The work is a child's cape, symbolising protection, a social uterus, a garment which shelters a child from the pressures of the outside world. The cape allows the child to grow in a safe, nurtured environment, where individual thoughts can be valued and protected as they develop.

Burnie Bride of Yesteryear reflects the history of Burnie and the key place of paper making within that history. The piece is a replica dress worn in the 1920's by a local bride. The photograph is housed in the Burnie Regional Museum.

As the title of the piece suggests, Douglas has drawn on a variety of sources as inspiration for his winning work.  It consists of two garments, a dress with a bolero jacket for a female, and a tailcoat with tails for a male.  Inspiration from the natural world is evident in the leaf-like motif of the laser-cut patterns which are a key component of both garments

With Shadows that were their nightgowns… conveys a narrative that reveals – partially - a hidden internal story of the body, and the inherited cultural text we receive when we are bought into the world.