapphires</i> is an inspirational tale set in the late ‘60s about a quartet of young, talented singers from a remote Aboriginal mission.
The film's wardrobe spanned motown, rural Australia, military Vietnam and glamorous soul vibes.
The film's wardrobe spanned motown, rural Australia, military Vietnam and glamorous soul vibes.

The Vietnam War is raging. Thousands of miles away, four Aboriginal girls stand in a row, orange dolls in front of an alien panel. They waver as nerves cut through their steely calm.

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