Mine is only about 5 years old, but did take on the shape of its cover pretty thoroughly even in that short time... and since I made the cover lace on rather than zip on, it also had some well-defined lace impressions on it. When I took the cover off to wash it, I wound up leaving it in my sewing room all summer. This is significant, because my sewing room is a largish room over my detached garage... and I only air condition it when I'm actively using it, which I didn't that summer.
I'd taken the cover off to wash it before, and the form had held the shape until I put it back on (even when I left it off for several weeks, because it's a chore to put it back on), but this time it sprang back (as far as I can remember) to pretty much its original shape within a few days. I'm about 90% convinced that it was due to the heat. If so, this means that you're in luck there in Oz, what with summer heat breathing down your neck! -E House _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
