All women have a memory related to a dress. There is a presence in them never forgotten. ‘Frocks Off’ refers to the metaphorical shedding of layers as the women’s stories are shared with the audience. Frocks Off is an Australian SBS series of documentary interstitials that promises to deliver delicate, ephemeral stories of women.  

Every girl has a favourite dress; a theme that is explored by this documentary series, Frocks Off.   The series sees women from all walks of life – women in the spotlight, indigenous women, even women who were born as men – relate in their own words stories about the most important dress in their life.   
  
Whether passed down over the generations, lovingly sourced for a special occasion or worn as an unforgettable occurrence unfolded; these dresses are all attached to a magnificent memory – and the viewers’ journey is guided by personal reflection and poignant, stylized recreation of the events of the past. From dancer Julieanne, who had her mum buy her all-important debutante dress (with disastrous results), to June-Mary whose flirty red dress caused a tragic fatal accident, to Jamel, who began his journey to becoming a woman by trying his mother’s sun dress on in secret, to 7-year-old Ruby, who just loves to spin around and around and around in her pink dress…the stories are as moving as they are familiar to anyone holding onto memories from the past. 

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Producer: MMMedia - Australia 
Year of Production: 2005